Once upon a time…music classes used to be offline. Yes, it does sound like the beginning of a fairy tale or science fiction piece! It has been a different couple of years for the music education industry – to put it mildly. But music academies and educators have to be commended for having made the […]
The summer of 2022 is finally starting to wear that familiar warm, youthful, and bright look and parents are back on the hunt for good summer camps for kids. After all, children can spend some part of their time in useful and fun skill-building activities amidst all the fun and freedom. Why online classes? Still […]
Playing the guitar is clearly not as easy as it looks. You don’t have to hold the guitar long to realise this! However, there are some simple ways to break down difficult techniques. Towards this end, we have put together some guitar fingering exercises that will help you master basic movements along and between the […]
Learning the Western guitar? From home? Wonderful! I’m excited for you. So, you must have realised by now that it takes more than a strap, a pick, and an instrument to sound like those guitarists you were inspired by! Of course, learning to play the guitar or any stringed instrument, for that matter, is both […]
Was it Bryan Adams, Kurt Cobain, the ending sequence of Hotel California, or, I know, it must have been Deep Purple’s Smoke on the water, right, that made you want to learn Western guitar? When did you first think to yourself, ‘I wish I could play like that’? At 8, 18, or 28? If you […]
Learning music online? A couple of years ago, only a few people who were in different continents or states would have experimented with this. If someone had told us that most singers and musicians, as well as students of music, will one day compose, collaborate, play, teach, and learn music online, we wouldn’t have been […]
Practising the Carnatic violin? Wonderful! Would you like a daily practice routine that you can follow easily? You’ve come to the right place. We have some great techniques which will teach you how to practise the violin effectively. Stirring and devotional, sweet and melodious – the sounds that a Carnatic violinist can produce can stay […]
The violin has many aficionados. Are you one of them? If you are, no doubt, you have good taste! And what’s more, you are in good company – the likes of physicist, Albert Einstein, and former American president, Thomas Jefferson played the violin. However, playing the violin can seem quite daunting. It is quite unlike […]
New Year’s resolutions are a great way to start afresh. The beginning of a new year means you have a chance to start all over with a clean slate. Out with the old and in with the new. It is also a good time to analyse the progress of your musical plans. As a musician […]
One you’ve written, recorded, and edited your song, the next step is to figure out how to get as many people as possible to listen it. Here are some tips on how to get your music heard: 1. Post on all social media platforms Each social media platform has its own algorithm and its own way […]