This Memo includes

• Feature Article: 5 Things I Learned From Piano Lessons That Improved Me As A Student

• Student Achievements - a new section we will be including to recognize our students' hard work.

• Upcoming MOM events includes our “back to school” Crescendo Kids Online class

• Parents Ask Pam - What is the biggest challenge you’ve noticed with young children switching to online lessons from the group classes?

Feature Article - 5 Things I Learned From Piano Lessons That Improved Me As A Student

I started taking piano lessons at seven years old. By the time I was ready for high school, I noticed several skills and techniques I had learned from playing the piano were actually quite helpful in other subjects in school. Growing up, I felt like an average student needing to work extra hard to get good grades. I went to a private, college-prep high school and needed every trick I could find to continue getting good grades. Here are a few of the techniques that all piano students learn that also help them in school and life in general.

This is NOT an article about how music education is vital and necessary for child development!  Parents already know this!  Besides, there are literally hundreds of research studies and thousands of articles explaining all the scientific benefits way better than I could. The question isn’t SHOULD you include music training for your child, but rather HOW to include music training, especially with today’s safety concerns and parents’ already hectic lifestyle of balancing work and family life.  So here are four easy ways parents can include music education into their child’s training.