My internet research indicates that you have a whopping 20% chance of sticking to your New Year’s resolutions this year. That’s kind of depressing. So about 20% of us will be successful and sadly about 80% of us will fail in restarting or reenergizing our new, good habits. After a month 50% of us will still be successful with our resolution goals. As a music...
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We at Studio Helper want to wish you a very Happy New Year! We look forward to working with you, your teachers, students, and families in 2018. Reminder: Studio Helper support will be closed on Sun. Dec. 31st, 2017 and Monday Jan. 1, 2018 and will return on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018....
Read More Support will be closed on Sunday Dec. 31st, 2017 (New Year’s Eve) and Monday Jan. 1, 2018 (New Year’s Day) and will return on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. We want to wish everyone a Happy and a Prosperous New Year. Your Friends at Studio Helper...
Read MoreAs the holiday season arrives, I find students are seizing extra opportunities to perform live – sometimes for the first time. Often, the last lesson preceding their event is spent discussing the finer points of stage presence, and its ability to boost a performance. Inexperienced performers are often overwhelmed by nerves leading up to and during a gig. Shaking hands, knees, racing heart, difficulty breathing:...
Read MoreI have long been searching for an alternative theory method for my string players. There are purely theoretical methods (Ultimate Music Theory), and Keyboard Specific methods (Snell Fundamentals), but few (and incomplete) methods for the string player. The biggest hurdle for a beginning string player is understand how their instrument relates to the music written on the page. This is especially difficult if a student...
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