It's a mantra among all the best musicians I've ever known. It is a message I repeat to my students at least 40 times everyday. I say it because I care. Here is an excellent article that breaks down why this is so crucial and yet so often ignored.http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/is-slow-practice-really-necessary/ Play SLOWER! when practicing music. It’s a mantra among all the best musicians I’ve ever known. It is a message I repeat to my students at least 40 times everyday. I say it because I care. Here is an excellent article that breaks down why this is so crucial and yetContinue readingPlay SLOWER! when practicing music
Music as Our Primary Language
I’m sight-reading Bach’s Cello Suite V today. Though page turns are a constant interruption, this is an otherwise blissful way to spend a Monday. I have to have my act together as I have a wonderful new student. He’s a very dedicated traditional classical guitar student who’s family just moved to the US from the Osaka area of Japan. He speaks almost no english. It’s only via music that we can really communicate in a meaningful way.This might seem like a fairly severe limitation, but it’s really not a problem at all! With my english-speaking students I often stop speaking andContinue readingMusic as Our Primary Language
Online Guitar Lessons w/ Rob Michael Year-End Special
For the remainder of the year, I will be offering my popular Online Private Guitar Lessons at a Holiday Special Gift rate. You can now, until then end of December, purchase my popular LIVE hour-long, one-on-one lessons for $59 each (Normally $75)or a month’s worth (4) for $199 (Normally $300). These are not pre-recorded videos, these are live, realtime one-on-one lessons via Google+Hangout or Skype. I’ve been doing these more and more with students all over the world and they’ve proven to be great! I use at least two cameras so that you can really see, up close, what’s going on. ManyContinue readingOnline Guitar Lessons w/ Rob Michael Year-End Special
