It's been about a month since beginning this online music lesson adventure, and honestly, I'm impressed at how easy this transition

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

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...

Nearly every day, I walk through an apple orchard to get some exercise with my dog. It's a wonderfully rejuvenating practice that helps

This weekend, I had the privilege of performing with the Asheville Symphony Chorus at Arden Presbyterian for our celebration of Leonard Bern

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

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

Once we've gotten the technique of the piece and can play all the notes well, we're done, right? There is a temptation to think that

When you think of practicing piano, guitar, violin, or any instrument, what do you think of as the first step? If you're like most peopl

Practice room frustrations. Arguments. Irritable reactions that seem to spring up from nowhere. Often the parent's reaction is what dete