Music Articles

I think I have the best job in the world!  My work is dealing with my two loves – young people and music. Over the years I have watched hundreds of young people grow from babies of three or four to adults living good lives and a passion for music.  A lovely young ex student once

                                            This is a recent article by the music teacher all Australian music teachers’ love Richard Gill. It was published in the magazine Limelight in 2014   Music education does not just make children more musical; it unleashes their creative

Students will be returning to music after trying their heart out during the long holiday, don’t despair, look at this way of practicing. Have you ever been frustrated by the fact that you can take a difficult passage, work on it for a bit, get it sounding pretty good, but return to th

  Exam season is coming up so here are some very good ideas of how to sail through without any worries. A great article from the AMEB.   HELPFUL HINTS FROM AMEB EXAMINERS BEFORE THE EXAM Regular practice of all sections of the exam ensures the best preparation. Successful ca

    This is part of a blog called Moderately Crunchy. It is so true, read it.   Parents waste a ton of money on music lessons! Don’t get me wrong- no parent signs Junior up for piano lessons with the intention to waste thousands of dollars and engage in some epic

I often use old fashioned Cuisenaire Rods to demonstrate rhythms, but this blog by Tom MacPherson is very cute and effective as far as I can see. I am dying to try it out.   RHYTHMIC NOTATION IN LEGO Understanding time values can be a bit of challenge for some students. Sometimes

      Music Lessons Were The Best Thing Your Parents Ever Did For You CLASSICALINSPIRATIONALMar 17, 2015 If your memory of music as a child is of your parents forcing you to go to that dreaded piano lesson every week, now you know why they did it. A variety of scientifi

A very insightful article. Compulsory reading for all people learning an instrument.   8 Things Top Practicers Do DifferentlyBy Noa Kageyama, Ph.D. | Mar 11, 2015 86 10 Share SynopsisWe’ve all heard the phrase “practice smarter, not harder,” but what does that r

As of 2014 St George Players has been teaching contemporary music theory alongside ensemble performance in order to give students a taste of the skills needed to be able to compose. This has been very successful and the participating students have been very enthusiastic about their ne

People look at brass instruments and wonder how anyone could possibly make a sound on them, they are just a tube. The trick to making a sound on these instruments is all in the lips and any instrument that creates its sound this way is classified as a brass instrument. All the slides