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Secrets to Skillful Sight Reading
Making Music offers the following secrets to skillful sight reading to help make your musical journey a more fulfilling one.
Essential Italian Dictionary for Musicians
Print out this Italian dictionary in your instrument case or music bag as a helpful cheat-sheet to refer to when you’re lost in translation.
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
Stuck Trying to Learn a Song? Try the Loop Method
Taking a short segment of a musical piece and playing it repeatedly in rhythm, without stopping, is called the loop method and it is the best way to learn..
Just Play Piano – Intro To Chords
Lesson 2 in our Just Play Piano series is all about chords. Todd Hobin will teach you the intro to chords which are pivotal when it comes to learning any instrument.
Learn the Circle of Fifths
The circle of fifths is a visual diagram that arranges the 12 pitches and keys so that it’s easy to begin to recognize those relationships.
Beginners Improvisation Guide
Here’s a improvisation guide with a few thoughts from the staff of the Dallas School of Music and the publishers of dlp Music Books.
Just Play Piano: Lesson 1
Making Music is launching a new series that will focus on teaching beginners how to play piano. Watch the video Just Play: Piano Lesson 1
Breaking Down a Score for Sight-Reading
This guide will show you how Breaking down a score for sight-reading will help you tackle any music that is thrown in front of you at the last minute.