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This Saturday – Parent/Teacher Night at Amati Violin Shop!

March 20, 2019by Lauren Haley Studios

Amati Violin Shop and Lauren Haley Studios present Parent/Teacher Night at Amati Violin Shop this Saturday, March 23rd at 5 pm and 7 pm! Both sessions will feature discussion and Q&A on key topics for serious musical families. Refreshments will be served. Special performance at 6 pm by Virtuosi of Houston.

All are welcome to attend this free event. Space is limited, so please RSVP to Amati Violin Shop at info@AmatiViolinShop.com. Mobile users, click through to your browser to view event details.

Amati Violin Shop

2315 University Blvd.

Houston, TX 77005

5 pm Discussion, Q&A Session, Book Signing

6 pm Performance by Virtuosi of Houston

7 pm Discussion, Q&A Session, Book Signing

Amati Violin Shop, March 23rd

Kids Aren’t Lazy Now Available at Gold Violin Shop!

January 9, 2019by Lauren Haley Studios

We’re delighted to announce that Kids Aren’t Lazy: Developing Motivation & Talent Through Music is now available from Gold Violin Shop in Houston, Texas. It’s an honor to partner with Philip Gold, a highly respected luthier whose string instrument shop has been a Houston staple for decades. Read more about Mr. Gold and his shop in the Houston Chronicle, HERE.

Kids Aren’t Lazy is also available from Barnes & Noble, Amazon (Kindle and Paperback), Amati Violin Shop, Cardiff Violins, Johnson String Instrument, Carriage House Violins, The River Oaks Bookstore, and the Sugar Land Art Center and Gallery. To read the recent review of Kids Aren’t Lazy in the European String Teachers Association (ESTA UK) Magazine, Arco, click HERE.

Announcing the February 2019 LHS Winter Showcase Concert!

January 7, 2019by Lauren Haley Studios

Happy New Year!

We’re excited to invite LHS musicians, families, and friends to the 2019 LHS Winter Showcase Concert on Sunday, February 24th, 2019 at 6:00PM in the Virtuosi of Houston Studio. We’re thrilled to welcome back pianist Evelyn Lam to collaborate with LHS young musicians. All are welcome to join us for a reception following the performances. See you there!

An Evening of Chamber Music with LHS, December 2018.

Top Tips for Holiday Practice

December 20, 2018by Lauren Haley Studios

With all the approaching excitement (is it Christmas yet?!), it can be a bit tricky to maintain musical momentum and get in that holiday practice! I’m delighted to share my recent article, Top Tips to Spur Musical Progress Over the Holidays, in collaboration with The Local Moms Network (Sugar Land).

Happy practicing, everyone!

Christmas duets, anyone? Mini Nathan and Lauren. Minnesota, circa the early ’90s!

LHS Young Musicians Shine!

December 19, 2018by Lauren Haley Studios

We’re thrilled for everyone’s amazing performances this past Saturday at the LHS Evening of Chamber Music at the Virtuosi of Houston Studio! From Seitz to Lalo to Brahms (with a little bit of Twinkle!), LHS musicians performed both solo works and ensemble favorites.

As this semester comes to an end, we’re so excited to reflect on the leadership we’ve seen from LHS young musicians. From concertmaster solos (Jessica, Lizzie!) to principal viola solos (Jordan, Anika!), from coaching younger orchestras (Olivia, Jordan!) to leading ensemble performances in the community (Sugar Strings!), from being first chair (Morgan, Jessica, Jordan, Anika, Lizzie, Amanda, Christian…we’re surely missing a few young musicians in this list, let us know!), to performing in the Houston Youth Symphony (Christian, Archana, Catherine, Elizabeth!) from making region (LHS violinists/violists in ALL FOUR region orchestras!) to teaching lessons themselves (Molly, Lauren!), we have seen everyone grow tremendously.

This week, we send lots of luck to Seline (violin) and Dhruv (viola). Both are traveling to Chicago this week as members of the top orchestra at Austin HS. Dhruv and Seline will be performing in their orchestra at the Midwest Clinic. Have fun, guys!

Smile, everyone! Photo by Karen Needham

Amber (left) and Emily (Photo by Karen Needham)

Cheers! Photo by Karen Yang. Catherine (left) and Lizzie with Ms. Haley and Ms. Lam

LHS Musicians Make Region, Perform this Weekend!

November 16, 2018by Lauren Haley Studios

We’re proud to announce that LHS violinists and violists will be performing tomorrow in ALL FOUR Region groups! (Mobile users, click through to website to view concert details.)

Special shout-out to Lizzie (6th grade, Dulles MS) for winning the Concertmaster spot (and solo!) in the MS Philharmonic. Musical leadership runs in the family — Lizzie’s twin sister, Catherine, will perform as Principal 2nd Violin in the MS Symphony!

46356473_346119176198298_1615921663470206976_n — Image courtesy of The Sugar Land Moms

Praise for KIDS AREN’T LAZY from the European String Teachers Association (ESTA) in ARCO Magazine, Fall 2018!

November 2, 2018by Lauren Haley Studios

“This book is absolutely brilliant…a must read for every teacher and music parent in the land…I shall be recommending it to all I know – go buy, now!!!”

-Vivienne Blumfield for Arco magazine (European String Teachers Association, UK), Fall 2018

Screenshot 2018-10-30 at 10.55.37 — ESTA UK Review of Kids Aren’t Lazy, Arco Magazine, Fall 2018

We’re over the moon to share the European String Teachers Association review of Kids Aren’t Lazy: Developing Motivation & Talent Through Music from the Fall 2018 issue of Arco, which hits mailboxes today. For mobile readers, click through to your web browser to view the full review.

Kids Aren’t Lazy Now Available from Johnson String Instrument!

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018by Lauren Haley Studios

We’re thrilled to announce that Kids Aren’t Lazy: Developing Motivation & Talent Through Music is now available from Johnson String Instrument! It’s a huge honor to partner with Johnson String Instrument, one of the nation’s most respected sources for string instruments, sheet music, instrument repairs, and accessories. We’re excited to hear how JSI families pursue strategies from Kids Aren’t Lazy in their quests for musical excellence!

Processed with VSCO with av4 preset — Kids Aren’t Lazy: Developing Motivation & Talent Through Music (Photo: Albertine Wang)

Welcome Back, Sugar Strings Chamber Ensemble!

September 27, 2018by Lauren Haley Studios

Welcome back, Sugar Strings! After their fabulous summer performances, the Sugar Strings are ready to begin rehearsals for their Fall/Winter 2018 Season and we’re excited to see what they have in store for us!