Music Education

Bryce Leader

Nov 28, 20208 min read

5 year olds vs 9 year olds – the differences in guitar teaching strategies.

Lesson Content and strategies designed for five year old children can have a huge impact on their learning.

Bryce Leader

Nov 4, 20203 min read

The Suzuki Method for Guitar; the benefits, shortcomings and how they might be overcome

The Suzuki method guitar books are made from a series of brilliantly graded and sequential pieces, each building on the last. Once the...

Bryce Leader

Oct 21, 20204 min read

Do your young students practice their guitar?  

A student’s lack of practice is a constant source of frustration for guitar teachers. As musicians and guitar teachers, we generally find...

Bryce Leader

Oct 14, 20203 min read

Is Music a Language?

Music evokes memories and emotions and can soothe the savage beast. The signs and symbols that written music use are universally...

Bryce Leader

Sep 30, 20204 min read

Should 5 year olds be taught to play guitar? Absolutely!

I recently posted an infographic on Facebook about the reasons five-year olds should learn to play guitar. It started quite a...

Bryce Leader

Sep 23, 20203 min read

The End of Year Concert – Celebration or Chaos?

Our students have been working hard all year, so we are putting on a concert to showcase their abilities. There are always mixed feelings...

Bryce Leader

Sep 16, 20203 min read

If children are better visual learners, then why the importance of learning to read music?

Reading music is difficult. Reading music requires analysis, thought and concentration. Playing a piece of music requires children to...

Bryce Leader

Sep 9, 20204 min read

Visual or Auditory? What is the best method to teach your students?

Guitar and music teachers reading this are probably already aware of the benefits of musical education on a young growing brain and that...