Music Education Research

The A.C.T. Government has an infographic on the power of music, which covers the benefits of studying music, and the positive effects playing a musical instrument can have, especially for those suffering from childhood trauma, but even for those not.

The National Library of Medicine in the USA published a study from the University of Geneva that concludes that "musical education starting already early in childhood offers the opportunity to tune and train the brain for important cognitive and possibly also social functions. Furthermore, it provides the child with techniques and foundations, which will probably serve as a benefit for the entire lifetime; not to mention that having learned to play an instrument in childhood may be a great source of pleasure later on in life."

Also, "The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest."

And, a study from January 2021 at the University of Zurich (published in The Journal of Neuroscience) shows that teaching kids to play a musical instrument increases other skills and brain power.

Music Makes Kids Smarter

Your child will quickly become comfortable with learning this way, they will learn songs on their own, they will develop confidence and all study will be easier for them because of this way of learning. When they start learning music theory, all other learning (such as reading sheet music, etc) will be easier for them because they have the proper foundation to understand learning.

What We Teach

We start by doing things like ear training as well as showing the child time and feel, and teaching your child about the history of music.

This then develops in to teaching things like; instrument basics, technique and repertories.

Then, enventually we teach things like; reading sheet music, scales, modes, rhythm and improvising.

This is all developed alongside the child. We deal with what each student needs at the time they need it. We teach the student what the student WANTS to know, and what you (the parent) need to know, all at a pace that is right for you and (most importantly) the child.