It's all play play play!
Not only do games keep your students engaged, they enable them to learn without even realising!
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Slippery Scales and How to Grasp Them!
We’ve put together a list of why scales are important, as well as some top tips to help you encourage your son or daughter to get practicing
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Extra-curricular activities to help your young musician!
Extra-curricular activities are a fantastic way for your child to continue learning outside of the classroom.
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To examine or not to examine?
We’ve written this blog post to share some of the pros and cons of children taking graded music exams, and some top tips!
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7 ways to throw a party fit for your young musician!
Here are some birthday ideas to give your budding young musician the musically-themed birthday of their dreams!
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Top Tips For Taking Your Child to a Pop Concert
We understand that it’s important to expose children to all sorts of music, so here's range of tips for taking your child to pop concerts!
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Quality over quantity!
Making the most of your time with your student is of course extremely important. You want it to be fun, productive and engaging.
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Your child's instrument case: It's Personal!
The primary function of your child’s instrument case... it can also be a great way to reflect their personality!
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Perfect Pitch
As a teacher/parent of a musical child, it’s highly likely that you’ve come across the term ‘perfect pitch’..but what does it actually mean?
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5 ways to make time for practice in-between teaching
....perhaps you find it difficult to fit your own practice into your busy schedule? With our tips, we reckon you’ll be able to make time...
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The Perfect Practice Space
..the right teacher, the right instrument, supportive parents or guardians..but what about the environment your child will be practicing in?
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Easing up those Exam Nerves!
Encourage your child or student to remember the reasons why they started learning their instrument in the first place - to play!
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Children are like Sponges
As music teachers, we must remember how important we are for the children that we teach. It's vital that children have a creative outlet...
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"Music Practice Sucks!" – How you can help children to love practice
Music practice experts Practissimo give 4 strategies to make children's practice fun, effective and self-motivating.
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Creating a Fun Practice Space for Your Child
To begin with, any new hobby that your son or daughter tries out will be incredibly exciting, and it’s probably the only thing they’ll...
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Top Tips for Taking Your Child to a Classical Music Concert
Introducing your child to the world of music is one of the greatest gifts you can give them, and one way to really engage them is to take...
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Encouraging your child to practice...
You've found a wonderful teacher, you've purchased or rented an instrument, and set up a practice space for you child - but for some...