Why Do Kids Pick Sports Over Music?

Explore why children often choose sports over music lessons and how music teachers can better compete for students'' attention and time.

Explore why children often choose sports over music lessons and how music teachers can better compete for students'' attention and time.

A Venn Diagram of bad vs. good music practice.

Feeling overwhelmed by schoolwork and not sure how to fit regular practice in your busy schedule? Look no further!

Having trouble playing syncopated rhythms? Try the quarter note technique.

Visualization can help you prepare for that next big performance, so that when it comes time, you feel like you''ve already done it a hundred times before.

After you isolate difficult parts to practice, don''t forget to use chaining to bring them back into the piece.

How and when to use chunking to learn a new piece. Students can use this and many other practice techniques to make a large piece a lot less intimidating to learn.

Technology doesn''t have to replace teachers! In fact, it can only make you better. See how you can incorporate technology into your music studio to make you a super-teacher!

Teach students to teach themselves. Have them constantly building their interest and discovering new things!