Declaring His Name – Youth Choral Festival

Declaring His Name is a youth choral festival held on November 2nd-3rd, 2018. This year will be the 8th annual choral festival. Declaring His Name is a weekend event where your youth choir, home school group, Christian school choir, or an individual young person may...
Music Creation

Music Creation

Are you looking for ideas for to expand your child’s musical experiences? Making music does not have to be something done outside of the home or to be relegated to someone outside of the home causing it to happen. Music making can happen right in your living room, and...

Declaring His Name Choral Festival

Declaring His Name has become a tradition in the upper Mid-West. This will be the 7th annual choral festival. See the brochure and registration form: 2017 Brochure. Looking for a flyer to post, check out this flyer: 2017 Concert Flyer. Check out the testimonial video:...
The Brain and Practicing

The Brain and Practicing

Are you looking for ways to fully use the brain to make practice as beneficial as possible? Dr. Schons shares some amazing thoughts about the brain to help you or your child in practicing music.

Christmas Gifts of Music Learning

One of the surprises I encountered when teaching music was realizing how few of the classic Christmas carols and songs students know these days. Therefore, for this year, I have compiled a list of Christmas songs to assist students in learning the Christmas...

Practice, Practice, Practice

After an exciting summer of fun activities, times of rest, family trips, etc., it can be quite an adjustment to go back to school with full schedules, juggling school, church, sports, after school activities, and many other responsibilities.  With this crowded...

End of Summer Music Activities

Wow, it has been quite the whirlwind of a summer. I know you’re probably thinking the same thing I am, “Can’t summer go a little longer?”  Oh, well, we can’t change the past, but before the next school year begins, it can be fun to take a look back at what has been...

Summer Music Making

Although I took the summer off from weekly teaching music, I did not take the summer off from music. During the summer, I was actively involved with music in a number of ways such as accompanying, singing in choir, singing in a men’s group, playing in orchestra, and playing organ.