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HoustonGuitar’s Practice Video Library Now On YouTube!

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  • Post published:July 1, 2022
  • Post category:Lessons: Guitar

HoustonGuitar's practice video library of more than 500 videos has a new home on YouTube, to ensure a better customer experience for my online guitar students. My visual, play-by-ear approach…

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Guitar Dots Make Online Lessons Easier

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  • Post published:August 17, 2021
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I've been using Guitar Dots with my face-to-face students for more than 20 years. Now I'm also using the Guitar Dots system with my online students. Guitar Dots are the…

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Keeping the Lights On in Texas

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  • Post published:March 8, 2021
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In June 2012, I wrote an article for NBIZ Magazine where I described Texas' "Energy-only" power market structure, quoted industry officials explaining their business model, and warned of failures like…

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Gene Taylor’s Sacrifice

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  • Post published:February 23, 2021
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From Wikipedia: [[ Gene Taylor (July 2, 1952 – February 20, 2021) was an American musician. Taylor began his musical training as a drummer at age eight but two years…

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Scheherazade Done Right

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  • Post published:December 6, 2020
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Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade - San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 1942, Pierre Monteux conducting. Originally released by RCA Red Seal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e7C4DugjyI

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Did the Beatles Know Theory?

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  • Post published:November 23, 2020
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmjRM3AziTY One of the first points the narrator makes is that the Beatles didn't read or write sheet music. The sheet music of their songs that you buy was all…

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Not All Kids’ Music is Lame

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  • Post published:November 19, 2020
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Blitzen's Boogie is a great introduction to blues, jazz and big band tonalities for kids. Just in time for the holidays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KbG1NEpKZw For non-classical musicians, the best predictor of whether…

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A Parent Explains Why “Violin Lessons Are Pointless”

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  • Post published:November 18, 2020
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https://www.newstatesman.com/music-and-performance/2013/09/deal-it-parents-violin-lessons-are-pointless Mark Oppenheimer's 2013 article proposes an informal test:  Go on Facebook and ask your friends to chime in if, when they were children, they took five years or more…

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Every Piano Teacher Should See This Scene

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  • Post published:November 14, 2020
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT7bd1G8i9M The "piano scene" from the movie Ray, where young Ray Charles is taught how to improvise a solo using just three notes. This scene is based on a real…

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Play By Ear Piano School

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  • Post published:June 23, 2020
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A school in Singapore has an unconventional, but enlightened approach to teaching piano. This is a glimpse into the future of music education.

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