What's the Point of Playing Music?

What's the Point of Playing Music?

Music can be tricky.

Like most things in life, it requires a lot of attention, focus, and discipline. We at Vibe are constantly updating our curriculums and our approaches to help your students flourish as musicians. We celebrate success, but also understand that new challenges are always on the horizon. If you aren’t careful it’s easy to get bogged down by this cycle of short-lived victory only to be followed by another hurdle. We don’t use music to get through essential daily routines like we use math and reading skills. We don’t always see results like we do when we dedicate ourselves to the gym.

So, honestly, what’s even the point?

Music Lessons Will Help Your Student In School...Here's How

Music Lessons Will Help Your Student In School...Here's How

With the new school year beginning in whatever form that takes for you (whether in-person, online, at home, or a mix of them all), many parents may be tempted to let music lessons fall by the wayside. Schedules get crowded with homework and other activities, and if your kids already have music class in school, then there’s no need for lessons too, right? …

Engaging Your Elementary Schooler Through Music

Engaging Your Elementary Schooler Through Music

Do you ever wish that you could see the world through a child’s eyes? Do you miss the joy, the excitement, and the carefree innocence? Children just seem to have this zeal for life that we don’t always feel as we grow older. Sometimes, we as adults forget to have fun. In my experience, the joy of music can open the window to be able to see the world through a child’s eyes…

Music: the Training Ground for Collaboration

Music: the Training Ground for Collaboration

Students in today’s secondary schools often have a myriad of different courses to choose from each year. As a band director, I admit that I am certainly biased, but I believe that enrolling your son or daughter in the band, orchestra, or choir at school has many incredible benefits. One of these benefits, in the form of a macro-level life lesson, is the ability to collaborate.

Instructor Feature: Andy Greenwell

Instructor Feature: Andy Greenwell

Today we have the opportunity to share another installment in our “Instructor Features” blog series! This week we have Andy Greenwell to celebrate! Andy is a piano, voice, and French horn instructor with a wide variety of musical interests. He is passionate about all styles of music, and his excitement is what drives him and his students to continuously educate, create, and innovate.

5 Patriotic Tunes that are Perfect for Celebrating Independence Day

5 Patriotic Tunes that are Perfect for Celebrating Independence Day

No Fourth of July is complete without the inspiring sounds of patriotic music. Although pieces like the National Anthem and “Stars and Stripes Forever” are obvious favorites for the season, there is a whole wealth of other patriotic repertoire that is sure to give your Fourth of July cookout some extra flair. This post highlights five of these lesser-known patriotic pieces that will make the perfect addition to your Independence Day playlist.

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