Posts Tagged with ‘music’
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Want higher grades? Do music! (article/link)
27 Aug 2013The original article appeared on Pacific Standard and was picked up by Salon, where I read it. Now it’s up…
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Sages from the Ages: What’s Music and What’s It Good for, Anyway?
06 Oct 2012Music has been around a long time. Most folks just play it and/or listen to it and enjoy it. But…
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Do Your Brain a Favor & Play Music
21 Aug 2012Interesting article from the website Futurity: “Music before age 9 protects brain after 60.” You should read the original, but…
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Tech Project #8A: Arpeggio Magic 1
05 Jun 2012I’ve never figured it out it. If someone knows the answer, please clue me in. It’s this: we are hectored…
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Turnarounds – the piece, and my attitude
10 May 2012I wrote a post in 2012 that showed an embarrassing part of me that I don’t usually associate with me:…
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Brace Yourself: Some Ideas
23 Apr 2012Braces! I never had them as a kid (so my lower teeth look like a derailed freight train from the…
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When All Else Fails
21 Apr 2012I just happened upon it and haven’t read it yet (available from Amazon.co.uk £2.99 Kindle edition only), but I can’t…
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Tech #6: Key of the Day Exercises: Sunday Review and/or Jam
15 Apr 2012Review the most problematic keys/scales/arpeggios from the past week today. The ambitious player will take more time and review the…
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Tech #6 – Key of the Day Exercises: Saturday (Week 2) G
14 Apr 2012The key for the 2nd Saturday is G. OMG! (Oh my! G!) Stuff to work on in G: 1. Major…
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Key of the Day Exercise: Friday (week 2) D
13 Apr 2012The key for the 2nd Friday is D. TGID! Stuff to work on in D: 1. Major power scale (1…