Tips from SAM Teacher, Rachel Pantazis It’s that time of year once more! The sky gets darker, the wind gets colder, and everything is blanketed in white, fluffy stuff. We also tend to get horrible colds despite the fact that we’re supposed to be dancing around in a Christmas Wonderland. Well SAM Musicians, we have […]
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How to Motivate Your Child to Practice By Dr. Robert A. Cutietta Among the numerous challenges that parents face in handling children’s music lessons (choosing the instrument, finding a good teacher, etc.), getting kids to practice is the most daunting of all. The severity of the problem and the importance of practice make it hard […]
MUSIC AND ACHIEVEMENT There have been a number of studies done on the effect of music on academic development. It has been shown that high school music students have higher grade point averages than non-music students in the same school. At Mission Viejo High School in Southern California in 1981, the overall grade point average […]
SAM student Alden H. has a practice tip to share: ”If you are having trouble with a piece, practice the hard parts first”.
Did you know studies show it only takes about three weeks of doing something every day to create a habit? NOW is the time to get back on the practice wagon! All great things start with that first step, which YOU have taken by beginning lessons. Now it’s up to YOU to continue moving on […]