Why your voice doesn’t sound how you think it does Does the sound of your own voice recorded—speaking or singing— make you cringe? Well, join the club! How we hear our own voice is not how everyone else does for a few reasons, including the fact that the sound travels Read more…
How to get started with being creative by changing one thing A great and low risk way to get started with being creative is to take something you already know and change one thing. You can experiment without the pressure of creating something from scratch, and you can do it Read more…
A brief history of the piano keyboard Black and white and played all over? If you’ve never really looked at a piano before it can take a while before it looks like anything more than a jumble of black and white keys swimming before your eyes. Still, better than having Read more…
Scat singing: the magic of singing without words and turning sounds into song Can singing nonsense ever make sense? Definitely! To find out more about scat singing, go to Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo
The art of musical borrowing: news sounds from old Have you ever heard a piece of music for the first time and thought it sounded familiar? Ever heard the phrase musical borrowing? Well, let me enlighten you! For more, go to The Borrowers
How music can help improve brain health Would you like to improve the health of your brain? Well, I have the musical answer! For more, go to Singing your Way to Good Brain Health
How music can help us remember things What is a mnemonic? What’s with the silent M at the beginning? And do you know any musical mnemonics? For more, go to Mnemonics
Catchy phrases of music that find their way into your brain and hold on tight. Sometimes excruciatingly inane and catchy, other times something you like, all well and good until you find yourself humming that same phrase over and over. My current ear worm? The chorus from September: Ba de Read more…