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Showing posts with label lessons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lessons. Show all posts

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Choosing an instrument for your child (and what's involved with learning an instrument) - Marnie Harrington

 Choosing an instrument for your child (and what's involved with learning an instrument) - Marnie Harrington

-Commitment

There's no getting around the fact that you need to practice regularly in order to learn an instrument! For kids and beginners, just 15 minutes a day is enough to keep them improving. Don't be discouraged when your child loses interest. It's inevitable! When that happens, just

Sunday, 23 July 2017

Learning Instruments - Marnie Harrington

Learning Instruments - Marnie Harrington


(There's a video about this topic down below after you've read this post. Or you could just skip to it straight away!)


Getting kids to learn music and play instruments can be tough at times but it does has many benefits! Here are a list of reasons why children should always have the opportunity to play music!


-Refine/develop mental skills

Beat and bar division, scales, rhythm and musical intervals all use similar mental skills as maths does. It can develop

Tuesday, 18 July 2017

Challenging Days. -Melinda Harrington

Challenging Days.
-Melinda Harrington

Well there’s just no denying the fact that some homeschool days are less than perfect. Some days just don’t go the way we planned, do they?

I remember one day looking at the clock and realizing that it was 2pm, and there was no way that we were going to get started that day. So I gave up, and went to have a shower and change out of my pyjamas. Yes, I had not even managed to