by musicadmin | Oct 10, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
by: Konner Scott Last week I went to see the original “Avatar” movie in IMAX with some friends. I hadn’t seen it in about 15 years, and wow, the visuals and special effects have held up over time. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience, and I highly recommend the...
by musicadmin | Sep 27, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
by: Konner Scott One of the great mysteries of life is WHY exactly we find music so powerful, meaningful, and emotional. How can an arbitrary mash-up of different sonic frequencies cause thousands to gather for live shows, help save people from the brink of mental...
by musicadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
by: Konner Scott When I was about 11 or 12, I discovered classic rock music. That discovery blew the door off its musical hinges for me. After a (relatively short) lifetime spent learning and listening to strictly classical piano, I felt an overwhelming desire to do...
by musicadmin | Aug 30, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Recitals
By: Konner Scott There was a time during the midst of the COVID pandemic, not too long ago, where I spent most of my days shut up in a practice room. I was both teaching for and managing Highland Music Studio, and the remainder of my free time was spent logging the...
by musicadmin | Aug 16, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Recitals
By: Konner Scott Recently, I came across a piece of advice from a musician I really respect. The core message was that as musicians, it’s okay to mess around for the sake of messing around, without a focus on creating towards the “next big release”. His point was that...
by musicadmin | Aug 2, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott One of the most fascinating things I encounter as a music teacher is students who are looking for the “shortcuts” or “secrets” that will get them to the top. For students that come in with this mindset, communicating the necessity and effectiveness of...
by musicadmin | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott I’ve always been a tremendously competitive person by nature. In particular, from a young age, I’ve been drawn to time-based sports, games, and activities. I have a strong competitive swimming background, and also spent large swaths of my youth trying...
by musicadmin | Jul 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott I recently purchased a book entitled “Steal Like an Artist”. Perhaps the title is intended to be provocative, but the contents of the book have given me much food for thought over these past couple days. The basic premise is that creativity doesn’t...
by musicadmin | Jun 21, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott So, you’ve been taking piano lessons for a couple years. You’ve developed the basic techniques, you can sightread effectively, you have a rudimentary understanding of music theory, and maybe you can even push through a few tricky classical pieces....
by musicadmin | May 17, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott When I was about 9 or 10 years old, I noticed I was starting to develop a deepening passion for music. My parents were trying desperately to indoctrinate me with Queen’s catalog, but it just wasn’t taking. In particular, they were pushing the song...
