In the jungle that is music education, there lives a beast.
A terrifying dragon that lurks behind every chair, instrument and music stand, it is the Distraction Dragon. This beast is the greatest and most common enemy of all teachers.
We tremble upon sensing the slightest...
Soft Skills Vs Hard Skills
There's been a lot of talk in the education world of late about the value of the soft skills, emotional and psychological. These are the skills that are traditionally not tested. Unlike math or reading or science, these skills are more nuanced.
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Andrew Ingkavet
Educator, Author, Composer, Father
I’m Andrew Ingkavet, a composer & musician, who spent a soul-sucking decade making corporate websites until my toddler son asked me to teach him piano. To my shock, I discovered there were no age-appropriate methods and began teaching him by applying a framework from design I call Musicolor Method. My students thrived, my studio grew and as I began sharing this, other teachers began applying it and their enrollment exploded. If you’d like to discover this powerful 7-step process and put it to work in your studio, send me an email by clicking the button below.
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