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1). Guitar Lesson: Mary Had A Little Lamb For Beginners
Have you ever played a melody on a guitar? Well, if not let this be the first time! I will show you how to play Mary Had A Little Lamb on one string with one finger on your left hand and one finger on your right.
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2). Music Education – The benefits to children
Music is a very powerful subject - It has been used since the Greek times for healing, communication, relaxation and for enjoyment. Even before birth we are aware of our mother's heartbeat and during infancy are relaxed by the song of a lullaby. Every day everybody hears some form of musical pitch or rhythm and it can even be found in nature such as how birds communicate through a song-like speech.
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3). Guitar lesson: What Is The Ultimate Way To Practice On Your Guitar?
Have you ever asked yourself: What is the ultimate truth about guitar practicing and how effective can a guitar practice session be?
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4). Learn To Play Piano - Let The Train Station Teach You About Piano Playing
Learn to play piano on a train station? Let me show you what you can learn about piano playing as you wait for your train!
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5). Crescendo Now, Pay Later
In the hierarchy of musical priorities, dynamics have often appeared to me to be relegated to fairly low niche and left there to languish, their immense potential for beauty and expressiveness being overlooked and ignored. Even in recordings of professional orchestras it is not at all unusual to here a crescendo or diminuendo begin and end without any unified idea of where it is heading.
Article tags: downloadable sheet music, sheet music, music education, concert band, jazz, choir, music compositionsin the hierarchy of musical priorities, dynamics have often appeared to me to be relegated to fairly l
6). Practice is Soooo Boring!
Are your students loathe to practice as much as they should? OK, you can stop laughing and pick yourself up off the floor now. I know it wasn’t the brightest question.
But I asked it to make a point, of course. Haven’t you been guilty of that misbehavior? I personally am a lifetime repeat offender. As adults we all know intellectually that if you don’t practice something, you don’t get better.
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7). The Art of the Decrescendo
The more fortunate among us have experienced that precious, magical moment at the end of a performance between the exact instant that the last soft, subtle note from the band or orchestra fades from the stage and merges into the forefront of our aesthetic sensibilities. Then there is a second or two of hushed, pregnant energy just before the spontaneous outburst of fervent adulation from the audience.
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8). The World Does NOT Revolve Around You
“Listen, you spoiled little cretins, the world does not revolve around you,” I patiently explained.
“You’re kidding right?” hooted my students derisively.
“Pick up your instruments, start together on the downbeat and count carefully.”
How many music teachers have had the first part of that conversation? Almost none, at least not out loud. The second installment is an every day plea for many.
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