Destroyers of Mastery
Music educator Brian Jump discusses common bad habits that musicians develop, and how to fix them to read, memorize, and perform music the right way.
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5 Tips on Preparing for your First Ear Training Course
Is there an ear training course in your future? Don’t go there without being prepared! Just Another Flutist gives five tips on how to be ready for class.
6 Benefits Of Music Lessons For Kids
The effects of music lessons extend way beyond the realm of music itself. Learn 6 surprising ways music study benefit your life and your children’s lives.
The Shed: The Free Music Theory Resource for the Modern Musician
Originally a tool to help students with music theory, Bob Habersat and Paul Levy have built The Shed into a fantastic resource for all music learners.
Deconstructing Technical Metal Riffs by Ear
Technical metal challenges the bravest transcriber. Yet armed with a little music theory and common software, the most daunting riffs are within your grasp.
3 Simple Ways Musicians Can Nurture Their Inner Businessperson
In today’s world, a successful musician is often a successful businessperson. Find out how both these aspects of yourself can create together in harmony.
Songwriter's Secret: Delaying the Tonic, with Michael Mingoia
Remember that one kid back in the junior high choir room who would run over to the piano and play all the notes in a C Major scale except for last note and then he’d walk away from the piano? You would sit there and wait and wait until finally you or someone just had...
The 5 Most Important Aspects of a Modern Band Website
The band is solid. Now where will the fans find you? No one knows band websites better than Bandzoogle. Their outreach guy Dave Cool shows us how it’s done.
Listen and Sing: Your Way to Great Musicianship, with Donna Schwartz
Music reading is often taught first. But when we learn first by ear, our musicality emerges much more easily. Singing connects listening with music-making.
The Power of Persistence: Interview with Dubstep’s Cris Jarvis
Chris Jarvis left his metal bands for a successful solo career in dubstep. Find out how he did it, how he makes music, and his advice for the up-and-coming.
10 Steps to Learn to Play Violin By Ear
Nose stuck in the sheet music? Come on out! Follow these simple steps and start playing violin by ear. It takes practice, but it’s easier than you think!
The Practical Value of Music Theory
Can too much music theory spoil your creativity? Nashville Guitar Guru Dave Isaacs shows how music theory enhances every aspect of our musical experience.
