General Music

An Online or Software Metronome

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Are you looking for a metronome that you can use on your computer?
Metronomes used to be big, bulky things with a mechanical action, and even the first electronic ones were quite big and heavy.
Nowadays, you can get software metronomes which will do exactly the same thing, and you can get them almost for FREE.
I’ve tried [...]

Music Computer Games - Fun or good learning?

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Just recently there has been an explosion of interest in music computer games, such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
Of course I have my own opinions on the value of these sort of games from a real education standpoint - but I’d love to hear from you about it.
I’d really love to hear from people [...]

benefits of learning online rather than private lessons

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Learning Music online and with DVD’s and books has a great many advantages for many people.
Firstly you can Learn at your Own Pace - you dont need to rely on the teacher giving you the next steps in your learning
Secondly you can Learn your own style of music - you aren’t influenced by the teachers particular musical tastes and [...]