Many music students enter recital season in the earlier parts of the year and during winter. They spend many lessons and practice sessions prepping for their performances, which are there to help evaluate the progress they’ve made over the past couple of months.

Dealing with music teacher burnout can feel like an overwhelming experience. If you ever have one of those days where you feel like everything is off or nothing is going right, bask in knowing that you are certainly not alone in that feeling!

Erin has been using Practice Space since the beginning of this school year with the majority of her students at Studio IV! We sat down with Erin to discuss how she uses Practice Space and how the platform has improved her students’ and teachers’ experiences!

Every student of music, regardless of their gender, needs someone to look up to. One of these people they look up to may be you, the music teacher, and one of these other people may be Beethoven (or even today's biggest pop star!).

Is Mozart your source of inspiration? Do you want to follow his musical genius and create tunes of your own? So, what is stopping you? Oh right, an electric piano. If this is your first time, getting a piano for yourself can be quite intimidating. You might not know which one is the best or what you should look for in an electric piano before buying it. Fret not! We can help you!

Looking for a classical guitar while being on a budget can be quite challenging. It is not easy to buy a classical guitar that is high in quality and pocket-friendly. This is why we are more than happy to help you make a decision with our expert analysis. Let’s get right to it and compare all the guitars that are under the budget of $500, but definitely worth more.

It’ll be a year in June since Piano Central Studios started using Practice Space! We sat down with Theresa Case, MEd, the owner of PCS, to discuss how she’s been using the Practice Space app to benefit her students, teachers, and parents.

It is important to remember and honor people that enhanced the beauty of this world through their talents. This post will recognize and honor four African-American composers that changed the world of music. Don’t forget to also download the sheet music collection we have compiled for free so you can share these wonderful pieces with your students.

On our Instagram (@practicespaceapp) we’ve been posting #TeachingTips to our story! We’ve compiled a list of all of them, thus far, for your reference.

Do you want to record high-quality music tracks with a reasonable budget? It is common knowledge that to record music, you need the best possible software. The industry is full of such software, and all you need to do is make sure you choose the best one. To help you select, we have compared different free music recording softwares. Read through the comparison and you will be able to make the best decision possible for you.

This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re honoring Manuel Ponce, a Mexican composer, pianist, and educator who was the first globally-recognized Mexican classical composer. Did you know that Manuel Ponce is one of Mexico's most beloved and influential figures in the world of classical music?

To continue our ‘Music Teacher Essentials’ series we are providing a list of websites where you can purchase bulk prizes for your music studio or school. Check out the links below! Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to let us know what websites you like to use!

To continue our ‘Music Teacher Essentials’ series we’re highlighting 8 music education podcasts that all music teachers should listen to. Check out the titles and links below! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to let us know what titles we should add!

For people not familiar with the musical world, a music recital might sound like a foreign concept. Essentially, music recitals are the public display of learned musical routines by students from a music school or an academic school. In a music recital, friends and family are invited to enjoy the musical performances put forth. This is a great way to encourage the musicians of tomorrow and have a much-needed recreational activity.

If you are a music fan, you may have heard of the famous French Baroque music composer Francois Couperin. He was born on Nov 10, 1668 in Paris. His early musical education came mainly from the tutelage of his father, Charles Couperin, and Jacques Thomelin.

To kick off our new series of ‘Music Teacher Essentials’ we’re highlighting 10 reading materials that are extremely useful to all music educators. Check out the titles and links below! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to let us know what titles we should add!

As a music educator, your job description includes a lot more than just teaching. You are required to perform several other roles to provide your students with the complete package that they need. For instance, if you are in a classroom full of students who are bored out of their minds and unwilling to learn, what can you do?

Check out this hair-raising collection of sheet music for your students to help celebrate the spookiest time of year, Halloween! We are committed to helping teachers get their students to practice more and there’s nothing like some spooky music to get your students motivated this time of year.

Humans have been fond of producing unique noises and sounds by plucking, banging, blowing, and striking various objects since prehistoric times. So it was just a matter of time before strings of different sizes would become pulled at varying tension levels to create music!

Congratulations to Practice Space’s July student of the month, Elsa W. Elsa is only five years and is consistently at the top of her studio’s leaderboard. We love to see students get excited about practicing and are happy to assist by making practice more fun than ever. Read more about Elsa below!