The Real Book Jazz Fake book volume 1

The Real Book Volume 1 To me this was one of the best fake books around.

Jazz Bible Fakebook

Introduction to Spelling Chords By: Dennis St. Germain In this music lesson I want to show you how to spell chords and understand the component parts of a chord. You don’t have to even read music to learn to spell chords. All you need to know is the first seven letters of the alphabet. In music, chords [...]

I’m trying to post something that everyone can take away. Even at the early stages of someone’s musical path, you run into a major scale. Remember Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do well, that’ a Major scale. Let’s talk about what chords are found in a Major scale. For example I’ll use the [...]

The best Of Brazilian Jazz in a fake book format. Learn some of the most beautifull music from great Brazilian Artist.

Karl Paulnack, the Music Department head at Boston Conservatory, wrote this essay based on his speech to incoming freshmen, and it is, gratefully, making the rounds on the internet.

There will be times where you will hate that "same old lick" you "always play". Be aware of this point in the tune and the next time around do something else.

The key thing is that you don't have to be a genius to play music, all you need is an interest in music and commitment to a life long learning of your instrument also known as a passion for music.

There are so many topics to cover but since this is a lessons oriented site I've decided to talk a little bit on drum notation and the multitudes of methods and changes that you may encounter when someone hands you a "chart" to follow.

7 Reasons why you should learn music theory

Whether you play rock guitar, jazz piano, drums or the banjo. Learning to play a musical instrument offers a lot of benefits. I feel that if there's one thing you should learn in your lifetime, it's how to play an instrument. Here are 5 reasons why: