How to Play the Piano - You Have to Practice Scales and Arpeggios!
Don’t Live in a “fools? Paradise! You Have to Practice Scales and Arpeggios to Play ANY Style of Music
Don’t Live in a “fools? Paradise!
You Have to Practice Scales and Arpeggios to Play ANY Style of Music
Let me tell you a short story…
In the late 70’s, between semesters while in College, I would hang out at a popular night club in Washington DC called The Mark IV.
This club would bring in popular R & B “recorded? vocal acts… The Spinners, The Main Ingredient, The Whispers, The Stylistics… just to name a few.
What to do when you have eight drummers in a beginner band!
This Article for music teachers about how band directors can make percussion more enjoyable and fun in a beginner band.
Dealing with the percussion section can be the biggest challenge for a band director, particularly in the elementary band situation. It can be very tough to get them all engaged and enjoying the rehearsals, particulary if the director themselves is not a percussion specialist.
Don’t let them be “drummers” only - be “percussionists” instead