When Learning is Painful

When Learning is Painful

My colleagues and I are currently taking our Music Teaching Diploma course with the International School of Musicians, UK. In a recent lecture, we explored a variety of Education Learning Theories and reflected on which of the approaches best describes how we...

Making Room for Music in the Summer Holidays

The summer holidays are probably the most anticipated holiday of the school year.  Parents and children alike long for that season when they no longer need to set their alarms quite so early in the mornings in a bid to get to school on time.  Parents certainly...
The Many Benefits of Learning to Play Music

The Many Benefits of Learning to Play Music

In this post, one of our music coaches, David Ajayi, talks about the many benefits children can experience from learning to play a musical instrument. Music is a highly subjective and personal experience, and it can mean different things to different people.  Music...
Ditch those Goals!

Ditch those Goals!

Watch Successful Music Parenting Whenever we enter a new year, the air is thick with talk of new year resolutions. What you should have in your resolutions. How you should go about deciding what makes the list etc etc. Rarely do we hear talk about what systems need to...
Who Needs A Music Coach Anyway?

Who Needs A Music Coach Anyway?

Our Head Coach, Joseph teaches Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, Voice and Music Theory  I have heard a lot of stories of successful, “self-taught” musicians, who developed their musical prowess without any formal coaching or tuition. I can attest that many of  these rare...
5 Ways Reading Notation Makes You A Better Person

5 Ways Reading Notation Makes You A Better Person

Coach Emmanuel teaches Saxophone, Clarinet, Piano and Music theory at KMC.  He says many of his students think that learning to read music notation is a form of punishment! In this article he sets out five benefits of reading notation and hopes his students, and many...