Tennis Tutor - Getting a Tennis Coach Remote Control

Tennis Tutor - Getting a Tennis Coach Remote ControlIf you are considering getting a tennis tutor model 3 with remote control, it is a good idea to read this article. Not all models of tennis reels are alike, but if you want a good idea of how to choose the right model, you will find this helpful. Your local sporting goods store should be able to help you with your purchase.There are two models available that come with a remote control. The first one is a standard model, where you push a button and the remote has a button on it that you push to begin the motion. The second one is called the trainer model, where the remote has buttons on it that you press to do a number of different things. Each one is slightly different in how it works.One of the major differences between the standard and trainer models is that the remote is different between them. The trainer has a button where you can easily position yourself in the game so that you can see the ball well and also make accurate cont act with the ball. You will find that the remote that comes with the trainer model is slightly harder to use than the remote that comes with the standard model.One of the biggest differences between the trainer and the remote control is the angle of the ball. Many people have the trainer at a 45 degree angle because it is easier to do. In order to use the remote effectively, you need to position yourself at a 60 degree angle.The difference between the standard and trainer models is most apparent when it comes to the feature that the latter has. If you are looking for a tennis guide to help you learn the sport, then you will want to consider getting the trainer model.As you become more experienced, you will be able to use the other features as well. You can switch over to the standard model anytime, as you will soon realize that it is more than just an interactive book. It is an entirely new form of learning about the sport that can give you some very valuable information about your own game.When you are getting a tennis tutor model 3 with remote control, you want to make sure that you can make the most of the remote. If you don't like using the buttons, then you will probably find the user interface a bit cumbersome. Use this information as a guide to help you find the model that is right for you.

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Were hiring! First Tutors is looking for a web developer to join our team! We're looking for an experienced LAMP developer to join our small, friendly team and help us create a diverse selection of new educational products. Our perfect candidate will be able to work as an integral part of a small team and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical staff. Candidates must also have a good working knowledge of systems administration (Ubuntu / AWS experience desirable), sensible database design (e.g. load optimisation / vs. normalisation) and general software architecture - because you'll be helping to design products as well as implement / maintain them! Our current systems are totally bespoke (no off-the-shelf frameworks) and we're likely looking to stay that way, so a good knowledge of OOP (specifically MVC) coding is required. Solid HTML, CSS, JS are also desirable and an appreciation of graphic design / usability would be great too. If you're interested in a role where you can make a real, visible difference and take ownership of real world systems please send us your CV and a cover letter outlining a little about yourself and why you you'd like to be considered for the job.

Lexies Language Challenge Review (and a chance to win even more ITC!)

