Music is amazing!! It can help perk your spirits as well as mend a broken heart. For centuries, music has played an important role when it comes to our ability to cope through life’s greatest highs and lows. It’s fairly recently though that...
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At first glance, music on a page might look like nothing more than a bunch of notes from start to finish. But much like a book of words, music is grouped into chapters, paragraphs, and sentences. And listening to a musical performer is similar to...
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Here are a few fun ideas to sneak in practicing music with the kiddos! 1. Identifying instruments within music. Play a song and have a contest to see how many instruments they can identify. Start simple and then work up to harder compositions. 2...
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The world is full of music. It is wonderful. And the reason it is full of music is because there are people who have music in their hearts with such a passion that they devote much of their time and energy into a particular craft that they have...
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Establishing a good practice routine can help you practice more efficiently, making the time you spend on your instrument more effective. There are endless ways to put together routine. There are also different routines for different purposes...
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Learning songs is often every musicians/pianists focus. However, to really grow and develop further, a significant amount of time needs to be dedicated to technique. I recommend maybe spending 20% of one’s practice time to technique. Here are some...
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If you’ve ever taken private music lessons you are probably familiar with recitals. They are an opportunity to perform the music that you work on in the woodshed for hours by yourself. Most music instructors offer recitals to their students, and...
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“Rhythm is all too often overlooked or not taken seriously enough. As people learn music they tend to focus solely on getting the correct notes and don’t accurately execute rhythm. Most people play notes for just ‘longer’ or...
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“Tis the season for holiday music! I’m a big fan of Christmas so I don’t mind starting early…. “There are great arrangements free out there of almost every famous holiday tune for all levels of playing. Here a a few that I use...
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“Students usually fall into one of two categories…they find it easier to to learn by ear or they prefer to read. Each method has its advantages. “Playing by ear means learning music by listening instead of reading. It is very...
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