Just once I’d love to hear from Goldilocks about her kid and how he practices just right! Let’s talk about that seemingly impossible problem: a child practicing too much. Believe it or not I have heard this. Parents complain because …

My kid practices too much. My child practices too little. Read more »

I’ve been teaching the Yamaha method since the 1970s, and it’s had many makeovers since I started.  Here is a brief history of the Yamaha method, and glimpse of what it used to be like to teach back then. It’s …

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I’ll give you a hint – waiting until your child is old enough to attend private lessons by themselves (around 8-9 years old) is too late. So, when is a good time to start music lessons?  Is there an optimal …

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  You might be wondering why Yamaha Music Classes for children are unlike any other music classes?  There are many differences in how Yamaha music classes are taught, and for every difference there is, there are reasons that are research-based …

Top 10 Reasons Why Yamaha Music Classes Are The Best Way For Children To Learn Music Read more »

Whenever I tell people I meet that I am a music teacher, they assume at first that I teach beginners, ages 7 and up, and then they become more and more surprised to find out just how young my students …

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