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Music Works Iowa is excited to offer a new Kiddo and Caregiver music experience.  Toddlers and preschool-aged students will begin their musical journey with the support of a trusted adult, led by certified, experienced music educator (and toddler mom) Kelsey Legore.  Each week we will explore the rich world of music using our voices, instruments,Continue reading “Spring Kiddo and Caregiver Class!”

Music Works Iowa is excited to offer a new Kiddo and Caregiver music experience.  Newborns through preschool-aged students will begin their musical journey with the support of a trusted adult, led by certified, experienced music educator (and toddler mom) Kelsey Legore.  Each week we will explore the rich world of music using our voices, instruments,Continue reading “Kiddo and Caregiver Winter Session”

When students are first beginning, the number one asked question after “What kind of instrument should I buy?” is “How much should I practice?” You’ve heard it: Practice makes perfect. Practice makes progress. Perfect practice makes progress. Progressive practice makes practice perfection. Peter Piper picked a peck of practice perfection progression. Last winter we heldContinue reading “How Much Should I Practice?”

Music Works Iowa is excited to offer a new Kiddo and Caregiver music experience.  Newborns through preschool-aged students will begin their musical journey with the support of a trusted adult, led by certified, experienced music educator (and toddler mom) Kelsey Legore. Each week we will explore the rich world of music using our voices, instruments, books,Continue reading “Music Works Iowa to offer Kiddo and Caregiver Class”

Music Works Iowa is trilled to announce a new face around the studio. Kelsey Legore joins Music Works Iowa this summer as additional piano instructor, though her years as a choral conductor and classroom teacher will bring many opportunities for collaboration and partnering with our other studios. Best of all, Kelsey is a fun personContinue reading “Meet Kelsey Legore”

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership between Music Works Iowa and JA Clair School of Music. Beginning in the fall 2022, Music Works Iowa will partner with JA Clair School of Music to offer individual and group Irish fiddle lessons in Mount Vernon. Nicole Philbrick, owner of JA Clair School, already hasContinue reading “Meet Nicole Philbrick”

At long last, school is out for summer! No more pencils! No more books! No more teacher’s dirty looks So why should we continue with summer lessons? Stop brain drain in its tracks. Music reading is a skill and the first thing to go when we pause lessons is…er…music reading. Students come back to lessonsContinue reading “Summer lessons?”

Since Netflix came into popularity as a streaming service, businesses have wrestled with the Cable vs Netflix model. Should you offer 24 hour access (subscription) or should you offer on-demand services? But let’s go back one step further: Originally it was Cable vs. Blockbuster. Back another step: Originally it was Cable vs. Antenna. And backContinue reading “On-Demand vs 24 hour Access”

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Prior to March 2020, I had taught exactly 3 virtual lessons. I (falsely) was under the impression that virtual lessons were inferior to in-person lessons. And then Covid. And lock-down. And stay-at-home. Suddenly virtual lessons seemed like a very good option. Having had 23 months to perfect the process, virtual lessons look like this: IContinue reading “So what do virtual lessons look like?”

Probably the first two questions when a new student begins lessons are “Do I have to have a piano ?” (spoiler: YES!) and “Should I get a piano or keyboard?” (spoiler: It’s complicated!) PIANOS Pianos come in 3 varieties — spinet, upright, or grand. There are all kinds of variations on this — baby grand,Continue reading “Piano or Keyboard?”

Introductory Vocal Classes The Introductory Vocal Class is for young singers who love to sing. Classes are a wonderful introduction to vocal music. The classes are small (5 students max) and include singing and movement and most importantly – FUN. Each week we explore the voice and discover musical concepts in a fun, inclusive, play-basedContinue reading “MWI to offer Introductory Voice Classes!”