Author: Tonara Team

Muscle memory may sound unfamiliar to most people, but that doesn’t change the fact that we are all relying on it heavily. This type of memory allows us to do most of our daily tasks pretty much unconsciously. Walking, eating, driving, and swimming are just some of the activities we can do without focusing too […]

We all dream that our child is going to leap out of bed in the morning and rush to the piano to practice without even being reminded. Of course, this does happen from time to time. But for the majority, no matter how keen our children are to progress on their instrument, motivating music students […]

Missed lessons are an inevitable fact of a piano teacher’s life and a written private music lesson cancellation policy that you can give to your students and their parents is therefore essential if you want to run your piano teaching business effectively. It is for the student’s benefit that you have a solid private music […]

What exactly counts as a “stringed instrument”?  The main thing is, it has strings, of course, stretched over the length of the neck of the instrument. There is some kind of sound-box which can be round, square, pear, guitar, or violin shaped. The sound is produced either by plucking or by drawing a bow across […]

What is a  piano recital dress code? It might seem like a tricky question at first with a dizzying array of considerations: “Are my clothes too casual or are they unfashionable?” “What is the piano recital dress code of the venue and what are the expectations of the audience?” However, by reading the following tips […]

Have you ever considered becoming a guitar instructor? If you’ve been playing the guitar for a while, that could be a great way to earn some cash. Whether you need extra money to cover living expenses, or you want to completely dedicate yourself to this job, there are some things you should know. Like in […]

It’s generally accepted that listening to music from birth, or even before, will create neuron pathways in the brain, making understanding the world around us a little easier and the excel of languages a bit faster.  If listening to music does that, then what does learning an instrument do and what’s the importance of music […]

Figuring out how much to charge for music lessons is a difficult and time-consuming task that a lot of peripatetic music teachers face on a regular basis. It’s a difficult thing to decide, especially when you’re just starting out. There are multiple factors involved when deciding how much to charge for your music lessons. Continue […]

Throughout my career as a teacher, I have learned one important fact: it is crucial to define your lesson objectives and the methods to achieve them. However, in terms of defining a music teaching philosophy, it is even better to reflect on the rationales for choosing particular teaching methods as this will help you realize […]