Intro to improvising
February 5, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Intro to improvisingIf you’ve never improvised before it can be intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. Think of it like a…
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Good playing habits
February 4, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Good playing habitsOne of the most common bad habits that I see students making is playing with tension. It’s hard to play…
Detailed playing
February 3, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Detailed playingI’ve been learning a few different songs on guitar recently and one thing that I often hear that distinguishes an…
Free easy orchestral arrangements
February 2, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Free easy orchestral arrangementsHere are some free easy orchestral arrangements that I’ve found recently. I’m always trying to look for more arrangements to…
Learning to play dynamics
February 1, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Learning to play dynamicsIf you’re new to playing an instrument, or even if you’re an intermediate player, playing dynamics can be a tricky…
Starting from the top down
January 31, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Starting from the top downI may have written a post about this before, but I think it’s worth going over again. Planning your music…
Re-use lesson plans
January 30, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Re-use lesson plansToday’s post is specifically about teaching because something that’s saved me a ton of time in planning the lessons that…
Templates
January 29, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on TemplatesSomething that can save you a lot of time when writing music, planning to teach music, creating music on your…
Implementing vibrato
January 28, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Implementing vibratoVibrato is something that can make a piece of music sound like a piece of music. Playing without any vibrato…
Over express yourself
January 27, 2022 8:00 am Comments Off on Over express yourselfThis is an activity that I tell my students to do all the time. I tell them to play like…