The Texas Choral Directors Association publishes the member magazine Texas Sings!. The latest issue features an article by Dr. Debbie Rohward from the University of North Texas on the importance of clear, attenuated, immediate, and appropriate feedback to further improvement. We all know that negative feedback results in negative understanding and growth. Rohward suggests that […]
Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald represent the ultimate in jazz. These two icons had a long career that impacted several generations of musicians. Every Good Musician library should have pretty much their entire discography.
Tags: Ella Fitzgerald, jazz, jazz classics, Miles Davis
If you are a singer, then The Black Folder is your best friend. Designed by an engineer, this beauty let’s you comfortably hold your music with a hand strap on the back, and ample elastic or ring-binder holders for the folios or other size sheet music. Rugged, versatile, ergonomic, you’ll want to have one! Room […]
Whether you are a vocal or instrumental musician, you want to get the most from those times you perform with other musicians. Here are ten tips to make your rehearsals more productive and enjoyable.
1. Print a copy of […]
Heard of tapping? This is a stringed instrument played by tapping the strings on the frets, sorta like playing piano–no strumming or picking. The Tappistry Guild is a whole mess of people who play this style on guitar, bass, et al.
Traktor Topaz put out a very cool series of lessons for the tapper, you should […]
I was browsing through some old music textbooks and came across a couple of cardboard name tags that read
ETSU
Summer Camper
1982
Evidently I took Renaissance and Baroque music that spring or fall. I worked for the music department’s Summer Camps while in graduate school, with a six-year old. This is not extraordinary on the surface, except […]
Looking for new sound experiences? Want to learn how to prepare for an audition? Which theory would you use to analyze a modern composition? Or do you just want to listen to some good, funky grooves? The Good Musician explores the world of music–old and new, classical to indie, with exotic influences and practical tips […]
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