Ukulele Camps – An Interview with Director and Creator, Kathy Morrison.
The ukulele drop off camp at Kathy’s Music has been popular for years. In fact, most summers they sell out even though you offer several different weeks and locatios. This summer your Ukulele camps start on June 17th in Mt. Lebanon, the 1st of 7 camp weeks featuring the theme “Ukulele Island.” Q: Why Ukulele? A: …
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Summer Camp Spotlight: What’s On For Babies
We’re bringing more sparkle to your child’s Kindermusik class this summer! Each unit is infused with a special focus that will benefit your baby AND make your job easier as a parent. That’s one of our goals: to Make Great Parenting Easier! June Each week in June, we will teach a foundational key for successful “signing” ...
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Engagement Looks Different For Every Child
By Kathy Morrison, Director Do you ever wonder if your child is doing the right thing in Kindermusik class? Should he be sitting and copying everything the teacher is doing? Should she be sitting when she’s moving and moving all over the room? Does this sound familiar? My child is sitting on my lap, …
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Kindermusik – What is The Right Way?
by Kathy Morrison In the Kindermusik community, we like to say that we are “better together,” because, quite frankly, we are. When you enrolled in our program, you joined more than 1 million families in over 70 countries. We truly are one large, boisterous musical family known to burst into song and dance (and elephant …
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Managing Nerves: Framing performance as part of process
by Laura Mason, Music Artistry Instructor, Guest Blogger at Kathy’s Music Performing is a wonderful opportunity for people to share their music making with others. Sometimes the experience of performing can seem nerve-wracking or even stressful though. It is important to remember that performing is simply a part of the process of learning an instrument, …
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Managing Nerves: A box of tips and tricks from the Music Artistry Teachers
Even when framed as a part of the process of learning an instrument, performing can cause feelings of nervousness and excitement. That is completely normal when sharing something that you have worked on and care about with others. When I was taking piano and voice lessons growing up, the studio owner would begin every recital …
Read MoreImportance of Repertoire: Musical Dessert
by Laura Mason, Music Artistry Instructor with Kathy’s Music A student’s repertoire, or collection of pieces they are playing, is basically their musical diet. Like any good diet it needs to be balanced and varied as well as address the current learning needs of the student. However, in a musical diet, dessert is very important. …
Read MoreImportance of Repertoire: Musical Vitamins
by Laura Mason, Music Artistry Instructor with Kathy’s Music A student’s repertoire, or pieces and exercises they are playing, can be considered their musical diet. We’ve discussed the importance of musical dessert, but a balanced diet also includes vitamin-rich foods which support growth and help the body stay healthy. I want to share three musical …
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Three Reasons We Believe Performing is Important
The Joy of Sharing Music: Giving Music Away, a.k.a. Performing by Laura Mason Not long after one begins studying music, performance is brought up. Performing can be intimidating, but it also has the potential to be a very joyful and rewarding experience. Here are some reasons why... Goal Achievement The goal of playing a specific ...
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The Benefits of Ensemble Participation
The Joy of Sharing Music: Participating in an Ensemble by Laura Mason The musical benefits of participating in an ensemble are innumerable. Students learn to hone skills like awareness of blend and balance, intonation, accuracy in keeping beat, and attention to detail when reading music. Beyond these benefits though, participating in a musical ensemble …
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