I know it is common wisdom that a beginning guitar player should start learning on an acoustic guitar, even more common a classical guitar. My first guitar was a nylon string classical Yamaha because, that was simply THE guitar to start on. This adage has not really withstood the test of time and there many
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Play Games During In Home Music Lessons
Let’s face it – kids LOVE games! A great way to keep their attention and focus during a lesson is turning simple tasks into games. For example, I always have my students warm up their hands by playing some very basic exercises from a method book. This is a great way to warm up their
Musical Travels Took Me To Italy – Franz Liszt the Famous Pianist!
Franz Liszt In Venice One of my favorite composers to study and perform is Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Liszt was one of the best composers and performers of the Romantic Era. His emotional compositions touched the hearts of many while his showy performances amazed audiences around Europe. Piano Cycles Liszt was quite a traveler throughout Europe
An At Home Music Teachers Journey – Musical History Come to Life – Lessons Realized
Throughout college I studied music history where I learned about composers and important performances. I always found it fascinating to learn about the lives of composers and where they lived and performed their music. It has always been a dream of mine to one day visit the places that I would spend hours studying about.
When To Begin Local Violin, Guitar, and Piano Lessons
What Insturment Should My Child Use To Start Music Lessons? The most common insturments for a student to play for beginner music lessons are the piano, the guitar, and the violin. Even though each of these insturments are different in their own way, beginner music lessons will teach the student the fundamentals of reading, playing,
Denver Music Lessons
What makes music lessons great in Denver? Denver is such an ecclectic kind of city. We have magnificent mountains, amazing water, lakes streams and such a diverse beauty it boggles the mind. How do music lessons fit in to that? Good question and here’s my thoughts! The beauty of Denver, and Colorado for that matter,
Guitar Teachers, 5 Reasons Why To Take Guitar Lessons
One of our most popular insturments that we teach with Lessons in Your Home in Seattle is the guitar. Seattle has always been know as a place where great music starts and happens. The most common insturment in a band is the guitar so it’s no wonder that everyone wants to learn how to play
Basic Guitar Lessons
BASIC GUITAR LESSONS Guitar is a really popular instrument for people of all ages. More people seem to want to play guitar than anything else. It can be a really fun instrument to play because of all the possibilities and because after several months of basic guitar lessons and lots of practice, students can
Growing Up And Sticking With Piano Lessons
Kathryn MacDonald – When Someone Grows Up Taking Private Music Lessons. When you think about piano lessons you usually think about a kid taking them for a few years and then quitting. But what happens when they stick with it? Kathryn McDonald is a fine example of what happens. She started taking piano music lessons
Starting Private Voice Lessons (the basics)
When considering an appropriate time to begin private voice lessons, most people have more questions then answers. Additionally there are often multiple answers to the same questions that only helps to further confuse things! So, lets try to simplify things a bit. Mispercetion The first and most common misperception many folks have about singing is