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8 Tips to Finding the Best Music School In Etobicoke

Finding the latest restaurant is hard enough on Google so now what do you do as a parent when looking for something that REALLY matters? Finding a music school / […]

Why Are Drum Lessons So Addictive?

Just the other day a young student bounced down the stairs and ran into the waiting room with a smile. I watched as he took off his backpack and noticed […]

10 Tips to Help Motivate Your Child to Practice

How do I get my child to want to practice more? Oh, if only I could have a dollar for every time I have been asked this excellent question over […]

Reflections on 16 Years of Teaching

If you’ll indulge me, I’m going to be a little nostalgic on this blog post. The largest chunk of my life doing anything has been teaching piano and I decided […]

Mixtapes: A Love Story

Ah the lost art – and it certainly is an art – of making a mixtape is one lost on a generation that needs only drag and drop to make […]

Personal Memories of a Jazz Legend: Dave Brubeck

What do you know about Jazz? I remember being asked that question at age 14 and thinking: “In all honesty, not much.” Then again there was this amazing rhythm stuck […]