By Nicole Douglas, owner of Nicole Douglas Music Studio When I first started teaching private music lessons, I kept a paper notebook for myself to keep track of what students were working on so I could use it to plan their next lessons. For the larger goal planning, I would write all my student’s names […]
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Throughout my career as a teacher, I have learned that establishing a teaching philosophy at the outset is just as important as choosing a teaching method. The biggest difference being, your approach to teaching versus your teaching infrastructure. This can play out in many ways, with the main two being how you choose to motivate […]
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If you are a beginner drummer, there is no doubt that you have chosen the best musical instrument! The drums are an incredibly important instrument because they find their home in every style of music. Other musicians depend on the drummer to keep the groove and hold everyone together in time with the beat. Let’s […]
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By Marilyn Floyd A new school year brings excitement among students and teachers … but in 2020, a school-year that follows the great Quarantine of 2020, it brings fear of the unknown, especially for new music teachers. With school districts planning in-person and online classrooms, or somewhere in between, challenges for teachers, new and experienced, […]
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The Value of Music Education 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 […]
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How to get better at sight-reading music... It’s no secret that practicing music isn’t easy. It takes many hours of practice, determination, and failure before truly becoming a successful musician. Part of the preparation is sight-reading practice so that when the performance comes the musician is at the top of their game. Learning to sight-read […]
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by Nicole Douglas, owner of Nicole Douglas Music Studio If I had to choose an action word to describe my life since March, it would be adapt. I won’t forget where I was when I got the text that the high school musical would be canceled and all previously purchased tickets were now void. It […]
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With the new school year already underway, it feels like we barely had time to catch out breath this summer before having to figure everything out, and for the long-term versus a few months. Whether you are a classroom teacher or a studio owner, there is a fresh set of challenges ahead that are teaching-related […]
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Happy International Left-Handers Day! Did you know that left-handed people make up only 10% of the population? If you are right-handed, you may not realize how being left-handed poses a few challenges. And if you are left-handed, let us know: did you experience these same challenges? Guitar Learning guitar can present a challenge because the […]
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Today, Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of the most famous composers in history. But that wasn’t always so. He died at the age of 65, thinking that his music was old fashioned and that no one would remember what he had written. Today, his music is some of the most famous music there is! […]
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