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The Ritual of Music and the Contract Parents Make with Their Kids When They Take Lessons
 
This article is for parents who are a bit torn about how to require ‘practice time’ for their children who are taking lessons on…

On Being Self-Taught, Taking Music Lessons and Playing at Home

I’d like to share something with you today.  Yes, it is kind of long, but it addresses something about music study that I think you will find helpful, and something…

Hi Folks,

an excerpt of CLIMATE is now available on YouTube, on my Channel.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnnfbcAnhzA&t=21s

This covers "The Ride," the part where we start from no change in the temperature due to climate change up to 7 degrees centigrade hotter.  

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More specifically, what I do is: 

1. Rhythm. Make sure everybody is comfortable with rhythm and keeping time. As soon as you have confidence about counting time and where to place notes in a rhythm, you can do so much…

EVERY STUDENT IS DIFFERENT. I really like to encourage everyone to play the keyboard and not get bottled up in doing everything in eensy weensy steps.   I did not do that when I started, and I don't think anybody has…