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My Kid(s) Didn’t Practice This Week; Should We Cancel the Lesson?

On 03 May, 2021
Benefits, Education, hard work, Motivation, Parenting, practice, Practicing, work
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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...

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Cancellation concerns? LionWhale has you covered!

On 13 Mar, 2020
Education
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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. ...

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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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MINI-post: “What should the rest of our family do while a lesson is in progress?”

On 13 Feb, 2018
Audience etiquette, Benefits, Education, Parenting, practice
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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...

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Take our composer quiz…if you dare!

On 23 Nov, 2017
Classical music, Education
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by JENNIFER HUMMLER   Composer Quiz (CLICK...

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A Little Secret about Motivation and Success

On 05 Aug, 2017
Education, Motivation, Practicing, Teaching philosophy
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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...

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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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