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Today we have the opportunity to share another installment in our “Instructor Features” blog series! This week we have Erin Rodgers to celebrate! Erin is a piano enthusiast who studied classical music performance and theory, and she loves seeing students feel comfortable even when making mistakes and excited in their accomplishments.
The New Year is upon us, and you know what that means… We start dreaming up all the ways that we want to improve ourselves and live a more fulfilling, healthy life.
As you might guess, around this time of year we hear about a lot of folks who have set goals (for themselves or for their kids) of learning to play music in the next year, and we think that’s terrific! Because whether you only end up doing it for a few months or find your life-long passion, there is a personal and creative benefit for making the effort.
If you’re thinking about picking up an instrument or improving your singing, you really should find a qualified teacher and take weekly private lessons. Here’s why:
Wow, what a year it has been for Vibe Music Academy! We have been SO thankful to be constantly surrounded by excellent music-making and students pursuing their craft to a higher level every week. It is easy to focus only on the qualitative improvements made by students, but here are some quantitative figures as well that describe what kind of year we’ve had.
Whether you started listening to Christmas music last week or back in October, the tide of Christmas tunes is now entirely inescapable. With festive music blaring from every radio and department store speaker, we can easily become overwhelmed (or annoyed) with hearing those same-old Christmas staples over and over again. So, to avoid turning into the Grinch this holiday season, here is a list of 5 Christmas tunes from various genres to freshen up your holiday playlist.
In a world that appreciates instant gratification at such a high level, musicians must constantly fight this phenomenon with hard work and a strong practice ethic. However, sometimes life gets in the way, and we have to make do with the time that we have. This article is to assist those in the latter situation.
If you are a music instructor or the parent of a music student, you will inevitably face the challenge of working with an unmotivated student. After the novelty of lessons wears off, even the most enthusiastic students are prone to lose the excitement they once had. Although this problem may leave you at a loss to know what to do, with patience and a little creativity, you and your student can learn to work through motivational problems together.
