Preparing for a whole school year
August 26, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Preparing for a whole school yearMy main gig right now is that I teach Kindergarten through 8th grade music. It’s general music and we don’t…
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Bd + Sn out next week!
August 25, 2021 7:06 pm Comments Off on Bd + Sn out next week!I’ve got a new song coming out next week on September 1st. It’s titled “Bd + Sn” and it’ll be…
Formulas for music
August 15, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Formulas for musicHere’s the formula I’m using for the stock music I’m working on. Length: 2:30 Tempo: 100 – 140 Form: Intro…
Writing stock music
August 14, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Writing stock musicI’ve been working on some stock music for a few non-exclusive music libraries. It’s not super innovative music. It’s not…
Re-use ideas
August 13, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Re-use ideasAABA works well as a musical form. I – IV – V works well as a chord progression. The pentatonic…
Being creative
August 12, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Being creativeI’ve started working on some production music to upload to some non-exclusive music libraries and many of the ideas that…
Make it relatable
August 11, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Make it relatableWhen deciding what music to teach and what musical examples to use in a classroom or private instruction setting I…
Practice that thing that you enjoy
August 10, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Practice that thing that you enjoyPracticing an instrument can sometimes feel like work. When that happens take a step back from the “serious” work of…
Learn some basic maintenance
August 9, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Learn some basic maintenanceOne of my biggest recommendations for guitar players specifically is to learn some basic maintenance. Learn to change your strings.…
Speed comes with time
August 8, 2021 8:00 am Comments Off on Speed comes with timeOne thing many people think about when learning an instrument, especially guitar, is how to play faster. And it’s not…