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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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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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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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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 to the “fun songs”

On 21 Oct, 2015
Parenting, Practicing, Repertoire, Teaching philosophy
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"These songs are sooooo boring! Why can’t my child play more popular songs that we know?"   We hear this a lot, and we get it! When we decide to start studying an instrument, we imagine ourselves (or our children) playing our...

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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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Frustration

On 25 Apr, 2015
Parenting, Practicing, Teaching philosophy
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If you’ve ever spent an afternoon moving furniture, you know what it feels like to frustrate your muscles. That’s why they were sore the next day. If you made a habit of frustrating your muscles, they would naturally become stronger...

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