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Music Appreciation Begins with Mom and Dad

 Just as your child starts to demonstrate likes and dislikes at a young age (no more peas but bring on those sweet potatoes please!) Gradually he or she will start to also show you his musical taste in response to music.  Heavy operatic numbers and subtle symphonies might be a bit deep.  It doesn't mean that lovely orchestral lullabies or minstrel singing won't put him to sleep.  Minor keys may cause your child to cry.  My own child loved minor key, and I taught her needed life skills (phone number, address, how to make cookies) all with singing in a minor key.  Even her lullaby was minor.   We all have different tastes in music.  Why not start exposing your child today to the many choices of listening material. I am suggesting some music choices below.   Some of these links are affiliate links.  If you make a qualifying purchase from Amazon we will earn a small percentage.   The Hu Mongolian Rock  Miles Davis Jazz Vivaldi Baroque Era 80's Pop

An Economists view on Not asking for a Reschedule and Why I am Reposting It

In these post pandemic days, it is becoming common practice again for people to ask us to reschedule lessons because something else 'came up'.      A birthday party, going to a movie, play date, baseball game, etc.  We will reschedule for illness.  If it is another school or music related absence we will work with you. A Death in the Family.   It may take a while to have an opening to offer you in these instances, however we will honor the situation.  We can also offer you a virtual lesson.  In the summer quarter, when schools are on break we can accommodate to reschedule up to "2" lessons missed in this quarter as long as they do not coincide with our own closures.  There are only so many hours we can teach.  We have families, other work obligations.  We have set work hours and days.   Our students are taking a block on our schedule.  We don't have floating schedules, we see the same students, the same day and time 47 weeks out of the year.    If WE (your educato