When you are learning, the newest thing that you're presented with seems like the best, the crème de la crème. It's harder, a new sound to you and thus intriguing, and you can't quite do it yet so it's somewhat tantalizing. And that's as it should be. But as you learn most ...
Read MoreContinuing, all musicians will benefit from being able to play FROM notes, but not all instruments and styles require that skill for success. For ...
View MoreAll musicians should learn music theory, that is the details of how music works. The 3 ways people learn music is by ear, by feel (muscle memory), and ...
View MoreI want to expand on the idea of the easy way versus the correct way. The way you play and sing right now is what's natural, automatic, and feels ...
View MoreSooner or later, when you're learning a new technique or song you will come to a cross-roads of whether you will do things the "correct" way (and we ...
View MoreI know I've said this before and it sounds hokey, but it is so true - you personally can learn to be a great musician and/or vocalist - and that is so ...
View MoreUse the tension in your hands, fingers, throat, neck - any tension - to tell you where to practice. Although many times you must push yourself to play ...
View MoreSomehow you've got to motivate yourself to practice. We've talked about seeing practicing as repetition to develop muscle memory (which it is), to ...
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