The healing power of music lessons To say music lessons is better than medicine is a big statement. Why can I say that? First of all, the mental, physical and artisitic rewards are life changing. I see the coginitive abillities of ages 5 to 80 year olds having to think through, to work through the…
What makes piano easy to learn on as a beginner? The fact that you are sitting above the piano keys looking straight down at them, with an aerial view. The simple way to start is to number the fingers 1-5 and line them up on the keys and then you play by the numbers. It’s…
Isn’t music theory taught in college and is too complex for my kid? Yes and no, it depends how it is shown and explained by the teacher. My teachers in the beginning taught me the ideas but did not give me a way to use it or play it. If it’s just head knowledge it…
We’ve invest money and time in our kids Music Lessons so shouldn’t they be getting a good result and play well? Here are few basic ideas so your child’s practice time goes smoothly. We don’t want them agggravated and not wanting to practice. What’s the practice plan? If your child’s guitar teacher doesn’t give them…
I see this happening daily in the lessons I teach and I teach guitar six days a week. I ‘ve taught as young as 5 year olds and the oldest student was 82. Music transcends just learning to play guitar. I believe it gives us better life skills, listening and talking, when taught a particular…
I believe guitar lessons with the right guitar teacher can make a really big difference in your child being calmer and more relaxed. Everyone’s lives are moving at a faster rate and there’s stresses for all of us if we don’t take steps to chill out.Even very young kids have a lot of pressure on…
Will this summer be even more time for our kids to play more games and more social media? What are options that will teach them how to play music, have fun and interact with others. Here are some ideas that will hopefully change that for the summer. Kids can start as young as 5 on…
How to pick the best music school for my child? I hope this article is helpful so you can make the best decision in choosing a music school for your child. It’s not an easy decision. Here are several ideas that can help give you the confidence to know you made the right decision. Or…
What are the differences in the different instruments? And yes, voice is an instrument. What if my child starts on piano and doesn’t like it after a few months? How much will the initial cost to get them started be for an instrument? What if they are not practicing but I’m paying every month for…
<!doctype html> *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* August 2022 Update From the Director Hi everybody! It’s Sid Bardfield here with the latest news for Metairie Music Academy. Let’s start getting ramped up for our next recital either the end of May or in early June. We are running a Back to School Special with Free Registration ($25 value) and…