Play By Ear Piano School
A school in Singapore has an unconventional, but enlightened approach to teaching piano. This is a glimpse into the future of music education.
A school in Singapore has an unconventional, but enlightened approach to teaching piano. This is a glimpse into the future of music education.
Okay, not that prince, but a real prince from the nation of Uganda. Then, Prince Nelson Yiga, now known as H.R.H. Prince Kimera Nelson, with Greg V on lead and…
Are We Them? was an REM tribute project I joined after I 'retired' from the bar-band biz, so I wouldn't completely lose my chops. It was a reason to get…
In my book, I mentioned Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue as the earliest example of jazz in an orchestral composition, and I said that every serious music student, classical and modern,…
Suzan Stroud is a writer and piano teacher. She has written a short article which might interest anyone who is about to buy a piano for their home. I hadn't…
https://www.houstonguitar.com/historic-music-videos/yes-sounding-out-bbc-1971/ I hope you'll take a look at the video Yes Sounding Out on Youtube, part of the BBC's Crown Jewels series from 1971. The link above goes to a…
A response to a FaceBook post by Tom Marcellis I like to engage in thoughtful dialogue and debate with other music instructors, like myself. I welcome comments, and encourage discussion,…
A while back, someone sent me a link to a compilation of 14 of Zappa's guitar solos recorded live in New York in 1976. https://youtu.be/foxHz_4GO6E
Here is a free PDF of instructions on setting up the online note identification app at www.MusicTheory.Net. This is a great tool for anyone who wants to improve their note-reading…
Here are three tracks from the San Francisco band, It's A Beautiful Day, featuring classically-trained violinist, David LaFlamme, and his wife Linda Baker LaFlamme. "LaFlamme" was a stage name he…