Choosing Your Child’s First Guitar

Choosing Your Child’s First Guitar

by | Jun 6, 2013 | Guitar Lessons, Guitar Technique, Music Lessons, Tampa Guitar Lessons, Tampa Guitar Teachers, Tampa Music Lessons, Tampa Music Teachers, TBMA Original Articles, Tips for Parents

Is your child ready for guitar lessons? Are you planning to buy him a cheap one at Wal-mart to see if he sticks with it before you make a big investment? STOP!! Before you buy that flimsy one-size-fits all model consider this: Your child is much more likely to stick...

Does Music Education Matter?

by | Sep 7, 2012 | Guitar Lessons, Music Appreciation, Music Education, Music Lessons, Piano Lessons, Saxophone Lessons, Tampa Brass Lessons, Tampa Guitar Lessons, Tampa Music Lessons, Tampa Piano Lessons, Tampa Saxophone Lessons, Tampa Singing Lessons, Tampa String Lessons, Tampa Violin Lessons, Tampa Voice Lessons, Tampa Woodwind Lessons, Tips for Parents, Violin Lessons, Voice Lessons

“Aw, Mom! All my friends are playing soccer! Do I really have to practice the piano?” Any parent whose child takes music lessons has dealt with questions like this—sometimes daily. Maybe you’re questioning your decision to enroll your child in music lessons in the...

VIDEO: John Tracy Interview Part 2 – What Most Music Students Overlook

by | Jul 27, 2012 | Guitar Lessons, John Tracy, Music Appreciation, Music Lessons, Music Teacher Resources, Music Theory, Pianists, Piano Lessons, Piano Technique, Rhythm, Saxophone Lessons, Saxophone Technique, Singers, Singing Technique, Tampa Brass Lessons, Tampa Brass Teachers, Tampa Guitar Lessons, Tampa Guitar Teachers, Tampa Music Lessons, Tampa Music Teachers, Tampa Piano Lessons, Tampa Piano Teachers, Tampa Saxophone Teachers, Tampa Singing Lessons, Tampa Singing Teachers, Tampa String Lessons, Tampa String Teachers, Tampa Violin Lessons, Tampa Violin Teachers, Tampa Voice Lessons, Tampa Voice Teachers, Tampa Woodwind Lessons, Tampa Woodwind Teachers, TBMA Original Articles, Tips for Parents, Video, Violin Lessons, Violin Technique, Voice Lessons

This is the second video of four that was taped as part of an interview with Mimi West, the founder of “My Dream Teacher.”  You can check out the website by clicking here.  I had a lot of fun answering a variety of questions about my music education in...

VIDEO: John Tracy Interview Part 1 – Parents Help Their Kids Succeed in Music

by | Jul 12, 2012 | Guitar Lessons, John Tracy, Music Appreciation, Music Lessons, Music Teacher Resources, Music Teacher Tools, Piano Lessons, Practice Time, Saxophone Lessons, Tampa Brass Lessons, Tampa Guitar Lessons, Tampa Guitar Teachers, Tampa Music Teachers, Tampa Piano Lessons, Tampa Piano Teachers, Tampa Saxophone Lessons, Tampa Saxophone Teachers, Tampa Singing Teachers, Tampa String Lessons, Tampa Violin Lessons, Tampa Voice Lessons, Tampa Voice Teachers, Tampa Woodwind Lessons, TBMA News, TBMA Original Articles, Tips for Parents, Video, Violin Lessons, Voice Lessons

I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by Mimi West, the founder of “My Dream Teacher.”  You can check out the website by clicking here.  I had a lot of fun answering a variety of questions about my music education in general, my personal music...

Six Techniques for Perfect Practice

by | Jun 13, 2012 | Guitar Technique, Music Lessons, Music Teacher Resources, Musician Tools, Piano Technique, Practice Time, Saxophone Technique, Singing Technique, Tampa Music Lessons, Tampa Music Teachers, TBMA Original Articles, Tips for Parents, Violin Technique

Remember the old saying “practice makes perfect”? Well, forget it. You can practice the same song for five hours, but if you’re practicing it incorrectly, all you’ll get for your trouble is a very strongly ingrained mistake. When I was a budding young pianist, I had a...

10 Teaching Tips and Games for Using Music Flashcards

by | Jun 11, 2012 | Music Lessons, Music Teacher Resources, Music Teacher Tools, Music Theory, Musician Tools, Tampa Music Lessons, Tampa Music Teachers, Tips for Parents

An important part of beginning music lessons is memorization.  The student must quickly memorize all of the note names, musical symbols, and terms.  Music flash cards can help to make this early memorization stage go quickly while having fun in the process.  At Tampa...