Parent's Survival Guide to Music Lessons
You've started the year with high hopes for your child's music lessons, and so far, things seem to be going well. But before the ne
2 Steps to Happy Practicing
This is how practicing often looks with my children (ages 3, 5, and 6):
1. Tell children that practicing is starting in 5 mins. Listen to m
Practice Challenge 2018: Notes From a Practicing Parent
It's 6pm on a Saturday. My daughter's bedtime is in 2 hours; she and her brothers still need baths, snacks, and the house is a wreck. We...
Practice Challenge 2018
April is Practice Month at Upper Beaches Music School! We are pumped to share more tips, games and blog posts with you on how to practice...
Were Your Childhood Music Lessons Worth It?
Do you ever wonder if it was worth it? The hours spent in lessons. The time wasted at the piano when you didn't feel like practicing.
Taking Notes in Music Lessons
After attending your child’s music lesson, you leave the studio and head to the car. You unlock the car and load child and violin into...
Music Lessons are Supposed to be Hard
We post a lot of pictures of happy children smiling sweetly at the camera while sitting at the piano or holding their instrument. But truth
Finding Time to Practice in the Frenzy of Family Life
Let me preface this by saying that practicing violin with my four-year-old daughter usually happens while my three-year-old repeatedly tackl
How to Practice to Get the Most From a Music Lesson
Too often, when I ask a student how they've practiced a piece, they reply with a confused look and a fumbled answer. "I played it,
Five Tips to Make Practicing More Fun
Look, I get it. I am a mom of a Suzuki violin kid, as well as a music teacher with private piano students of my own. NO ONE enjoys...
