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The transcribing trap

February 16, 2022 8:00 am Published by admin Comments Off

I’ve been focusing on learning songs by ear and one thing that I think is worth separating is transcribing to…

February 15, 2022 8:00 am Published by admin Comments Off

I’m not the best at coming up with harmonies by ear, but once I know what the chord progression is…

February 14, 2022 9:03 am Published by admin Comments Off

Sight singing is a skill that takes time to develop, but with some dedicated practice it’s something that many people…

February 12, 2022 8:09 am Published by admin Comments Off

ISJ

February 11, 2022 8:00 am Published by admin Comments Off

Continuing off of yesterday’s post about forming good habits I wanted to make a post about an approach to practice…

February 10, 2022 8:00 am Published by admin Comments Off

Many things related to playing an instrument have to do with small movements that you aren’t necessarily thinking consciously about.…

February 9, 2022 8:00 am Published by admin Comments Off

Use your hand to tap. Often singers are singing standing up or moving around and walking around on stage so…

February 8, 2022 8:00 am Published by admin Comments Off

When learning a new instrument or learning a song by ear the first few songs are always the hardest. Everything…

February 7, 2022 8:00 am Published by admin Comments Off

I’ve been listening to a lot of Meshuggah recently, specifically the song “Clockworks.” I couldn’t figure out the time signature…

February 6, 2022 8:00 am Published by admin Comments Off

As an ensemble director you have to be able to listen to lots of stuff at once. You’ve got to…