If you’re looking to improve your skills and push yourself, participating in a music competition is a great idea. You can learn a lot, and you may be able to advance or win the whole thing.
But if you want even a slight chance of that, you need to know how to prepare for the competition. Then, you can keep from wasting time and not giving the best performance or recording possible.
Continue reading “How to Prepare for a Music Competition”Spring may be the big audition season for schools and some professional groups. But you can use some good audition tips all year. Whether you want to join a community band or go to grad school, you may need to audition.
Knowing how to prepare and get through it can make it less scary. Then, you can enjoy the process and perhaps even look forward to it. Read on to learn more!
Continue reading “Music Audition Tips: Before, During, and After”Are you tired of a boring flute practice routine? Consider the benefits of practicing flute harmonics to revitalize your love of playing.
Harmonics can be difficult at first, but they’re an amazing way to improve your sound. You don’t need a ton of time or to be an expert flute player to make harmonics work.
But what are the benefits and how do you practice harmonics?
Continue reading “5 Benefits of Practicing Flute Harmonics”So you have a recital coming up, or you need to plan one. How can you use your music practice sessions to help?
Giving a recital isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Consider how you can start planning now so that your next recital goes off without a hitch!
Continue reading “Music Practice Tips: Giving a Recital”During music school, everyone tells you that you need to practice music for hours a day. Otherwise, you won’t be a successful musician. Well, I’m here to tell you that is NOT true.
As a recent masters graduate, I have gone through two music degrees without sacrificing my personal or professional life for the practice room. How did I do it? I figured out how to practice music efficiently.
Continue reading “Why You Need to Practice Music Efficiently”