Private Music Lessons for Your Child For anyone who wants to “make music,” the question of private music lessons often comes up. This includes your child who might express interest in learning to play an instrument or sing. The Question … Continue reading →
I’ve written about this subject many times and even have an Kindle ebook on the subject titled “Can Music Make You Smarter?” Now the magazine Scientific American has come out with an article titled “Even a few years of music … Continue reading →
Is a music education really necessary or even beneficial for children? With American schools aiming to increase their standardized test scores and decrease their annual spending, it’s no wonder that electives such as music have been erased from the board. … Continue reading →
It is very easy to locate the key of a song
Continue reading →When there are flats in the key signature, how do you locate the key of the song? It’s easy. Just count down 4 scale degrees and that is the key.
Continue reading →Enharmonic notes and enharmonic chords — how they work.
Continue reading →Quite often we don’t take the time to analyze the music we play, but if we did we would often find it much easier to understand than we would otherwise think in terms of chord progressions and musical form.
Continue reading →You can create motion in your songs by adding passing tones to your repertoire of piano techniques.
Continue reading →While we have all heard stories of child prodigies and the importance of learning music as a child, an adult can still learn to play an instrument quite well. Even with no prior experience, the right training can help an adult learn to play music just as well as a child. The main thing is to find the right way to learn, whether it’s through a tutor or self-study.
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