While learning piano, students sometimes struggle with no sign of improvement. When this happens, parents assume it is due to their child’s coordination skills or lack in musical talent. However, that usually is not the case. There is an underlying problem that parents tend to miss, their posture.

Read more to see how you can help fix your child’s piano posture!

As a parent, you probably have heard that listening to classical music is beneficial to children, especially in their early stages of development. Well, you are absolutely right! Multiple studies have shown positive effects of early exposure to “high information” or classical music. According to Rick Beato, “High Information Music is tonally rich with highly complex harmonies that move rapidly into unexpected places by incorporating unusual melodic structures.” Because of this, we suggest that the parents expose their child to music beyond “kids’ music” or the pop music they might hear in school or that they might love.

While there are some other great lists and compilations on the Internet, we have put together a top 10 list of our favorites, with pieces invoking many different moods.

In this day and age, coding has become very popular among parents as technology becomes more and more advanced and weaved into our everyday lifestyles. Coding has become very appealing over the recent years due to its benefits and contributions to development in various aspects.

So why should your child learn to code? In this blog post, we have gathered our top tips for young coders and laid out the details of this complex digital language for parents considering coding classes for their little ones.

It is now spring! And do you know what that means? It will soon be summer! Parents and schools alike are beginning to prepare for their summer plans and summer programs have begun to open and accept students for the upcoming summer season. Here are the great benefits of summer programs!

In honor of Women’s History Month, we have gathered together our top 10 women composers who have made significant contributions to the world of classical music. Here is our guide to the lives of ten brilliant female composers from the last 1000 years.

Everyone deserves a time to relax, whether you work full-time, you’re a parent, or just staying at home amidst this pandemic. Classical music is a great way to help calm your nerves and create a soothing atmosphere, which we all need sometimes to hold on to our mental and emotional well-being. Now go grab a cup of tea or cozy up in a pile of blankets and LISTEN!

The “Mozart” effect. The “Mozart” effect is the concept of playing classical music to an unborn or newborn baby to promote higher intelligence. But is it real?

It is scientifically proven that an unborn baby can hear outside noises, such as their mother’s voice, when inside of their mother’s womb. Many mothers utilize this to talk to or read to their unborn baby to help familiarize their voices. Classical music came into play in the 1900s when the belief about classical music increasing IQs spread throughout mothers-to-be. However, there is currently not enough evidence to support the idea that classical music makes your baby smarter, but there are definitely benefits.

One of the most frustrating things about learning to play the piano is fixing old mistakes. When a student starts playing the piano, they often want quick results so they tend to skip all the things they thought are unnecessary. As a result, piano students pick up some bad habits that might be a huge pain to break later in their piano journey.

But we don't have to fall into the same traps!

If you have come this far to read the third part of our “How to Parent Like A Boss” blog, we want to applaud you. The most important thing about being a parent is to try your best in being the best parent you can possibly be for your child. We want to praise you in your determination in learning what it takes to be the best parent and we hope our tips help you to parent like a boss.

As parents, we want the best for our children. The best life, the best schools, the best foods, the best family. Although there is no one best way to raise children, studies show that parents who apply certain aspects while raising their child lead to better success in parenthood.

Recitals do more than just entertaining family and friends; they actually stimulate musical development and trigger student motivation. Motivation is especially important during these difficult times when most learning is done virtually and where competitions are no longer an option.

Parents want to raise their children the best way possible, making sure they do not get into trouble, do well academically, and be successful in the future.

Although there is no perfect way to raise children, studies show that there are several factors that lead up to successful parenthood. While successful parenting requires many different complex aspects, a main theme can be noticed. Some of the main things that parents should be doing is spending time with your child, letting your child make their own decisions, and keeping the family as happy as possible.

Goodbye Summer… Hello Fall! As the temperatures drop and days get shorter, there is something eery in the air… It’s the season of Halloween! Now that the season of jack-0-lanterns and ghosts is here, why not make your Halloween this year musical?

Here are our top 10 piano pieces to jazz up your Halloween festivities! But beware… These pieces may scare you… Play them if you dare.

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As piano teachers, we spend much of our time inspiring, reminding, asking, and begging parents to help their children practice at home. In fact, it is by far the most common “piano teaching problem” cited by teachers.

But there are times when the opposite should happen. There are times when asking piano parents to make sure practice happens will actually work against our goals. Sound counter-intuitive? Let us explain…

So, you love to sit and play your piano every day, but have you ever wondered why the keys are black and white, and what exactly they are made of?

Our blog will explain all so you can get back to concentrating on playing what you were born to do.