We’re all busy people, and busy schedules can get in the way of practice. Sometimes it’s not even busyness; the days just slip by and we don’t even look at our instruments. If a whole week (or more!) has gone...

  by Jennifer Hummler & Steven Bowen  

Boy, we really wish everybody would stop using mnemonic devices to teach music "literacy."

Reading music is hard, it takes a lot of time, effort, and memorization... except it doesn't! It's...

by STEVEN BOWEN     If you're my student, you know this about me: I am ALWAYS five minutes early. At least, I try to be. This habit perplexes some of my colleagues and probably some of my clients as well,...