Quit Monkeying Around! Five Tips For A Better Band
Even expert musicians can sound terrible in a band if they’re not used to playing together. Here are five tips to help you sound great when playing in a band.
Music Or Words: What Makes A Song?
What makes a song: is music the most important part or is it the lyrics? And who deserves legal credit and royalties for the songs a band writes? Let’s find out
Holding Your Own Part in a Vocal Group or Choir
Can you hold your own part in a vocal group or choir? There are two major aspects which let you do so, and both require good ears. Here’s how to develop yours.
Open Your Ears to The Elders
Listen to The Elders, from the American Midwest, to find out why the Irish Rock genre is so popular, and how they will inspire your own musical creation.
Music & Life: Teens, Listening, and Ear Training
Teenagers are naturally gifted when it comes to remembering music. Find out what it is about music that imprints a solid memory in teens (and adults too).
The Secret Aural Life of Drummers (or "How to Play Percussion by Ear, Confessions of a Rhythm Queen"!)
Next up in our playing-by-ear series, we have another of our “home team”: Easy Ear Training author Sabrina Peña Young, sharing her perspective on playing percussion by ear. Rhythm is more than a drum set backing a jazz band, an excited crowd clapping in...Summer of Music: On The Road, Part 2
Ready to hit the road this summer? Prepare, have a professional attitude, and expect the unexpected. Bugs, radiators and lightening keep it interesting!
Wii Music: Ear Training Through Play!
Make no mistake: Wii Music is a lot of fun. Where else can you get together with your friends and play “Sukiyaki” on steel drums and sitar, or create a full orchestral jam session in space? Wii Music offers so many nuances of play that small children can...Master Rhythm with Inner Inchronicity
A poorly-played note well placed is better than a well-played note placed poorly. Learn more about the Inchronicity method for improving your rhythm.
How to Arrange a Jazz Standard (Hans Hansen)
Hans Hansen of “The Music Arrangers Page” explains the listening skills and sound judgements that went into this arrangement of the jazz standard “Jordu”.
You can't learn to swim in a barrel full of water!
Don’t let yourself get stuck in musical “barrels” which limit your potential. Find out what is holding you back and how to break free of it with this tutorial.