Category: Parent Tips

How to Support Student Musicians Stuck at Home

Whether it’s a covid-related school closures, unforeseen circumstances like illnesses or families moving mid-way through the school semester, every student musician will find themselves unable to engage in their usual routines at some point. Your child might work hard to practice regularly and try their best in their school music program, but they’ll run the […]

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Five Ways to Help Your Child Continue With Music

Music is proven to improve kids’ lives in many ways, but that doesn’t stop some from wanting to drop music lessons and quit music programs. Something you hear from non-musical adults is how much they wished their parents hadn’t let them quit music when they were young. So, it’s safe to assume many of the […]

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Stick With Music: Help Kids Find Their New Normal

The disruption of schools suddenly switching to distance learning, no more class band, orchestra or choir practice, and family routine changes. Lack of social and physical activity, and fears related to the COVID-19, Corona Virus, outbreak have become very stressful for parents and kids across the world. What can parents, and we as a music […]

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Making Musical Instruments From Items you Have at Home––Easy, Fun, and Free

Fun, simple, and formative musical engagement can start right from your own home with items that are already in your house. Read on to learn how to make musical instruments at home.

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5 Ways to get Your Kids to Practice When Schools are Closed

It’s up to parents to ensure their kids continue to engage with music during school closures, but doing so can be a challenge. Here are five tips to help:

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How to Choose a Beginner Ukulele for Your Child

Finding the right beginner ukulele for your child can be difficult, especially if you’ve never purchased an instrument before. From understanding the different sizes of a ukulele to knowing a little bit more about the type of wood they’re manufactured from, this article will help guide you through the process and answer some questions you […]

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Benefits of Music Education

Whether you play a musical instrument yourself or enjoy listening to music while you drive, you likely understand how important music truly is. Despite its appeal, many schools are getting rid of their music education programs. Whether you enroll your child in private lessons or group lessons at school, it’s never too late for your […]

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How to motivate your child to practice

How to Motivate Your Child to Practice

Research shows that regularly playing an instrument can increase IQ by seven points in both children and adults and that those who study music score an average of 20 percent higher on standardized tests, but parents face plenty of challenges when it comes to handling their child’s introduction to music. From enrolling them in the best […]

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