Singer/Songwriter Jess Novak shares some inside tips to find the right music teacher. Many of the tips are simple, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t important!
Tag: music education
John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
Have you heard of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus? I’ve been asking this question to music educators lately and I was surprised at how many of them answered no
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.
The Moral Dilemma of Digital Sampling
Have you noticed that much of the “new” music you listen to lately sounds vaguely familiar? Well, it should. Sampling, from perfect pitches to whole phrases, has been the norm for quite some time
The Roots Save Their Old High School Music Program
The Roots learned his old high school received budget cuts from the government, he decided to take matters into his own hands and have The Roots save their old high school music program.
KoAloha: Changing the World One Uke at a Time
When it comes to family run businesses KoAloha ukuleles may be one of the most familial of them all. Even the employees who are not biologically related to Alvin “Pops” and Pat “Moms” Okami soon end up part of the family. The series of fortuitous events and coincidences that led Alvin to discover his true calling, building ukuleles, is almost as inspirational as the family itself.
Music Empowers Students
Since its inception in 1980, the nonprofit, located in San Diego, California, has grown to serve more than 600 children and adults touched by special needs every day. TERI’s pioneering array of life span services are recognized and emulated on state and federal levels, as well as internationall
Musical Inspiration
As part of a research initiative by the AHRC ResearchCentre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice, a collaboration between Cambridge and Oxford universities, researcher John Rink asked musicians about when inspiration most often struck them. He discovered that fairly mundane activities that didn’t involve playing their own instruments often led to new insight, knowledge, and means of expression
Building Community Through Local Music Store Connections
Many local music stores bring musicians together by creating highly successful in-store programs. They give back to their musical communities by interacting with them in new and innovative ways.
Ultimate Guide to Singing
Ultimate Guide to Singing When great singers get set on stage something extraordinary happens: they don’t think about what they are singing; they actually become the song. I have seen this with all of the great singers I’ve worked with: Dame Shirley Bassey, Lionel Richie, The Bee Gees, Sir Elton John, Lady Gaga, and so many […]