Applying Music Theory with Your Voice Using your voice as a musical instrument is just as challenging as playing one.  It’s not only that every instrument has to deal with the laws of music theory so does your voice. So if you sing and may want to compose songs, you should know the music theory associated with rhythm, notes, key signatures, scales, harmony, and the rest. Your Voice and Applying Music Theory  One of the musical concerns...

Techniques and Methods for Playing Piano Playing Instruction The piano is a fickle instrument which can sing with great pleasure or be harsh on the ears.  The section of the web site will be dedicated to bring you specific instruction and techniques related to playing the piano. Hopefully the instruction you find in the future pages of this section will provide you with the insight and knowledge to pursue mastery of the piano.  Scale Fingerings...

Links And Product Reviews An accumulation of recommended resources of products and services we have found which will enhance your music learning and playing experience and a few more things. We’ve included web sites, musicians, courses, software, providers of information, and will add various other categories of products. The list provided here is what we believe at the Music Learning Workshop will be of value to you in either your music...

Applying Music Theory to Your Wind Instrument Whether you play the trumpet, clarinet – like my daughter, French horn, flute, or piccolo, they all have one thing in common.  It’s that every instrument has to deal with in the laws of music theory. So no matter what you play you should know rhythm, notes, key signatures, scales, harmony, and the rest. Applying music theory to your wind instrument is viewed by some as less effort than...

Mostly Free Resources An accumulation of recommended resources of products and services we have found which will enhance your music learning and playing experience and a few more things. We’ve included web sites, musicians, courses, software, providers of information and will add various other categories of products. The list provided here is what we believe at the Music Learning Workshop will be of value to you in either your music...

by Alex Cortes Editor, Guitar Theory in Depth There are more guitar styles in today’s musical world than sheep in New Zealand! Yet, regardless of style or genre, the instrument is the same. Ok, granted -each style has its specific techniques. Each kind of guitar allows slightly different possibilities. Add electronics, and the number of sounds you can produce grows wildly. Basic Principles However, they all share the same basic...

Featured Merchant – Sheet Music Plus Shop Sheet Music Plus for the World’s largest selection of sheet music, songbooks, and guitar tabs. They have been around since 1997 offering musicians a full range of sheet music. They have fast delivery and use trained musicians for customer support and service. I have personally bought several compliation books at this store and recommend it as one of your go to sources for your songs and...

“Who Else Wants to Play Guitar Like a Rock Star?” But where do you go to Learn Real Guitar Playing? To play guitar always looks easy, but the reality may be the opposite. I am guessing you’ve looked around for guitar playing online courses and haven’t been really satisfied with what you’ve found.  Wouldn’t it be fantastic if there is an easy to learn guitar course that will enable you to play in no time flat...

Today I’m providing an Improvise for Real review to more fully explain the incredible value music students can get by taking a new approach to learning improvisation. This is a new method and is an online product offering by David Reed. David has written a couple of fantastic articles about improvising myths for the Music Learning Blog. David and I have different opinions and approaches to learning music, but this is good because...

The market for notation software has changed considerably since first this post was published. I have deleted the old recommendations, and suggest you search for recent reviews or explore some of your hangouts to see what others are currently using effectively. Save Save

Power House Scoring Your Music So many changes in the industry since I first wrote about notation software. My needs were simple and can no longer attest to the value of high end notation software. Therefore go forth to search for some more recent testaments of the software. For me now it’s MuseScore3. Save Save

Handling the Basic Needs of Scoring The market has changed significantly. Score Writer was a good inexpensive software and was great for the small amount of scoring I was doing. They still exist as Sonic Scores Score Writer. I’m now trying out MuseScore free version. See what you can find and try the demo versions to see ease of use. Save