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!

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.

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!

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Coding has become increasingly popular nowadays, especially in the education field. Thanks to this rise in popularity, coding has become a must in most parents’ and teachers’ agendas when teaching their children. Although teaching your child coding will not necessarily result in future Mark Zuckerbergs or guarantee a career in the tech industry, coding provides many different benefits to children of a young age. If you are interested in having your child or children learn coding, make sure to read this blog post before you jump right in.

Let’s create Music Rhythm Puzzles! This is a fun way to visually see the beats in music and a simple way for young students to learn rhythm. Try it out!

Perfect posture at the piano is a huge part in improving productivity and powering up your child’s progress! Read to learn how your child can achieve perfect posture!

Music Literacy is declining over time and although this does not seem like a huge issue, it actually is. Due to the decline of music literacy, music quality has also been declining. Read more to find out how music literacy and music quality are correlated with each other.

Dynamics helps musicians express different emotions and intensities in music. Without dynamics, music would just be flat and straight out boring. Read more to learn about different types of dynamics and their importance!

Marcel Moyse is considered one of the greatest flutists and teachers of the 20th century. At age 14, he played in an orchestra conducted by Rimsky- Korsakov, a member of the famous composer group known as “The Five.” When he was 24 years old, he toured the United States with the great Australian soprano, Nellie Melba. Throughout his European career (1910-1949), he was widely sought after as an orchestral flutist and played under the batons of many famous conductors such as Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Strauss, Straram, Koussevitsky, and Toscanini. He won several Grand Prix du Disques and was awarded the coveted French Legion of Honor. He was also a professor of flute at the Paris and Geneva Conservatories between 1930 and WWII and produced several teaching books through his publisher, Leduc, which are still widely used today.

PIANO LESSONS FOR CHILDREN?

Many music educators recommend ages 6-8 as an ideal time to start learning musical instruments. There are developmental reasons to wait at this age as children are more capable of handling structured, formal educational settings. Moving fingers in coordination at an independent manner also increases fine motor skills during this period of life.

However, it is perfectly fine to start learning piano at an earlier age. With Klassik Arts’s customized teaching, students as young as 4 years old has been proven to excel in our music program.