Music Lessons and Science This is your brain on music… Author: By Cory Turner – All Things Considered - NPR September 10, 2014 | Categories: Science and Music Lessons Musical training doesn't just improve your ear for music — it also helps your ear for speech. That's the takeaway from [...]
Singing Quietly How to Practice Singing Quietly Author: Camila Rabin March 25, 2019 | Categories: Music Lessons & Practicing Sometimes you don’t want anyone to hear you. Maybe you know that your singing practice disturbs your neighbors or roommates. Or maybe you just don’t want anyone to know you are [...]
Performance Anxiety 5 Tips for Managing Performance Anxiety Author: Matthew Rusk February 25, 2019 | Categories: Health and Music Education The symptoms are very similar but performance anxiety will dissipate once the performance is over. Anxiety disorder is an ongoing problem because it is constantly fed by a person’s fearful [...]
Trombone Facts 6 Things You Never Knew About Trombone Author: Yamaha September 18, 2018 | Categories: Music Lessons & Brass Uniquely among brass instruments, trombones have a slide, used to alter the pitch as it is extended and shortened. Though originally created in the mid-15th century, trombones have continued to [...]
Music Learning What All Young Percussionists Should Know Author: Dr. Dave Gerhart December 22, 2016 | Categories: Percussion and Music Education Young percussion students who are studying with a private instructor usually study solo on marimba, snare drum, drum set or timpani. Ensemble playing techniques are usually something that [...]
Playing makes you smarter TED Talk - How playing an instrument benefits your brain Author: Anita Collins / TED-ED July 2014 | Categories: Music Lessons & Brain Did you know that every time musicians pick up their instruments, there are fireworks going off all over their brain? On the outside, [...]