Playing a musical instrument helps students to develop focused attention and to minimize other distractions; this is a great advantage in the student’s learning in other areas and overall development.
Another Brain Benefit of Music Lessons
Positive practice techniques
Practice techniques recommended for more advanced students.
7 mental techniques to boost your practice
How should parents involve in their children’s practice?
Parental involvement is a very important part of learning an instrument, especially for young students. This article discusses how parents can help to set up a proper practice schedule, to provide a suitable practice environment, and to give positive encouragements.
12 ways to encourage children to practice
The Dynamics of Music
Video illustration of dynamics in music – recommended for beginner students!
Strategies for developing music reading
This article discusses various effective and engaging strategies for developing music reading; examples include using flashcards, keeping a list of learned repertoire, and learning pieces independently.
Strategies for Emerging Readers
How do grand pianos work?
This video will answer the question of many piano students – how a grand piano works with its many hammers and strings inside its exterior.
The mechanisms of a grand piano
How is music written?
Relationship between musical training and executive functions
Another article on how musical training leads to better executive functions, including problem solving, information processing, and memory.
Music Lessons – Tracing links between musical training and executive function
The benefits of playing an instrument to our brain functions
Interesting illustration of how playing an instrument leads to more effective and creative problem solving, executive function, attention to detail, and better memory!
How playing an instrument benefits your brain
How to set up a piano practice environment?
Encourage your child to practice by setting up the optimal practice space – consider the location of the piano, organization of the space, and possibility of interaction with other family members.
Creating a “Practice Nest” – 5 Ways Piano Parents Can Improve Home Practice
How to help your children in their piano practice?
From establishing a practice routine, setting up a positive practice environment, to providing encouragements, parents have an important role in their children’s piano practices!
What Your Piano Parents Need To Know About Practice
Benefits of piano lessons to emotional and behavioral developments in children
Piano lessons and musical training are found to have great benefits in the development of children’s reading and verbal abilities, numerical skills, organizational skills, working memory, attention control, and could be a treatment of cognitive disorders such as ADHD.
Science Just Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You
Effective learning habits
Are you an effective learner? Apply these habits in your learning and practices!
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Learners
How to improve sight-reading skills?
Sight reading skills can be improved with practice! See this article for how sight reading is related to improvisation skills, ear training ability, technical ability, and musical knowledge.
Are Great Sight-Readers Born or Made?
Memorizing music
Memorization can be difficult for some students, especially those at the higher levels. This article discusses the roles of aural memory and muscle memory in music.
Tips on encouraging your child to practice
How parents participate in a child’s practice session has a great impact on building positive practice habits and attitude.
Nurturing positive practice habits: tips for parents
The story of Mozart
Today is Mozart’s 260th birthday! Below is a link to the story of his early years.
Practice – quantity and quality
It is not practice duration that is important, but the quality of practice that makes a difference. Set daily goals for efficient practice and motivation.
How to Motivate Your Child to Practice
Effective practicing
Effective practice does not just depend on time, but on goal setting, repetitions, and careful and slow playing.
Violinist Itzhak Perlman talks about practice
Popular film scores by John Williams
Music from Star Wars, Jaws, E.T., Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park.. which of these film scores is your favorite?
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws and more: celebrating the genius of John Williams
Elaine Leung Music Studio 