This particular subject is tough. As a violin, piano, voice and music theory teacher, I know a lot of parents who go overboard making sure their children practice. One girl’s parents required she ...

Did you know that you don’t actually need to be talented or have a natural ear for music to play it well? Not having natural ...

January 23, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If one of your goals is to learn to play music (or improve your playing), then this advice from musician Dick ...

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For many of us, the new year brings a jolt of motivation. This might include learning a new musical instrument, taking up singing, or returning to music after a break. The good news is that learning ...

I was a disgruntled trumpet player in the junior high school band. My parents forced me to take up an instrument and badgered me to practice. One day, I figured out a way to beat the system. I shut my ...

But the role of time and deliberate practice in music is not so clear when we look beyond the top levels of elite performers to consider musicians who are still in the process of mastering their ...