I recently read an article with the results of a survey of millennials asking them what they feel are the biggest problems in the world. It was definitely not a pretty picture: Lack of food, water, security, war, unemployment, poverty, climate change…
But I believe there’s a...
Someone asked me recently, is it better for my kids to learn how to code or learn music.
Well, then I read this article Want Smarter Kids? Teach Music, Not Coding, According to MIT
Holy smokes!
It made me think of one of my students.
She was one of my earliest...
How a stay-at-home Dad stumbled across a new way of teaching music.
The story of how I developed the Musicolor Method.
Because I am a naturally curious person, my path in life has led me on a strange magical journey. In particular, three events have brought me a new view of teaching music:
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What is the most important factor in a student? Many people would say it's talent, or effort, or persistence, or luck or some combination of these.
Behind all of this is something that is more important - the proper mindset. Recent research (Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck, 2007)...
Many of you are struggling with playing cleanly and smoothly. This simple technique can help you to relax your fingers to pay more fluidly. Developed by Glenn Gould's mentor and longtime teacher Chilean pianist Alberto Guerrero, it aims to retain a relaxed muscle memory.
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