Piano Lessons

03/29/2022

It’s World Piano Day today!

Did you know these piano facts?
The piano was invented in 1709 by Italian Harpsichord maker Bartolommeo do Francesco Cristofori. The instrument was originally called gravicembalo col piano e forte which means soft and loud keyboard instrument.

Appreciate some masterful piano performances available today!

https://youtu.be/gJTun5nLnm0

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Get your tickets here: https://www.dg-premium.com/world-piano-week/Digitisation with the kind support from Google Arts & Culture: https://artsandculture.goo...

10/13/2021

It’s never too early to start introducing your children to music. Here’s what parents can do even before starting music lessons:

https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/classic-kids/music-trumps-reading-for-childhood-development/11570712?sf220795534=1&fbclid=IwAR0QnHUJaEBej-ksLFDQaxcHuPf1qf-G27VbBOwzJk2yJdytPxeTuQVw3HA

New research has found that music-making with young children in the home can improve literacy, numeracy, social skills, and attention and emotion regulation. Here are a few tips to get started.

08/17/2021

It’s almost back to school time again! View my available lesson slots here:

30 minute piano lesson

05/30/2021

Thinking about starting your young ones in piano lessons? Check out the musical and brain benefits gained by starting at preschool level in the research quoted below.

Wunderkeys is one of the fun resources used in my piano studio. Email me or message me to book a trial lesson.

In WunderKeys Piano for Preschoolers books (1, 2, and 3) students are introduced to a loveable bunch of animal friends: Thumbelina, Pointer Panda, Middleton Mouse, Ringo Raccoon, and Pinky Pig. These characters appear in the story-based portions of the books, but they also represent a finger on your...

04/26/2021

04/26/2021

In a nutshell, music is good for mental health! Something we all probably know but this article highlighted the science behind it. "Music training not only helps children develop fine motor skills, but aids emotional and behavioral maturation as well." Helps children in the development of anxiety management and emotional control. Useful skills for our times.

Musical training might help kids focus, control emotions and keep anxiety at bay, according to a new study.

03/07/2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/learning-music-early-builds-up-brain-s-reserves-1.2489475

Childhood music lessons could pay off in protecting the brain against dementia decades later, even in those who don't continue to play, researchers are learning.