Post Category: Practicing

Motivation Monday sometimes practicing is boring productivity music

Sometimes Practicing is Boring

#MotivationMonday Sometimes practicing is boring!  In this short chat, I address the topic of boredom and how James Clear (author of Atomic Habits) and Twyla Tharp discuss it in their respective...

A Sneak Peak at the Entire Suite of Online Courses!

Welcome to the courses!  Here is a quick-and-dirty tutorial on how to utilize the Teachable Platform.  Teachable is such a user-friendly and intuitive platform, which is why I chose it as the home of...
How to establish a practice routine piano and voice with brenda

How to establish a practice routine

Frequently I’m asked ‘what’s the hardest part about playing the piano?’ I would say the number one answer is finding time to practice Even more than the cost of piano lessons or music...

VIDEO: How I get my son to practice every day (and how this will help YOU!)

After the video that I posted last week, I got a whole bunch of people reaching out to me and asking me how I got my kid to practice every day so I wanted to detail that experience in a way that would...

Piano Improvisation: The Ostinato

Practicing technique at the piano is often boring and requires a lot of scale running and Hanon playing.  Over the years, I teach less and less rote technical work and spend more time teaching people...

VIDEO: How to use the Drum Genius App – a super fun metronome alternative

As a follow-up to my post on how to use the metronome, I want to share with you one of my favorite resources for practicing with the metronome: I think of it as a metronome alternative.  Here is how I...

Looking for GREAT musical resources?

Sign up and get my best resources and tutorials delivered to your inbox.