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Every Good Boy Does Fine… but can’t read music

On 09 Oct, 2018
Benefits, Education, hard work, Music literacy, New students, practice, reading, theory, work
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  by Jennifer Hummler & Steven Bowen  

Boy, we really wish everybody would stop using mnemonic devices to teach music "literacy."

 

Reading music is hard, it takes a lot of time, effort, and memorization... except it doesn't! It's...

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Special-needs Students

On 29 Oct, 2016
Education, New students, Parenting, Special needs, Teaching philosophy
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This is a topic that every teacher comes across, and it’s also a topic that can be very sensitive for some people. We at LionWhale proudly teach students of all ages, all learning styles, and all learning abilities. ...

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How long should lessons be?

On 13 Jan, 2016
Benefits, Education, Lesson length, New students
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We hear this question a lot, and if you do some research on the Internet, you’ll find various answers. Many studios and teachers base the minimum lesson length on the student's age: the older the student, the longer the lesson.   This...

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It’s time to quit! (Wait—is it?)

On 16 Nov, 2015
Benefits, Education, Financial assistance, New students, Parenting, Practicing
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My kid’s not practicing — should we quit?   (We know, we’ve blogged about practice before but it’s been about a year, and it comes up just about every day, so here we go again...)   Practice is a big problem. We hear very...

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Getting a new instrument — want some advice?

On 14 Oct, 2015
Instruments, New students, Parenting
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"I’m thinking about buying a new instrument—should I talk to my teacher about it?"  

YES! We’ll say that again because it’s that important:

YES!

  When acquiring a new instrument, whether it’s a big...

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Are you too old for music lessons?

On 04 Jun, 2014
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Of course you're not! It doesn't matter if you're in your thirties or your early hundreds, it's never "too late" for you to take up a musical instrument. Having said that, lessons for adult students differ from lessons for kids.   Kids...

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