A Cheat Sheet for Staying Positive While Performing
When you have a performance approaching, it’s easy to be overwhelmed with negative thoughts about your level of preparation. You might...
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sophiasahmad
- Aug 6
- 1 min
Welcome New Managing Director Mimi Beringer
Mobile Music Lessons is pleased to introduce Mimi Beringer as our new Managing Director, as of August 2024! Mimi comes to us with a...
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genasee
- Aug 2
- 1 min
Good practices for staying focused!
Do you often zone out while practicing, or maybe find yourself daydreaming when you should be focusing? The Resource theory says that...
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genasee
- Jul 17
- 1 min
Student Spotlight
Get to know Mobile Music Lessons student Sam, from the piano studios of Gary Goudelock Jr.! Q: What is your favorite piece to play? A:...
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genasee
- Jul 9
- 1 min
Faculty Spotlight: Matthew Soeghay
Get to know Mobile Music Lessons piano faculty member, Matthew Seoghay! Learn more about him on our faculty page. Â Read more faculty...
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genasee
- Jul 1
- 1 min
A Simple Trick for Pre-Performance Anxiety
Figuring out how to manage pre-performance nerves is important to conquering that anxiety before a recital or performance! Listening to...
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genasee
- Jun 26
- 1 min
Student Spotlight
Get to know Mobile Music Lessons student Dane, from the piano studios of Adam Pandian! Q: What is your favorite piece to play? A:...
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genasee
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Managing Stress for Improved Practice
For some of us, practice time seems to go very well. You can sit and get in the groove of things, really take in your learning, and the...
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genasee
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Improving Confidence
Have you ever experienced negativity in your thoughts, like a small voice often repeating "I'm incapable" or "I don't fit in"? A recent...
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genasee
- May 23
- 1 min
Student Spotlight
Get to know Mobile Music Lessons student Thomas, from the piano studios of Rebekah Hickok! Q: What is your favorite piece to play? A:...
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genasee
- May 16
- 1 min
Mobile Music Lessons Hosts "(Re)Discover Ode to Joy" 5/11 for MercyOne's RDCC Patients & Families
In partnership with MercyOne's Richard Deming Cancer Center's quarterly programming, Mobile Music Lessons hosted a concert event on...
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genasee
- Apr 24
- 1 min
How Working Memory Impacts Practice
Have you ever felt like the more you practice, the worse it gets? A study performed in 2017 on working memory may hold the answer as to...
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genasee
- Apr 20
- 1 min
Music as a Language
Victor Wooten shares some passionate advice about the benefits of allowing children to explore music and listen to it often from an early...
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genasee
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Two Types of Praise
There are two types of ways in which we praise one another. People praise is praising who someone is, usually unchangeable traits about...
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genasee
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Student Spotlight: David
Get to know Mobile Music Lessons student David, from the guitar studios of Gary Goudelock, Jr! Q: What is your favorite piece to play? A:...
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genasee
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Spring 2024 Recital Recap
Bravo to all Mobile Music Lessons students who participated in Sunday's spring recital at Edgewater, a WesleyLife Community in West Des...
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genasee
- Mar 20
- 1 min
Student Spotlight: Freddy
Get to know Mobile Music Lessons student Freddy, from the piano studio of Arkay Brown. Q: What is your favorite piece to play? A: My...
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genasee
- Mar 15
- 1 min
A simple shift in mindset to improve your performances!
Have you ever stumbled during a performance or practice, even though you practiced the piece to perfection and were sure you could...
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genasee
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Performance Practice... With Pets!
Noa Kageyama, Ph.D., explains in a recent blog how practicing performing in front of family pets or outdoor animals can be beneficial to...
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genasee
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Des Moines Area Piano Festival Recap
Thank you to the nearly 60 piano students from 15 area piano studios who participated in the fifth annual Des Moines Area Piano Festival...
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