Making Connections & Creating Community In an Overscheduled World

Guest post by Susan Eernisse, Children’s Music Editor for Jubilate Music Group One of the things we as children’s choir directors deal with is the competition for a spot on the weekly family schedule. I believe there are some fantastic things going on every week in our choir rooms, yet how do we get the... Continue Reading →

Great Editing: The Difference between Success & Frustration!

Guest post by Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield and Phyllis Alpert Lehrer, editors of Classics for the Developing Pianist and Study Guides for Preparation, Practice & Performance Books 1-5 Classics for the Developing Pianist and Study Guides for Preparation, Practice & Performance Books 1-5 Classics for the Developing Pianist: Core Repertoire for Study and Performance. Book 1... Continue Reading →

Vocal Warm-Up Cheat Sheet: An Easy Way to Improve the Sound of Your Choir

Composer Michael John Trotta has prepared a cheat sheet full of vocal warm-ups to help you get your choir back in the swing of things and sounding better than ever.

How to Start to Learn Guitar Solos

Guest post by Leo Nguyen, founder of Six String Tips Playing guitar solos is one of the highest aspirations a guitar player can have. We've all heard amazing guitar solos that are so inspiring that they make us want to do whatever it takes to be able to play them, right? You may be in... Continue Reading →

Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas: Setting the New Performance Standard

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven’s ten violin sonatas are among the most famous works of chamber music history and represent, together with Mozart’s works for this instrument duo, the core of violin repertoire from the Viennese Classicist period. Though composed in a short span in Beethoven’s creative life (nine of the ten were written... Continue Reading →

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