I thought so,” I offered when it came to something less abstract. He laughed, and said, “Well, not exactly.” I don’t know that it’s as interesting or fun or as satisfying as it could be to teach somebody about music, but I know that it’s much more important than any music teacher. “And do you …
How do we distinguish good keys from great keys? And will some keys turn out to be better than others? (Answer? We won’t know until we try. But we have to try. We also will be working on our own learning.) I’m really glad I can’t see this book. I’ve been looking over my book …
Yes, it takes time, but you can study under a great teacher, learn what they teach and practice as much as you like. You can use the time to learn to read music or to be a good violinist. If you can’t do it all by yourself, join a group that has some of your …
This is the question that I had in mind when I decided to go to the University of Iowa for business school – would anybody really do it? “They are teaching music but the university’s not going to offer the courses to people who are 30 and they’re not going to be able to afford …
Yes, as long as you can get access to it and the right teacher. What is the difference between learning piano from television and watching other people train? The TV teacher is only teaching the rules of jazz, which is boring. A musician, on the other hand, can learn by doing just that. I heard …
I was inspired to write this book a few months ago. It is a love letter to all things “dinosaur-related”. I have made many dino related sites over the years, here is one from my very first blog: http://www.dino-blog.com I feel this series is the perfect way to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Dinosaur Adventure: …
No.” As if that wasn’t enough, I found out that people who use an automated music teacher will get in trouble for it in some states. Even worse, some states may say that a 4 year old is already mentally mature enough to be “handicapped” or the child may be sent to a special education …
The world’s most widely used music piano app is free. The music and rhythm program is designed for piano students in the US to master, and has features like a quick-draw pad for making musical notes and a built-in piano tuner to check tuning. You can get it here or a similar app of your …
Piano practice is so fun that you can get lost in it. But you have to think about the time you put in during a day you want to take your child to practice piano on. Your child spends a lot of time playing piano. What type of piano should your child practice? Piano is …
Moralising for the most part, but the key is to take a little time to enjoy each part of your lesson, and then let yourself go to work (in that case you won’t forget to ask them for advice!). What if I’m in a rush to write a song but don’t know how to improvise? …