Do you struggle to sing in tune? Do you need a little help to build your musician skills? Learn solfege and be a better musician. Are you looking to deepen your knowledge of all things music theory? What if I told you that I have the solution to your problems? How you can learn solfege: …
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Why Solfege?
One of the questions that’s come up a many times is “why solfege?” My Solfege Journey I was very fortunate to study solfege privately in Toronto somewhere in my early 20s. It’s a funny story; I was dating a guy at the time. He was a jazz trumpet player and he was gifted lessons with this …
A Sneak Peek Inside The Versatile Musician Membership
Today is the day! After months of early mornings and late nights and binge-working sessions while my son was at camp, I can finally make this announcement! The Versatile Musician membership is now LIVE!I am excited to announce the launch of my new business The Versatile Musician. The Versatile Musician is an all-in-one online …
How to Practice with the iReal Pro
The iReal Pro is an amazing band-in-a-box app. Although it was initially created for jazz musicians, there are so many wonderful applications of it; it is perfect for singers and instrumentalists of any level and genre. In this tutorial, I will show you how to practice with the iReal Pro. I recently created another tutorial …
Tutorial: How to use the iReal Pro app
It’s #tutorialtuesday and this was a special request from some of the #theversatilemusician community. This week I created a step-by-step how to use the #irealpro app. The iReal Pro is an amazing band in a box app that I practice with almost every day and my students do too! While it was initially developed for jazz …
Piano Skills and Ear Training #4
This is video #4 in my Piano Skills and Ear Training series! This week we will maneuver through the I-IV-V7-I chord progression in all 12 keys using smooth voice leading. Once we’ve mastered that, we’ll start to SING the bass notes (in Moveable Do Solfege, naturally). This is amazing ear training and a great way to build up …