We’re all busy people, and busy schedules can get in the way of practice. Sometimes it’s not even busyness; the days just slip by and we don’t even look at our instruments. If a whole week (or more!) has gone...

We wanted to let you all know that lessons via Facetime (or several other platforms) will be made available if needed.  Our teachers have participated in remote lessons before, and they are an acceptable substitute for in-person instruction. ...

  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...

by JENNIFER HUMMLER

Sometimes, family-members will be unsure of what they should do while lessons are going on in the home. Should everyone run and hide in their rooms until the lessons are over to provide a quiet space for...

by JENNIFER HUMMLER   Composer Quiz (CLICK...

by MICHAEL ARAGONES   "I don’t feel motivated to practice…"   The way everyone thinks about motivation can be counterproductive sometimes, particularly when it comes to music. Common thinking says we need motivation to just get started. Some folks won't...

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. ...

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...

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...