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Reading Music: A Complete Guide to Notation and Tablature

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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…

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Chord Progressions: A Practical Guide for Musicians

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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…

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Understanding Scales: Modes and the Science of Sound

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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…

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Preserving the Legacy of David Sharp

David Sharp

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

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How to Play Drums From First Strokes to Confident Grooves

How to Play Drums

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

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What Are the Main Types of Guitars? A Musician’s Guide

Types of Guitars

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

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How to Play Saxophone Without Developing Bad Habits?

How to Play Saxophone

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

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How to Read Sheet Music: Beginner-Friendly Guide

How to Read Sheet Music

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

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What Is Modal Jazz and How Can You Master It?

What Is Modal Jazz

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

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Jazz Instruments Guide: 2025 Complete Overview

What Instruments Are Used in Jazz

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

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Free Jazz Music: Breaking Boundaries Through Pure Expression

Free Jazz Music

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

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Evolution of Jazz: From Roots to Modern Expressions

Evolution of Jazz

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

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