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We all know the importance of training a strong musical ear. More importantly and before even commencing musical aural training; we must learn how to listen.
It is my belief that very few musicians, even very experienced ones, truly listen when they are playing music. Many of us think we are listening, when in fact we are barely even hearing.
Listening with intent and focus, is beyond merely hear...
I often hear parents ask our students the question: “What did you learn today?” or “Did you do a new page in the book?” Although very well intentioned, I believe there is often some misunderstanding as to how to best make musical progress.
Regularly learning new material is of course essential to grow as a musician, however, it is not always best to learn something new. Musical ideas, concepts...
The short answer is; “No”. Having established that, the following article should help you to tune more accurately.
The easiest way to start sounding good pitch-wise, is to make sure you are always in tune. It is quite easy to achieve these days, with a huge range of good quality cheap tuners on the market. Our favourite inexpensive tuner is the ‘S...
An often overlooked area of music general knowledge is the meaning of the piece’s title. I believe it is the single most important thing one must learn relating to any performance piece. Aside from all the other obvious important points of course, such as; the name of the composer (and country of birth), the style, the key, time signature and so on. Above all else; one should know the meaning o...
Don’t quit! Many believe it takes ten thousand hours of practice to achieve mastery in any field (I do not actually believe that to be true, but it does take a long time). One year of lessons is only 20 hours!
Practice. That’s obvious isn’t it? Half an hour a day is easy to achieve.
