The holidays are finally here! Tis the season for great food, good cheer, and a little bit of time off, right? Any kid would certainly like to think so. They get a few weeks out of school and suddenly their time is opened up to a world of possibilities! Amidst all of the fun, however, some kids still have responsibilities they need to take care of, like playing their..
As a parent of young musicians, you want them to do well. An essential part of their improvement is practice. However, if your child has a piece of music that is too difficult for them to play, you might witness them giving up before they’ve even begun.
Below is a list of the 10 best songs for young musicians to play on the acoustic guitar or the piano (in no particular order). Your child will..
Listening to the radio – or music in general – is something that almost everyone loves to do. Whether you love listening to new music or old, classical or contemporary, there is most likely a radio station you can easily tune into.
For kids, however, it can be hard to find music that is age appropriate and fun to listen to. Here is a list for you, parents, of music radio stations that are perfect..
Summer is a great season to explore and try new things. With our schools being in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, we wanted to compile a list of new local attractions. Check out our suggestions below!
Everyone learns in a differently. While the end goal may be the same for many children (to learn and practice a musical instrument), they may not reach that goal in the same way. Take a look at the different ways people can learn an instrument, and how that incorporates people’s different styles of learning.
Our Instructor Spotlight this week is Roscoe Justice - one of our student band directors at Creative Soul School of Music in Fort Worth, Texas. In this video, he will show you how to move around between the "E" and "A" strings on the guitar to help you as you progress as a guitarist.
Music - for those who love it - is a life-long pursuit. The landscape of the musical world is constantly changing, not only is sound and style, but also in the way we consume and distribute music. As music teachers and instructors, the job sometimes becomes even more complex.
Finding inspiration can often be harder than finding rain during a Texas summer. Not knowing when or where your next song, essay, or poem will come from, can make completion seem like a far-off dream. Chris Bolton, musician and songwriter, offers some advice:
"If you as a songwriter aren't paying attention to hooks when you write, it's time you re-thought how you work. Most writers are familiar with the "hook." It's the part of a song usually repeated over and over — the phrase that listeners sing along with and remember most about the song. Hooks are super important in..
