By Kristina Lee Some months ago, I wrote an article called Is Music a Language? The conclusion of the article was that music is not a language in its strict definition but that the process […]
Category: Learning and Teaching
Is Music a Language?
By Kristina Lee *This article is a follow-up to a blog I wrote called Why We do 45 minute lessons? The short answer is a “No.” Music is a medium of communication, but it is […]
Why We Do 45-minute Lessons
By Kristina Lee It used to be that I would start a beginning student with 30-min lessons and then move them to longer lessons. We don’t offer 30-min lessons anymore because along the way, I […]
The Gift of Listening
Last year, I got to see Joey Alexander perform. I first heard of Joey from a friend of mine who sent me a clip of Joey’s interview. And then I heard some of my musician […]
Life Companion
While I was attending the MTNA National Conference in Las Vegas in March, I shared a room with a friend who was there to help out at the Yamaha booth. One night, I was talking […]
12 Golden Rules I live by as a Music Educator
It has been two years since I had a drastic life and career change and started teaching full-time under “Kristina Lee Music.” At this two-year juncture, I’m listing some things that have been and become […]
Ring the Bell! (Rhythm Tip #2)
This video is a demonstration of one of the ways I teach students what to do with quarter rests. It is a known fact that beginning students (and unfortunately many students who have been taking […]
