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If you enjoy it it’s worth doing

This may just be me, but this is something that I try to remind myself of every so often. If…

Pressure to follow convention

Conventions can be useful … that’s if there is a tangible benefit and they have been observed to be useful.…

How to learn a song by ear (in a car ride) – Video

Don’t get caught up in the process

So I’m a teacher as well as a musician. I sometimes encounter people that get caught up in the process…

Failing miserably

I remember Tim Ferris saying something about imagining the worst case scenario for something to put it into perspective. I…

How to perform with confidence

I made a new YouTube video that’s titled How to perform with confidence. Go check it out. ISJ

Look through the music before you play it

This is a tip that’ll help your sight reading. Before you play a piece of music take a look through…

Solfege is an amazing tool

One of my students recently asked me to start teaching him solfege. I made a video about Should I Learn…

Like whatever music you like

I often play music for my students and have them write a short paragraph telling me whether or not they…

Score study – flip through it like a magazine

Recently I started looking at Brahms’ 3rd Symphony. I’ve heard recordings of it, but I’ve never really studied the score.…