Lexies Language Challenge Review (and a chance to win even more ITC!) I did it!  I finished the Challenge! 20 hours of French in 6 weeks! It wasnt easy!  But I did it!  After my very last lesson, I wanted to sit back and reflect upon what I had actually accomplished.  20 hours is no small feat but  like I mentioned in my Week 5 post, as long as you stick to your plan (3 to 4 lessons per week), finishing 20 sessions in 6 weeks actually is not difficult at all! One thing that I wanted to do was actually confirm whether my French had actually improved or not.  I felt it did because I no longer felt nervous or afraid of speaking French but I really didnt have any conclusive proof that it had.  Then I remembered, I made a Public Video Pledge where I spoke some French at the beginning if the Challenge.  As I was making my final video, I decided to edit in my before video of my attempts to speak French and found out that the difference was remarkable. Watch below and judge for yourself! Create a Challenge Review Video and win 300ITC! So if you won the Challenge and are would like to show off your Challenge achievements in a video, well be awarding an additional 300ITC to the top 3 Challenge Review Videos (our staff will be judging).   Its like winning another Challenge! To do this: Speak in your native language (Below are questions to help guide your video but it can be done any way you want!  Be creative!) Introduce yourself and what language(s) were your learning in the Challenge? Tell us about your italki teacher(s)? What was good about your teacher(s)? What did you learn about learning a new language after completing the Challenge? Do you have any advice for people who are thinking of taking the Challenge in the future? Include some BEFORE footage from your Public Video Pledge (for those of you who made a Public Video Pledge) Repeat the above in the language learned in the Challenge Label the video: “(italki username) completed the 2014 italki New Year’s Language Challenge!” Write a Notebook Entry “I completed the 2014 italki New Years Language Challenge and paste the YouTube/Youku URL. Send the link to your notebook entry to support @ italki.com and youll be entered in a content where you can win 300ITC!  The real reward is the fact that you finished the Challenge after 6 weeks of hard work!  This video simply commemorates that achievement! ** Please note that we would like to use these stories and videos to help  motivate others and let them know it’s not that hard to improve a language in just 6 weeks! I personally just wanted to thank each and every one of you for helping us create a wonderful language learning community.  I dont know about you, but Im actually looking forward to the next language challenge!  If you are, you can sign up here to be notified when that begins. Thank you for participating and hope you found it just as fun as I did! Keep on pushing, Lexie italki Marketing and Customer Experience P.S.  I was so proud of myself and wrote a story about this as well.   Read it here. Lexies Language Challenge Review (and a chance to win even more ITC!) I did it!  I finished the Challenge! 20 hours of French in 6 weeks! It wasnt easy!  But I did it!  After my very last lesson, I wanted to sit back and reflect upon what I had actually accomplished.  20 hours is no small feat but  like I mentioned in my Week 5 post, as long as you stick to your plan (3 to 4 lessons per week), finishing 20 sessions in 6 weeks actually is not difficult at all! One thing that I wanted to do was actually confirm whether my French had actually improved or not.  I felt it did because I no longer felt nervous or afraid of speaking French but I really didnt have any conclusive proof that it had.  Then I remembered, I made a Public Video Pledge where I spoke some French at the beginning if the Challenge.  As I was making my final video, I decided to edit in my before video of my attempts to speak French and found out that the difference was remarkable. Watch below and judge for yourself! Create a Challenge Review Video and win 300ITC! So if you won the Challenge and are would like to show off your Challenge achievements in a video, well be awarding an additional 300ITC to the top 3 Challenge Review Videos (our staff will be judging).   Its like winning another Challenge! To do this: Speak in your native language (Below are questions to help guide your video but it can be done any way you want!  Be creative!) Introduce yourself and what language(s) were your learning in the Challenge? Tell us about your italki teacher(s)? What was good about your teacher(s)? What did you learn about learning a new language after completing the Challenge? Do you have any advice for people who are thinking of taking the Challenge in the future? Include some BEFORE footage from your Public Video Pledge (for those of you who made a Public Video Pledge) Repeat the above in the language learned in the Challenge Label the video: “(italki username) completed the 2014 italki New Year’s Language Challenge!” Write a Notebook Entry “I completed the 2014 italki New Years Language Challenge and paste the YouTube/Youku URL. Send the link to your notebook entry to support @ italki.com and youll be entered in a content where you can win 300ITC!  The real reward is the fact that you finished the Challenge after 6 weeks of hard work!  This video simply commemorates that achievement! ** Please note that we would like to use these stories and videos to help  motivate others and let them know it’s not that hard to improve a language in just 6 weeks! I personally just wanted to thank each and every one of you for helping us create a wonderful language learning community.  I dont know about you, but Im actually looking forward to the next language challenge!  If you are, you can sign up here to be notified when that begins. Thank you for participating and hope you found it just as fun as I did! Keep on pushing, Lexie italki Marketing and Customer Experience P.S.  I was so proud of myself and wrote a story about this as well.   Read it here. Lexies Language Challenge Review (and a chance to win even more ITC!) I did it!  I finished the Challenge! 20 hours of French in 6 weeks! It wasnt easy!  But I did it!  After my very last lesson, I wanted to sit back and reflect upon what I had actually accomplished.  20 hours is no small feat but  like I mentioned in my Week 5 post, as long as you stick to your plan (3 to 4 lessons per week), finishing 20 sessions in 6 weeks actually is not difficult at all! One thing that I wanted to do was actually confirm whether my French had actually improved or not.  I felt it did because I no longer felt nervous or afraid of speaking French but I really didnt have any conclusive proof that it had.  Then I remembered, I made a Public Video Pledge where I spoke some French at the beginning if the Challenge.  As I was making my final video, I decided to edit in my before video of my attempts to speak French and found out that the difference was remarkable. Watch below and judge for yourself! Create a Challenge Review Video and win 300ITC! So if you won the Challenge and are would like to show off your Challenge achievements in a video, well be awarding an additional 300ITC to the top 3 Challenge Review Videos (our staff will be judging).   Its like winning another Challenge! To do this: Speak in your native language (Below are questions to help guide your video but it can be done any way you want!  Be creative!) Introduce yourself and what language(s) were your learning in the Challenge? Tell us about your italki teacher(s)? What was good about your teacher(s)? What did you learn about learning a new language after completing the Challenge? Do you have any advice for people who are thinking of taking the Challenge in the future? Include some BEFORE footage from your Public Video Pledge (for those of you who made a Public Video Pledge) Repeat the above in the language learned in the Challenge Label the video: “(italki username) completed the 2014 italki New Year’s Language Challenge!” Write a Notebook Entry “I completed the 2014 italki New Years Language Challenge and paste the YouTube/Youku URL. Send the link to your notebook entry to support @ italki.com and youll be entered in a content where you can win 300ITC!  The real reward is the fact that you finished the Challenge after 6 weeks of hard work!  This video simply commemorates that achievement! ** Please note that we would like to use these stories and videos to help  motivate others and let them know it’s not that hard to improve a language in just 6 weeks! I personally just wanted to thank each and every one of you for helping us create a wonderful language learning community.  I dont know about you, but Im actually looking forward to the next language challenge!  If you are, you can sign up here to be notified when that begins. Thank you for participating and hope you found it just as fun as I did! Keep on pushing, Lexie italki Marketing and Customer Experience P.S.  I was so proud of myself and wrote a story about this as well.   Read it here.

