5 Steps of Design Thinking: How We Put Students First

At its core, Design Thinking is a problem-solving process that begins with the needs of the user. Here at Music Junkie Studios, we use Design Thinking to empower our students to take control of their education and create a learning experience that is tailored to their individual needs. You’ll probably hear us around the studioContinueContinue reading “5 Steps of Design Thinking: How We Put Students First”

5 Important Tips for the Adult Music Student

Despite being busy, many adults find a lot of value in learning a new instrument! In this blog, I’ll share 5 great tips aimed at helping adults who want to learn an instrument and stick with it long term. Whether you’ve been trying to play for years, or have just recently picked up the instrument,ContinueContinue reading “5 Important Tips for the Adult Music Student”

15 Benefits of Hands-on Instrument Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers’ Development

Did you know that playing musical instruments is not only fun for toddlers and preschoolers, but it also helps with their development? From improving hand-eye coordination to enhancing memory skills, there are many benefits to be had from hands-on instrument play. Keep reading to learn more about what these benefits are and how you canContinueContinue reading “15 Benefits of Hands-on Instrument Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers’ Development”

Development

One of our core values at Music Junkie Studios life-long learning (ongoing personal and professional development). One way to illustrate this concept is to imagine ourselves as bodies of water. We want to be running streams- full of energy, active, clean, always refilling from upstream and providing to the creeks downstream. What do we meanContinueContinue reading “Development”

Teaching music is not enough

We learn to sing and play instruments through gradual development, habituation, and integration of a sophisticated collection of skills. I truly believe that the mark of a great teacher is not how quickly they “deliver the concepts,” but how elegantly they help each student lay the groundwork for a stellar, balanced technique and then continueContinueContinue reading “Teaching music is not enough”