⭐️ Mage’s Choice: Best Bass Guitar Method Books

by Mage, NCTM The electric bass (also known as the bass guitar, though there are also acoustic bass guitars!) is an instrument that is best suited to modern styles such as rock, blues, jazz, funk, pop, R&B. In fact if you are planning to do a Royal Conservatory exam (another topic that needs its own article!) you will need to get a totally different instrument called the double bass (also known as a “standup bass” or an “upright bass”) since much of the material played will be music of…

The Basic Plan: for a Time Crunch or Budget

The Basic Plan: for a Time Crunch or Budget

by Mage, NCTM UPDATE: As of 2023, the Basic plan now includes 15 minutes of live lesson time (via Zoom) with the teacher, but students have the option to send videos for review during that 15 minutes (can even review them live!). 😎 Music lessons with a qualified music teacher can be both time-consuming and costly, but they don’t have to be as high as expected. With efficient and easy-to-use technologies, lessons with a private qualified music teacher now feature different learning modalities.…

⭐️ Mage’s Choice: Best Guitar Method Books

by Mage, NCTM, Musician & Teaching Artist You may have read my article about books for beginners. Since there are so many books on that page, I decided to write some articles about specific books, and in this one we cover guitar method books for beginners. 🎸 What is a method book? In music, a method book is a textbook that covers either a certain instrument or a certain style or genre of music. Method books are best used when studying with a…

How to Find a Qualified Private Music Teacher

How to Find a Qualified Private Music Teacher

by Mage, Nationally Certified Teacher of Music Last Updated: May 31, 2022 A quick Google search for private [insert name of instrument] tutor or private [insert name of instrument] teacher (you could substitute the words “tutor” and “teacher” with “instructor”) yields nearly 20 million to 40 million results. Some of the results will lead you to teachers in your local area, while others will lead you to teachers who teach using the internet, either live (student and teacher meet at the same time)…

Making Money Out of Music

Making Money Out of Music

Guest post by Marissa Perez Many musicians supplement their incomes by offering freelance music lessons. This can be a great way to generate funds in between gigs while still balancing your time while working a traditional 9 to 5 job, playing shows, going to school, or raising a family. Mage Music can be a resource for tips, resources, and inspiration! Getting a Business Moving You can take an occasional music lesson and grow it into a more professional music lesson business with a…

🎼 Creative Music Theory Summer Camp 2022

🎼 Creative Music Theory Summer Camp 2022

June to July 2022 ⭐️ For Music for Young Children please visit https://www.myc.com/members/MLockwood/ . 6 hours of live sessions will be held on Wednesdays over Zoom in small groups. Included are also office hours on select Thursdays. This course covers basic music theory for Preparatory and Level 1 students. Interactive connections with other students through Tonara and using the theory we learn to create our own music make learning fun! 🥳 ⭐️ Current active students save $100. Registration fee is included in the…

Introducing EarMaster Pro, an Innovative and Interactive Musicianship Skills Learning Tool

EarMaster will make you a better musician EarMaster is a complete tool to practice ear training, sight-singing and rhythm training at all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. So regardless if you sing, play the piano, the guitar, the violin, the bass, or any other instrument, EarMaster includes everything you need to build up your music theory skills, fine-tune your ear, and become the musician you’ve always wanted to be. Try it, it’s quite a lot of fun to use and also very…