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Starting School? Tips for Helping Your Music Student Succeed

Starting School? Tips for Helping Your Music Student Succeed

The beginning of a school year is an exciting time. New clothes, new supplies, new teachers and classes. As a parent, you want your student to be successful, but you may not always know what to do to help. If

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Let’s Talk About Talent: Does It Really Matter?

Let’s Talk About Talent: Does It Really Matter?

Once in college I remember my professor asking us what we should do about those students who just weren’t as good at music as others. Do you try to teach them anyway? Let them drop out? Encourage them to stay?

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I Have Commitment Issues

I Have Commitment Issues

Usually when I write a blog post, I feel like I have something helpful to say. While I never have all the answers, I have learned something that works for me that might be helpful to someone else. That’s not

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Supporting Your Music Student in a Pandemic – And After!

Supporting Your Music Student in a Pandemic – And After!

I believe that music classes are more important than ever right now. During a time when everything is so uncertain and so much of our lives are lived through a computer, students need a creative outlet where they can work

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