Learn Music Together

Did you know learning piano helps your child to succeed at school and in life?  Music helps with brain development, with listening skills, in math and reading, and with attention span.  

In this episode, I break down ways that having your child learn piano will help them tremendously with learning at school.  We don't just talk about the academic side of things, but also the emotional and mental side of things as well. 

The blog post and video about how playing an instrument benefits your brain can be accessed here

You watch a free piano lesson with Jessica here.

Grab your free "Homeschool Music Education Starter Guide" here.

Check out the blog, resources, and other content to help your child learn music on this page. 

If your child is ready to jump right in with online piano lessons, I'd love to be their teacher on my "Learn Piano At Home" course.  You can enroll your child here. 

I’d love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

You've made the decision for your child to learn piano, but now helping them practice is the next step.  As you know, family life isn't quiet.  It's almost near impossible to find a quiet time for your child to practice.  But, there are ways you can help your child and get your family on board as well when it comes to practice time in your home.

Here are the suggestions I give in this episode today:

You can read the blog post that goes along with this episode here. 

You watch a free piano lesson with Jessica here.

Grab your free "Homeschool Music Education Starter Guide" here.

Check out the blog, resources, and other content to help your child learn music on this page. 

If your child is ready to jump right in with online piano lessons, I'd love to be their teacher on my "Learn Piano At Home" course.  You can enroll your child here. 

I’d love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

How do you know whether to get your child a piano or a keyboard?  There are so many options available and figuring out how to choose what to use can be a bit overwhelming.

In this episode, I break down the 3 types of pianos and keyboards and how to make the best decision for your child.

There are:

You watch a free piano lesson with Jessica here.

Grab your free "Homeschool Music Education Starter Guide" here.

Check out the blog, resources, and other content to help your child learn music on this page. 

If your child is ready to jump right in with online piano lessons, I'd love to be their teacher on my "Learn Piano At Home" course.  You can enroll your child here. 

I’d love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

Determining if your child is ready for a piano lessons can be a tricky decision.  We go into a lot more detail about these points in today's episode.  But, when helping parents know if your child is ready, I give them these 5 points to consider:

You can read the blog post that goes along with this episode here. 

Also, you watch a free piano lesson with Jessica here.

Grab your free "Homeschool Music Education Starter Guide" here.

Check out the blog, resources, and other content to help your child learn music on this page. 

I’d love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

Are you trying to decide if your child should learn piano and you just don’t know whether to move forward or not?  Well, there are two ways families get to the point of deciding whether or not your child should learn piano.  It’s either your decision or your child’s.  Yep, that’s it!

Don’t focus so much on how the decision gets made, but on if it’s the right one. In this episode, I’ll explain how to not only make a decision, but how to move forward with your child once that decision is made too.

You can read the blog post that goes along with this episode here. 

Also, you watch a free piano lesson with Jessica here.

Grab your free "Homeschool Music Education Starter Guide" here.

Check out the blog, resources, and other content to help your child learn music on this page. 

If your child is ready to jump right in with online piano lessons, I'd love to be their teacher on my "Learn Piano At Home" course.  You can enroll your child here. 

I’d love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

If you’ve wondered what instrument to start your child on, then this episode will explain why starting on the piano is a great decision.  Your child may have said they want to learn drums, guitar, or anything else and if so, then do that!  But, I still have my reasons for having kids learn piano first, especially if they’re unsure what instrument to learn.  

Here are a few of my reasons I discuss further in this episode:

You can read the blog post that goes right along with this episode here.

Also, you watch a free piano lesson with Jessica here. 

Grab your free "Homeschool Music Education Starter Guide" here.

Check out the blog, resources, and other content to help your child learn music on this page. 

If your child is ready to jump right in with online piano lessons, I'd love to be their teacher on my "Learn Piano At Home" course.  You can enroll your child here. 

I’d love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

In this episode, we're going to talk about what’s missing in piano lessons.  In my opinion, that's the interaction with the parents.  Parents should feel just as included in what’s being learned as your child does.  You should know how to help them practice and should leave lessons feeling confident each week in your ability to do so.

Here are 3 ways to help you communicate better with your child's piano teacher:

1. Ask the teacher if they’re not providing information to communicate with you, even if it’s just on a sticky note of what your child needs to be practicing that week.

2. Take notes if you’re in an open lesson environment.  Write things down like warmup- C scale, learn new song on page 54, music theory is treble clef lines and spaces, practice for 30 minutes, remember posture. 

3. If all else fails, as the week goes on and you’ve forgotten something, ask the teacher.  Don’t be afraid to shoot a quick email their way to ask them about something your child needs to be doing.

You can read the blog post to go right along with this episode here.

Grab your free "Homeschool Music Education Starter Guide" here.

Check out the blog, resources, and other content to help your child learn music on this page. 

If your child is ready to jump right in with online piano lessons, I'd love to be their teacher on my "Learn Piano At Home" course.  You can enroll your child here. 

I’d love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

Welcome to the Learn Music Together podcast.  This podcast is for you parent, who needs strategies, ideas, and support in guiding your child as he or she learns music at home, private lessons, or in a group setting.  Whether you have a musical background or not, you CAN give your child the encouragement and help they need as they practice each and every week.  

This podcast will give you the support you’ve been needing each week, so together, we can encourage your child to reach their full musical potential.

Grab your free "Homeschool Music Education Starter Guide" here.

Check out the blog, resources, and other content to help your child learn music on this page. 

I’d love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful, and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.