As the refugee crisis continues to expand, and as families seeking political asylum depart from Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, communities across the United States and elsewhere look for ways to welcome them to their new homes. One way that has proven successful is through...
Funding for music lessons can come from a variety of sources. In many cases, parents invest in lessons for their children, or adult students pay for their own tutelage. Recently, non-profit groups have begun to flourish, which provide funding intended for private music study. This...
“Staying Frosty” is a term that we believe originated in military circles, but it refers to alertness. Preparedness. Freshness. “Stay frosty” means, basically, “stay on your toes.” “Don’t get sleepy.” And, when it comes to your instrument – whatever instrument that may be, and your...
For young music students participating in their schools’ formal, classroom-based music programs in Cincinnati, there are usually two types of practice they encounter: solo and large group....
When parents enroll their children in music lessons here in our Cincinnati studio, sometimes questions arise about the balance between taking music lessons, practicing, and completing school assignments....
The question of when to begin music lessons is often debated. We have all heard stories of people who were “forced” to take lessons at too young of an age – or took lessons which were more repetition and discipline than fun – and it...
The benefits that young children gain from musical play are immense. By having movement – dance, wiggling, rocking, crawling, early walking, early running – be accompanied by music, it starts planting the seeds that music is fun and entertaining, and that our physical motions can...
Young kids love music. Dancing, clapping, singing, and celebrating through song are excellent ways for kids to learn and have fun. Here in Cincinnati, Toedtman School of Music offers three “Joy of Music” classes, for different age levels. In Wee One, infants discover music through...
