I just want to thank all my students, past and present, for taking lessons with me. And all my future students too! Teaching is the activity I LOVE; it energizes me. I am grateful for all that I have learned while being a teacher. I continue to learn and in turn share with you what [...]
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Thank You
Posted by Mary Ellen on January 5, 2012
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2012/01/05/thank-you/
B-I-N-G-O = M-U-S-I-C
December is National Bingo Month. In honor of such a fine game, I’m sharing with you a little Musical Bingo that I whipped up. I’ve generated a “call list” that includes: Musicians Instruments Styles/Genres Terms But instead of calling the terms, listen for them.
Posted by Mary Ellen on December 13, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/12/13/b-i-n-g-o-m-u-s-i-c/
Difference Between Classical and Jazz Musicians
When did you learn about the Circle of Fifths? I learned about it in a high school music theory class. You know – it’s the sequence of notes laid out in a circle. When you go clockwise through the circle, each note is separated an interval of a fifth. And almost right away I realized [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on November 16, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/11/16/difference-between-classical-and-jazz-musicians/
Musician’s Lingo
Sometimes when musicians speak, it may sound like a foreign language to non-musicians. It may sound that way to brand-new musicians too. Have you ever heard a conversation like this? “Did you hear that cat blow?! She’s got great chops. And her ax is rad!” “Oh yeh, she’s got a great setup on that horn. [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on November 1, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/11/01/musicians-lingo/