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Online Music Lessons: The New Normal
It's been about a month since beginning this online music lesson adventure, and honestly, I'm impressed at how easy this transition
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Musician Wen Learns To Play The Lute
A long time ago there was a musician who could charm birds and fish into dancing with his music. A lute player named Wen from the Kingdom of
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S l o w i n g D o w n
How many times in your guitar or piano lesson have you heard your instructor say, "Let's slow this passage down a bit?" You m
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A PSA: The Power Of Routine
As the school year begins and we settle into a new, likely busier routine, time seems like it's becoming scarcer. We now have after...
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Trust In The Process
Nearly every day, I walk through an apple orchard to get some exercise with my dog. It's a wonderfully rejuvenating practice that helps
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Should Parents Stay In The Studio?
If you're new to Summit Academy of Music, you might notice that we have a policy of requiring parents in the room during the lesson. The
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When Is It Time To Upgrade Your Instrument?
It often happens over the course of years of playing and practicing an instrument, but it's so gradual, it's easy to miss the signs
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Why Music?
I found this post on Facebook this week and couldn't resist sharing. Music is a science. Music is mathematical. Music is a foreign langu
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Welcome To A New School Year!
Hello and welcome to the new school year! We're excited for another action packed fall here at Summit Academy of Music. For this upcomin
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The Empathetic Practice Coach
Practice room frustrations. Arguments. Irritable reactions that seem to spring up from nowhere. Often the parent's reaction is what dete