December Practice Challenge_Lewis Music Studio Tomorrow is December, and it is time to start a new practice challenge! This month we will be choosing one of our students who completes the practice challenge to win a free LMS t-shirt! To participate, simply fill in one ornament on the tree every time you practice, and...
It’s a good day to make music. What day isn’t! That is the motivation behind the new Lewis Music Studio shirts and Tote Bags! There are a variety of styles to choose from, and there is something that fits everyone from our little ones up to the adults! Show your support for Lewis Music Studio,...
What is one of the first things that you learn when you pick up a stringed instrument? Name the notes on the strings! Our printable makes it easy for you to quiz your student (or yourself!) on those string names! The lines pointing to the stings are color coded so that the string names that...
“Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth!” ~Pharrell Williams Happy I found the book Happy the preschool music kit that I recently ordered from my local library, and it gets a double thumbs up from my family! The words are simply the lyrics to the popular song Happy by Pharrell Williams, so that...
What is a Spirit Stick? Spirit Sticks are fun awards that Lewis Music Studio students can earn by completing tasks related to their instrument! The awards are shaped like a small “stick,” and they attach to a binder clip or key ring. Students keep them on their music bag or on their instrument case! The...
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music is by Newberry Honor Winner Margarita Engle and illustrated by Rafael Lopez. This one gets my enthusiastic thumbs up! Introduction This book is part of a preschool music kit that I checked out of my local library, and I am so glad that I found it!...
On Saturday we had a lovely recital at a local nursing home. Eleven students played, and each and every student did an amazing job, and the residents were just thrilled to have us! It was so nice to have such an encouraging audience. Enjoy some videos and photos of our special event. Trey played two...
As a teacher with a studio that has grown in leaps and bounds in the past year, I knew that manually typing my schedules and invoices by hand each month was no longer practical. Even once I finished typing the dates manually, adding the amount owed for each student, and making sure each detail was...
Many of the students at Lewis Music Studio are five years old or under. This is great because they have so much potential for an entire childhood of music. I have noticed, however, that many children under five get confused between their right and left hands. They may be able to name them (and we...
This is a fun activity that we do to learn musical expression, and appreciation for classical music. The song is Hens and Roosters from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens. It’s abrupt sounds imitate chickens running, pecking, jumping, and flying. I encourage the children to make our chickens move on the parachute while they listen...
