Playing Music Is Like a Superhero Quest
Music is Transformative Playing an Instrument is Like a Superhero Quest: An Interview With Meridee Winters Meridee Winters is the owner of a distinguished music school in Philadelphia, and publishes a unique style of books for teaching music. She has an interesting and diverse history. She was formerly both a grade school teacher and owner…
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Music is a Language Playing an Instrument is Like a Superhero Quest: An Interview With Meridee Winters This is part 2 of a three part series… [ Return to Part 1 ] – – If someone wants to develop into a great musician, they need to master more advanced concepts and techniques. Sometimes those things…
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The Science of Music Education Can Bad Practice Habits Lower Your IQ? When I stumbled upon the book, Fundamentals of Piano Practice Chuan C. Chang, it caught my eye because of a statement in the book description: Genius skills are identified and shown to be teachable; learning piano can raise or lower your IQ. Bah,…
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Modern Marketing for Musicians and Music Teachers: With Allan Dib, Author of The 1-Page Marketing Plan It’s very tempting to say, “Hey, I’m going to find someone and I’m going to outsource all my marketing to them. They’re going to send me all the leads, and I’m going to just do what I do.” That…
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Marketing on a Shoestring Budget Modern Marketing for Musicians and Music Teachers: With Allan Dib, Author of The 1-Page Marketing Plan There is always an investment. If you don’t have the money, then your investment is time. You want to connect with, as Kevin Kelly calls it, “your thousand true fans.” I think almost any…
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Mariachi Boss Juan Zaragoza, Director of Southern California band Mariachi Las Olas shares his story on developing as a musician, educator, and band leader Beyond being a band director, Zaragoza is an avid ethnomusicologist, educator, mentor, and music lover. In 2007, he was the recipient of the Santa Barbara Independent’s Local Hero’s Award. Here he…
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