Online Music Courses

Considering that my husband is a musician, music has always been a big part of our lives. Since I met Chris back in high school, he has been in bands, writing music, singing, and playing guitar. Chris is passionate about his music, and for our entire relationship he has spent a great deal of time at band practice and working on music in one way or another. I'm sure I've been to hundreds of shows, in every type of venue imaginable. From smoky, dingy bars to coffee houses to big amphitheaters, and everything in between, I've spent a fair amount of time listening to local bands. We've hosted band practice at our house, we've had bands over to record music, and we have a room full of instruments in the basement. And we also have a piano in our living room that no one knows how to play. Perhaps Online Music Production Courses could help us?

The piano is our own personal albatross. My mom bought it years ago and never learned to play. So when we moved into this house, almost four years ago, she gave it to us. She thought it would be a great addition to our musical household. We agreed, and have dedicated a wall to it ever since. And still, no one has taken a single lesson. It is home to our hermit crabs and various school projects. Its stool provides extra seating when we have company. Children like to pound on the keys and pretend they are really playing. Our piano is a very large, heavy, and cumbersome toy. We are limited as to how we can arrange the furniture in our living room because of it, and recently Chris and I have been fantasizing about what it would be like to have that extra space available to us.

However, I still love the idea of having a piano. I love the idea of our kids learning to play, and maybe even taking lessons myself. I haven't picked up an instrument since 6th grade orchestra. The logistics of piano lessons just seem so overwhelming. We already have so much going on! It also seems like it would be quite costly to arrange for piano lessons for four kids. I have heard of online music lessons, and I think that could be a nice solution for us. There is a family I've been reading about in the blog world for years, who travels the globe with their daughter and does homeschooling. Their daughter has virtual violin lessons, which she can partake in wherever they are. I imagine that it would be much simpler to work in lessons at our convenience, without having to leave home or be bound to an instructor's schedule and availability. Maybe it's not time to give up on our piano yet!

Do you or your children play a musical instrument? Have you ever tried online music courses?

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