Monthly Archives: August 2022

Is a classical music education really the best choice for learning the core skills you will need for a career in music? Is it the best preparation for success in…

Accredited music schools have the best resources, equipment, instructors and connections. One good thing about accredited programs is they have a definite beginning and end. But if you look at…

Valid teaching techniques can devolve into dysfunctional ploys when they're used in ways which don’t serve a constructive purpose.Two of the most common complaints about music teachers is they either…

Many teachers live their lives in constant anxiety over what parents, owners and other teachers think about them and their abilities. They’re understandably sensitive to the charge they aren't doing…

I've asked several music school owners, "What makes your school different from the others?" The answer is almost always the same. “Our competitive advantage is our excellent teaching staff. Our…

There is a long-standing disconnect between Default Programs offered by music schools and the real wants of consumers with regards to reading music. Most music schools don't offer programs for…

Almost every unaccredited music school has a Default Program. They probably don't call it that. They probably don't call it anything. It's just the tacitly agreed-upon lesson program students get…

A common reason that music students don't reach their goals is that many don't have any goals to begin with. Too many people sign up for music school on auto-pilot,…

In the next series of posts, I'm going to take an in-depth look at music schools, methods and teachers, in light of what we now know about the best ways…

Go to: Teaching Beginners By Ear - Part 1 Guitar is a different story. On guitar, placing color-coded dots on the fretboard to mark simple open chord shapes greatly speeds…