William Congreve wrote, "Music has charms to soothe the savage breast." I'd add a corollary: "Playing music soothes the entire body." Many people take music lessons and find that it increases stress.

Have you ever wondered if you have the ability to play music by ear? You might be surprised! In this first video, we start ...

Learning to play by ear is a really important skill for guitarists. It furthers your understanding and knowledge of your instrument, prepares you for a whole range of situations, and makes you a ...

Whether you're into jazz, rock, pop, soul, or country, learning to play by ear starts with one essential skill: hearing and identifying chords. In this video, we break down the first steps to training ...

Ear training, why should I even bother? There are tons of ear training apps and exercises that can make ear training look far removed from actually making music. But really, you've been training your ...

A team analyzed a range of YouTube videos that focused on learning music by ear and identified four simple ways music learning technology can better aid prospective musicians -- helping people improve ...

Cellist Mike Block has warm memories of the two summers he spent studying and performing as a fellow at the Sarasota Music Festival in 2003 and 2004. “It was the combination of the music, the people ...

I enjoy playing the piano every day. It’s not playing like the kind of playing that people who really know how to play will play. In fact, playing piano is my version of singing in the shower. Having ...