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Why You Should Learn a New Instrument in the New Year. Photo contains images of staff music and a guitar.

Why You Should Learn a New Instrument in the New Year

Why You Should Learn an Instrument in the New Year     It’s almost January 1, and we all know what that means: New Year’s Resolutions are here. With 2023 around the corner, the possibilities are endless. Consider learning…
4 Reasons You Should Give the Gift of Music Lessons This Holiday Season

4 Reasons You Should Give the Gift of Music Lessons This Holiday Season

4 Reasons You Should Give the Gift of Music Lessons This Holiday Season     The holiday season is here, and parents are scrambling to find the right gifts for their children. If your child loves music, then music lessons are the…
Get Your Child Excited About Music. Read now! Image shows young students playing musical instruments in a music class.

Get Your Child Excited About Music

Get Your Child Excited About Music     Allow them to choose their instrument It’s important for children to develop their own interests and discover their likes and dislikes. Also, your student might be more resistant to the…
Learning an Instrument for Busy Adults: How to Reach Your Goals. Hodis Learning & Music.

Learning an Instrument for Busy Adults – How to Reach Your Goals

Learning an Instrument for Busy Adults     Let’s face it - it’s 2022 and we are all very busy. Learning a new instrument is challenging amid our chaotic schedules. But it isn’t impossible! If you are serious about learning…
Non-Musical Benefits to Learning a New Instrument

Non-Musical Benefits to Learning a New Instrument

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Non-Musical Benefits to Learning a New Instrument If you’re wondering whether learning a new instrument is the right hobby for your child (or even for yourself), there’s a lot to consider. What are the benefits of their chosen instrument?…
Musician Series: Louis Armstrong. New Blog Post! Image of Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet.

Musician Series: Louis Armstrong

Musician Series: Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1901. He grew up in poverty and when he was 12 years old, he was sent to a home for juvenile delinquents. It was there he learned how to play the cornet,…

Preparing for Music School: Advice From Experts (Part 3)

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Preparing for Music School: Advice From Experts (Part 3) Hodis Learning & Music brass instructor, Alex, shares insights on the music school admissions. Alex earned his B.M. in Trumpet Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. What…
New Blog post! Educator Spotlight on Hodis Learning & Music tuba, trombone, French horn, and trumpet teacher, Alex P.

Educator Spotlight: Alex P.

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Educator Spotlight: Alex P. What subject areas do you teach? Music Lessons: Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Voice Academic Tutoring: Music Theory What’s the most rewarding part of being a music teacher? The most rewarding…
What you need to know about music school auditions.

What You Need to Know About Music School Auditions

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What You Need to Know About Music School Auditions Music school auditions involve many steps and lots of preparation. Below you’ll find a general overview of the music school application and audition processes. We also spoke to our music…
Why you should take music lessons. Photo of student playing piano.

Why You Should Take Music Lessons

Why You Should Take Music Lessons Music is an integral part of our business practice at HLM– after all, we are Hodis Learning & Music. If you think music lessons seem out of reach or unrelated to you, you might want to reconsider.…