Music education makes you smart. Smart people educate themselves with music. Both are true to an extent. What is it about music that increases you brains efficiency? From a teachers standpoint, the answers are quite obvious. Because music education is such a broad topic, lets condense it to the studying of an instrument… more specifically the piano.
The World Does NOT Revolve Around You
Suzie Hammond explores the idea that music may make better human beings out of us all. See if you agree with her ideas.
The Art of the Decrescendo
Think you know what creates breathless excitement for your audience?
There’s one way that will do it for sure. Read this article from Carl Hammond to discover it. This thoughtful and insightful article has some excellent ideas to get you enthusiastic about your next musical accomplishments.
Practice is Soooo Boring!
Practice Boring?!
Are you or your students loathe to practice as much as they should? OK, you can stop laughing and pick yourself up off the floor now. I know it wasnt the brightest question.
This article contains some ideas for getting beyond this and moving forward to playing more and better music with almost alarming rapidity.
Read it, try it and see if I’m not correct on this one
Crescendo Now, Pay Later
Every musician knows what dynamics are and will tell you that when they see an mf on the music, by golly they play mezzo forte! And when they see a crescendo to a fff, watch out, buddy!
Carl Hammond explores the finer points of how to make more beautiful and expressive music using these tips regarding dynamics. Let us know if you agree with him.