mamaxwell9Mar 30, 20213 min readWhat Should I Consider Before Starting Music Lessons?Thinking about enrolling your child in music lessons? Great! Playing an instrument is such a wonderful creative expression, and teaches...
mamaxwell9Mar 24, 20213 min readHow Can I Keep My Child Engaged With Music Over The Summer?Summer is almost here! Once school breaks for the year, it's tempting to throw all routine out of the window and just relax for 3 months...
mamaxwell9Mar 2, 20212 min readHow Can I Bring Mindfulness To Music Performance?Pre-show jitters and practice room meltdowns. These scenes are all too familiar, but they don't have to be. There are many ways to get...
mamaxwell9Feb 23, 20213 min readTime To Rock! How To Prepare For A RecitalWhy do we practice performing? To get better at it, of course! Live performance is another set of skills just like scales or arpeggios....
mamaxwell9Feb 17, 20212 min readHow Do I Practice Music For Mastery? (Part 2)In the previous blog entry, I discussed the first steps to mastering a piece of music fully, including listening closely to the music and...
mamaxwell9Jan 22, 20213 min readWhen Is It Time To Upgrade My Piano?It often happens over the course of years of playing and practicing an instrument, but it's so gradual, it's easy to miss the signs that...
mamaxwell9Jan 14, 20212 min readWhat is the role of a Suzuki parent?If you’re considering starting your child on Suzuki piano, guitar, violin, or another instrument, you might have a few ideas about the...
mamaxwell9Jan 14, 20211 min readWhy Should I Learn An Instrument?I found this this week on Facebook, and couldn't resist sharing. As we begin a new year, and get back on track (or get started for the...
mamaxwell9Jan 14, 20212 min readHow can I bring more empathy into the practice room?Practice room frustrations. Arguments. Irritable reactions that seem to spring up from nowhere. These are real challenges that many face...