Time signatures come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. When they show up on your sheet music, it’s important to understand what they’re trying to say to you. Thanks to the power of math, you can trick yourself into thinking that many time signatures mean the same thing. But this is not always true. […]
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September Is All About Rhythm! Last month, we explored Harmony in depth. We released a seven part series on Youtube. We also released five free harmony quizzes on our website. This month, we’re exploring rhythm in depth. We’ll have videos, quizzes, and weekly trivia all month related to rhythm. Follow us on Facebook to see
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September is all about Harmony! Over the next three months, we are going to dive in to the three pillars of music: Harmony, Rhythm, and Dynamics. This month will all be about Harmony. From chords to melodies we’ll be covering a wide variety of topics that will help you understand harmony better than you did
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Controlling how much your drums resonate is a surprisingly difficult task. There is no one size fits all. Every room you play in, every drum set you play, and every piece of the drum kit will require different amounts of dampening and in different ways. Drummers have tried many ideas from manufactured products to DIY
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Technology continues to advance at an amazing pace. From appliances and computers to guitars and pianos, we have more options and variety than ever before. And while that variety is very good, it can also create a lot of confusion. When I get a new student on drums, I’m often asked what drum set they
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Drumming up for August! Augusts theme is Drums. This month we’ll be putting out articles, videos, and trivia all related to the drum kit. Check out our Facebook page for all of it as well as our Youtube channel to keep up to date on all our latest videos! Student of the Month July’s student
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In the beginning of ear training, most people learn the basic solfege scale of Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do. But as time goes on, it’s important to learn other scales and variants so you can learn to identify the various differences as well as their implications. In this article, we’re going to do a more technical analysis on Solfege
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Having perfect pitch is this mysterious unicorn. Few people ever attain it and you’re not sure how to get it, that makes it an even more mystical accomplishment. Most people with ear training learn what’s called ‘Relative Pitch’. Relative pitch uses a starting point and then trains you on the intervals and changes in pitch
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When you think of ear training, most people think about practicing melodies, intervals, solfege, or some sort of pitch recognition. A lot of people don’t even think about practicing rhythm. Having a good ear for melody is certainly important but forgetting to practice rhythm is like forgetting to add eggs when making your cake. You’re
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It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. We’re taught early on that the context of the words matters as much if not more than the actual content. This is true for both speech as well as singing. Diction is the ability to articulate your words so that people can understand you. So
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