Self-discipline and Love Recently after a talk that I had given, a couple of ladies came up to me and asked me this question, something along the lines of “In your opinion, what is discipline?”. I told them that it is a tough one to define. In fact I wrote an entire blog about what is not discipline, the […]
Music Student Buzz – SFSKids.org Launches Music And Game Play For The Next Generation I am thrilled to see a couple of big institutions come together to enhance music learning among the digital native children of today. San Francisco in partnership with UC Irvine is launching their SFSKids.org website for children to get interested and appreciate classical music through game play and interactivity. “SFSKids is designed in alignment with […]
I Will Recommend Casio Electronic Piano For Any Parent Looking To Buy A Piano For Their Child We purchased Casio Celviano Piano when our daughter wanted to get a piano with pedals. We went to the nearest Guitar Center and asked the experts there to help us with the piano purchase. The sales person was not only very knowledgeable but also very talented, he played a few short songs on the Casio Celviano and […]
Good Advice For Music Students A few days ago I created a cartoon calling out some important lessons that I learned about music practice. Today, I came across a nice article by a Music College professor (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) who happens to be a recent grad student from a top music school as well. I am not a […]
Music Student Buzz – Inspiration From Singer And Composer T.V. Hari Haran “The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we hit it.” –Michelangelo Buonarroti You have got to be out of your mind to quit a well-paying job to follow your heart. It’s not for the faint of […]
Music Student Buzz – 7 Comical Tips For Better Music Practice Music student must practice daily, no exceptions, that’s the end of this story. If you disagree you can stop reading and go back to whatever you were doing. As Jascha Heifetz says “If I don’t practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.” Practicing daily without missing […]
Music Student Buzz – Feeling Stuck In Your Musical Journey? We all have music within us, don’t we? Many of us sing when we are by ourselves. We tried our hand at an instrument, be it the keyboard or the flute or the guitar. If given a chance we would all love to perform for hundreds of thousands of fans thronging the stage to get […]
Music Student Buzz – Interview With Koushik Venkat Today is an extraordinary day in the life of raagabox as we are launching the “Music Student Buzz” series to introduce upcoming artists who are pursuing music with passion today to become the star performers of tomorrow. Welcome Koushik Venkat, the first on this list. Koushik is a 12th Grade student from India, he has […]
Newer, Budding Music Acts Sell Out Top Venues By Mesfin Fekadu, AP Music Writer | Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In just two years, English singer Ed Sheeran has gone from the small stage to the big league. The 22-year-old earned a gold album with his 2011 debut, “+,” and his Top 20 hit, “The A Team,” was nominated for song of […]
NYC Subway Performers Eke Out A Living By JAKE PEARSON NEW YORK (AP) — To many, the real soundtrack of New York City plays out well below the street cacophony of rumbling traffic and honking horns, in the subways, where screeching trains combine with the drumming, strumming and singing of hundreds of performers. They are known as buskers, and they have one […]
