Do you struggle to sing in tune? Do you need a little help to build your musician skills? 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: Crash Course in Solfege consists of …
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Why Solfege?
One of the questions that’s come up a many times is “why solfege?” Some background: 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 …
Quickie #2: How To Sing & Play Piano With Only Two Notes!
Taking Piano accompaniment to the next level: I got so much great feedback from people about trying this saying ‘wow this is really amazing, I can finally sing and play piano to accompany myself’ and a lot of people said ‘whats next for the piano parts?’ How to Accompany Yourself On Piano With Two …
Some New Thoughts On Teaching…
Some new thoughts on Teaching Many of you who are reading this are already enrolled in one of my courses. Those courses really grew out of my 20+ years of experience teaching privately. After all these years, I have attracted a lot of different singers to my studio. Many were frustrated because they had tried …
3 Easy Steps to Authentic Pop Piano Arrangements
Some of the most fun I have ever had as a singer/pianist is recreating my favorite pop songs. Seriously, it is such a blast to sit down and figure out how to make an entire band arrangement sound full right on the piano. Today’s tutorial is going to show you my 3 easy steps to …
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 …