After 20 years of teaching hundreds of singers how to efficiently play piano, I STILL get asked this questions all the time: Why do singers need piano skills? In this article and video, I will share with you my TOP 5 incredibly compelling reasons why every singer should play some piano. Anyone who knows me …
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5 Best Ear Training Tips
If you struggle with ear training, this blog post and video will provide you a lot of help. Check out my 5 Best Ear Training Tips guaranteed to get you feeling more confident as a musician. As I outlined in my Who Needs Music Theory blog, ear training is another bugaboo that can be super …
Who needs music theory?
I have been seeing a lot of social media posts dogging on music theory. As someone who has been performing professionally and teaching music for over 25 years, I wanted to chime in and answer the question: Who needs music theory? I’m going to answer your most commonly asked questions, including: What is music theory? …
What is the Tresillo rhythm?
In this tutorial, I will show you a rhythm that you have probably never hear of, even though I can guarantee you have HEARD it before. Get ready as I answer the question “What is the Tresillo rhythm?” So…What IS the Tresillo rhythm? Quite simply, the Tresillo (pronounced tray-SEE-yo) is the pattern that we hear …
10 Best Pop Piano Songs
As a pop pianist and singer, I often get asked for listening lists. There is so much great music out there that it can be hard to know where to start. This article was requested by a bunch of my followers, so here are what I consider to be the 10 Best Pop Piano Songs …
15 Minute Vocal Warmup Routine and Tips
As a professional singer and voice teacher, one thing I tell all of my students is that they need to warmup every day. In this post I will show you my 15 minute vocal warmup routine and tips to get your voice going every single day. The importance of warming up every day I do …