Practice tips, gear recommendations, theory deep-dives, and the occasional opinion piece — written by our instructors when they're not in lessons.
Spaced repetition is one of the most well-documented findings in cognitive science. Yet most music students still default to the cram-on-Sunday model. Here's why a quiet 20 minutes every morning will change everything.
Read articleA guide to the cheapest meaningful upgrade you can make for online music instruction. Spoiler: a $40 USB mic will do more for your progress than another month of subscription would.
Read articleYou don't need to be a jazz major to use modal interchange in your songwriting. Here's the simplest possible explanation, with three Pop examples you already know by heart.
Read articleStage fright is real, and most advice for it ("just breathe!") is useless. We asked seven of our touring instructors what they actually do in the 10 minutes before a show. Some answers will surprise you.
Read articleA guilt-free, opinionated decision tree for the 30-something thinking about picking up an instrument for the first time. The honest answer is rarely the one that sells the most lessons.
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