When you embark on learning a musical instrument its certainly a good idea to set yourself small achievable goals to get you on your way : putting the instrument together correctly holding it correctly playing 3 or 4 notes with a consistent tone being able to read, understand and remember 3 or 4 notes from […]
No short cuts
If you are new to learning a musical instrument then welcome to a new, exciting and very frustrating world ! The world that we live in now has certainly changed a lot since the days that I was a beginner learning my first instrument (a long time ago!). We are now conditioned to more or […]
AIPS
Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme The Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme enables pupils at LEA schools to purchase instruments without paying VAT. How does AIPS work? Once the parent/pupil has chosen an instrument, the school should place a formal order as normal. The parent then pays the ex-VAT price to the school (usually when the school places […]
work that brain !
Research indicates the brain of a musician, even a young one, works differently than that of a nonmusician. “There’s some good neuroscience research that children involved in music have larger growth of neural activity than people not in music training. When you’re a musician and you’re playing an instrument, you have to be using more […]
Teaching music
Deciding to become a music educator was at first a daunting decision, with the big “how the hell do I teach children” question. As it turns out it was the best decision I made. It truly is the most rewarding feeling to see someone who at first doesn’t know which end of a clarinet goes […]