Month: November 2013

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What’s coming next

Hello dear readers, students, and parent/guardians!

I’ve been fairly inactive here as I went through  a busy spell of gigs and engagements and friends in town, but I do plan on keeping this space more active in the future.

In the immediate future I am looking forward to transferring all my website content from laurehusting.com to this WordPress format, and spicing up the look and flow of the studio page. A friend was kind enough to take some new headshots for me, so look forward to those!

Keep practicing!

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For the Parents and Guardians

http://musicalresources.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/truth-about-piano-lessons.html?m=1

Give it a read, oh payers of the lesson fees, and understand.

(And replace “piano” with “trombone/baritone/euphonium/tuba” and “big black beast” with …I don’t know, “shiny brass beast”?)

Disclaimer: I don’t think any of my current students or parents feel that lessons are the be-all-end-all of their children’s musical education. We all know that practice is necessary to develop skill, and skill necessary to develop enjoyment and expression. I think the points about busy schedules and insisting that children “do everything” are valid. While I understand that we don’t want to place any limits on what our students can achieve, we should allow them some time to find their feet doing something they like.