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How The Masters Waited And Worked For Success
I am continuing my love of forgotten materials about music. These sources seem to provide much deeper insight into musical development than their contemporary counterparts. This particular article (from The Etude: Vol. 26, No. 10) on the how master musicians worked for success was written by the Brooklyn Music Teacher Former Head of State Association,…
The Efficient Music Teacher (The Musician: Vol. 21, No. 1)
Over the years, I have accumulated articles from magazines like The Musician. I believe we have much to learn, and unlearn, from the past. It is thought-provoking when looking at our view of specific topics versus the view of the masters and master teachers of the past. This particular article on being an efficient music…
New Thoughts On Memorizing Music (The Etude: Vol. 37, No. 10)
Over the years, I have accumulated articles from magazines like The Etude. I believe we have much to learn, and unlearn, from the past. It provokes thought when looking at our view of specific topics versus the view of the masters and master teachers of the past. Clifford Marshall wrote this particular article on memorizing…
Organizing Practice As You Learn To Play Guitar
One of the main problems I have found with students over the years is the organizational aspect when they learn to play guitar. In the beginning, it isn’t too difficult because there isn’t that much to work on. However, as you grow in proficiency and increase your repertoire, it becomes more important to have a…
Three Simple Steps to Improve Your Guitar Practice
As a teacher my job most of the time is to teach people how to practice. It’s like teaching them to take the right steps up a mountain. How you practice is how you play. Therefore, I am constantly learning and experimenting with ways to make my own practice effective. This translates into helping you, and…
Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar Begins With The Thumb
For years I have been pondering the writing of my methodology. Every time I begin I always ask the question, “Am I adding any value that does not exist already?”. Every time I have come back to the same conclusion — no. Now that I have been working more and more with younger beginning fingerstyle…
The Basics of Music Theory – Part 6 (Diatonic Triad)
In The Basics of Music Theory – Part 5 (Triads and Inversions) the concept of chords built upon a base triad was discussed. That is to say, the initial triad was derived from the major key and then each note other than the root was mutated to give the other triads available. In this installment,…
The Basics of Music Theory – Part 5 (Triads and Inversions)
In the last installment of The Basics of Music Theory – Part 4, I covered the cycle of 4ths/5ths. This installment will begin the journey into the harmonic foundation of chords. The basic foundation of chord theory is the triad. That is to say three (tri-) notes (-ads). The Building of Triads A triad is…
Three TED Talks About Music You Should Watch
TED talks should be known to anyone reading this post. However, if you are not, then it is time for you to use your video viewing properly and learn something in the process. Each of these TED talks about music will take your perspective of classical music to new horizons. They take less time than…
The Basics of Music Theory – Part 4 (Cycle Of 4ths)
Now that we have looked at key signatures (see The Basics of Music Theory – Part 3 (Key Signatures)), we are going to delve into the mysterious cycle of 4ths or 5ths depending on which way you see it. It is important and useful to be able to recognize each key and the notes that…
