 Whatever your musical goal may be, it’s very likely that you’re going to need to practice to reach the milestones along the way. In fact, without practice, it’s virtually impossible to improve!
The biggest influence on your ability to progress is in effective practice – both the quantity and the quality. However long your practice session, there are ways to use that time effectively, enhancing your likelihood of reaching your milestones and goals faster.
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 "My teenage daughter has been learning with another teacher for a few years but has become bored and frustrated with her lessons."
I've spoken to two parents of prospective students in the past week who have said exactly the same thing, asking about my approach to teaching. So what's left a sour taste in their mouth from their previous teacher? These online music theory quizzes can help you improve your knowledge of theory! Take the quiz as many times as you like, and see if you can top the leaderboard.
Happy to share an article that I was commissioned to write for WQ Magazine, the members publication for Queensland Writers Centre, on crafting your song lyrics to tell a compelling and detailed story. Read the article here: http://www.writingqueensland.com.au/storytelling-through-songwriting/ or continue reading for a short excerpt. Songwriting classes are one of the benefits of learning piano at Counterpoint Music Academy, with focus given to both musical and lyrical elements of the song.
What a killer song! Full of wonderful chords, key changes, a groove that makes you move and a vocal performance for the ages. Read on to find all the chords for this song in chord chart form.
This last month's piano lessons have been incredibly diverse in the song choices of my students. Any that you would like to learn?
I've also been having some great jams with one of my students who is learning all about the 12 bar blues, blues scale and variations. With two pianos side by side, we can both go wherever we feel like as we play. Help your loved one kick-start their New Year's Resolution with a gift voucher for lessons at Counterpoint Music Academy. With flexible lesson options, this is an affordable way to give your partner, relative or child an experience that they will use for a lifetime.
Want to read what previous students have said about their experience with Counterpoint? Click here. Please email academy@counterpointmusic.com.au or call 0423 254 246 to place your order. You will receive a customised gift voucher with your personalised message via .pdf for you to print at home.  Whenever we watch someone who's great at their craft, our first reaction is usually, "How do they make it look so easy?" For piano players, especially those trained primarily in classical music, the sight of expert pop and rock players moving through a chord progression can look like wizardry, as the sound changes but the hands barely seem to move. More impressively, their eyes are on the crowd and not their hands. There's a reason for this: inversions and anchoring.
 One of the biggest mental challenges when confronted with a chord chart is the sight of an extended chord. The brain goes in to a frenzy. "I've only got five fingers in my right hand, they can only stretch so far. How do I play a Fmaj9 without breaking my hand?"
Easy. Don't play all the notes.  Most of us who have done musical training will have heard the term relative used to describe the relationship between two keys - a major and its relative minor. Two relatives is a pretty small family, so lets invite everyone to the family reunion!
Rather than looking at the relationships between keys, we're going to look at the way we can build up a collection of chords that belong to the same family as one original chord by using extensions. |