Summertime Music Lesson Discounts!

I normally don't promote at this blog, but I have some very cool summer discount packages I want you to know about.  Check them ...

Buttwinick Musical Services Update ~ July 2011

Greetings! As 2011 roles along, activity is activated and production is purposeful! I hope all is well with you, and here is an update from ...

Music Lessons Payoff in the Real World

Here's an example of applying private music lessons to life: _____________________________ "This week I had a breakthrough in compo...

Technical or Musical?

One of my singer/songwriter students is currently working on creating different kinds of melodies over chord progressions using different sc...

Glossary of Musical Terms

I recently added a cool "Glossary of Musical Terms" at one of my websites. You should check it out! This is an expanding list of m...

How Music Lessons Relate to Live Performance

I thought you might find it interesting to know how music lessons can directly relate to live performance in ways that might not seem obvio...

Guidelines for Practicing a Musical Instrument

Be there. Have your attention on what you are doing. Be willing to learn something and accept the fact that it probably won’t happen over a ...

About Reading Music

This article lays out some various gradients to reading music. A gradient to learning is a step-by-step approach starting with the easies...