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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Every Good Boy Does Fine… but can’t read music
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...
Read MoreMINI-post: “What should the rest of our family do while a lesson is in progress?”
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...
Read MoreWhy we do NOT like the word “talent”
by JENNIFER HUMMLER How often have you heard someone exclaim, “Oh, she’s SOO talented” or something similar? Pretty frequently, right? Especially in respect to a musical performance. But, what does that mean? The word “talent” is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary...
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