Tag Archives: guitar scales

MOVES: Melodic Freedom for the Classically Chained

Posted on June 7, 2015 by jazzpanflute

Followers of this blog (both of you) will have noticed that I like to quote the NLP adage: “The Map is not the Territory”. And one of my main beefs about most traditional musical instruments, when it comes to learning … Continue reading →

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Why kids give up

Posted on October 29, 2014 by jazzpanflute

“I did a bit of piano when I was little” How many times have you heard that? Do you even need to ask what went wrong? The piano keyboard, whose design dates back to before the discovery of equal temperament, … Continue reading →

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What Boys Like

Posted on June 12, 2014 by jazzpanflute

When I taught beginner’s sax to ten-year-olds I used to ask them what was the first tune they wanted to start work on right away. There was a clear sex divide in their preferences. “Doh, a deer” and “East Enders … Continue reading →

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