“Music…is uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.” ~ Aretha Franklin Did you know that October is Emotional Wellness Month? Before you start scratching your head wondering what “emotional wellness” has to do with music, let us tell you that there is, indeed, a strong connection between them. By its definition, emotional wellness means relaxation, inner peace,…

Summer guitar lessons in NYC Look no further. As summertime and the livin’ is easy. This means that when school is out and kids are on vacation, the last thing they want to do is practice music. We get it. But as music educators we know that stopping guitar lessons or piano lessons (and not…

Welcome to April, which marks the International Guitar Month. The annual celebration of this wonderful string instrument is a good opportunity to review some reasons to learn to play the guitar. As John Denver, who always performed with his acoustic guitar, sang: “This old guitar taught me to sing a love song It showed me…