by Rebecca Silverstein | Jul 30, 2021 | Parent Corner, Practice
Have you or your child been experiencing a “summer slide”? Has your child been losing some of their musical progress over the summer? This often happens during summer breaks, when we’ve booked our calendars with camps, vacations, and events, and practicing takes a...
by Stephanie Ashman | Jul 17, 2021 | Online Learning, Parent Corner
The Benefits of Transition Time! “Time for flute!”…and your child is sitting in the middle of a mountain of Legos. Or maybe they are playing outside and don’t want to come in. Perhaps they are in the middle of a major meltdown. As teachers, we have seen it all and we...
by Rebecca Silverstein | Jul 6, 2021 | Parent Corner, Practice
Many of our Suzuki songs date back hundreds of years, to different eras of music. Because of this age gap within our books, some of our pieces can be performed in many different ways, and need to be studied and practiced differently. Some Suzuki pieces may be...
by Jackie Westerduin | Jun 15, 2021 | Parent Corner, Practice
We’ve all heard the age-old adage “practice makes perfect,” but what does it really mean to practice? According to the dictionary, there are three definitions: to perform or work at repeatedly so as to become proficient, to train by repeated exercise, and to do...
by Stephanie Ashman | Jun 3, 2021 | Online Learning, Parent Corner
Parents play a vitally important role in Suzuki lessons. You might be wondering how this role is best adapted for the online format. Following is a framework on how to participate in your child’s virtual musical journey, by age: Ages 3-5 This age group requires...
by Rebecca Silverstein | Jun 2, 2021 | Parent Corner
~Here are some fun music ideas to get the whole family involved, without your instruments! ~Try to pick a fun dinner recipe theme, and find music to listen to! For example, for a French dinner night with baguette and ratatouille, you could listen to Amaryllis,...