The Gift of Giving

Giving and receiving are the two parts of the same basic principle which is love. When we teach our children to give with happiness and excitement, we enable them to receive with gratitude. Children feel empowered when they give something which they have worked on and created. This holiday help your child to give something […]

Spot Practice to enable Integral learning

Spot Practice to enable Integral learning

Core awareness is the point where thought, feeling, action, and inspiration all become one and the same. Integral learning is the process of developing the ability to be at the center of these four quadrants. Therefore the thought and the doing become one. This is present moment awareness, and the state of total concentration.

Nurture Your Child’s Musical Taste

Nurture Your Child’s Musical Taste

Reprinted from the February 2003 Atlanta Suzuki Piano Association “Nurture” Journal This article seems relevant now as we go into the Thanksgiving holiday. The association of family and friends with the autumn season foods is reinforced over many years for children. We associate music with feelings in much the same way. When my children were […]

Oh, to hear Bach in the morning!

Oh, to hear Bach in the morning!

Reprinted from the “Nurture” Journal published by the Atlanta Suzuki Piano Association This article was written a few months after the 9/11/2001 attacks on the US. It was an attempt at that time to help families and teachers get back into the habit of listening to classical music in the house not only for their […]

Top Ten Reasons to buy a piano instead of a car

Top Ten Reasons to buy a piano instead of a car

Reprinted from “Nurture” -The Atlanta Suzuki Association Newsletter Top Ten was regular feature done in collaboration with Zoe Schommer (This is NOT a paid advertisement) 11. New reason for this post-There must be some great sales out there right now 10. You don’t have to worry about which designer color to pick. 9. Your insurance […]