Is it necessary to learn how to read music? 

We could easily save everyone the read and just have a one-sentence, one-word article. It would go something like this… 

Yes. 

That would be the end of it.…

Policing Your Progress: How To Monitor Your Progress And Ensure Success

Have you ever heard of a little band called The Police? Gordon Sumner (Sting), Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland forever changed the landscaped of rock-and-roll music by…

Tom Petty possessed a supernatural ability to make us feel and associate everyday situations in ways that supercede the differences between people. Regardless of our socioeconomic status, we have all…

Generations: How Dreams Create Opportunity 

I was in high school when we learned that my Grandfather had fallen from a ladder in his garage while trying to change a light bulb. He was in his eighties, but…

Leadership is a highly valuable asset. It is not something you beg, borrow, or steal. It isn’t something you can really even talk your way into, and it certainly isn’t something you can fake for very long. No – in…

Game Plan: How To Set And Achieve Your Goals!  

Music lessons are an incredible vehicle for learning how to make massive change through massive action. We cannot simply sign up to learn something and then expect our results. There…

Shape Beats For Kids: A Simple And Fun Approach To Learning The Drums 

We recently sat down with drummer, instructor, and author Tim Carman to discuss his new instruction book, Shape Beats For Kids: A Simple and Fun Approach…

The creative mind can be hard to pin down. With the endless daydreaming and limitless sense of possibility, there’s no telling how connected a student’s abilities are to their ideas. As a parent watching your child gain increased skill on…

Post Mortem Jukebox 

I know what you’re thinking…Did I read that correctly? Did he mean Postmodern Jukebox, the YouTube sensation that creates swing and jazz versions of popular songs? Has Chris lost his mind? No, my mind is intact,…

The Allure Of Being A Performer

It was never about any amount of fame or fortune, exotic travels, or even a particular type of magic. When I was just a young boy, my mother bought me a magic kit.…

Blake, Adam, Alicia, and Gwen are waiting…. 

Part of knowing what school activities students will participate in comes down to “tryouts” or even the dreaded “audition.” School bands, orchestras, ensembles, choirs, plays, and musicals will usually hold their auditions…

COME TOGETHER

“We’re on each other’s team.” These words cut through the noise of a typical day in Los Angeles traffic, traveling from student to student, rehearsal to gig, apartment to the grocery store and back again. With a…