Constructing the Perfect Thank-You Note

Constructing the Perfect Thank-You Note Image via pexels.com Show your gratitude and be genuine about it.   Showing your thanks in a thank-you note goes without saying, but its important to show how grateful you are for the opportunity given to you, even if it was just for the single interview. Being courteous, even over an email, translates well on your character and as a potential employee in the eyes of employers. You dont want to leave the thank-you note at a simple Thank you for your time, but you also dont want to fill the email with desperation or flattery. Express your appreciation for the opportunity and the persons time, what you enjoyed out of the interview, and your continued interest in the job/internship position. These three points  are effective in getting your gratitude across without making it seem forced. Be as specific as possible by referring back to the interview.   A simple Thank you for your time and this opportunity wont do; make the thank-you more personal by referencing points of interest that came up during the interview for the job or internship. If a big chunk of the interview was spent on a certain topic, such as a problem the company is facing and how you could help the company work through it, bring your potential employers attention back to it. By including specific points brought up during the interview, you are directly showing how much you paid attention during the interview and how interested you are by remembering the specifics. Making the thank-you note more specific to the interview will make it less generic, showing your interviewer that you are more genuine about your gratitude than a simple copy-and-paste thank-you note would. Be prompt with your thank-you note.   The purpose of a thank-you note is to both show your gratitude and put the interviewers attention back on you as a potential employee. You dont want to send a thank-you note after a week has passed; it makes the thank-you note near pointless. In that week, an employer could have already forgotten about their time with you, or worse, have already made their hiring decisions. Its best to send your thank-you note within the 24 hour period following the interview for your job or internship position. The shorter the time between sending your thank-you note and the actual interview, the fresher you and your potential will be to the interviewer. With the interview fresh in their mind, the interviewer will be able to tie the thank-you note to your face rather than just another job/internship applicant. Proofread the thank-you note more than once.   Even in your haste to send out a thank-you note, you should spend just as much time proof-reading for any mistakes as you did to type it out. There is no point in sending a thank-you note filled with grammatical errors; sending a thank-you note that lacks coherency or proper grammar will not help your chances of getting hired. Imagine applying for an internship where many of your duties revolve around sending emails or editing documents  but sending your potential employer a thank-you note lacking proper grammar. It can set back any advances made during the interview and lower your qualifications in the eyes of the employers. Sell yourself one last time. Take the opportunity that the thank-you note gives include anything that boosts your potential in the eyes of the interviewer that you may have forgotten to mention in the interview. In the moment, interviews are filled with nerves and youre bound to leave out at least one thing you actually planned on mentioning. Maybe you did mention it during the interview, but you were too nervous to fully articulate the point. Writing out a thank-you note gives you the opportunity to sell your potential one last time, and the opportunity to think out how to do so concisely and eloquently. Some ways to go about this are to bring up past experiences that will enable you to help the company if you were to be hired, or how your specific collection of skills will help you  contribute to the company. Be confident in your ability to fill the position and how you are personally qualified to do so.

