Learn Beethoven’s 5th, Part Two
We are going to head into the next section of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor by Beethoven. If you are using the version from Free Scores, it is going to be more complex than […]
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SM Admin on Aug 6, 2013
The Music Lesson – Review
Anyone who knows of Victor Wooten would have to put him in their list of greatest bass guitarists of all time. As a bass player myself, I regularly find myself dumbfounded by musical feats I […]
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SM Admin on Aug 6, 2013
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Performance Coach Dr Don Greene Interview with Gordon Harvey
Dr Don Greene was an elite-level sports psychologist before discovering that the issues faced by top musicians were really a lot like those of sports people. Since then he has worked with musicians from major […]
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Gordon Harvey on Jun 27, 2013
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Musical Inventor Linsey Pollak Interview with Caroline and Hannah Schmidli
“It’s a shame that we tend to live in a society where we leave music-making to the experts”. Not that Linsey Pollak is a non-expert, far from it. Having spent most of his life studying […]
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SM Admin on Jun 27, 2013
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Simply Music Teacher – Shanta Hejmadi
Shanta Hejmadi is a classic case of someone destined for a musical career who finally found it in teaching. Although an accomplished singer, Shanta doubted her abilities as a piano teacher until she was introduced […]
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SM Admin on Jun 27, 2013
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Simply Music Student – Richie Rust
Richie Rust is a fantastic student in a class of four teenagers. After only four years of taking Simply Music, he is currently a level 9 student and studying the Jazz supplemental materials. The class […]
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Guest Contributor on Jun 27, 2013
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Story of a Song – The Rite of Spring
This new occasional series is already contradicting itself in the first edition by discussing not a song but a full-length orchestral piece. Still, the 100th anniversary of one of the milestone events in music is […]
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SM Admin on Jun 27, 2013
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A Late Quartet – Book Review
An outstanding ensemble cast and the overriding theme of passion, both musical and romantic, make this movie a captivating experience. The Fugue String Quartet is celebrating its 25th anniversary just as the senior member and […]
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SM Admin on Jun 27, 2013
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Songwriters – Working With Other Musicians
Since Neil has so wonderfully helped us all understand the power and influence of arrangements, I am certain that when you write a song you envisage a lot more than just you at the piano […]
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Guest Contributor on Jun 27, 2013
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From Neil Moore
I’m sitting here at home looking out of my window. It’s a beautiful morning and it’s very quiet. I’m thinking about what has happened this year. So far, I’ve traveled throughout the USA. I’ve been […]
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Written by
Neil Moore on May 19, 2013
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