Piano Therapy
I taught my last class on Saturday, July 21st. I didn’t play for a whole week. It was nice. I did lots of other things and a whole lot of nothing.Unfortunately, on Thursday, my bag was stolen – my wallet …
Solfege. What is it and why does Yamaha use it?
I’m sure many of you parents have often wondered what solfege is. I know all of you remember what movie made solfege popular – The Sound of Music – (remember “Do a Deer”?) Solfege has been around in music for many, …
Notes on the Grand Staff
If you’re like the majority of the parents at Jensen’s Yamaha, you have not ever taken any formal music lessons. This can make class challenging sometimes, but don’t worry – we’re here to help!Let’s first just look at a keyboard …
Organization of Yamaha Courses
JMC, JXC, YMC, MW…. so many letters – what do they mean? Just recently, I was having trouble filling out our quarterly report for Yamaha. Courses get updated, sometimes the names change – now we have new courses – again, …
Private Lessons Vs. Group
Coming to classes every week for over two years can get tiresome, we know (I took Brynn to class every Saturday at 8:30AM!!!) So instead of weekly class, we’re trying a new JXC Summer Camp and we’ve got some really …
