Happy New Year! As we tiptoe into this new year, I wanted to take a moment to reach out and share what’s on my mind. Honesty time: 2020 did not allow me much time or space to make much music. I started out all guns blazing in January with the debut of a new song …
Performance
There’s More Than One Way to Split the Octave
If you are practicing repeated work like chords, scales, arpeggios, chord progressions or finger exercises, it is useful to practice through all 12 keys in different orders. If you always practice in the same order, then you are leaving out a large part of the skill set in favor of muscle memory. Now, muscle memory can be …
How to use the Teachable Platform
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 my entire suite on online courses! Check out this short tutorial to get oriented! Want to access the Teachablecourses/membership from your …
Live solo performance of Weaver of Dreams
In June 2019, I recorded my first ever solo album. We recorded the entire album in just 4 hours in my hometown of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Just me, my voice, a couple of microphones and a gorgeous Steinway piano. Engineered by my old friend Adam Miner, it felt like I was recording in my living …
What is your why? Strategies for Success
In order to be able to use the courses and use them in the best possible way, we have to answer the question; ‘Why?’. I think of the courses as tools to support your growth. I think it’s really important that you think about your ‘Why?’; Why are you doing these courses? Why did you …
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 use the Drum Genius app. How to use Drum Genius: Drum Genius is an app …