When you say ‘southern rock,’ the first bands most people think of are Lynyrd Skynyrd and Tom Petty. But The Allman Brothers Band was the…
One of the first points the narrator makes is that the Beatles didn’t read or write sheet music. The sheet music of their songs that…
Blitzen’s Boogie is a great introduction to blues, jazz and big band tonalities for kids. Just in time for the holidays. For non-classical musicians, the…
https://www.newstatesman.com/music-and-performance/2013/09/deal-it-parents-violin-lessons-are-pointless Mark Oppenheimer’s 2013 article proposes an informal test: Go on Facebook and ask your friends to chime in if, when they were children, they…
I ran into this video by Helen Ibe. She has some great advice for people who are learning guitar. She starts by talking about how…
Everyone who teaches piano should see this scene from the movie Ray, where a man introduces Ray to the piano by showing him how to…
HoustonGuitar’s practice video library of more than 500 videos has a new home on YouTube, to ensure a better customer experience for my online guitar…
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…
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…