Making the Best of Your Audition: Audition Do’s and Don’ts
Nervous about auditioning for Carnegie Hall? Auditioning for an honor ensemble or musical production? Whether you’ve taken piano lessons for years or have just started with guitar lessons, auditions can be a nerve-wracking time. Here are some tried and true tips to ease your anxiety and have a successful audition! Do know your music/materials inside and out, and make [...]
How to Get the Most Out of Your Performance Experience
Recital season is upon us! In the whirlwind of other activities, we hardly stop to smell the proverbial roses (or in this case, listen to the music). However simple the music may be, we still owe it to ourselves and the performers to take in and appreciate not only the music itself, but the work that the performer dedicated [...]
Making Music Learning Fun!
As society has become more technologically inclined, parents have struggled with balancing their kids’ screen time against other priorities such as homework, music lessons, social time with friends, and family time. Screen time is often used as a reward for completing daily tasks such as homework, practicing, and completing household chores. As we fight for our kids to sit down [...]
How to help your child practice?
So your child has started music lessons, and they love their teacher, the lessons themselves, and are now practicing every day. Now, a few weeks or months have gone by and they have started to lose the motivation to practice. Or maybe they are having some trouble focusing during their practice sessions and need you there for support. Below, we [...]
How to Find the Best Music Teacher for Your Aspiring Musician?
So, you’ve decided to enroll your child in music lessons. Congratulations! You’ve just taken the first of many steps to broadening your child’s cultural horizons and providing an outlet for their creativity. Now, you need to find a teacher. How do you know what qualities to look for in your child’s music teacher? Here are some helpful tips: Determine how [...]
How to Overcome Performance Anxiety
Feeling nervous for recitals? YOU have the ability to shift your perspective, gain confidence, and enjoy the experience of live music making. Overcome your performance anxiety by embracing your “magical” powers! The Power of Positivity Your thoughts have the power to create a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think you’re going to play poorly or that you’re somehow less-than, your playing [...]