Making the decision to take music lessons is not something that should be taken lightly. Learning an instrument is an investment of time and money. Students and parents must be ready to dedicate the time to take the lesson and the time at home to practice the instrument. They must be ready to make the financial commitment to pay for the lessons, the instrument and other materials the student will...
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If you chose to study music or just live your life with music as your main goal, chances are you made the choice because you love music, however the question about whether or not it can give you a good job and a stable income, will come from many people around you, yourself included. As a way to ease that little voice in your head telling...
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If there is a part of music that remains to be extremely important in music whether it is classical, rock, or electronic music, it's percussion. There are many forms it can take, ranging from cymbals, kettledrums, to tamborines. Percussion is the heartbeat of music. In addition to providing rhythm to music and keeping time, many percussion instruments also produce tones, pitches, and melodic sounds. Catherine King,...
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A little over a year ago I started practicing the harp – an instrument that I had never touched before receiving a kit to build one for Christmas of 2018. By April of 2019 I had finished putting it together, installed the strings, and started working in a curriculum series. In late July of 2019 I bought a book of “easy” Christmas songs with the intention of playing a selection...
Read MoreMany times the topic of improvisation comes to mind in music, but it's usually tied to genres like Jazz and Rock, however, improvisation happened long before these two were even a genre. Musicians like Beethoven and Mozart would sometimes improvise and impress the audience with an unexpected yet natural turn in the performance. John Mortensen's Thoughts John Mortensen, author of "The Pianist's Guide to Historic Improvisation" ...
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