Category: Music Theory
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March Happenings
March marks the one year anniversary of Covid hitting our area. In fact, March 14 was the last day I taught lessons at my local studio. All the local schools had closed down along with many businesses. A week and a half later, I transferred a bunch of my students to an online platform and…
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I got rhythm; how ’bout you?
Rhythm, rhythm, fascinating rhythm. Rhythm in music is super important. It’s a big part of what gives music interest. If all the notes were the same, it would get kind of boring real quick. A good, driving rhythm, pushes the music forward with excitement. A solid but laid back rhythm makes the music seem more…
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Online Lessons
Most of you may know that I teach my music lessons online and have been doing so since the start of covid-19. It seems that even in this day of technology, there are many people that are still hesitant about online lessons. They may be uncomfortable being on camera or are unfamiliar with the technology,…
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How to remember the letters on the staff
One of the first and most important things we need to learn when playing any instrument is how to read the music. Reading music is like learning another language. It takes time and lots of practice and use before you can read and understand it fluently. There are lots of components to learning to read…
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Fun Composition Activity
Composing is when you write your own music. It can be challenging and difficult but it can also be made simple and fun. It all depends on how you approach it. Anybody at any age can learn to compose. Think about a toddler who makes up their own songs as they play. An elementary student…
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Music Theory Basics
When I have a new student that has never learned any kind of music at all, I like to go over a few basic things about reading music. For most of my piano and flute students, they either have a theory book along with their other lesson materials or they have learned a little bit…
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