What are some of the key advantages to taking in home piano lessons? Many students travel to studios or music lesson facilities for their lessons. While there is nothing wrong with this, there are some clear advantages to taking piano lessons in your home. As a teacher, I have taught in both environments and I
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Piano Music Lessons – 5 Skills You Know
Basic Music Skills When you know a little about music you know a lot. At a recent family reunion I was happy so see so many of my family members who have some basic music knowledge be able to play so much. After we had some fun music making moments I thought it would be
Advanced Drum Lessons – Continuing With A Practice Pad
After reading my last blog, Drum Lesson– Practicing With a Practice Pad, you have found out that a practice pad is a great tool for beginner students learning how to play the drum set. However, a practice pad, if kept in the practicing routine, can really have a huge positive impact on the advanced student’s
In Home Voice Lessons: A World Of Difference
In Home Voice Lessons The voice is an insturment that everyone is born with and can use. Singing is a part of our lives from the time we are small children all the way to our old age. When we are young we learn to sing songs to help us learn our abc’s and other
Atlanta Voice Lessons – What Do Voice Teachers Teach!
Teaching Voice Lessons Being a Voice Teacher takes a lot of know-how. As voice teachers we don’t just teach music as it pertains to singing. When we teach voice, our instrument is a part of the human body. For most of us Voice Teachers, we are being asked to teach younger and younger students and
Finding a Guitar Teacher: 5 Things to Consider
So, you have decided that you or your child would like basic guitar lessons, but what teacher will be the best fit? There are many things to consider in selecting a guitar teacher, as this instrument has been utilized enormously by many styles and genres of music, and enrolling in guitar lessons can hold a
Pay Attention! Intermediate Guitar Lessons
When I have a student, a talented student with buckets of untapped technique and expression, there is one core idea that has to be injected almost constantly. Intermediate guitar lessons in the home require attention. Focus The ideas of focus and attention are so simple that some might think they don’t need analysis or thought, but I
Rock Guitar Lessons: Learn The Fundamentals
Rock Guitar Lessons When student first starts with rock guitar lessons their guitar teach will teach them the basics and fundamentals of playing the guitar. The guitar student will learn how to play chords, chord progressions (the order in which the chords are played for a given song), and how to read the three main
Pursue the Dream of In Home Saxophone Lessons
The saxophone is such a wonderful instrument. It is the ONE instrument I found myself wantingto learn more than any of the others in high school. I’m not sure if these feelings were before the Kenny G phenomenon, or after, but I remember the feelings very well. The saxophone was “cool.” The straining sounds coming from
Find Ways To Relax In Your Drum Lesson
Sometimes when students have a difficult musical passage ahead, they tense up. The teacher’s instinct is to say “relax!” I know I’ve been guilty of it myself. Getting my students to relax the correct muscles can be incredible frustrating and challenging, because when they aren’t used to focusing on specific muscles, it can seem like