by golfam | Jan 12, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott At one point in my life, I thought I could boil down music to its quantifiable components: tempo, chord structure, melody, volume, etc. I thought if I just found the proper balance of all these and micromanaged every note, I’d be the best musician I...
by golfam | Dec 22, 2020 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Konner Scott While everybody’s musical experience is different, I thought it might be fun (and hopefully helpful) to compile a list of things that I wish I, specifically, had been told as a child while I was beginning to explore my love for music. With any luck,...
by golfam | Nov 3, 2020 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Ben Fraser The guitar is most commonly a six-stringed instrument made primarily of wood. Its hollow body produces sound when its strings are strummed or plucked using either finger or a pick. While one hand plays the E, A, D, G, B, or high E string (or any...
by musicadmin | Oct 20, 2020 | Adult Music Lessons, Holidays, Kids Music Lessons
By: Ben Fraser October is here! It’s a time of chillier weather, leaves changing and falling, and of course, Halloween is at the end of the month. Halloween is a holiday filled with costumes, decorations, and music. Some of the greatest Halloween hits include: Monster...
by musicadmin | Oct 6, 2020 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Ben Fraser The violin is a four-stringed instrument made primarily of wood. Its hollow body produces sound when the bow is drawn across any of the four strings, G, D, A or E. The left-hand fingers can press the strings against the fingerboard to change the pitch...
by musicadmin | Sep 15, 2020 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice
By: Ben Fraser Fretted string instruments can be very complicated to learn and teach. Whether we are discussing guitar, electric bass, ukulele or even lute, there are many approaches one could take. Unlike the piano, on fretted instruments you can play the same note...
