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The Successful Music Student Blog is Expanding with A New Blog Category
The Successful Music Student Blog is expanding by adding a new blog category:
For this category, I’ve scoured social media to find the music questions that people have been asking the most.
Sometimes the post will be a student practice tip. Other times, it will be a music instructor strategy. Or it might be a music theory topic.
A post might apply to typical learners or be geared toward special needs students. However, most posts will usually be helpful for everyone.
In any case, these are the topics that you, the people, have been asking about. Click here to read the first post in the new category:
But wait! We’re still not done!
The Successful Music Student Newsletter is Now Here!
The Successful Music Student monthly email newsletter collects all the blog posts from the past month in one place and emails it to you. (See the signup form below.)
Subjects covered:
- Music Tips and Topics
- Color Coding Special Needs Music
- Singing in Tune
- Shape Note Sight Singing
- Alternate Tuning
- Songwriting
The Successful Music Student Blog is Expanding through Website Upgrades
The Successful Music Student Blog is expanding by upgrading the website. The site now loads faster. Also, I’ve been enlarging the type and moving many of the post links into glossary sections at the end of each post. This will make the posts much easier to read. To see the new look, click on the link:
It’s a big project, but I hope to have the whole site converted over in around six months or so. Until then, please pardon the uneven presentation.
Update 5/20/23: All of the pages now have the new look, and over three quarters of the pages have Glossary sections. Moving the links is work intensive, but I’ve been making steady progress.
I’m excited about the coming changes. I hope you will be too.
Chord Progression (Including the 12 Bar Blues)
What’s a chord progression? It’s when you have a sequence of successive harmonies. In this post, we’ll look at common chord progressions, including rock n roll, the 12 bar blues, and jazz chord progressions. These can work as either piano chord progressions or guitar chord progressions. Read “Chord Progression (Including the 12 Bar Blues)” to learn the harmonic structure for these three styles of music. Estimated reading time 4 minutes.
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Learning Differences and Spatial Ability: Part 1
Has your child has been diagnosed with a learning disability? Do you feel confused because your child is so smart, but still struggles to learn? Read more to learn about learning differences and spatial ability. Estimated reading time 6 minutes.
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How to Write Beautiful Songs in English
Is English a second language for you? Do you want advice on how to write songs in English? Are you a world music artist and want to transition into a pop music career? If you want to write Western pop, you must understand pop music styles and have good English vocabulary and grammar skills. Click to learn how to write beautiful songs in English. Estimated reading time 3 minutes.
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Sing in Tune with Synth Settings
Does your choir have pitch issues? Retune your synth to make examples of good sounding chords. After years of hearing pianos tuned to equal temperament, many singers cannot sing harmony accurately. The piano is a bad model for how well-tuned chords should sound. Read more to learn how to sing in tune with synth settings! Estimated reading time 4 minutes.
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