by musicadmin | Feb 22, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott When I was much younger, I was a competitive swimmer (if you’ve followed my blog posts to any degree, you’re very aware of this). Before important swim meets, our team would often gather after practice. Our coach would turn off the lights in the pool...
by musicadmin | Feb 8, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott For about six months, I’ve been taking jazz piano lessons. A couple weeks ago, my teacher got on my case. “You can play the notes, and you can play the chords, and you can play the rhythms… but that doesn’t mean you can PLAY jazz. You don’t listen to...
by musicadmin | Jan 18, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott As a songwriter, it’s easy to get stuck in a creative rut. Often, I’ll feel like I’ve tapped out my well of creativity and I no longer have any original songs inside me. What I fail to remember in these situations is that creativity is a river, not a...
by musicadmin | Jan 4, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott I had a conversation with my brother shortly after the New Year hit. He was discussing how, instead of setting a bunch of New Year’s resolutions, he was opting to define themes for the year instead. I asked him why, and he pointed to the data that...
by musicadmin | Dec 28, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott By nature, I am not the world’s most organized person. When I was much younger and taking piano lessons, I would rely on my teacher to keep me on steady track so I could make progress and learn new material. Upon returning to consistent piano practice...
by musicadmin | Dec 14, 2021 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott Ask people to give you a word to describe the holiday season, and I’m sure the answers would vary wildly… but I would hazard a guess that the word “relaxed” would rank low on the list. Whether due to family drama, travel chaos, interrupted work...
