A Muse Mantra student playing the violin at a recital If you live in the Spring or Greater Houston area, you know our weather has two main settings: blazing heat or intense humidity. While we can escape indoors to the air conditioning, our string instruments are more sensitive to these weather swings. Violins are crafted from specialized, thinly carved woods held together by hide glue. Because wood is porous, it expands and contracts depending on the moisture in the air. Here

"Is my child ready to start learning the piano?" After having served more than 4,000 families in The Woodlands and now expanding to the Spring-Klein area, we can say that this is one of the most common questions we hear from parents. While the majority of our students fall into the 6-to-14 age range, we have eager beginners starting as young as four years old! When it comes to music, chronological age isn't always the best indicator of readiness, because every child develops