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Sometimes you have to sprint

Everyone says “it’s a marathon not a sprint” making a career as a musician. That’s true. Overall it is a…

How to start writing music

Getting into music composition can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve never done it before, but it’s simple. You’ll…

On Listening | Episode #5 – Timbre (Video)

Question authority

And when you question authority you should be looking for evidence and the process for how they came to their…

Write the ‘wrong’ notes

I enjoy listening to music by Charles Ives, Paul Hindemith, Igor Stravinsky, and I’ve recently started listening to Stan Kenton’s…

Play just the transition

Often I have my students practice just the two beats of a transition between two sections in a piece of…

Music is contextual

I was teaching one of my students about move-able ‘do’ solfege and we were talking about the tendency tones. Specifically…

Exaggerate dynamics

When a piece has dynamics that you want to bring out and really accentuate, try exaggerating them. Rather than playing…

Loop it

When you’re practicing a piece of music, regardless of what the music is like, try looping a measure or two.…

Reason Rundown: Powerless (Video)

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