Musical notation is a universal language that allows musicians worldwide to communicate and share music.
Whether you’re reading classical sheet music, jazz lead sheets, or mo…

A chord progression is a sequence of chords played in a specific order. Think of it as the
harmonic roadmap of a song—it’s what gives music its emotional journey, its sense o…

When you pluck a guitar string or blow into a saxophone, the air vibrates at a specific frequency.
This frequency is what we perceive as pitch. But here’s the interesting par…

Sometimes the most meaningful connections happen when you least expect them. This past fall, Marc Mommaas, co-founder of the New […]

After three decades of teaching drums for beginners in New York City, I’ve guided hundreds of students through their first […]

As a jazz instructor in New York City, I help students answer one of the most common questions I hear: […]

As a jazz educator in New York City, I’ve taught saxophone to hundreds of students over the past two decades. […]

Learning to read sheet music can be intimidating for many aspiring musicians. Those five lines stacked on a page can […]

As a jazz educator and performer in New York City, I’ve spent decades studying and teaching modal jazz to students […]

I’ll never forget watching a student’s face light up during their first jazz ensemble session. “Wait,” they said, eyes wide, […]

I still remember the first time I heard Ornette Coleman’s Free Jazz. I was a conservatory student, comfortable with bebop […]

A trumpet’s cry echoes through New Orleans streets in 1910. Fast forward to today: a producer layers saxophone samples over […]