Teaching children guitar is not the same as teaching adults or even older teens. This essay shows some of the typical mistakes guitar teachers make with students. Forewarned is forearmed. Parents know that children’s interests and thinking ability grows with age....
In 2001 a much touted experiment suggested that listening to 10 minutes of Mozart improved performance on certain spatial-temporal tasks. There was much acclaim about the research but the acclaim was mostly media exaggeration and even the researchers admitted it was...
ROUND ROCK – Two Round Rock students won a national Childbloom contest performing a piece called “Tomorrow’s Bells.” Emerson Davis and Sargam Jajoo, both 9 year old girls, performed the work on video and submitted it. There were many entries...
IS MY CHILD TOO young (or old) FOR CHILDBLOOM GUITAR LESSONS? Musical experiences come in all forms. Even infants and toddlers respond to music. Music lessons are different. They are best started after a child has heard music, moved and sang to music and have seen...
PRACTICE: THE COMPLETE WORKS PART 1 – WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NATURE OF PRACTICE By Kevin Taylor Before you enrolled in guitar lessons you may have already noticed your child’s interest in music or the guitar. If your child was interested, you may not...
Aytahn Benavi, a student of Kevin Taylor, recently participated in the Ex Aeque Artist International online competition. Over 145 entries of professional guitarists of all ages participated with video entries. There were 24 semi-finalists and eventually 12 finalists...
The Chiara Stella Guitar Ensemble, directed by Adam Carney received 1st prize at the Southwest Guitar Symposium competition, March 14-17. The members are: Aaron Lester, Rishab Rao Pejaver, Nathan Bledsoe, Nate Sullivan, Matt Sullivan, Cooper Reid, Oslo Groce, Ander...
3 Childbloom teens reached the semi-finals in the prestigious Stroud Competition in Cleveland. There were 41 applicants and 15 were chosen. Aytahn Benavi (17) is from Austin, Tx.. He is a student of Kevin Taylor. Kassandra Hughes (15) is from St. Charles, Mo. Her...
Aytahn Benavi, a 17 year old Austin student of Kevin Taylor, recently competed in The Guitar Foundation of America’s International Sr. solo Competition. Aytahn competed against 40 of the best young guitarist in the world. He was awarded 3rd prize, representing the...
Austin Bella Corda Guitar Ensemble competed in the recent Hill Country Guitar Ensemble Festival and earned first prize! They competed against high school groups from Austin and Houston. The group performed 4 pieces: a work by contemporary composer, James Chang, an...
