Parents – How to Help Your Child Practice

Tips and Tricks for Practicing “The most crucial ingredient by far for success in music is… what happens in the practice room.”       – William Westney, Concert Pianist. We hear it time and again: “how do I help my child practice music?” especially from parents who don’t play or read music. It can be a daunting task, trying to help your child practice music properly in something you may not have any instruction in! At Crescendo we believe our parents are a critical part of students learning journey — our teachers aim to partner with the parents to…

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Crescendo Practice Guidelines

A NOTE FOR PARENTS Parents and students, we would like to welcome you to fantastic year of music making!  We look forward to partnering with you to achieve success and a sense of accomplishment in your son or daughter’s music learning journey! Practice is SO critical to learning any instrument (and yes, this applies to our voice students as well)!  Don’t forget, “practice makes permanent.”  But there is more to this…smart practice should always be your goal (good use of time and well planned out practice)!  As a general guide, if you practice three times a week, you will retain…

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Adults…It’s Time to Take The Plunge! Sign Up for Lessons Today.

We welcome students of all ages at Crescendo Music Studios, including adult students! We have a proven track record with our valued adult students. With flexible lesson options and a variety of instruments to choose from we are your ‘one-stop shop’ for music lessons. Still unsure? Here is a great article from one of our publishers to help you assess whether or not your “reasons for not taking lessons” are valid as an adult student!  We hope this will encourage you to take the plunge and give music lessons a try at Crescendo Music Studios. ALFRED’s TOP 5 CHALLENGES…

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The Importance of Continuity

CONTINUITY IN LEARNING “The length of time it takes to lose a skill is proportional to the time it took you to learn the skill.  We see this in our lives all the time, with the example of riding a bike or playing a musical instrument that we practiced for hours…we don’t really lose these skills, although like our old bikes, they “rust” a little.”       – Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D. Psychology Professor, Carleton University If you really stop to reflect on this past year, you’ll begin to realize just how far you and/or your child have come in…

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