Archive for February 9th, 2010

Stage Presence: Teaching Performance Skills in Music Lessons

3 Comments Published by David Motto February 9th, 2010 in Music Lessons, Performing Music

Performing music involves much more than just playing well.  There are certain expectations for how musicians look and behave when they’re on stage.  But, where do musicians learn these skills? Recently, I was looking over the description of a program for music students to earn a certificate for playing in front of an examiner.  These types of events are [...]

Playing scales is like a boxer skipping rope or punching a bag. It's not the thing in itself; it's preparatory to the activity.
--Barney Kessel