By Julia Kossuth Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about why students should participate in private lessons. After all, they have so many activities pulling at them between school and other extracurricular activities, why should they set time out of their week for private music lessons? Besides the obvious reason of desiring to play the piano well and the natural passion for playing that some...
Read MoreBy Meridith Johnson The days becoming noticeably shorter seems to ring in a new season with yellow school busses packed with children in every seat, excited to head back to school. Every fall seems to welcome new beginnings as students return to sports, school and activities with a blank page of possibilities ahead this year. Music lessons beginning again for our students this fall also carries with...
Read MoreBy Meridith Johnson Practicing. This topic seems to be highly debated over the years under the umbrella of music education. With so many different opinions and approaches, what is the best policy or view of practicing? How much should we as teachers require our students to practice? Or what about students who put too much pressure on themselves and practice too much? Where do parents play a...
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