Feb 04
Instrument, bow, stand, music, pencil–that’s all you need when you sit down (or stand) to practice, right? Wrong. One of the most essential and useful tools for the wise, efficient practicer is this marvelous, magical machine: the metronome. The timekeeper. That thing that clicks. As a string bassist who grew up classically trained, I was …
Oct 08
We live in an interesting age, musically speaking. Through the avenue of the internet, so much is available to us in the way of recordings, videos, articles, pictures, etc, etc. From this sea of information, any aspiring musician with a computer can find tools and resources for online music lessons and often times for free. Learning …
May 20
In high school at the beginning of each concert, like all orchestras, we would take some time to tune. Once the squeaking and squawking settled into a common A natural, our conductor would say, “Thank you very much. Our first song was ‘The Fine Art of Tuning.’” The audience, slightly confused, would laugh and we …
Jan 19
When I found out this last summer that I was pregnant with my first child, I knew that I would have to make adjustments to my everyday life. I wasn’t sure exactly what all of those would be since I had never been a mom before. Luckily, there is a lot of information available online …
Oct 22
Everybody knows that if you want to be better at anything, you need to practice. Most people would also agree that while practicing is good, practicing more is better. It’s also quite obvious that more accomplished musicians practice more than the people who are not accomplished musicians. However, what many people are not aware of, …
Aug 28
When I was a university music student, my daily practice requirements were three hours per day, five or six days a week. My personal goal was fifteen hours a week, or 2-4 hours on weekdays—more than I ever worked in a part-time job up to that point in my life. And in preparation for a …
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