Today is the beginning of  Exercise with Your Child Week (Aug. 8 – 14) which reminds parents and guardians of the importance to exercise with their children as part of a healthier lifestyle.  And now that I have reminded you  about this, allow me to turn this into a call to practice piano with your [...]

As I reviewed “The Practice Revolution” by Philip Johnston, I thought it would be a good idea to share his reasons of why students don’t practice. Check to see if any of theseculprits could be lurking around your home.

Music lessons at Dorla’s Piano Studio involve love of music, love of nature, composition and improvisation.  But did you know that improvisation requires a special kind of intelligence? First of all, what is improvisation? it is simply creating music “in the moment”, coming up with a new idea “right now”.  Some children are naturally creative [...]

Why not: The student needs to be able to focus entirely on the teacher, and the teacher needs to be able to focus entirely on the student. Parental interference, no matter how well-intentioned, interrupts the lesson flow, takes up precious lesson time, and causes student and teacher to lose their train of thought. What to [...]

Review with your child the assignments given in class and ensure that the child completes them. If your child needs help at home, make sure that your comments match what the teacher presented at the lesson.