Hey there folks, Every once in a while a student asks to learn a song from my childhood. This is a rarity that usually evokes a bunch of...

Hey there folks, One of my students is interested in learning the Tetris theme music. After doing some research I found that the main theme (called Type A [give it a listen]) is really an arrangement of a traditional Russian folk song called Korobeiniki. It was arranged by the great composer in video game scores Hirokazu Tanaka. One of the quirks of this piece is that it is composed for three parts. There is the melody and bass, but also a fancy harmony part. We'll be

Hey folks, Here is an overview on the melody to Wildflowers by Tom Petty. We'll be comparing the second verse to a live recording by The...

Hey there everybody, There’s a new song I want to talk about. Billie Eilish just released “my future” and a lot of my students are taking...

Throughout my years of teaching Taylor keeps coming up as an artist that students want to study. Some for guitar and others for voice. ...

Hey there guitar players! Here's an easy lesson from a classic video game. This is a great example of how melodies can be captivating and iconic. This is an easy place to start for guitar students because there aren't many strings involved. The form is simple, A section and B section. There are four different rhythms included. Here the are listed in the order they appear. Half Note (2 beats) Quarter Note (1 beat) Eighth notes ( half beat) Dotted Half Notes (3 beats) Th

Today I wanted to give you a brief overview of some of the resources that will be available through your music lessons! I've had some great lessons developed around student questions lately. I'm excited to share some with you. Lately there have been several guitar students wanting to focus on music from video games. Here's a simplified version of the main theme from Minecraft, a very popular game these days. Here is a link to the composer's website. Please pay them a vis