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Anatomy of a Piano

At first glance, a piano simply looks like a bunch of black and white keys attached to a box in that instantly recognizable harp shape. You may be surprised to hear that a grand piano contains about 12,000 parts in total! That may sound overwhelming at first, however, most of those parts work together and

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How To Set Up A Drum Set

If your child has recently started Denver drum lessons, chances are that you’re about to face the challenge of setting up your very first drum set. This can be tricky since the drum set is not one instrument, it’s several! Proper placement of each part of the drum set is crucial to making sure that

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How To Set Up A Drum Set

Ask a Guitar Teacher: “Why Should I Bother With Music Theory?”

As a private guitar teacher, I’ve heard this question dozens of times—usually right after we start talking about scales, chords, or key signatures: “But do I really need theory to be a good guitar player?” Short answer? Yes. Longer answer? Music theory for guitarists isn’t about memorizing rules—it’s about understanding your instrument in a way

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How Can Music Theory Make Me A Better Guitar Player