LEARN AT YOUR LEISURE
How to learn songs by ear
Learning music by ear is one of those things that can just seem unobtainable. When you think about it though, it’s really just a game of “repeat after me” (albeit a complicated one). Today we’re going to...
My Favorite Music Practice App
Everybody has heard the phrase “practice makes perfect”. You put the work in consistently and it’s supposed to bring results. But what if you’re consistently practicing the wrong way or…
Setting up a Simple Home Recording Rig, Pt 2
Everyone has a mobile device these days and recording with your device is relatively simple, and becoming more and more common. The rising popularity is due to how easy and accessible it is with apps like Garageband. Bands like...
Setting up a Simple Home Recording Rig, Pt. 1
Back in the day if you wanted to get a decent recording of yourself or your band, you’d have to go to an expensive studio. Today with incredibly powerful computers being so accessible...
What to Learn After Barre Chords
Early on in your guitar journey, you were probably taught open position “cowboy” chords. These chords were great, but can be limiting at times. A couple steps down the line after that, chances are...
Learning Scales Won’t Make You Sound Better
If you’re an improvising musician, you’ve been there before. You’re sick of how your solos sound
How to Keep Music Practice Fun and Still Progress
We’ve all seen ads for the latest new app or game that “keeps practice fun”, and if you’ve spent any time trying to progress at your instrument, then you know why. The truth is...
Why You’re Having Trouble Switching Chords
So many beginner students struggle to switch between chords when they first pick up guitar, especially when you start throwing the dreaded F chord into the mix. Even intermediate and advanced...
What is the point of learning music theory?
I feel like a lot of people are afraid of music theory, and see it as this really difficult thing that exists completely separate from actual music. While in some instances that might be true, let’s get one thing straight...
The Best and the Worst of Our National Anthem
Today, we’re going to keep things pretty simple as we’ve all got fireworks and barbecuing to get to. So we’re very briefly going to share our favorite and least favorite versions of the Star Spangled Banner. Happy Fourth, everyone...
Where to start when learning an instrument?
There’s so much instruction on how to play an instrument out there: from method books to exercises and from videos to blog articles (like this one) that it can...