As students transition back to the school year after a Summer of camps, no homework, relaxed schedules and vacations it can suddenly become difficult to motivate them to practice their instrument regularly. We’ve got a few creative tricks up our sleeve for helping make practice a regular (and fun!) part of your student’s back to … Read more
New teachers, new activities, homework, projects and a whole new routine?! There’s no question, going back to school after a fun and relaxing Summer can be stressful, so we created this playlist just for you! It’s a relaxing mix of indie rock (Belle & Sebastian, Fleet Foxes), and classics (The Byrds, Fleetwood Mac) to help … Read more
We’re kicking off a brand new school year at Metro Music Makers, and we are thrilled! We’ve got so many good plans for this year, some amazing new teachers have joined our staff, and we are eager to get started. Our teachers, therapists and admin staff are working hard to get ready, so we thought we’d … Read more
Most of our beginner and very young students start out with short lessons that last just 30 minutes. Why? Because it’s the perfect fit for younger kids with shorter attention spans, and when students start out, they aren’t working on the kind of in-depth material that requires more time each week. Most teachers and parents … Read more
Our Spring Recital Event kicks off this Friday night, and all of our teachers, students, parents and staff are busy making sure we’re prepared for great performances. Of course, this means lots of hard work and practice on performance pieces, but that’s not the only practicing you should do with your student! Younger children in … Read more
Our Monday blog series about child development and what to expect from your young student in lessons has come to an end, but we thought we’d give you a little bonus! This week, we’re sharing some general guidelines for teen students, what your expectations should be for them and the different shapes lessons can take … Read more
As your child approaches adolescence, the social, emotional, physical and cognitive changes they’re experiencing become increasingly evident. Your 11 or 12 year-old is being pulled in so many different directions by their desire for independence, their need for family and support, their hyper-awareness of their bodies (which are suddenly growing wildly and can become strange … Read more
In this week’s installment of our Monday blog series, we’ll be looking at the development of typical 9 and 10 year-old. These young students, are, well, not so young anymore and things really begin to change at this age. You may see great variation from child to child. For a 9 or 10 year-old who … Read more
In this week’s installment of our Monday blog series, we’ll be looking at the development of typical 9 and 10 year-old. These young students, are, well, not so young anymore and things really begin to change at this age. You may see great variation from child to child. For a 9 or 10 year-old who … Read more
Welcome back to the latest installment of our Monday blog series about what you can expect from young music students at every age and developmental stage! In previous weeks, I’ve covered just one year at a time, because of the big changes that happen at age 5 and age 6. This week, I’ll be talking … Read more
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