Instrumental Music Instruction and the Brain
This morning, I read Dr. Perri Klass’s New York Times article called “Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits”. The article was originally published on September 10, 2012 and validates what many...
View ArticleAnnouncing Our New Website!
Hear ye, hear ye! Announcing the new website of Maestro Musicians! After a long month of intense work, we are rolling out the red carpet and bringing out the new and improved look of Maestro Musicians....
View ArticleThe Language of Music
Today I was teaching one my violin students Handel’s “Chorus” from Judas Maccabaeus. For those of you who don’t know the piece, it starts out with a rich beautiful theme with long notes. The violinist...
View ArticleThe Purpose of Music Lessons
On September 16, 2013, Mark Oppenheimer wrote an interesting article for the New Republic called Stop Forcing Your Kids to Learn a Musical Instrument. His title is controversial and as a concert...
View ArticleMusic Lessons and Engineering
Many of my readers do not know that when I was 18 I had to make a crucial decision between engineering and music. I was offered a position in the University of Michigan’s undergraduate degree in...
View ArticleOur Music School
There has been an interesting article circulating the internet-rounds in the classical music community. According to Norman Lebrecht’s article in artsjournal.com, Thomas Südhof, one of the winners of...
View ArticleMusic – A Uniquely Human Experience
I was sitting in the synagogue a few weeks ago during Saturday Sabbath morning services. It came time to recite a part of the service called “Psukei d’Zimra”, or “Hymnal Verses”. While listening to...
View ArticleWhy Traditional Music Lessons Matter
I recently came across the blog of pianist Emily Fransen. Fransen holds the position of Adjunct Professor of Music at the Delgado Community College in Louisiana. She is also a piano teacher at the Hall...
View ArticleDoes Music Make You Smarter? (The Mozart Effect)
I remember back in the early nineties (1993 to be exact) when the study by F.H. Rauscher et al came out which hypothesized that listening to Mozart for ten minutes a day increased spatial reasoning...
View ArticleLearning How to Play as an Individual
My dear readers, Today’s article is not going to be about wedding music, music lessons, or Maestro Musicians in the news. Rather, I simply wish to speak to you from the heart about my experience as a...
View ArticlePodcast With Roy Sonne
On February 14, I had the privilege of interviewing violinist and teacher Roy Sonne. Mr. Sonne is a highly versatile and talented violinist, conductor, and educator. He runs the School of Violin...
View ArticlePlaying the Violin Like a Singer
I was reading the blog of Pittsburgh-based violinist Roy Sonne and came across a fantastic article called “How can I play like a singer?” Those of you who have listened to our podcast interview of...
View ArticleThe Value of Music Education
In June, 2014, a Harvard University/Boston Children’s Hospital study was published in plos.org stipulating that children who have had regular musical training are at an advantage in a wide variety of...
View ArticleThe Teacher-Student Relationship
Today, we share a post from guest-blogger, Alexandra Berube, founder of Boston Tutoring Services, LLC. Ms. Berube is a trained teacher with an M.Ed. from Lesley University. She believes that having a...
View ArticleTime for Music Lessons!
Although it might seem far away, the new school year is quickly approaching. This means that the barrage of decisions to make about after-school activities will hit most parents like a ton of bricks...
View ArticleUniting Mind, Body, and Spirit with Music
As a concert violinist and violin teacher, to me, one of the most fascinating elements of the musical experience is the unification of mind, body, and spirit, that results from learning and performing...
View ArticlePodcast With Laurie Niles
On November 4, 2014, we conducted a podcast with Laurie Niles, founder of the famous violin website violinist.com. Laurie leads such an exciting life and is involved with many projects! Above all, the...
View ArticleMusic Lessons Instill Self Actualization
Dear music teachers, performers, students of music, and parents, Today I approach you with a principle that is often so overlooked in our music lessons and practice sessions that it is akin to...
View ArticleThe Boston Music Scene
On October 13, 2014, Alain Brunet of the Montreal-based LaPresse wrote a fantastic article about the Boston music scene. Some of our musicians were honored to be featured in this piece, which covers up...
View ArticleMusical Mediation
Dear readers, Today, I would like to discuss the role that music can play in mediation. Am I talking about legal disputes? No! Rather, I am talking about the quality that music has, enabling it to be a...
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