Monthly Archives: June 2013
Made my Day!
So today I tended my grandkids while my daughter ran to the doctor. Maia, who just started taking lessons, ran into the house with her music and said: “Grandma, listen, I know all of my songs!’ She sat right down … Continue reading
Music Makes Our Brain Sing
Click the link below to read a fascinating article published in last Sunday’s New York Times! A version of this op-ed appeared in print on June 9, 2013, on page SR12 of the New York edition with the headline: Why … Continue reading
More “Food for Thought”
“Only when music is a joyful experience does it call the child into active participation…It is the joy of actively doing and creating music that leads the child toward a lifelong musical disposition.” –Linda Swears (music educator, composer, clinician, and … Continue reading
Food for Thought
“Only a society prepared by education can ever be truly a cultured society …Children must receive musical instruction naturally as food, and with as much pleasure as they derive from a ball game.” —Leonard Bernstein
I’m still working hard to start up in Farmington
So if you are in Davis County, fear not! I will start teaching summer lessons next week. It is obvious that it is going to take months for me to get completely organized, so I am going to start anyway. … Continue reading
Finding a Good Teacher
If you are new to the area and want a good piano teacher for your kids or if you are starting your first child in lessons, be sure to go to the Utah Music Teacher’s Association website. They have all … Continue reading
Jill's Studio: "Where Every Student Counts!" 