“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”
- Plato
Great Education Quote
Feb 27
“The secret lies entirely in the fact that education is as effective as it is pleasant, unhurried, casual, and is as ineffective as it is stressed to be important.”
From Creation of Human Ability, by L. Ron Hubbard
His name is Gadi Lehavi and he is amazing!! He plays “Spain,” and plays so well it’s almost unreal. But here he is, so watch and listen and be blown away! (Who was this guy? )
More often than not, my students practice too fast. I have an article about finding the “correct” speed in which to practice something, but here is an often missed point of view.
When you play too fast, you’ll end up using force instead of control. This defeats the whole purpose of practicing. Using force creates tension. Repeating something while using force creates tight muscles, which creates more tight muscles and then even more tight muscles. There are various “tension techniques,” but even then you need control and not force. You can learn certain things by using force, but that tends to take a long time and become a robotic-like motion rather than something totally under your control.
Check it out when you next practice something. Are you using control or force?
Marty B.
http://buttwinickmusic.com
Favorite Music Quote #9
Dec 30
“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.”
Plato
Happy New Year!
Dec 30
I’ve had a great year and 2010 will be even better.
Validate the goals you have achieved, set your new goals and debug the ones you didn’t finish!!
May your life be the beautiful creation of your dreams.
Marty B.
Hello!
It’s time for my Holiday Specials!
If you’ve been putting off starting some private music lessons, now is your opportunity to take action and START SOME LESSONS!
You could grab a few hours to get a clean-up in your desired area, or get a larger package and have me give you a program that will directly lead you to your musical goals.
To see what I do:
Click here for bass, guitar and piano.
Click here for general musicianship if a singer or other instrumentalist.
Click here if you’ve had confusions about music in any fashion and would like to clear things up.
Now is your time!
Here are my Holiday Specials for New Students:
- Normal rate: $60 / lesson (an hour)
- Holiday Special #1: $50 / lesson — Buy two lessons (minimum) at $100
- Holiday Special #2: Same price with a four-lesson package at $200
- Holiday Special #3 A five-lesson package for $250 and you get one free! (This is a good deal.) This applies to anyone paying before the end of the year and starting by the first week in January. (If you are out of town for the holidays we can work something out.)
All lessons need to be weekly, at least one a week. (More is always fine.) Until a student is stable with the learning process, it’s easy to get off track when a week is missed. Once someone is grooved in, occasional misses aren’t an issue.
Take advantage of this offer!
Offer good until Dec 31st
Music lessons also make great gifts
Giving someone lessons as a gift, who you know might not do this on there own, would be a wonderful thing.
Contact me for more information, then download this Gift Certificate, fill it out and present the present!
(Click here to download and print the gift certificate.)
Marty B.
(818) 242-7551
Email
(And keep in mind that I deliver long-distance correspondence lessons to your out-of-town friends and family.)
In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, ISC is re-opening submissions for TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY (December 14 and 15), and the fee is a very discounted $25 per entry. As if this isn’t cool enough, ISC is also giving away $1,000 to one artist who enters during this special two-day submission period. There is no limit to the number of songs you may enter. The winner will be selected by ISC and will be our favorite song out of all the songs entered today and tomorrow.
All songs submitted during these two days will also be entered into the overall competition and will be eligible for ISC’s regular prizes (over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including a Grand Prize of $25,000 in cash and much more).
Songs must be submitted online through Sonicbids (mailed entries will not be accepted). We’re very excited to be partnering with Sonicbids as part of their special 12 Days Of Discounts. The winner of the $1,000 Stocking Stuffer will be announced when all the finalists are announced in February, 2010.
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/
