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Valentina Jotovic: Jul 10, 2014
Every teacher strives to make their students independent as soon as possible. That is, of course, the case with music teachers as well. However, they also have some challenges that are unique to their discipline. One of the major challenges for...
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Valentina Jotovic: Jun 26, 2014
Digital=future? By Ting Ting Wong
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Valentina Jotovic: May 25, 2014
By Prof. Walter Aparicio, Piano Instructor at Hunterdon Academy of the Arts
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Valentina Jotovic: May 4, 2014
In answering this question, the first thing that comes to mind is that music is something we play, share, and enjoy together. We enjoy listening to...
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Valentina Jotovic: Apr 27, 2014
Through my readings recently of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers”, I happen to come across an interesting concept. It involved K. Anders Ericsson’s study...
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Valentina Jotovic: Apr 13, 2014
I have been teaching the clarinet for over ten years. I have helped many students prepare for performances and auditions. As a performance or...
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Valentina Jotovic: Apr 6, 2014
When it comes to playing music, there is so much more to it than just the notes. Playing the notes is of course the first major step that will allow...
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Valentina Jotovic: Mar 19, 2014
“I Hope You Know That Says Sol-Mi-Do" One of my Musikgarten® Keyboard 1 students bounced into my classroom and stopped to look at what I’d left on...
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Valentina Jotovic: Mar 16, 2014
“What exactly are you DOING?” In the fast-paced society we live in today, which seems to be encouraging children to participate in as many...
