Much Deeper than Just Playing Music
Here’s one of the things that I think is so amazing about music. It’s so much deeper and so much more involved than simply playing an instrument and making music that way. Don’t get me wrong, playing an instrument and making music itself is enough, it’s a beautiful thing, it can keep you always challenged […]
Teaching and Caring are Inseparable
You cannot teach well without caring both about the subject matter and the student. It must be both. You cannot teach well without carefully considering the ramifications and results of how you teach. Students should be cared for by their teachers, period. Students need to be taught well, and properly, and their teachers must not […]
JazzLabHome
Aspiring Jazz musicians (and that includes you educators and music teachers)! Do you play or teach music but don’t really have a solid grasp of jazz music, don’t feel like you can consistently play jazz music or improvise confidently over jazz music? Did you know that we have a wonderful, fun, accessible, and affordable opportunity […]
Musicians Looking to Take Things to the Next Level as a Musician Educator/Teacher
If you know jazz music well, or if you play the saxophone, there’s a good chance you know who this guy is. He’s one of the most amazing musicians in the world, a super nice guy, and also one of the most influential and important jazz educators in the world! Jerry Bergonzi is a hero […]
What You Need from a Music Teacher
We have talked about this before, but it is so important to keep sharing this part of the overall story of music education and our place in the community. We work extremely hard to make sure that the people on our team are a part of the team for so many reasons. They’ve got to […]
Flute with Brandy!
We are super excited to welcome to the team Brandy Brower! Brandy is a former Army Bandsman who trained at the Armed Forces School of Music and served professionally as a flautist in the US and abroad. She plays the flute regularly as an integral part of the worship team and her local […]
Tracking Music Student Progress
So you’ve made the decision to enroll your child or teen in music lessons. That is awesome! Let me just say, as an educator, musician, and parent, I can promise you, that is one of the best decisions you will ever make for your child! Staying up to date on your child’s musical progress is […]
Goals Outside of Repetoire
So I was talking to one of my adult students the other day. This is a very capable adult student. He is working on some extremely challenging repertoire (song). The kind of repertoire that he’s currently working on is the kind that doesn’t just come together over a week or even two weeks. He’s probably […]
The Power of Piano (Music)
Music is powerful! Music has the ability to make an impact so far reaching you can’t even fathom. Just today we will have lessons with three very bright, talented, smart, beautiful students all of which are in their upper years of high school and excelling and everything they do! Each of them are extremely capable […]
Music and Chill
I bought myself a banjo a few weeks ago. I’m a busy guy. I like to work. Admittedly probably one of my biggest challenges and weaknesses in life is just chilling. One of the things I’m enjoying about the banjo, and this is certainly true of guitar and ukulele as well, which is vastly different […]