Mackenzie O’Brien is an Indie Country artist from McHenry, IL. Her first nickname was “Hummingbird” given to her when she was around four years old and was known to play on her own while humming made up melodies. She knew around that age that music would be part of her life and had childhood dreams […]
Videos
Community Video: Rebekah Kirk – Haunted
Rebekah Kirk grew up in Glasgow, Scotland and from a young age listened to artists of many varied genres of music from Queens Of The Stone Age to Kylie Minogue. This is definitely prominent through her dark pop style songwriting. She began performing publicly at the age of eight and started writing her own music […]
How to Play Clarinet Scales: G Minor
Welcome back to our series on clarinet scales! In this video, Cassidy will teach out how to play the G minor scale on clarinet.
How to Play Clarinet Scales: Bb Major
Welcome back to our series on clarinet scales! In this video, Ana will teach out how to play the Bb major scale on clarinet. We also recommend you follow along with the Bb major scale below so you learn how to read these notes on the staff: Please also download our free clarinet fingering […]
What Is It Like Learning Guitar Later in Life?
So you are thinking about learning guitar but you are not as young as you once were. You may have unanswered questions like, Am I too old? Will I have enough time? Will my fingers be dexterous enough to work the strings? Where do I start? What will I need? What will it cost to […]
Cello Basics
In this video, the team over at Consordini Music teaches us the basics of playing the cello. They go over everything from posture, to care for the instrument, to what you’ll need and more!
The No. 1 Thing Songwriting Guitarists Don’t Think About
The battle between what matters the most in songwriting never ends. Is it the lyrics, or melody? Both of these elements matter, but if you’re a songwriting guitarist there’s one more important thing you should be aware of. It’s the thing that takes your songs to the next level. . . Voicing! Many songwriting guitarists […]
Teaching Jazz and Musical Creativity to the Classical Piano Student – Part 2
In this workshop, Dr. Lee Evans explains the inner workings of jazz in illuminating detail. He demonstrates his procedure for teaching jazz elements and jazz improvisations within the classical lesson, as well as discusses the use of jazz materials for the teaching of technique and sight reading. In the process, teachers become acquainted with a […]
Teaching Jazz and Musical Creativity to the Classical Piano Student – Part 1
In this workshop, Dr. Lee Evans explains the inner workings of jazz in illuminating detail. He demonstrates his procedure for teaching jazz elements and jazz improvisations within the classical lesson, as well as discusses the use of jazz materials for the teaching of technique and sight reading. In the process, teachers become acquainted with a […]
How to Play Clarinet Scales: C Minor
Welcome back to our series on clarinet scales! In this video, Cassidy will teach out how to play the C minor scale on clarinet.