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Your Guide To The Coolest and Best Music Festivals for Summer – What You Need To Know

Marcela De Vivo

It’s tough to beat the warm breeze of a summer evening. The sun is going down, things are cooling off and the days just seem more enjoyable. Add to that some of your favorite music, and a few hundred (or thousand) people to enjoy it with, and you’ve got […]

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Don’t let the music die inside you – how to keep your passion for music

Ugo Onwutalu

Over the years, I have met and taught many who have often said they ‘used to play piano’ (or whatever instrument) but ‘gave up’. Talent that could have flourished instead wilted under the lack of interest in taking music exams and generally being pushed by parents (who might have been […]

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Music Theory – Piano/Keyboard Intervals lesson (with audio) part 3

Ugo Onwutalu

This post includes audio which might require installation depending on your browser Tritone – a musical interval that spans three whole tones Diminished Triads consist of two minor thirds above the root Augmented Triad – a triad, or chord, consisting of two major thirds (an augmented fifth). Inversions of chords […]

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What music new year’s resolutions have you made?

Ugo Onwutalu

Sometime ago, I wrote a blog post call ‘Why Smart Work Is Overrated In Music‘ explaining that looking for shortcuts won’t always help you reach your goal faster. I got criticised by some readers for being ‘negative’, when in fact, I was purely being realistic about what it takes to do […]

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The Benefits of Music Instruction in Schools

Ugo Onwutalu

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 […]

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