The Pleasure of Practice – Week 5
“You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you.” - Dick Van Dyke
“You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you.” - Dick Van Dyke
I once saw a sign on the wall behind an online fiddle teacher that said, “Listening is Practicing.” Sounds like the lazy way of practicing, I thought. But after a second think, I realized how much work your brain does listening to other people play the songs you want to learn.
“Practicing is a form of meditation.” — Frank Hamilton After I graduated high school, I spent a year abroad as an exchange student. If you’ve ever lived in a strange…
Hopefully, you’re finding those fifteen minutes every day to practice. Some time-saving advice comes from several of our instructors - leave your instrument out. George Eckerd suggests, “Hang your instrument…
There’s a joke going around social media that I’m going to paraphrase: I used to think I didn’t practice because I didn’t have the time. Then I was in lockdown…
This term brings in a few changes for the school--a couple of new teachers, a few new classes, and a new executive director! First, we’re excited to welcome into the…
I was a student in the Frank Hamilton School’s first Guitar 2 class, taught by Frank himself, in October, 2015. I had been teaching Suzuki violin and experimenting with classical…
If you’re curious — curious about what your ear can do, curious about what makes this song attractive to you, curious about how it’s put together and how different performers have made it their own — you can’t beat learning by ear.
Shaquille O' Neal gets a yodeling lesson with Frank Hamilton! Watch the video....
It’s that time of year - do you have your list of accomplishments for next year? May I offer a piece of advice about making New Year’s resolutions - DON’T!