When you join MuzicTrain you get to use hundreds of practice tracks for free. Practice Tracks are play along songs that are a great source of practice material. Practice Tracks play in the browser of any device with access to the internet: phones, tablets, desktop and laptop computers, and smart TVs are all perfect for
We all know that Elvis was one of the biggest rock and roll stars ever – maybe THE biggest. But do you know that when he was in elementary school music was the only subject he failed, and he was ridiculed by his fellow students for his odd singing style. Before he made it big
Bruno Mars, whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, was born in Hawaii in 1985. As far back as his early childhood his entire family was involved in the music business. His mother was a singer and a dancer, his father did Little Richard impersonations, and his uncle was an Elvis impersonator. They all encouraged
Today we’re announcing, in cooperation with the Waterloo Region District School Board, a number of awards and bursaries for students graduating from WRDSB schools. For more information see MuzicTrain Bursaries.
Today we’re announcing, in cooperation with the Waterloo Region District School Board, a number of awards and bursaries for students graduating from WRDSB schools. For more information see MuzicTrain Bursaries.
It is unfortunate that music education is being offered less and less in quite a few of our school systems in North America. As education budgets get squeezed, some schools are taking music from their curriculum to create room for other subjects. But the truth is, music education and involvement can be very important to
A crash course for teaching brand new guitar players how to play the instrument would strip away all the talk and get right to the basics. It would focus on getting the student to play melodies (and eventually chords) as quickly as possible. It would also teach just enough “theory” to allow the student to progress to the next
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Do you play a trumpet or a cornet. Chances are you don’t know the difference. They are both members of the “brass” family of instruments. They are fingered the same way, and they both use the same type of mouthpiece, although there are important differences between a trumpet and a cornet mouthpiece. On both of
Want to publish something in one of our blogs? If you blog about teaching or learning music, or if you have a website about teaching music, learning a musical instrument, or any aspect of music theory, why don’t you submit something for publishing in this blog. It’s a great way to get personal exposure as
