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Logic or Pro Tools? We discuss, you decide.

Making your own music has never been more accessible. People of all ages are setting up home studios and discovering how easy it is to use a computer and a little basic recording gear to […]

Learn Silent Night

Elizabeth Gaikwad is the creator of the very popular Songs For Children 1 program, as well as the forthcoming Duets 1 and Songs for Children 2. Just for the festive season, she has put together […]

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die – Book Review

General Editor Robert Dimery This book was first published in 2005. If it were published for the first time today, I wonder if they might be tempted to call it “1001 Albums You Must Hear […]

From Neil Moore

This is a longer post than usual, so please be a little patient with me. I have so much to be appreciative of. Last Sunday was the 10-year anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. […]

Interview – Artist & Producer, Chase Moore

Never one to stand in his father Neil Moore’s shadow, Chase Moore has carved out a career as a music producer, engineer and hip-hop artist.  And now he’s working on a program soon to be […]

Simply Music Teacher – Ray Nelson

Ray Nelson is a great example of getting back what you give. As a pioneer of Simply Music in the Midwest, as a highly successful teacher, as a mentor to the community of teachers he […]

The Ups & Downs of Learning to Play the Piano

  What do raising children, going to school, holding down a job, and taking piano lessons have in common? They each start with a goal that requires a long term commitment! In Simply Music, we […]

Learn Someone Like You by Adele

Some of the most memorable songs have been among the simplest – a single voice accompanied by just a strummed guitar or simple chords on a piano can concentrate the attention on the way the […]

MSO Learn, Discovr Music, MadPad – App Reviews

MSO Learn iPhone, iPad Free The orchestra is the world’s most powerful, complex and expressive musical instrument, or at least that’s how it feels when you’re witnessing all its parts coming together in a great […]

Simply Music Students – Khamis and Alam Buol

I would like to introduce you to Khamis and Alam Buol, two talented and hardworking students I have had the privilege of teaching for the past eighteen months. They are aged 13 and 11 and […]