Length of Idea The correct way to notate a music idea depends on the motive/idea itself. Music notation software is usually designed around music engraving standards. So usually it will determine the correct way to notate a music idea. So, you should just be able to enter the notes and how it sits is what… Continue reading Correct Way to Notate a Music Idea
Find Music For Your Skill Level
How to find music for your skill level is one of the most difficult challenges when learning music. If you choose music that’s too easy, then you won’t really be challenging yourself. And your skills won’t grow. If you choose music that is too hard you won’t actually get better, just struggle. What does music… Continue reading Find Music For Your Skill Level
How To Be Prepared For Music Lessons
An important step in your musical development is how to be prepared for music lessons. Being prepared is more than having your sheet music ready, instrument packed, and your pencil sharpened. Being prepared is about understanding what you want to achieve from the lesson. About knowing where you are at in your studies. And showing… Continue reading How To Be Prepared For Music Lessons
How To Tell If A Musician Is A Performer or a Writer
One of the things I’ve discovered in over 30 years of playing music is that there are fundamentally two types of musicians: Performers or Writers. So how to tell if a musician is a Performer or a Writer? It usually breaks down into what/where/why they enjoy about making music. Both are closely related: they like making audible… Continue reading How To Tell If A Musician Is A Performer or a Writer
How To Start A Band And Make It In the Music Industry
You may be asking yourself, how to start a band and make it in the Music Industry? Creating something original with other musicians is one of the best experiences you can have in music. The conversation when good musicians play in a room together is an aural experience like none other. It’s a give-and-take between… Continue reading How To Start A Band And Make It In the Music Industry
How To Find A Music Teacher
One of the questions I’m asked is: how to find a music teacher? One of the greatest lessons that I learned in college had nothing to do with college. And I wish I had known it before going in. It is that in the same way we are all different types of learners, people teach… Continue reading How To Find A Music Teacher