Here at the Music Learning Workshop we focus on music theory and not so much on technique. Our premise is that learning music theory as fast as you can allows you to focus on playing and technique. But what about the musicianship? I recently watch this video of Evelyn Glennie shows us how to listen […]
How to learn music
Music students getting back to music ask serious questions about learning music, here are a few ideas to help explore those questions.
Studied music theory and initial practice, I’m going to look at bringing a song up to a polished condition and performance worthy.
Now that I understand the structure and flow of the song I need to move into stage two and that is to connect all the pieces or my practice chunks of the song.
Today, an example of how applied music theory, in practice, pays off. In three weeks I’ll be performing for my father’s 80th birthday. Of course I’d pull out a couple of songs that I am very proficient in playing to see if they fit the mark. But then I have been thrown a curve ball!
When playing arpeggios I find this is the first place I lose my dexterity and skill when I don’t take the time to keep up on them. Here a couple of techniques to improve your practice.
Practicing or playing music scales can be a boring task for many music students. This is because the practice of grouping notes is not well communicated to the student.
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