Music

Dive into the vast world of music education: from rich theory to practical application and its transformative impact.

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Do you need a music practice lifehack?

We all know that to be skilled at anything, you have to practice. When we start learning a skill - in this case a musical instrument - we have never-ending enthusiasm and resolve. Then something else becomes a priority and our good intentions go to pot. In short, life gets in the way.

Liam Hindson

22 Dec, 2020

Musical artwork with wavy lines, including a guitar, quavers and a treble clef.

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Does playing music make you smarter?

New research shows that music lessons can increase your intelligence. Having lessons for a year will permanently improve your brain development, motor skills, and combines left and right thinking.

Liam Hindson

22 Dec, 2020

A trombone player performing music as part of an orchestra.

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Benefits to playing in a musical ensemble

I played in a youth orchestra as a child. It was great fun and very important to my development. I'm now a music tutor and encourage my students to play in a group. Some are quite nervous about playing with other people. To address this, I have written down the ways I benefited from playing in an ensemble.

Liam Hindson

22 Dec, 2020

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The healing power of music

Music has an amazing knack to change your mood, trigger memories, and nurture emotional associations. But did you know that some genres, particularly classical music, help you to heal?

Liam Hindson

22 Dec, 2020

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Music beyond medicine

Everyone knows music can redeem a situation. Whether this was a long car journey, or a break-up, or a bad day. We know exactly what music to listen to so we can express our feelings and move on.

Liam Hindson

22 Dec, 2020

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Writing and reading music starts with a Stave

Reading and writing music starts with the Stave, also known as the Staff. The stave is five lines stacked on top of each other. We draw notes on the stave and the height of the note decides how high it will sound: if the note is high on the Stave it will be a high note, and vice versa. This is also known as the Pitch of the note.

Liam Hindson

20 Dec, 2016

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Notation - Tips for reading music notes

You'd be forgiven for thinking that music looks like intimidating gibberish. This blog post will explain the basics of reading music, focussing in on notes: what they are, the different shapes and sizes, and why they move up and down the stave.

Liam Hindson

20 Dec, 2016

Student

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All Cows Eat Grass - Rhymes to read music

There are rhymes to help you remember the note names for space and line notes. The rhymes that will be covered below are for the treble clef and bass clef.

Liam Hindson

20 Dec, 2016

Student

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Read music with the treble and bass clef

It's important to consider the variety of musical instruments before we talk about clefs. Some instruments have a high pitch range, such as the Violin, Trumpet and Flute. Other instruments have a low pitch range, including the Cello, Trombone and Bassoon. Then we have instrument with an extreme pitch range, such as the Piccolo that is capable of playing a D five octaves above middle C, and the Sousaphone (from the Brass family) that can play an F four octaves below middle C. There is also the Piano, which has a very wide pitch range and can play both low and high pitches.

Liam Hindson

17 Dec, 2016

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