Ugo Onwutalu Since I was young, I always wanted to improve my piano technique by making my fingers 4 and 5 as strong as fingers 1, 2 and 3. I thought if I went hard on these fingers, they would come up to speed with the others so I would […]
By Ugo Onwutalu Practice (especially in music) is a dirty word. It conjures up images of going through drills, exercises, plenty of effort for little reward and frustration. While learning a new piece may be hard, the strategies don’t have to be. Remember there is a difference between effort and […]
Picture the scene. You’re playing a piece, perhaps one you really enjoy. As your musical journey seemingly goes smoothly, it’s suddenly derailed by a squiggly mark you see and perhaps later, the letters D.C/D.S. planted right in your path. Add in a repeat sign or two here and there and […]
By Bynn Alexander If you have dabbled in songwriting but have found yourself disappointed with your efforts, it’s easy to get discouraged. Equally frustrating is when you think your songs are good, but they fail to interest others, to the point where you start to second-guess your abilities. Yes, […]
The Circle of fifths is a circle of closely related pitches or key tonalities. It shows how the different keys are related to one another. It is usually shown as a circle with the names of keys around it. If you take any key in the circle, its fifth is […]
1. MusicDrop and BoxyTunes Ok, these are Two apps but crucially, both have the same aim – to turn online storage service DropBox into a fully functioning cloud music service. Both MusicDrop and BoxyTunes stream music from your DropBox account, pulling in cover artwork and other information. They will increasingly […]
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Following on from my last post on analysing Chris Brown’s song ‘Love More’, it occured to me that while I’ve played and listened to a wide variety of music over the years, I’ve never personally expressed my likes/dislike for certain music on TuneBox TV (probably because playing in a band, […]
By Ugo Onwutalu As the beginning of my other article on practice says: “practice is a dirty word”. The realisation that you’ll have to put in the time (in particular, hours) to get the results you want to be a great , stop many potential great musicians dead in their […]
Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By Marcela De Vivo Art and music are usually the first programs to be cut from the school budget. Considered to not be an integral part of learning skills and information that would be useful in the future (on the job, out in […]
Finding the right piano (or even music instrument) teacher will have a very important impact on you or child’s learning and the way you or they view music in the future. Selecting the wrong tutor may even cause an aversion to learning due to the bad experience. Trust also […]
Picture the scene. You’re playing a piece, perhaps one you really enjoy. As your musical journey seemingly goes smoothly, it’s suddenly derailed by a squiggly mark you see and perhaps later, the letters D.C/D.S. planted right in your path. Add in a repeat sign or two here and there and […]
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