Song Takes Flight

Lol, some of my students tell me that they’ve just taken “artistic license“ right after they’ve played the wrong note! 😄🎵

We are still doing video lessons and while I miss seeing everyone in person, all the students are learning and progressing. We just had a virtual recital at the end of the summer and it was so much fun!

The Unexpected Solace in Learning to Play Piano A cartoonist is humbled by the brain power (and finger strength!) needed to play Chopin and Tchaikovsky.

Every time, after every student. And not just since this current crisis, if I’m being honest. 😁
Now we will be moving to video lessons for the time being.

Yes there are quarter tone scales, etc., but in general, most of us use only 12 notes to create all the music that's out there, pretty amazing!! ;-) (y)

All that your brain has to do when you are playing the piano...

Music lessons improve children’s cognitive skills and academic performance The first large-scale, longitudinal study in the Netherlands, finds that structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities and academic achievement.

Part of the reason that learning deep breathing and extended exhalation for singing actually helps a person feel better:

Longer Exhalations Are an Easy Way to Hack Your Vagus Nerve Respiratory vagus nerve stimulation (rVNS) counteracts fight-or-flight stress.

Don't fall for the myth that you 'can't sing' Everyone can sing — no matter what that traumatic childhood experience might have led you to believe.