The Truth of In-Home Lessons
Many of you asked for in-home lessons, so the verdict is…. Drumroll….
No! Many years ago, I drove to students' houses. I had a lot of students quickly because of the convenience for parents, but there was no progression, students would just drop and there was no parental support. I started to…
7 Notes is REOPENING in August!
The stories are true. After a long quarantine due to COVID-19, our doors are finally (soft) reopening on August 1st. We're accepting students in the physical space for piano, guitar, voice and violin. Schedule a call for more info NOW! https://7notes.as.me/schooltour. Here's how 7 Notes is leading music schools…
Is musical talent the most important thing for an aspiring musician?
According to Laurie Niles, who has taught violin for 25 years, talent is really not the most important thing.
“So you have to be really talented to play the violin, don’t you?”
This was a question posed to me last week by an adult who is returning…
From Princess Lea and Darth Vader to Jar Jar Binks and Hans Solo, there are so many reasons why Star Wars has earned a well-deserved place in millions of viewers' hearts throughout the years. One aspect of this box office hit that has really solidified the love affair is the music. Hummed, strummed, and spoofed…
The Truth of In Home Lessons!
Some parents ask why 7 Notes does not offer in-home lessons.
Before we built this educational facility, I had my share of driving to student's homes. Homes are such an unpredictable environment. What's convenient for the parent isn't always best for the child. It's hard for children to concentrate on anything…
Music Therapy – it’s been around for some time…let’s say as long as we’ve had music. As a credentialed profession, it’s still relatively new. The first program to award a degree in music therapy began at Michigan State University in 1944. The American Music Therapy Association came into being in 1998. To many, the profession is still…
One of the most popular features of the CVP Clavinova is the ability to display a music score in the large LCD screen contained in the center of the CVP panel. Techni
cally, what you see in the screen of the Clavinova is not “sheet music” – it is a momentary display of MIDI information in…