1) Gather the objects for this activity (one for each student). Put the objects in a pile in front of you, so that you can access them easily. Ask your students to sit in a circle with you. Tip: If ...

The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the ’70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown’s innovations of the late ’60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

In this lesson, Amy Nolte proves that pop and rock melodies can groove beautifully when played with swing phrasing. She demonstrates how rhythm, touch, and syncopation breathe life into familiar tunes ...

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1) Ask your students when they think humans are usually first exposed to rhythm. Explain that humans are exposed to rhythm even before birth. The fetus begins to hear between 17 and 19 weeks. They are ...

Laren and Aimee Loveless' Music & Me program in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood is ideal for little learners with big feelings.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sweetwater are knocking it out of the park this week with their guitar lessons. Yesterday we had ...

As a young conservatory student in 1993, I was talking with a classmate. He told me that his teacher, a prominent trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic, would begin each weekly lesson by having ...