If you’ve ever thought, “I’m too old to start music lessons,” let us stop you right there. As a team of music educators who teach beginners of all ages, we can say this with full confidence: adult music lessons matter—not just for learning an instrument, but for enriching your life. Whether you’re chasing a childhood
I mean, who doesn’t want to be able to learn how to play a drum roll? Everyone requests them, and they make every drum beat, fill, and solo sound way cooler! The problem is, they are perhaps one of the most difficult techniques to learn and master. This is a very basic outline for how
As private music teachers who work with many beginner musicians, we’ve seen how often students feel stuck creatively. Whether you’ve just started composing or have written a few songs already, hitting a wall is totally normal. These tried-and-true strategies can help you beat songwriter’s block and get your ideas flowing again. 1. Change Your Creative
This blog post is for those who have taken basic music lessons. For years you’ve studied and you’re now about to easily play all your scales, you have memorized and can play at least three advanced songs and can read music with relative ease and you think you’re ready to stop lessons. Okay, so I’d
Because adults pick up on new ideas so quickly, it is our tendency as teachers to want to progress with them as fast as possible. Sometimes we forget that they are still students and just learning!
For late beginner level through early intermediate piano students, a lot of focus is put on learning how to utilize the damper pedal and master the technique of connected pedaling. This post details an approach to introducing the pedal to students of this level in a way that can encourage natural development of pedaling technique.
It’s not all the time that younger piano students express the want or desire to read chord charts. When the do, the basics are all you’ll need to get them started. Don’t over think the simplest way to read chord charts.
Is your piano music sounding a little blah? Think about your dynamic marks and what they can mean for your to your playing and music. They aren’t just ink on a page ya know!
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat! Can you name that tune? This article examines the dessert of music lessons and if it’s OK, to eat it before we eat out vegetables. Figuratively of course.
When we are taught the proper way to sing, it is proven to prolong the life of your vocal chords. One of the reasons I believe this is so important for an alto is simply because of the natural low register of their voice.
