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Category: Teachers Resources
5 Warm-Up Rudiments Every Drummer Should Know
No athlete would think about playing a sport without warming up first. The same applies for musicians, so follow these 5 Warm-Up Rudiments for Drums…
4 Strategies for Teaching Adults That Every Music Teacher Should Know
A good music teacher knows instructing children is very different from adults. Here are 4 Strategies for Teaching Adults That Every Music Teacher Should Know
11 Tips for Improving Hand Coordination & Muscle Memory
Coordination is tricky to master, practice certainly helps, which is exactly why you should listen to these tips for improving hand coordination.
Learn the Circle of Fourths
The January/February 2015 issue of Making Music revealed the magic of the circle of fifths—a visual way to learn the sharps and flats in each key signature, as well as the relationships between different keys. The circle of fifths is created by arranging pitches in intervals of ascending fifths, in a clock-like pattern. However, some […]
Professional Singer Ilana Martin Shares Some Singing Tips
Almost 20 years into running her own school, Martin couldn’t be happier to get up each morning to do what she loves. She gladly shared a few singing tips and insights into her methods with Making Music.
5 Good Reasons to Sing As You Improvise
It may be a little slow at first, but soon enough you’ll understand why it’s so useful. Here are 5 good reasons to sing as your improvise.
Guitars in the Classroom: A New Way of Teaching
The San Diego-based nonprofit Guitars in the Classroom (GITC), founded in 1998, is changing the way children learn in school. Teachers…
The Pentatonic Scale: The Secret to Improv Success
The secret to good improv is the pentatonic scale because with no half steps it sounds good over any chord progression that stays in one key
A Guide to Syncopation
When it comes to syncopation, expect the unexpected—syncopated rhythms disturb the flow by placing the emphasis on a typically weak beat…