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Is Your Child Ready for the Violin?

by Gail Nelsonupdated on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

It’s only natural, in our current climate of the “earlier the better” in education, to want to start our little ones on string instruments as soon as they can walk. But is it right? Maybe, maybe not – as a …

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Get Started with Online Lessons

by Gail Nelsonupdated on January 3, 2020September 4, 2018

New student special! Video lessons with a live teacher actually have some advantages over in-studio lessons, and many advantages over pre-recorded YouTube videos.

Blog, Getting started, music education

One Note at a Time!

by Gail Nelsonupdated on August 26, 2013July 12, 2013

This is my answer when I am asked how I can manage to get so many little ones all playing together and playing so beautifully. I guess people have an idea that music is this big, crazy subject that requires years …

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You make it sound so easy!

by Gail Nelsonupdated on June 26, 2013June 26, 2013

Well, advanced music performance and theory are hard – but it is not at all difficult to get a solid start on your own with the basics. That’s where my book comes in. I wrote it for parents who have …

Getting started, music education

But Music is Hard!

by Gail Nelsonupdated on June 26, 2013June 24, 2013

Rarely is anything worth doing easy. Music in its simplest forms is not complicated, but does take a little bit of work to grasp. You can do this! Almost four years ago, I felt the same – could I teach …

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Learn Music With Your Kids!

by Gail Nelsonupdated on May 14, 2013May 14, 2013

Yes, it can be done! Using my methods and exercises, you’ll be able to play the recorder with your kids, and even learn to read music. This started several years ago, when our twins were enrolled in a Pre-K program …

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Getting Started

by Gail Nelsonupdated on August 13, 2013February 18, 2013

Getting your child started with music is easier (and more important) than you might realize, for several reasons:   We are wired from birth for music. That’s right, you read it right – hard wired. Think about it, we learn …

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