by Jamey Mann, Catoctin School of Music One of the most frustrating things I’ve noticed happening over the past few years is parents pulling students from lessons for not practicing. It’s not unusual for students to end lessons due to not practicing. However, when this is a young student between the age of 6 and 10, it is not the child’s fault for not practicing. Parents and...
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by Jamey Mann When a child is taking music lessons the role the parent needs to play cannot be overstated. The younger the student the more important this role becomes. In the Suzuki method the parent is referred to as the home teacher. In this role the parent is taking lessons with the student; taking notes on concepts, posture, and what to practice. At home the...
Read MoreBy Kate Powell There are some things that can be taken for granted. The color of the sky for instance or the fact that Chik-Fil-A will always be closed on Sundays… But there are other things that we are better off not taking for granted. One of them is how much our parents understand their responsibility in the music lesson environment, and another is that they have...
Read MoreBy Wayne Estes Let’s face it, we music teachers all love to teach, perform and practice our chosen instruments, but how do we get our information over to our young students and have it stick? The parent! I did some math awhile ago and I learned that there are about 75 to 85 “extra hours” available in every week that my student is not on the bus,...
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