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Stress and exams seem to always go hand in hand, so how can we control stress?

A hot debate in some corners of musical education is the evolution of online lessons versus offline lessons - which option is better? Let's figure this out in today's podcast!

How do you make a piece sound musical? If you tend to read and completely play as the sheet music instructs very often it become mechanical...so how do you make pieces sound amazing? 

Peer groups exist in other areas of life, how about finding or founding a musical peer group? 

Musical comedy is one of the best ways to see new developments and be educated with a laugh...

Life moves at an incredible rate so, how do we keep up and grow our musical skill? 

Ever wondered how amateur musicians can create healthy habits to preserve energy and mental focus and clarity?  For more information go to blog.musicsecretsexposed.com or reach out to me here ...

Oh! the great new debate of our times: keyboards with alot of BLING versus attractive looking pianos - which is best to go for in this age of technological revolution? 

Impressionism was a short musical period full of dream like qualities and ethereal sounds - but why is it an important musical period to know about? Go to blog.musicsecretsexposed.com to hear Impressionist compositions by Ravel and Debussy... 

Romantic Era music, what could be more wonderful! If you don't know about this amazing period of breakthrough creativity, find out what it is all about in today's episode. To hear some music from this era go to my blog here

What is Classical Music versus the Classical Period and Who is Mozart?  If you haven't listened Episode MSE 015, start there before listening to this episode. 

Baroque music is a fascinating style that offers incredible opportunity to develop an amazing musical skill, so what is Baroque and who is J. S. Bach? 

When faced with musical challenges and occasional disappointments, it is important to be resilient and not give up. This is how you can become resilient.

Ever wondered if you could get beyond musical struggles when trying to learn a new skill? Today, I will expose how you can overcome and excel when learning something new and challenging.  

As a young music student in second level education, I learned about sound waves but at the time it made no sense to me. However, I have since understood its incalculable value. Today, I want to delve into this topic so you can be aware of how it can shape your musical understanding.  

After having a number of situations in life where I was not included for various reasons, I have come to a deep realization and conviction that no one should be excluded from musical circles regardless of their level of skill. I know what exclusion feels like and I hope that my story will empower you as a musician to include others  - always. 

An exciting musical development has taken place in recent years which has attempted to merge classical and popular tracks together in one performance. As technology becomes more integrated into our lives, it begs the question about the relevance of classical music in the 21st Century... 

As an amateur musician trying to master a new skill, probably your tutor keeps reminding you of a particular technique that you need to embrace to sucessfully play a particular piece of music. You know you can play without being taken up with that said 'technique,' so is technique a necessary component of musical learning? 

Some amateur musicians struggle with trying to express what they play therefore not realizing their dream sound. This becomes evident when they recor themselves and consequently it causes disappointment and lots of questions. Very often it comes from barriers within the developing musician that needs to be broken down. Tune into today's episode to find out what the solution could be for your self-...

Along debated subject in recent decades is the idea of music theory study - is it really necessary? Afterall there are musicians who publicly declare that music theory is not necessary, but are they right in their opinion? Today, I want to delve deeper to help you decide whether you should study music theory or not...

What is needed for amateur performers to have so as to have greater impact? For over 20 years I have observed and noticed a few key elements that I think will change how you view a perfomance on stage! Get ready to have legendary impact!   

This topic can be a difficult one to talk about for those that want to be good at music but doubt themselves and their overall musical ability. Don't give in! Don't givee up, as this episode will give you hope and some answers if you have questions about your musical ability. 

A musical community is a completely necessary component of music learning. This episode gives ideas on how to get involved in a musical community even though you may just be a beginner or intermediate musician. 

One piece of life’s puzzle that gets us all at some time or another is creating good habits or new habits depending on willpower to do so whether it’s in the field of music, or fitness, you name it. But is depending on willpower the answer to not giving up?

What should a music lesson include for an average student? Let’s focus on beginners to early intermediate levels as this is where most amateurs fall into. Learn about the four key components that should be included in most lessons.