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When to Start Guitar Lessons

If you are thinking about learning to play an instrument or your children have expressed an interest, the guitar is a great pick! It's the second most popular instrument to learn to play in the United States, following only the piano in popularityThe guitar is a great instrument to learn because of its versatility. It appears in many different genres, so you can learn to play some of your favorite songs and other popular melodies. You can strive to become a popular…

13 Problems Only Piano Players Would Truly Understand

What it means to lead the show as a high school drum major

As all four high schools prepare for Band-A-Rama, what role does the drum major play?

5 Things Not To Do When Learning The Piano

Getting started learning the piano seems pretty straightforward, but there are a number of common mistakes that piano teachers see over and over again with new students.  It may not seem obvious to new piano learners

This Is How Music Can Change Your Brain

Actively learning to play an instrument can help a child's academic achievement

Stop Forcing Your Kids to Learn a Musical Instrument

Our daughter Rebekah, who is in second grade, takes three after-school classes every week. On Monday there is violin; on Wednesday, Hebrew; and on Thursday, ballet. One of these classes connects her to a religious tradition going back three thousand years. Two of them are pretty well pointless.I don’t mean that as a bad thing. Pointlessness rules, as far as I am concerned. Lots of great activities...

5 Reasons to Learn a Musical Instrument

Benefits of music education and reasons why you should learn to play a musical instrument.

Music boosts reading, extended pre-school and do infants trust you?

This week's research round up includes: why music skills can boost reading, evidence that infants have a 'reliability detector' and the benefits of extended pre-school

New Research Shows Why You Should Definitely Enroll Your Kid In Music Lessons

When I was young, no matter how tight time or money got my parents always insisted that we make room for music lessons. At the time, I balked. But as an adult, I see the wisdom of their ways, and fully appreciate what they accomplished by bearing…

Top 6 Reasons Why People Take Music Lessons

With nearly 10,000 students coming Creative Soul. One of the first questions I ask every parent is Why do you want to take music lessons?

What Should We Teach? 5 Steps for Keeping Kids on Track This Fall

Now more than ever, schools need to give all students access to grade-level work, experts say. Here’s how.

These Teenagers Might Never Have Made It to Music School

The National Youth Orchestra, whose members are recruited for talent and diversity, has a new sister group of even younger musicians: NYO2.

Fifteen things I learned AFTER music school

This article was written by percussionist Damon Grant, and it originally appeared on his blog. This list is in no particular order, and they all should be #1 because they’re all important. 1. Have fun and smile! People will hire you more if they like to be around you. 2. Remember peoples’ names, because everyone …

The Songs That Got You Through School

School is really hard — and for many, music is the one thing that grounded them or made them feel connected to something bigger. Hear a mix of songs that listeners told us got them through school.

Your Food Choices Will Reveal The Type Of Parent You'll Be

Compose for Youth Orchestras!

I count my experiences composing for youth orchestras to be among those that best prepared me for making the transition from student to young professional.

Benefits of Arts to Kids

Children naturally love art – painting, drawing, making music, the theater. Unfortunately, when schools cut back on budgets, the arts are usually the first to go. It seems that schools do not apprec