MLSD

You will normally see information posted in here that can be applied directly to music lessons, including topics like theory, notes, scales, chords, rhythms, songs/pieces of music, practicing, etc.

Every now and then, if I come across something especially interesting I post it, such as last month’s music quotes entry.

I recently came across an image of a very peculiar instrument.

One of these things is not like the other… (more…)

I thought I’d briefly diverge a little from the usual entries I put in here and share some music quotes.

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A few slight changes in the blog and forums, or clarification more like…

This blog is open to the general public for reading. Only students will be able to add comments. Only I will be able to add main posts (a recent change). It seems like a more logical function for a blog like this. If you would like to add main posts (not just comments like in here), you are welcome to post new messages in the forums.

The forums are partially open to the general public, though only a generic forum is accessible to visitors and is set up for reading only. Accessing the music sections requires registering. Once you are a registered member you are welcome to read and post in the music categories.

More “out with the old” and “in with the new”. The mpec.net forums are once again online, now new and improved. Once registered you’ll be given access to additional forums and categories. One of the main sections is the “Q & A”, which has several music-related posts.

http://mpec.net/smf/

After going to the main forums page, click on the “Register” link at the top right of the screen to gain access to the main forums.

Hey there… there’s not a lot to put in here at the moment, though the MLSD blog isn’t new, it’s only been offline for a while. The previous version of this blog had several entries, some incorporated lesson materials or subjects, others were simply music-related blog entries. I’ll look into moving some of the old entries into this new blog for anybody interested.

Everyone is welcome to add their own posts in the blog. Some of the key entries that I added to the previous MLSD blog were:

• Logging In (MLSD is set up so you can log in if you’d like to post/comment.)
• The ABCs (Some books for beginners on the instruments.)
• Benefits of Music Education (A couple articles from other sources.)
• Benefits of Music (Another article.)
• More sources of material for guitar, bass, percussion, & drums.
• A revised “Practice Routine, Goals, & Motivation”.
• Joining MLSD Group (how to).
• At a Glance: The Traditional Music of India.
• Note memorization.
• Scales/Intervals.
• Drumset patterns for coordination/syncopation.
• Rhythms.

When I get the chance I’ll move those over to this blog.