Thanksgiving Day: Meaning, History, and Worldwide Celebrations
This week, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day, the largest national holiday, even more popular than Christmas! Everywhere in the United States people gather together with their friends and family, begin their day by watching a Thanksgiving Parade...
Read MoreTopics: Children, Parents, Special Dates, Adults, fun facts
Homeschooling, home schooling, or elective home education (EHE)… you can call it as you like it! In any case, 2020 was a huge year for homeschooling, in every way. Because of the pandemic, more families had to spend time at home with their children,...
Read MoreTopics: Benefits of Music, Children, Tips for Parents, Music Lessons, homeschooling
Tips for switching musical instruments: why and when?
If you have been playing an instrument for quite some time, and suddenly you decide there is another instrument you like more, what should you do? Are there instruments that are more “compatible” with each other to make the switch? What if the...
Read MoreTopics: Musical Instruments, Tips for Musicians, Children, Tips for Parents, Why Music?, Music Lessons, Musical Practice
Taking up music lessons is a great decision at any age! If you want to sign up your kid for music lessons, you probably know already some of the many benefits it has for its well-being: music increases their attention span, their learning skills,...
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What to look for during your child’s trial lesson
So you have made up your mind and schedule your child’s first music lesson! That’s great! It is the perfect opportunity to find out if it turns into a long-term relationship with her new tutor, someone who could expand her horizons and pass down the...
Read MoreTopics: Children, Music Teachers, Tips for Parents, Music Lessons, Instructors
Helping Your Child Discover Her Music Instrument
Each day, more and more families are signing up their children for online music lessons. The “new normality” has forced many of us to stay indoors as much as possible. But although it can be seen as a problem, it has also shown its advantages: more...
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If you are reading this article, it is probably because you are wondering how to choose your child’s first guitar. It is great that you’ve made up your mind and picked one of the most popular instruments of all time! However, if your kid is still...
Read MoreTopics: Musical Instruments, Children, Infants, Tips for Parents, Guitar, Toddler, guitar lessons