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• Feature Article: Why Your Child Will Enjoy Crescendo Kids Online

• Student Hall of Fame

• Practice Tip

• Parents Ask Pam - How much can my child really learn in an 8-minute lesson?

Feature Article - Why Your Child Will Enjoy Crescendo Kids Online

What makes our beginning piano program so successful? When Move Over Mozart started in 1994, our goal was to create piano lessons for every child. Looking back at my childhood I realized how fortunate I was to have piano lessons. Back then, piano lessons meant my parents could afford an acoustic piano and piano lessons. Also, my mother had the time to transport me to the lessons each week. Very few of my friends had a piano in their home. By the time I got into high school, I had something “special” that gave me joy. I started wondering what my life would be like if I never had piano lessons? As an adult, I had several friends that I suspected would be very good musicians but never had the opportunity to explore that side of their skills. I wanted to create a program that was affordable and convenient for parents and motivating for children.

Today, in addition to our in-person classes at community centers, we also offer a similar program online. Here are some of the benefits I’ve noticed that makes our online program successful and in some ways better than traditional private lessons.

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• Feature Article: Top 10 Reasons We Are The Best!

• Student Hall of Fame

• Practice Tip

• Parents Ask Pam - May we have an extra lesson before the recital?

Feature Article - Top 10 Reasons We Are The Best!

Move Over Mozart has been teaching beginning piano lessons to children in the greater Seattle area since 1994. Here are some reasons that we think makes us stand out as one of the best piano schools in the area.

1. Most Experienced

Move Over Mozart has taught over 5000 . . .

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• Feature Article: Games to Play on the Piano

• Student Hall of Fame

• Practice Tip

• Parents Ask Pam - What is your availability for online lessons?

Feature Article - Games to Play on the Piano

Knowing the names of the keys on the piano is such an important part of learning the piano. Here are some tips and activities to help you or your child learn these names easily.

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• Feature Article: Teaching Music to Students With Autism

• Student Hall of Fame

• Practice Tip

• Parents Ask Pam - In the beginning piano program, is it all self-study or does the student ever check in with a teacher?

Feature Article - Teaching Music To Students With Autism

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder seem to thrive and do very well in a musical lesson, and I wanted to showcase some examples in this article. However, in my research, I found very little difference between planning a lesson for a neurotypical child versus a child with any other learning challenge. With any student of any age, you plan a lesson that will motivate and excite the student while using their own learning style. Because every individual is different, teachers tend to use several learning styles when planning a lesson to a group.

What is the best way to teach a student a new concept?