Mary Folkman, Piano Instructor, 406-628-2190, Laurel Montana

09/12/2024

META removed all musical posts I had put on here. Doesn't really matter, as I'm not teaching anymore.

08/08/2022

Most parents want their children to be intelligent and successful. And while some experts have pushed parents to teach their children coding, new research is...

01/10/2022

This is worth a few minutes to read.

Why does every child need to learn to play an instrument? 🎶⁠
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Because this is the only activity which develops the child in 3 most important areas simultaneously 💥⁠
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1. Brain development 👉🏼 Playing an instrument develops the child's brain in a unique way and raises IQ levels. Music Making is the only activity available to humans, which engages the entire brain at the same time.⁠
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2. Emotional development 👉🏼 Music making raises a person's emotional intellect-an ability to recognize, express and control one's feelings, and ability to understand the feelings of others and create emotional bond with them.⁠
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3. Character development 👉🏼 Learning to play an instrument is the hardest skill the child gains at that age. They learn to work hard and to work smart, to set goals and do what it takes to reach them, to not give up, to perform under pressure.⁠
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Our ultimate goal is to cultivate confidence and creativity from a young age, through exceptional musical learning 🎶 ⁠⁠
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Learn more about music classes for young children at internationalmusicacademy.com ⁠⁠
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11/08/2021

Arts are vital to education!

09/19/2021

I have a B.Mus degree In piano pedagogy, with further graduate level piano study as part of my M, Ed. program.

10/19/2019

Want to hear an 8 year old play a Czerny Etude? Come to the BMTA Fall Marathon on Sat., Nov. 2 at the Billings Clinic cafeteria. Sorry, can't give a time yet. Schedule has not been finalized.

09/05/2019

Wise words from Philip Pullman, who received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2005: Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food and fresh air and play.…

08/18/2019

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

01/21/2019

Happy MLK Day!