American International School in Abu Dhabi

American International School in Abu Dhabi American International School in Abu Dhabi The American International School in Abu Dhabi is celebrating its 23rd anniversary, having been established in 1995 to provide local andexpatriate residents of Abu Dhabi with high quality American education. Current enrollment sits at over 1400 students coming from over 70different countries. Based on American standards and an international curriculum,AISA received its first accreditation in October 1997 from the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA), and in January 2010 was accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS). AISA offers education from Kindergarten to Grade 12. It was the first school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma in the UAE and later became the first school in Abu Dhabi to be authorized to offer the IB Primary Years Program (PYP). AISA is known among other schools in Abu Dhabi for the diversity and excellence of its faculty who originate mostly in North America but are joined by colleagues from Britain, Australia, South Africa and other countries. We invite qualified applicants wishing to join our school to submit their credentials for review and consideration. Positions at AISA are much sought after. We receive many applications and, the selection process is very competitive. Our recruitment efforts are dedicated to engaging only the very best teaching professionals... our children deserve nothing less! Please be advised that AISA recruits only professional educators who are in possession of at least a bachelor's degree with a current teaching certificate, plus at least two years' experience as a certified teacher. AISA is an English medium school and complete fluency in written and spoken English is required. American International School in Abu Dhabi American International School in Abu Dhabi The American International School of Abu Dhabi was established in 1995 to provide both local and expat residents of Abu Dhabi with well-rounded American education based on high international standards. AISA aims to develop students academic excellence in a positive and safe environment that inspires global and critical thinking. The school maintains high accreditations from the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).

Kid Learning English Worksheet - What to Look For

Kid Learning English Worksheet - What to Look ForThese are some of the things that you will find in a kid learning English worksheet. There are a lot of worksheets that are for learning a new language that you can make at home but most of these are not useful in creating a child's confidence to be able to speak and read and write his or her native language fluently.The best thing to do is to find out which worksheet is best suited for your child. This is because it depends on the age of your child and their current ability and progress in learning. This is what you need to think about when you plan to purchase one for your child to use.Kid's is most commonly said to be considered when you have a baby or a toddler who have limited use of speech. Since you are purchasing the worksheet to help them, the essential is that it has pictures that can be a visual guide to how the text will be read by your child. You need to make sure that the writing is easy for your child to read because the y won't be able to read a sentence correctly if the words are hard to understand. You also need to make sure that the keyboard layout is easy for your child to use so that they don't get confused while typing.Another thing you need to consider is that since your child is still very young, they cannot speak properly. The worksheet should have those two key words that your child needs to know while reading and writing the sentences. So they need to have a worksheet that is easily understandable to them so that they can learn and recognize the letters and words that they need to learn in order to become fluent.There are other worksheets that are specifically designed for kids who are only five years old. The parents can use these for their children so that they can continue their language studies. But these are just in the form of a handwriting so that your child can write it using a pen so that you will know how the letters are to be read.The worksheets are very useful for parents, be cause they can continue their language learning with their children. Kids start to speak at around the age of five and they need to start at the very beginning of their language studies. So if you are planning to have your child to be able to speak, the best worksheet for you is the one that is suitable for your child.We are all aware that the more you have to speak, the slower your child's mouth and their's speaks. So the more they have to read, the faster they will be able to learn to speak.

An Online Chemistry Tutor Can Be a Great Addition to Your Class

An Online Chemistry Tutor Can Be a Great Addition to Your ClassIf you need to fill the needs of a student in your class, then an online chemistry tutor is probably the best option for you. There are many benefits of using one over an in-person tutor. First, you do not have to leave your job or move. Second, the tutor will be able to work from the comfort of your home or office.You can often have a challenging class, and if your students cannot reach their goals, this can be very frustrating. Your tutor can actually help you out here. In fact, some tutors specialize in helping their students meet their goals. For example, if your students struggle with topics, he or she can help you come up with alternative tests to help them focus on the topic. The tutor can also teach them how to create a test that best demonstrates their mastery of the material.If your students seem to be struggling with a specific idea, such as calculus, then the tutor can teach the students how to use the concept s to solve problems. As a result, your students will be more confident when it comes to solving math problems. In addition, the tutor will provide information about 'other math courses,' and you will know what sort of student you are dealing with.If you decide to use an online chemistry tutor, the first thing that you will want to do is to research different methods of how to choose one. Different tutors have different ways of doing things. Therefore, it is important to learn about the different ways that tutors work.For example, some offer tutoring from the convenience of their home. Others, like a tutor in Riverview, offer 24-hour assistance. Also, you may want to learn about the different types of tutors, including those who do online tutoring.A great advantage to using an online tutor is that they usually have access to their students' test scores. This allows the tutor to get a better idea of how your students' ability level stacks up against their classmates. In addition, the online tutor can provide hints and solutions to questions that you have provided. Therefore, the online tutor can ensure that you are getting the best solution to the problem and can help you learn more about the subject matter that you are studying.When using a school chemistry tutor, you want to make sure that you are looking for someone that has a license and you feel comfortable with. Make sure that the tutor has some of the following: a good reputation, a good idea of his or her skill, and easy access to your student's test scores and notes.

