As I've gotten into music more and more over the past...few decades...I'm always surprised by the ways composers and songwriters craft melodies and phrases in such amazing ways. Even as a...
Posts by Zach VanderGraaff
In the age of distance and online learning, music teachers need to adapt how they teach to engage their students. Now, while I'm a firm believer in active non-technology learning, I'd be a...
What Does C With A Line Through It Mean In Music? Cut Time Explained
Musical symbols are tricky, and they take some time to learn. As a music teacher, a friend to many band directors, and a spouse to one, I know one of the hardest symbols for people when they...
Little music signs always throw people off. There are so many out there; it's tough to know what every single one means. One day, I was playing in a band when the musician next to...
I love music, and I'm weird in that I love sight-reading, but I know there are a lot of terms out there most people won't recognize right off the bat. One of these is "a tempo." If you're in...
Learning piano is a dream most people want to realize. It's one of the top New Year's resolutions every year, and as a musician, not learning an instrument is one of the regrets I hear the most...