Here’s a set of free video lessons from JamPlay that cover the basics of music theory, specifically for the guitar. This series assumes you know a few basic chords. //
I’ve been taking the time to get familiar with Squidoo. It’s a great way to set up quick reference pages on various topics, and I think that it will let me better communicate resources that our related to music learning, songwriting, and production. I intend to set up a variety of lenses on the site [...]
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. The title of this post is absolutely true. You can learn the fundamentals of music for free. I’ve spent several weeks developing Presto, a music learning web portal that you can download to your desktop. It includes over 35 interactive presentations that start with the fundamentals of note [...]
The issue isn’t really new. We’ve been seeing funding for arts programs dwindling in our education programs for quite some time now. It’s unfortunate, because statistics show us that creative programs enhance a student’s ability to do well in other academic subjects. Awhile back I read Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind which explores the [...]
With online media in full force, we have a surge of instructional material available at the click of a mouse. Music instruction is no exception, and there are lots of benefits to choosing an online or digital download option. Singing, guitar, piano, drums – you name it, there’s an online course for it; many of [...]
A couple months ago I was packing up my stuff to move, and I noticed my digital piano which had been sitting in a corner for some time. I was contemplating if it was going to fit in my car (fortunately the back seat was able to accommodate), but what really got to me was [...]
