Say What? Using Scales to Understand and Transcribe Music
Scales can be a real downer for some music students. I get that. We all have barriers, things we have to work to get through, some important parts of music study that frustrate us or we don’t like to work on as much for whatever reason. But scales are important. I’d like to take a […]
Hopeful Expectations for Year 2
Friends, Last week I wrote briefly some reflections on our first year back here in the Northwest and some of the great things that happened at the academy this year. Today, I am thinking about some of that which we are planning and hoping for this year, and some of our goals for the academy. […]
The Story of Sounds in the Streets
This trumpet is fun to play. It plays relatively in tune in most of the horn and it will get the job done. Some people think it looks ugly because of the way that the lacquer was stripped off, but I rather dig it. My folks found me this horn when I was in high […]
Four Practical Reasons Why Everyone Should Study Music:
Recently I discussed four simple reasons your child should study music. Really at least three of those four reasons apply not just to children, but everyone. Music education is not just for children, it’s for everyone! Because music is a necessary part of human existence. Here are four practical reasons why everyone should study music: […]
The Power of the Voice in Meeting the Needs of Others
How will we use the awesome power* of our voice in response to tragedy, great evil, or injustice? Yesterday was a difficult day for most of America I am sure, unfathomably worse surely for the parents, educators, staff, and community members involved in and around the terrifying events at Sandy Hook. I had intended to […]