Better Practice Blog

Why Do Kids Pick Sports Over Music? Why is it that the majority of students tend to gravitate towards sports rather than music as they progr… Read More

Scheduling for Success With anything in life, mastery requires time and dedication. Research has shown that it takes around 10,000 hours of … Read More

How Having Someone Can Make All the Difference: In our journey through life, we often find that having someone by our side can make a signif… Read More

Online piano lessons are trending towards the new norm, but how do you make sure you’re getting the most out of them? One important aspect i… Read More

If you have a website and it’s not on page one of Google, here are three things you can do right now to improve your ranking and get more mo… Read More

As we make our way through the coronavirus pandemic, we are starting to see areas that are lifting stay at home restrictions and you may be … Read More

Stay-at-home orders are hitting music teachers hard. Many students are putting lessons on hold, maybe because of their own financial strain,… Read More

Online private lessons are one thing, but online group lessons and rehearsals are a monster of their own. Whether you’re teaching a group, r… Read More

Starting remote lessons? Here are a few things to consider before you begin: 1. Who calls who? The two most common options are 1. standing m… Read More

There are many video conferencing service options out there, and something you may want to do to avoid frustration in the long run is to tes… Read More

As we’ve begun setting up for remote lessons ourselves, we found some tips that may be helpful to share. The following tips were what worked… Read More

There’s no doubt you’ve heard about COVID-19. Originating in China earlier this year, it’s been spreading alarmingly quickly to countries al… Read More

Music is a vital part of life for many people, and always has been. It’s a part of our history, constantly changing - so much so that it’s e… Read More

The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it one of the hardest tasks: gift-giving. If you're like me, you agonize for weeks over whether… Read More

Last week, we introduced Carol Dweck's concept of Fixed vs. Growth mindsets and how to encourage a growth mindset in students. But it’s not … Read More