Archive for 'Learning'
A Great Blog about the Guitar
12 July 2007In an effort to promote this blog I came in contact with another blogger who runs Jim’s Guitar Blog. I read through several of the posts and found it to be quite interesting - especially for those that share his passion for guitars. It is quite clear that Jim is a guitar enthusiast. You can […]
Learn to Play Piano
23 June 2007Today I came accross a great blog that I wanted to share with you. It is called Pianologist - and the great thing about it is that they will give you a free piano lesson. One thing that the blog is doing at the moment is they are giving away a free CD plus a […]
Learn Music = Greater Self Esteem
19 June 2007A few days ago I posted some information on joining a school music program… I wanted to add to that by saying that joining the band or orchestra provides a student a great opportunity to develop self-esteem. As the student progresses, he or she gains the admiration and positive approval from other members of the […]
School Music Programs
14 June 2007Have you ever considered school music programs for your child? This can have several benefits for your or your child. The first and foremost benefit is that you will have the chance to learn an instrument with constant coaching from the music director, usually called the band director or the orchestra conductor. These individuals are […]
What instrument to play? Part 2
12 June 2007Getting back to our discussion of choosing the instrument that is right for you or your child… As I mentioned before, learning the piano is very valuable, but let’s face it, not everyone will be able to take piano lessons.
To begin with, you need a piano, and pianos are big and expensive. There are […]
Teaching music to kids
5 June 2007Many times people will ask or wonder: at what age should I introduce my kids to music? When is it too soon? When is it too late? Many times we wonder if our kids need to be mature enough to “grasp” the concept of reading music and playing a series of notes on whatever instrument […]
Start learning with piano
1 June 2007I’d like to recommend that everyone have some musical training. This will be explained even more later when I talk about something called the Mozart Effect. One of the best ways to develop an understanding of music is to study the piano. Take piano, or keyboard lessons. You will never regret it. No matter what […]
What instrument to play?
25 May 2007As you begin to think of playing a musical instrument, you need to think of what instrument you would enjoy the most. There are numerous instruments to choose from. You could choose something as simple as a harmonica, or as difficult as a bassoon. First of all, to make that decision, let’s answer another question. […]
Why play music?
23 May 2007We spoke in our previous post of some of the benefits of studying and playing music. We are going to focus on some of those benefits in the next few posts. Music will reward us with less stress in our lives, with satisfying expression of our emotions, with the fulfillment of our need for creative […]
