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How To Achieve Your New Year’s Music Goals

Leah Kruszewski By Leah Kruszewski on Sat, 12/31/2022 - 2:43pm EST
Guitar Goal-setting tips

If you’ve got big plans for music in 2023, here’s how to make sure your resolutions pan out like you want.

1. Set Your Goals Correctly

The way you define your goals determines whether or not you can achieve them. Goals that are too lofty or vague end up abandoned.  Many musicians (teachers, coaches, entrepreneurs, etc.) recommend setting SMART goals. SMART is an acronym designed to remind you of the keys to successful goal-setting. It stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. Here are some examples: 

2022: Year in Reviews

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Wed, 12/28/2022 - 11:41am EST

2022 has been quite a year at Lessonface, and we see it reflected in the over 5,000 five-star lesson and class reviews students have awarded, one by one, over the months, with over 18,000 five-star reviews now being awarded in our 10 years of operations. Some clear themes emerge in the reviews - celebrating the best teacher, having an amazing lesson, accomplishing goals, being motivated to keep at it.

New Fonts and Colors

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Sun, 12/18/2022 - 10:27pm EST

We've released an update that changes our site fonts and colors!

We anticipate doing some fine-tuning of these updates by the end of the year, and have several other new features that we will be releasing over the next few weeks, and more in the coming months, as well.

Celebrating Our December 2022 Recital Performers!

Kati Falk-Flores By Kati Falk-Flores on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 9:34pm EST
Celebrating our December recital week

Congratulations to all our participants in Recital Week! We’re so proud of each and every one of the performers who chose to participate in our end of the year recitals, December 4th-8th.

Helping students reach their goals is foundational for us as part of our mission, and getting to see the progress of these students is truly a joy.

Congratulations and Conclusions on Our First Showcase Week

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Sun, 12/11/2022 - 7:25am EST

A hearty thanks and kudos to the hundreds of participants in our first Showcase Week. We had a blast at five lively recitals, filled with joy and spirit. We announced our magnificent teachers of the year. And now we give a final thanks to our sponsors and announce the giveaway winners!

The Three Winners of Lessonface Credits:
Matthew S.
Amy T.
Olivia Z.

The winner of a Loog Mini:
Rob S.

The 2 winners of Sennheiser HD 25s:
Tru O.
Megan S.

Announcing the 2022 Teachers of the Year

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Thu, 12/08/2022 - 3:23pm EST
Lessonface Teacher of the Year for 2022

As a platform for great teachers, Lessonface abounds with charismatic experts. We host over 2,500 supremely talented educators, covering over 206 subjects in private lessons and a growing number of group classes as well. 

We try to celebrate our teachers throughout the year, and as an annual event, we additionally celebrate the teacher who taught the most in the year overall, as well as the most in each of the subjects - as the Teachers of the Year.

This year, we are so happy to name our top teacher: piano teacher Beverly Cashin!

Introducing Showcase Week (Dec. 4-11th, 2022)

Willy Appelman By Willy Appelman on Mon, 11/21/2022 - 12:04pm EST

We are incredibly excited to celebrate the Lessonface community this year with our first ever Showcase Week! Showcase Week will take place Dec. 4-11th and is jam packed with student recitals, giveaways from Lessonface sponsors, gift guides and our Teacher Of The Year announcements!

Teacher Of The Year is awarded to the top instructor in every instrument category on Lessonface. There will be an overall Teacher Of The Year announced during Showcase Week, so stay tuned.

10 Gift Ideas For Music Students & Musicians

Kati Falk-Flores By Kati Falk-Flores on Mon, 11/21/2022 - 1:58am EST

Looking for gift ideas for a musician or music student? We've put together a list of our ideas as inspiration. From instrument care to practice devices, fun splurges or simple tools to make online lessons more convenient, here are some ideas for gifts for those who love music in your life.

 

Announcing 2023 MET Orchestra Masterclass Series

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Thu, 11/17/2022 - 9:33am EST

Lessonface is proud to announce the 2023 Masterclass Season with the MET Orchestra Musicians, with four live online masterclasses scheduled for January through April 2023. The 2023 season features coaching by MET Orchestra Musicians Wen Qian, Weston Sprott, Stephanie Mortimore, and Brad Gemeinhardt. 

Teacher Spotlight: Nayo Ulloa

Willy Appelman By Willy Appelman on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 11:37am EST

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