I have an exciting announcement to make: I've launched a new site!Introducing www.MusicAndTheory.com!Over my 15 years so far in professional music, I've seen more sheet music and theory resources than…
I have heard this question many times, and in most cases, I feel that the best age to begin piano lessons is age 5-6 (or later). Most children in the…
While a lot of piano teachers offer group lessons, I only teach private piano lessons. Now, group lessons do have their benefits. They're often cheaper for students, more profitable for the…
As a piano teacher, I come across a lot of different methods for learning how to read music and learn note names and fingerings. Everyone seems to have a different…
If you're learning an instrument, there's no question that you will benefit from private lessons with a good teacher. An experienced flutist knows far more about the flute than you do and can offer you…
A lot of the words we use have roots in music. To be in "harmony" with something means to be in accord with it, but "harmony" also refers to simultaneous musical…
Have you ever heard someone mention the notes C5 or A2 and had no idea what it means? It's actually from the American system for notating pitches, called Scientific Pitch Notation…
Music Theory is the study of music. It's the study of how to make music, what music is, and what music could be. As the language of music has a…