How to Cope When Your Job Doesnt Offer Enough Time Off - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / How to Cope When Your Job Doesnt Offer Enough Time Off - Introvert Whisperer How to Cope When Your Job Doesnt Offer Enough Time Off The modern world has woken up to the power of breaks. These can be especially beneficial to introverts who feel stifled by a bullpen or endless string of face-to-face meetings at work every day. But even in an era where cutting-edge transformational leadership methods are helping to bring out the best in introverts on a regular basis, there are still plenty of employers who don’t allow their employees to take a reasonable amount of time off. If you find that your employer doesn’t provide a healthy amount of vacation days to properly relax and destress from work on a regular basis, here are a few suggestions to help remedy the situation. Create a “Safe Zone” If you don’t have the ability to take time off from work, that shouldn’t stop you from finding respite within each workday as it unfolds. Even if you work in a toxic workplace, it’s still worth trying to create a “safe zone” for yourself where you can retreat to. Having a place to feel comfortable and alone at work can do wonders for the long-term health of an introvert that feels trapped in their workplace. Request to Work From Home One easy way to get some time away from the office is to simply not go into the office. Many modern jobs and work-related tasks are easily done from home. If this is the case for you, consider asking for permission to do at least some of your work remotely. While working from home is hardly that vacation to the Bahamas that you were planning, it still provides a much-needed break from a bustling corporate work environment. It also has the added benefit of allowing you to save on time and the costs of commuting regularly. Make the Best With What You Have Another way to cope with less paid time off is to make sure you carefully take advantage of whatever vacation time you do get. Look ahead into your year, plan out the days you know you’ll need, and then see what you have left. If you do have enough time to actually take a vacation, make sure to plan it out thoughtfully. Start by saving up money beforehand in order to keep the financial stress of your trip to a minimum. Try to travel during the offseason, bring snacks, look for airfare deals, and so on. When it comes to the trip itself, make sure to go over your itinerary carefully and arrange your time to get the most rest possible. Critically, that means not overplanning or excessively micromanaging your vacation plans. Try to stay flexible. Just make sure you’re structuring your trip to get as much RR out of the experience as possible. Become an Advocate If you’re feeling bold, one option is to approach your boss directly with the concern that you and your fellow employees aren’t getting enough rest. Make sure to do so respectfully and with a strategy or you may come across as simply lazy. Instead, focus on the fact that time to rest and recover isn’t just about allowing employees to have more personal time; it’s also intimately tied in with the mismanagement of human capital in a corporate setting. For instance, one study pinpointed 10 of the main causes that lead to turnover in the workplace. The second largest cause on the list was the issue of work-life balance, a struggle directly impacted by paid time off. If you approach your boss with a genuine appeal for more rest in order to be more committed, productive, and generally function better in the workplace, you may find that the request doesn’t fall on deaf ears. Budget Your Own Vacation While an insufficient amount of paid time off can be an injustice, there’s only so much you can do about it in the workplace itself. If you find that you simply cannot get your boss to budge on the vacation question, consider creating your own paid time off by setting aside some cash to cover the cost of unpaid leave. It’s much easier to request time off when your workplace doesn’t have to take a financial hit so you’re more likely to actually get this request approved. When that happens, though, you want to make sure that you’re able to cover the added expenses and lack of income for the duration. Begin by breaking down your budget and making sure that you know exactly how much you need to be saving in order to take some well-earned time off. Next, make sure to use weekends to your advantage. If you work in a company that operates in a traditional Monday through Friday work week and you want to take time for a vacation, start it on a Friday evening and go through the following two weekends. This enables you to take a nine-day vacation that only extends over five actual workdays. Finding Rest Without PTO While paid time off is a valuable perk for any job, the lack of it does not mean you’re stuck. The most important thing is to maintain a positive mindset as you go about addressing the issue. It’s easy to feel slighted by a lack of vacation days, but that only hurts yourself. Take stock of your situation, size up your options, and then create a plan of action in order to find that rest and relaxation that every employee needs on a regular basis. Image Source: Pixabay By Sam Bowman Sam Bowman  is a freelance writer and introvert who enjoys getting to utilize the internet for the community without actually having to leave his house. In his spare time, he likes running, reading, and combining the two in a run to his local bookstore. Go to top Let me emphasize that Self-Promotion doesn’t have to be obnoxious to be effective.   But, if you don’t Self-Promote you, who will? If you ever want to get ahead, you have to learn how to Self-Promote. I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my video that shows you simple, yet effective ways to Self-Promote. Start watching now by clicking here! 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6 Things You Can Do to Support Your Young Composer

