by Aaron Hansen | Oct 2, 2017 | Music Therapy
It’s Science! Basic Acoustics: Frequency, Wavelength & Pitch Music is the wondrous meeting place of art and science. Part One of “It’s Science!”explained how the volume of a sound is determined by the amplitude of the sound wave. Sound waves have many other...
by Aaron Hansen | Sep 13, 2017 | Conservatory, Music Education
How Parents Can Help Their Young Musician Learning a musical instrument often represents a child’s first opportunity to discover how a routine of individual practice leads to ever-increasing rewards. For parents, it’s a rare chance to help their child discover a love...
by Aaron Hansen | Sep 1, 2017 | Music Advocacy, Music Education
The opportunity to learn to play music is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child. Even if your child has no desire to become a professional musician, learning music gives them self-confidence and a lifetime of satisfaction. There’s another, also extremely...
by Aaron Hansen | Aug 23, 2017 | Music Advocacy, Music Education
It’s been said a trillion times, and for good reason: practice is absolutely essential for growth as a musician. You can never expect to grow if you don’t understand the value of a good practice session. Marathon runners exercise every day in order to be prepared to...
by Aaron Hansen | Aug 18, 2017 | Music Education
Part 1: Amplitude and Volume Playing and listening to music raises all sorts of fascinating questions about how sound works: How can six cellos match the volume of 20 violins? Why is it that when a band is playing at the far end of the park, all I can hear are the...
