Are your kids taking music lessons?  I have added a new link to my sidebar, the site of Mr. Thomas J. West.  Mr. West is a professional musician with credentials a block long.  He has been teaching, writing, arranging, and performing music for many years. He has directed concert bands, orchestras, choirs, a cappella groups, marching bands, jazz bands, and piano students. On his blog Mr. West has begun a great series of practice tips for music students of all instruments.  Since he has been very helpful to me, I am giving him a plug here.   Do me a favor and check out his site.

See his home page.
And his blog.

Thank you!