Sight Reading Chunking
Chess players’ memory skills seem related to expert sight reading abilities.
Music Literacy
Foreground
Not every piece has the same musical element in the foreground.
What They End Up Singing
Maybe what they’re singing is more right than what’s written.
Sight Reading Head Fake
Sight reading auditions are a head fake.
Map In Your Head
Music literacy is like having a map in your head instead of using GPS.
Have An Opinion
I love exploring musical interpretation with students.
Having A Name For What You Write
Early music theory study focuses on having names for things. But that’s not the end goal.
Form Sense
Mastering form sense unlocks doors to musicality at a much higher level.
Ever Longer
It sometimes feels like the goal is to feel the music in ever-longer chunks of time.
What’d You Listen To?
This is the best first question for a music lesson.