Is it Ever Too Late to Start Music Lessons?
October 25, 2007 by Julie Bonner
Filed under General Play Library Goodies, Life Around My House
photo by Thomas Hawk
I was just reading Kerri’s post (the former awesome blogger for Play Library!), Music Lessons, When to Start?
I too would love for my kiddos to start music lessons. It’s just so hard to squeeze it in with acting classes, gymnastics meets, school and church events and the list goes on and on and on.
My daughter does get some great vocal lessons in her acting class. She attends classes at Children’s Musical Theater Ensemble with one of the most amazing women, Ms. Mickey, that I have ever met. She used to star on the musical Cats. …read more
Music Lessons, When to Start?
September 28, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under General Play Library Goodies
My sister (a musician) has reminded me on many occasions that I’m missing the prime window of opportunity to get my middle child started on violin using the Suzuki method. I’ve reminded her that I shouldn’t need to do that, seeing as how his aunt can teach him and his sibs all they need to know.
I took piano lessons when I was younger, maybe from the ages of 8-12? I gave it up for basketball practices, though I was also in the band by then. I hadn’t touched the piano in years, …read more
Music and Language
March 15, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under General Play Library Goodies, News and Links about Children's Things
I’ve recently starting thinking about getting my daughter started in piano lessons, or some other type of music lessons. I took several years of piano as a kid (never dedicated enough to it), and several more years of clarinet. Though I thought I might someday do something with all those years of practicing, the only musical thing I play at all anymore is Bald Man’s iPod!
According to a new study out of Northwestern University, all those years of lessons were not in vain. My sister (a musician herself) pointed me to this article at Northwestern’s …read more
