Category: About Craig
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🎵 A Different Approach to Music Lessons in Spring, TX How I Teach at Harmanny Music Education If you’re searching for music lessons in Spring, TX, you’ve probably come across a lot of similar options. Many follow a traditional approach: Work through a book.Play the same exercises each week.Repeat. And for some students, that works.…
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🎵 Who Is Mr. Craig? The Story Behind Harmanny Music Education If you’ve searched for music lessons in Spring Tx and found your way here, or you came across this blog post, you might be wondering: Who is Mr. Craig? Hi, I’m Craig—though most of my students and families know me as Mr. Craig. And…
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As you’re looking for a music teacher in Spring, TX, and your search brings you to Harmanny Music Education, you may wonder, “So… when did Harmanny Music Education start?” — you’re not alone. And the honest answer? It’s complicated. 🎹 Where It All Began My very first piano student was back when I was still…
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The old saying, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.” Is quite true. But 5 years ago today…. Yep. That’s me. On stage at Carnegie Hall. Now, before you start thinking how great at music I am, I paid for the opportunity to sing on stage at Carnegie Hall. But it…
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Why do I teach music? It’s a question I’ve been asked, and it’s definitely a question that I’ve asked myself. The most practical answer is….it’s what I have a degree in, and I probably need to feel justified in using the education that I’m still paying for 22 years after the fact. But, it’s much…
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Story time with Craig today. I taught lessons on the side of my church music jobs for 18 and a half years. Finally in 2020, I decided that I would make the leap out of church music to doing something else. My degree is in music education, so going back to teaching was a thought,…
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In yesterday’s post, I wrote about what makes lessons with me different. That was one of the questions I wrestled with. One of the other questions was, why do I teach? For this question, the answer doesn’t take much time to develop a response. I can’t not teach. It’s not only what I’ve trained to…
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I have been wrestling with this question as I keep reading business and marketing books that encourage business owners and businesses to figure out what is that makes them unique or different. So I asked questions: Is it because I have 20 years of experience in teaching music? Is it because I have a…
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Before I really focused in on organ playing, I was typically busy on Easter Sunday with singing and playing trumpet. And that’s where I want to focus on today. But before we get to Easter, we have to go back to that fateful moment back when I was in 5th grade and could choose an…
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I use the name Harmanny Music Education for my business because….it’s a play on my last name, Harmann. For years, growing up, I’d have people spell my last name Harmon, or ask if I was related to Mark (I WISH!!). But no, it’s Harmann. However, a few years ago, in a spark of random creativeness,…