My blog entry today is about slipping pegs. I have been discussing a bit more philosophical subjects of late like how to have greater...

Does your child have that magical musician gene? Probably not. I’m not saying that it doesn’t exist but I taught private lessons for...

As a violin teacher who specializes in starting young students I get this question a lot! It can be hard to believe that 3, 4 & 5 year...

Quick, name the greatest trumpet maker of all time? No takers? How about the father of saxophone builders? If you mention guitars someone...

For much of human history people could not read music. That isn’t to say that there were not great musicians. They just could not read...

I hate black boxes – gleaming silver whatchamacallits that are covered with little invisible question marks. I like to know what is going...

I am going to let you in on a deep dark secret. This is one that music teachers and music shop owners almost never discuss outside of...

Professor Steven Hawkin proved mathematically that when the Universe began so did time. That is pretty interesting when you think about...

I love working with kids. Besides being a parent I have taught private music lessons to kids and have been involved in children’s church,...

You’ve probably heard the question before. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. There is actually some wisdom behind this...

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that 2012 was a good year for you but no matter how it was, I hope that 2013 is even better. We...

(Guest post by local Portland violin teacher Diane Lovejoy) One day I was poking around Barnes & Noble looking for some materials to...

There are standard courses that we all know should be a part of a well balanced education – math, English, history and science among...