As a parent, you want the best for your child's development and education. If your child is taking music lessons, you might have heard about the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) music exams. These exams offer a structured way to assess a student's musical progress and provide recognition for their achievements. However, deciding whether to enroll your child in AMEB music exams can be a significant choice. In this blog post, we'll explore the benefits and considerations to help you make an informed decision.

The attention that students receive in private lessons doesn’t have to be compromised in a group music class. Something that’s important to look out for is how large the music class is.At Music on Purpose, we keep our group classes intentionally small. The maximum number of students we’ll enrol in one class is 4 students. This is because we want our students to experience the benefits of learning in a group setting as well as receiving the tailored attention that they would in a private music lesson setting too.

How can we keep learning music fun? Just as music is an art form, learning can be seen as an intricate, multifaceted art form too. Growing in our own understanding of how we learn best and applying these concepts to our journey with playing the piano, guitar, or singing can be an effective way to keep lessons engaging, meaningful and fulfilling.

Private music lessons, whether it be piano, guitar or singing — come with a whole heap of advantages. This goes for everyone - despite age, background or prior experience.

If you’re considering getting your child to start learning music, you might wonder if there is a point of paying for private lessons no top of the school curriculum? Are there really any added benefits from taking private lessons in addition to music class?

And if you’re beyond your schooling years — you may be considering picking up a creative or active hobby. So, why music? What’s the benefit? Are there any benefits?

Our answer is simple, and plain. Yes. There are incredible benefits to receiving weekly private music lessons outside of a conventional school, or online platform setting.

Children seem to absorb things like a sponge.

Whether it be learning a language, a new skill, joining a new sport, or picking up a musical instrument for the first time. Children learn. They often learn fast. It’s what they do.

You teach them something new? They absorb it. They believe it. Mostly because they lack the context, prior knowledge and experience to argue against it. Children are often dependent learners.

But why does learning seem so much harder when we are adults?