Little did I know how much music would influence my life the day I first set my fingers on a piano keyboard. I first began piano lessons when I was five years old, my feet barely able to touch the pedals. Not only did I take weekly lessons, but I also participated in competitions and took annual listening and music theory exams. Soon, I started playing cello and French horn, as well as taking horseback riding, fencing, and dance lessons. Although I eventually decided to pause my music education once I entered into high school so that I could focus more on dance, I am still determined to
The great old-time banjo player Wade Ward once referred to changing the tuning on a banjo as changing the “atmosphere” of the instrument. By this, he meant the entire feel of what you can play is shifted by the tuning. This sentiment holds true for the guitar as well, because a simple tuning change can greatly vary the feel of what you play, while at the same time helping you to discover new arrangements (and to avoid ruts in what you play).
Lessonface enables live lessons over quality video conference, but we understand that sometimes it's really useful to watch a short tutorial. So through an extremely awesome relationship with Guitar World, for the past few months Lessonface has been producing recorded video lessons.
Many presidents have been musically inclined. Warren G. Harding, pictured on tuba, was an avowed multi-instrumentalist. Thomas Jefferson was an extremely accomplished violinist. Bill Clinton famously played the sax on the Arsenio Hall Show.
But really, we'll admit it, this is just an excuse for a quick sale! We have a couple of very cool group classes scheduled for March. If you enroll by end of day tomorrow, you can take $25 off any of them by using the code: PREZplay. (We also admit to loving puns.)
To kick off this awesome new year, here's a quick run down in two incredibly brief videos that give a very quick view as to how things are working these days.
Just as you are always eager to improve your bowing skills or sound clarity, in this day and age, being a good musician also means improving your digital prowess. Below is a list of digital music resources that we have compiled, some of which are pretty popular and some of which you might not have heard of. Either way, we think you should check them out!
While tabs are a great way to get started playing music, oftentimes you’ll need sheet music to truly learn a song. This is especially true for classical music, as well as some popular music.
Learning to play a cover song is a great way to become tight as a band or to add fun to an album or live show. It breaks up the monotony, allows you to showcase your personality and tastes, and takes away the stress of having to write the perfect song.
Billy Norris is a 25-year-old professional musician who tours the world as the guitarist and musical director for superstar Gavin DeGraw, and we are extremely excited that Billy also offers live online guitar lessons through Lessonface. Since 2008, Billy has toured and recorded both in the U.S. and abroad as the guitarist and musical director for DeGraw, as well as S-Curve artist Andy Grammer, and Universal Republic artist Colbie Caillat.
