Music Reading Program

David Jones on January 26th, 2012

I just read a very interesting article talking about music education in public schools and how people learn to read music…. It was a radio interview and a caller asked a question, basically, “Why do we still teach people how to read music the old slow way that hasn’t changed in at least 200 years??” [...]

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David Jones on December 27th, 2011

When Learning to Read Music, it’s important to learn to read music that is important to you and you find interesting. So we’re going to have a short lesson today on How to Learn New Music.   You and your teacher have chosen a new piece to learn, and you are expecting this to be [...]

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starsnplanets asked: What should my family know about sending our 17 year old to Berklee School of Music for the 2006 Summer (5 week) Performance program? Any tips, secrets, etc? What to look for when choosing a hotel to stay at near Berklee…how hard to get Sox tickets for a specific date in August…anything about [...]

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David Jones on October 31st, 2011

Howdy! (I’m from Texas, what can I say..?)   Ok so if you want to learn to read music, how much should you pratice? I’ve heard alot of different answers and too many of them are just plain wrong so I thought I’d tell you my opinion.   First, you’ve got to make that you’re using exercises [...]

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David Jones on October 24th, 2011

expertvillage asked: Reading piano sheet music is difficult at first but then becomes easier with practice. Learn some great basic tips on how to read sheet music for the piano in this free music lesson video clip on beginning piano lessons. Expert: Matthew Gom Bio: Matt is a school music teacher and has been playing [...]

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