music lessons

  • How to Get 3 Months of Free Guitar Lessons from Fender

    How to Get 3 Months of Free Guitar Lessons from Fender

    Back in March, when we were first getting used to the idea of a lockdown and quarantining, people went into their extended time at home with the best intentions. They’d learn to knit! Take up painting! Learn how to bake new pastries and breads! And frequently, learning (or relearning) how to play a musical instrument…


  • How Emanuel Ax Makes Piano Practice Less Of A Slog

    How Emanuel Ax Makes Piano Practice Less Of A Slog

    Seven-time Grammy-winning pianist Emanuel Ax still practices his instrument four hours a day – when you play Carnegie Hall, you don’t just wing it. And sometimes, he admits, “it’s kind of a slog,” especially to practice a new piece: Something written specifically for him, or something he’s never heard. “You get the music, and you…


  • How To Fake Playing Piano: Lesson 3

    How To Fake Playing Piano: Lesson 3

    Welcome to episode three of How to Fake Playing Piano. In lesson one, composer Jason Oberholtzer taught you what to do with your left hand. In lesson two, he taught you scales and the key of C major. Today he’ll show you chords, and keys outside of C major.