Baby Registry: My Must-Have Checklist

Baby Registry Checklist:

After having three kids, there a few things I would have definitely added to my first baby registry and a few things I could have done without. Here is my updated list of all the essentials with links to some favorites.

Music Lessons: A Guide to Knowing When to Start

When to Start Music Lessons:

So, your child wants to play an instrument but you are not sure if it is time to start private (one-on-one) lessons.

I wish I could say “anytime! any age!” but that wouldn’t be entirely true. There are some things I look for when I have a student take a trial lesson. These are things you can look for as a parent at home before contacting a teacher and I can confidently say that any good teacher will be looking for these things as well. I look at these slightly differently for violin and piano. I teach both instruments and though many of these overlap, I am a bit more willing to take on a younger, less-focused student on piano.