Why TIA? Part 2
We love our adult students! As of today (July 2019) we have nearly forty adult students! We have working adults of all different backgrounds, enlisted military and officers, business executives, professors, missionaries, postal workers, state employees, nurses, and lawyers. They are learning piano, guitar, drums, voice, flute, and recorder. We have retired adults as well. Music is a wonderful activity for the brain, for overall health, and for the soul!
Why TIA (Part 1)?
Today (July of 2019) we are honored to serve so many homeschool families! In fact, we serve more homeschool students between the hours of 12PM and 4PM than any other time of day. During these hours the studio is filled with music as private piano students, piano group classes, ukulele and guitar private students and group classes, drum labs and private drum students, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, euphonium players, flautists, and vocalists all take part in the journey of music. The waiting room is filled with families and children playing! It is beautiful in sight and sound.
Four Practical Reasons Why Everyone Should Study Music:
Recently I discussed four simple reasons your child should study music. Really at least three of those four reasons apply not just to children, but everyone. Music education is not just for children, it’s for everyone! Because music is a necessary part of human existence. Here are four practical reasons why everyone should study music: […]
Why Should My Child Study Music? 4 Simple Reasons
More and more parents are making the choice to home-school today, and we applaud that choice. We home-school our children as well. But many home-school children do not have the opportunity for instrumental or vocal music instruction. In North Thurston County alone, home-school students number at least 200, and this only reflects those that officially […]
Put us in Your Pocket (Dear Band Director, Private Music Teacher, or Parent of a band/private music student)
Dear Band Director, Private Music Teacher, or Parent of a band/private music student: We are not here to steal students. I know that’s a rather abrupt statement, but I think it needed to be said. I think it necessary to tell you a little bit about why we are here and what we hope to […]
What Instrument Will Be Best for Me? Your Instrument, Your Voice
This is my newest toy. OK, it isn’t a toy, it is a custom made professional pocket trumpet. But to me it is a joy and a lot of fun, not unlike a toy for a musician- but it is capable of serious music for sure. As we approach the coming school year, many parents […]