New songs might not be new
October 27, 2021 2:13 pm Comments Off on New songs might not be newI’ve been learning to play “The Other Father’s Song” from the movie Coraline. It’s got some new things that I…
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You’re only seeing things they’ve practiced before
October 19, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on You’re only seeing things they’ve practiced beforeThis is something my high school guitar teacher told me when I was first learning how to improvise. I was…
Building habits
October 18, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Building habitsWhen learning an instrument or how to compose music, there’s often a lot of things to learn and it can…
Chords are just groups of notes
October 17, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Chords are just groups of notesThis might be obvious, but chords are just groups of notes. Now we have names for a lot of those…
Use these simple tips to improve your sight reading … (Video)
October 16, 2021 1:37 pm Comments Off on Use these simple tips to improve your sight reading … (Video)ISJ
Play like a piano player
October 16, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Play like a piano playerThe other day I was helping one of my co-workers learn a song on piano and mainly what I helped…
Ear training builds on itself
October 15, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Ear training builds on itselfFiguring out the first song by ear is the hardest. The second one might be a little easier. The third…
Figuring it out is the work
October 14, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Figuring it out is the workI’m currently teaching my middle school students how to read music and how to read music for a mallet instrument.…
Why does this sound like “Dire, Dire Docks?”
October 13, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Why does this sound like “Dire, Dire Docks?”That question is rhetorical, but I’m using it to make a point. I was listening to “After All” by Elton…
Does this communicate what I want it to?
October 12, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Does this communicate what I want it to?When writing music we often get caught up in creating something that will be popular and that will sell and…