Enrique Lara is more than just an incredible drummer and music educator. He also happens to be an inspiring five-star human being, which makes him a perfect fit for the SoundLife family. Enrique joined SoundLife Music Academy in 2018 and…
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The Other Six Days: How to Rapidly Excel on Your Instrument
Once a week, a student sits across from their music teacher for a period of anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour seeking guidance on how to play their instrument. In their hands, students hold a type of mystery box…
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Making Love Out of Nothing at All
For the last three years, I have been an on-call substitute for the band Air Supply. Their main guitarist―who has been in the band for the last ten years, has a family, and is still playing 100+ dates per…
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Resolution Revolution: 5 New Year's Resolutions For Musicians
It’s a new year. It’s a new day. Anything is possible. Everything is possible.
This is the mindset that most people have on the 1st of January. Students learning to play an instrument should be no different. Batman and Superman…
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Concert Prep 101 - Ten Steps To The Stage
On average, I play around 150 gigs per year. When I was in my 20s, that number would often reach above 200. The only difference now is that I say "no" much more often, and I imagine that will continue…
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Take Care Of Your Instrument
“Quality is not an act, it is a habit” - Aristotle
Musicians are often referred to as “weekend warriors.” During the days when others are at home watching football and fighting over the popcorn, musicians are racing around…
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My First Guitar
Halloween is my family's favorite holiday. That is not because we’re crazies. It mostly relates to being from the east coast and growing up around the beautiful shades of orange and brown every year. We look forward to decorating our…
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Life Will Find a Way: The Power of Imagination
Jurassic Park is an amazing movie. I don’t think anybody would question this statement. To be clear, I’m talking about the original movie from 1993. The rest of the franchise is up for debate. I can clearly remember seeing dinosaurs…
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Always A Student: A Letter Of Gratitude
Dear Parents, Students, Family, And Friends...
My wife is sitting across from me, lying on a hospital bed and set up on a machine that monitors our babies' heart beats. We are three weeks away from bringing twin baby…
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The Show Must Go On
It happened…we grew, and we grew, and then one day…we outgrew. Six months ago, a number of parents approached me following our annual winter student showcase. As with all of our events, we listened carefully to their suggestions, hoping to…
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