Most musicians don't enjoy practicing scales, but did you know that it's much more fun as a group - not to mention that it helps with intonation, ensemble, and collaboration! In a new video from the ...

As a teacher and a parent, I've had to remind (nag?) many young musicians about the need to practice. And I continue to advise other teachers and parents on strategies to encourage more of it. So I'm ...

Ask any child learning an instrument if practicing scales is fun. The answer will come swiftly and pointedly. There is nothing more boring than playing scales. Up and down, backward and forward, key ...

All musicians have a different approach to becoming their very best, but whatever your practice, it will inevitably include some version of running scales. There is a great deal of tedium in being ...

Simply put, the rock legend finds joy and purpose in doing the work. Whether he’s on tour or recording (and there’s little time out of the year when he’s not involved with one of the other), he ...

As an undergraduate, I studied music seriously, completing a degree in jazz guitar and vocal performance. Not a very practical degree, I admit, but I’ve never regretted that musical training for a ...

Jan. 24 (UPI) --A Massachusetts man with a baby raccoon shared a video of the pet practicing an unusual skill -- playing the piano. Bill Baker of Seekonk posted a video showing the baby raccoon his ...

I began studying the guitar when I was seven years old. I hated my teacher and I didn't practice much, but when I changed teachers' and I went to Joe Geneli, I regained a love for the guitar that I ...