Blogs

Tips, tutorials, and insights to help you become a better musician.

How to Read Key Signatures

Part of our music theory series: Learn what key signatures mean in music and how to read them.

Practicing with a metronome can help, but it can also hurt your playing. Here's how to practice with a metronome the right way.

6 tips to finding the right music price to charge for a music lesson and to help keep your teaching schedule full.

Most tempo markings are in Italian, French, or German. We've translated them and show the bpm.

Want to nail your next honor band or all-state audition? Here are 4 tips from a former judge.

Want to know the secret to getting better at an instrument faster? Record every practice session.

7 of my favorite sites to find tons of free sheet music for any instrument.

Everything a parent should know before enrolling a student in music lessons.

Do you play an instrument that has to transpose? We list common transposing instruments and some tips to master this skill.

Have you wondered what BPM means in music? In this post, we define BPM, link it to "tempo markings," and give you tips to develop your sense of time.

Want to learn an instrument but don't know which one to pick? We review the easiest instruments for beginning musicians of any age.

The major scales are the building blocks of music, mastering them is the first step to learning to play quickly in any key.

We review popular metronome apps and tell you which one is worth your money.