Listening is the number one thing you can do as a parent to make your child learn quickly and easily. Without listening, you’re not learning

I was inspired to start playing after my family went on vacation to the east coast. After hearing a night of incredible fiddle music, I was

After attending your child’s music lesson, you leave the studio and head to the car. You unlock the car and load child and violin into the back, thinking about what you are going to make for dinner that night. You then remember that you have an important meeting at work tomorrow and a dentist appointment the following day. The dog also needs to go on a walk this evening. You’re driving home and a thought crosses your mind – “what was it that the music teacher said my child ne

Let me preface this by saying that practicing violin with my four-year-old daughter usually happens while my three-year-old repeatedly tackl

Too often, when I ask a student how they've practiced a piece, they reply with a confused look and a fumbled answer.  "I played it,

Look, I get it. I am a mom of a Suzuki violin kid, as well as a music teacher with private piano students of my own. NO ONE enjoys practicing. Not kids. Not parents. BUT practicing NEEDS to happen in order for kids to be able to play their instruments well. So where does that leave us? I like to call it the DANCE. The dance I perform with my child while she is unaware that we are dancing. Some may call it mild manipulation…I think dance is more positive. As I sit and observe

Initially I thought practice time with my daughter would be a much shorter version of my own violin practice. Turns out I was 100% wrong.

You want your child to enjoy their music lessons and have a skill that will bring them enjoyment for the rest of their lives.  But how? It&#

I've been mentioning the Suzuki method quite a bit in recent posts, so I thought it was time to address some common questions about this

I struggle to give a definitive answer when asked by a parent when to enroll their child in music lessons.  The truth is, it depends on seve