Posts by Leah Young

Patterns are like the Legos of music. So, during training, we make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the PB, is for pattern book where we’re teaching patterns. And then jam, we’re always doing some kind of jam. And the regular lesson books are just like bread. You got to have them, they’re nice. But teaching only with lesson books is not well rounded. Repertoire and lesson books are the bread. So, what we’re adding is the patterns and the jam which are essential.

Music is Transformative Playing an Instrument is Like a Superhero Quest: An Interview With Meridee Winters Meridee Winters is the owner of a distinguished music school in Philadelphia, and publishes a unique style of books for teaching music.  She has an interesting and diverse history.  She was formerly both a grade school teacher and owner…

Music is a Language Playing an Instrument is Like a Superhero Quest: An Interview With Meridee Winters This is part 2 of a three part series… [ Return to Part 1 ] – – If someone wants to develop into a great musician, they need to master more advanced concepts and techniques. Sometimes those things…

The Science of Music Education Can Bad Practice Habits Lower Your IQ? When I stumbled upon the book, Fundamentals of Piano Practice Chuan C. Chang, it caught my eye because of a statement in the book description: Genius skills are identified and shown to be teachable; learning piano can raise or lower your IQ.  Bah,…