6 Things You Can Do to Support Your Young Composer Sign up successful However, composition can be taught to children. Most young children are creative and musical by nature, which is evident in their love of nursery rhymes, sing-a-longs, musical toys, and vivid make-believe worlds. In addition, composition: Instills deeper music intelligence beyond simply listening to music or playing an instrument. Fosters general life skills, such as problem-solving and decision-making. This includes thinking in and about sound, exploring sounds, and generating, testing, and selecting ideas. Imparts self-esteem.  Composing music that students can then listen to, download to their cell phone, and play for their friends is a unique and powerful experience. Want to help? As a parent, here are six things you can do to support your young composer: 1. Expose them to a lot of music Providing children with a musical environment at home is very important, as they will most likely start to compose by mimicking the music they hear around them. Play the radio in the car, let them watch cartoons with music, sing children’s songs with them, take them to a musical now and then, and have some Mozart playing in the background while you’re cooking. They will absorb it all. 2. Introduce them to a musical instrument Composing music is a lot easier when you have an instrument to compose on. The most common instrument for composition is piano, because you can play melody and accompaniment at the same time. Guitar is another popular option. Playing an instrument also helps children learn musical theory and note-reading, which will ultimately make them better musicians and more confident composers. Even getting a small keyboard and letting them play around on it can be very helpful in encouraging musical exploration. 3. Focus on telling a story Composing can be very abstract. To make things a little more concrete, focus on telling a story with music. Ask them what sounds remind them of specific emotions and images. For example, holding down the pedal on the piano will have a “dreamy” effect, while playing staccato notes on very high keys might sounds like a little bird. Going down by half steps might be someone walking down the stairs. Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf is a wonderful example of personifying music, so I would suggest listening to this piece together as a start. 4. Don’t censor them When your child first sets out to write music, don’t worry about her being the next Mozart. The piece she writes might be completely non-sensical, with no clear structure or hook and starting out that way is fine. Her first drawings were probably messy blobs, but you still proudly displayed them on the refrigerator. Think of early compositions in the same way. 5. Create a tangible representation of the composition There is nothing as powerful to students as having a tangible representation of their work. Because musical notation is a relatively advanced skill, don’t worry about having them write their music down yet. You could record their piece on a CD and display it with the rest of your CD collection. Or they could draw a picture of their piece if it tells a story or make an abstract finger painting. And don’t forget to give it a title! This is one of the most fun parts for them and makes them feel the piece is real. 6. Consider private composition lessons Once your child shows interest and aptitude for composing music, enrolling him in private composition lessons will help him grow. A teacher trained in music composition can give young composers direction, instruct them on harmony and form, get them to think more abstractly, encourage them, and help them find their unique musical voice. Middle school or even late elementary is not too young to start, depending on their own motivation and interest. On a personal note, I began making up songs at age four, began piano lessons at age six, and was formally composing music by age nine. I was lucky enough to have a private piano teacher who encouraged me and never made me feel I was too young for composition. No one ever told me I couldnt do it, so I assumed I could â€" and I did, eventually earning my Masters in Music Composition. Composition isnt just for prodigies â€" it’s a form of artistic expression that every child is capable of doing. And who knows? With the right encouragement and guidance, they might surprise you. Natalie L. teaches singing, piano, songwriting, and more in New York, New York. She has a Master of Music in music theory and composition from New York University, a Bachelor of Music in musical theater from the Catholic University of America, and a certificate in vocal performance from the Peabody Prepratory.  Learn more about Natalie here!   Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo  by  Ian Muttoo