Category Archives: Latest News
We Sold Our Kidneys Online
Here is a great original and quirky song by my friend Mark Doubleday playing guitar, cello and singing. Enjoy. Sphere: Related Content
Apple catching up with ilearnmusic.com – 6 years later!
Back in 2003, ilearnmusic.com was founded with the premise of providing free music education videos and resources for anyone who came to our website. Now Apple has caught up 6 years later by including great free piano and guitar lessons … Continue reading
New Piano Instructor on ilearnmusic LIVE!
We now have a piano instructor available for live Skype lessons via webcam! Many of you have requested this and member and pianist Jeremy Banning is now available to teach online. If this interests you, register as a free member … Continue reading
Obama Faces the Music
President-Elect Obama had to postpone his plans, due to Chicago’s Midwest Music Education clinic. Anyone ever gone? It’s not every day you get a chance to tell one of the most powerful people in the world to step aside. CBS 2′s Vince … Continue reading
Music Academy Benefits Kids, Test Scores
Just more proof in case you really need any that music lessons improve overall quality of life and therefore where the rubber meets the road – test scores. The thing that intrigued me about this article is how they focused … Continue reading
A spiritual performance
Does anyone ever get a certain ‘chill’ when a performance lines up just right? I mean something beyond just the notes being right and everything being completely in tune. I believe that sometimes there is an unexplainable spiritual element to … Continue reading
1.5 is coming
Hey everyone, Since this has come up a lot in questions on youtube, I wanted to make it clear that piano lesson 1.5 will be released this month. This video will contain a lesson on scales and instruction for another … Continue reading
Alesis Protrack turns ipod into digital recorder
This is definitely something that I’ve been waiting for: From Alesis: High Quality Stereo Digital Recorder for iPod Features Professional Inputs Cumberland, RI, USA – June 20, 2008. Alesis, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, … Continue reading
Van Cliburn competition to use YouTube
YouTube viewers can vote for their favorite pianist. Van Cliburn Foundation holds a talent search on YouTube. By Diane Haithman Los Angeles Times Staff Writer May 3, 2008 If you’re a classical music aficionado envious of the “American Idol” viewers … Continue reading
Beginning Guitar
This week I have been teaching a beginner guitar camp and had a bit of a revelation when teaching chords. Since it is difficult to teach to switch positions quickly when you are first starting out with chords, have one … Continue reading
New Site Design
As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve redesigned ilearnmusic.com to look a little more sleek and web 2.0ish. Hope you like it. We’ve also added a section in the member area called ilearnmusic LIVE! where students can arrange live private lessons with … Continue reading
Copland Wednesday
A fantastic video found on YouTube of Aaron Copland’s music and an interview dated July 1980. Wonderful for your classroom! Enjoy. Sphere: Related Content
