Let’s Chat
Its not always easy to be a Suzuki parent, especially when distance-learning. So I have set up free parent-chat sessions by webcam. In these sessions, you can talk to me for free, outside of lesson time and without your child around…
the new “Parents Area” of my website
Every parent enjoys watching their child progress in learning a musical instrument and wants their child to enjoy playing music. However, it is rare for a child to be self-motivated enough to create this progress and enjoyment by themself. At times, children need their parents to …
Starting Music Reading with Children
When my young students start learning to read music it usually becomes their favourite part of the lesson. Initially they learn rhythm reading using animal names like “dog” and “birdie” from the wonderful book “The Rhythm Train” by Dana DeKalb. The children LOVE using this book so much that we use it as a fun break activity during lessons. Each rhythmic unit has a character name and a cute picture…
Enabling students to send me videos of their playing
One of the recent additions on my website has been to enable students to buy one-off video-upload credits. This means that my students can send me a video of their playing using a secure upload link. I watch their playing and send them feedback.
Having these uploads as one-offs makes it very flexible…