Lettre à la Seine – Roland Dyens
Lettre à la Seine by Roland Dyens performed on the classical guitar. This piece comes from a set of 20 Letters composed for the guitar. Lettre à la Seine is the second letter in this set.
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A Guide to Mental Practice for Musicians
How can musicians use mental practice to help their development when learning music? Mental practice is a hugely powerful tool used by some of the world’s greatest musicians. It involves focusing the mind on the precise details of the musical performance in order to recreate the full experience of performing […]
A Guitar Practice Routine for Beginners
What is the best way to schedule your guitar practice routine? Do you struggle to find the time to practice your instrument? What is the best way to practice music? In this video, we explore how to make your guitar practice routine as simple as possible, by coming up with […]
Time Signatures: Explained!
For beginners studying music theory, one of the first questions they ask is, what is a time signature? How do time signatures work and why are they important? What are simple and compound time signatures? What do the top and bottom numbers mean? If you’re new to music theory and […]
What Happens When Music Changes Key
In this video, we explore the ways that composers can change key, how it happens and why they might do it. An unprepared key change occurs when the music just jumps into a new key without any warning or preparation. A prepared key change is when the music modulates and […]
Can You Guess These Pink Floyd Songs in 1 Second?
Can you guess the Pink Floyd song from these 1-second clips? This Pink Floyd quiz features 15 clips which are either 2 seconds, 1 second, or 1/2 second long. See how many songs you can guess right! I saw David Bennett’s original Beatles video and thought it would be such […]
How I Play Music as a Perfectionist
Is it possible to create a perfect piece of music? Is it possible for a performance to be perfect? Perfection is a problem for many musicians, especially those learning an instrument. In this short video, I explore some ideas which relate to perfectionism for musicians. As well as exploring what […]
How Steely Dan finally made their perfect album
follow me on instagram 🙂 https://www.instagram.com/davidhartley94/ Aja by Steely Dan is one of my favourite albums ever. Sure, it might not generally be considered the greatest of all time – but it is perfect in a way that no other album is. Steely Dan made records like no other band. […]
Musical Expression: Explained!
How can musicians use expressive markings such as tempo, dynamics and articulation to make the playing more expressive? Playing with feel and expression is one of the most important things for musicians. However, it can be very difficult to do when there are so many things to think about. What […]
Why The Beatles kept changing their sound
follow me on instagram 🙂 https://www.instagram.com/davidhartley94/ The Beatles are one of the most influential bands of all time. Formed in Liverpool in 1960, they would go on to represent a time of great change through a unique yet powerful sound. In this video, I explore how they were able to […]
