Blog for Music Teachers Students and Parents

Learning Styles If you’re a teacher of any subject, you’re most likely familiar with the seven learning styles defined by a person’s cognitive ability, emotions, and environmental factors. But for private music teachers, how do you teach each learning style that will help the student learn at full capacity? Does everyone fit into only one learning category, and if so, should we only teach a student that way? Some experts now recognize that most people

Being a teacher of any subject, in part, requires some psychology and knowing how a person thinks. There is no “one size fits all” since no two people think or learn alike. For this reason, I chose to be a private music teacher instead of in a classroom, as I love teaching to the individual and being flexible rather than a blanket teaching approach. However, this way of teaching can take more effort and knowledge.

PerfectionistStudent As a private music teacher who has taught all personality types, the perfectionist is by far the most challenging. I would rather teach someone who is carefree and doesn’t mind making mistakes over a perfectionist. Many famous people have been perfectionists, from Leonardo da Vinci (a famous artist and inventor) to Steve Jobs (founder of Apple computers) and Elon Musk. Being a perfectionist can push humans to do their very best, so it’s not

Piano student So your child or music student doesn’t practice regularly, at least without a fight? Join the club of millions of parents and music teachers who struggle to motivate music students to practice. But of course, this is no different than the struggle of training children in all aspects of life, from homework to brushing their teeth. Yet, somehow, we get children to do these things. Why is it so different when motivating a

BoyPiano Should you let your child quit music lessons because they’re not practicing? As owner of Melody Music Studios, I’ve had countless parents cancel music lessons because they’re tired of struggling to get their child to practice. But is this a good reason to cancel their child’s music lessons? Benefits of Music Lessons I get it; music lessons can be time-consuming and costly. As parents, we do our best to ensure our children get the