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Six Things to Keep In Mind When Setting Goals

Kati Falk-Flores
Friday, January 5th 2024

Setting goals isn’t always easy! It can feel overwhelming to figure out the specifics needed to reach the potential we envision. Working with a great teacher can help, and, fortunately, these teachers all have some great advice on goal creation no matter your stage of learning.

 

The January Snapshot

Claire Cunningham
Friday, December 29th 2023

The first step to achieving a goal is setting it. Now is the time to get started. Set up a time (trial or paid lesson) with a teacher at Lessonface. During your session, record a clip of how you are playing now. Discuss where you'd like to be, and come up with a plan to get there. 

The January Snapshot of your playing will be attached to your lesson, and you can come back at any time over the next weeks and years and see how much progress you've made.

Lessonface 2023 Year in Review

Claire Cunningham
Tuesday, December 19th 2023

Guided by our mission of helping students achieve their goals, while treating teachers equitably, Lessonface has continued to build as a meetingplace for music, language, and arts lessons in 2023, our eleventh year in operations. Last week, the 100,000th user registered! For an inside look, check out our newest how-it-works video.

Silent Night for Classical Guitar Tutorial free tab notation

How to Play Silent Night on Fingerstyle Guitar

Lessonface Support
Friday, December 15th 2023

How to Play Silent Night on Fingerstyle Guitar

Leah Kruszewski demonstrates how to play a beautiful fingerstyle arrangement of Silent Night in this short tutorial video.

Learn Directly from Alex Skolnick!

Claire Cunningham
Friday, November 17th 2023

For a limited time, here at Lessonface, the incredible guitarist Alex Skolnick is available for one-on-one guitar lessons! Book now, while availability lasts.
 

Holiday Gifts: Make or Buy?

Kati Falk-Flores
Wednesday, November 8th 2023

The holidays are right around the corner! If you’re thinking about holiday gifts for friends and family and feeling crafty, why not make consider making something this year? Or, for those who prefer learning & doing things for themselves, give the lasting gift of experience with enriching classes or lessons.

Teacher Spotlight: Ray Suhy

Willy Appelman
Wednesday, October 11th 2023

Ray Suhy has been teaching guitar for over 25 years. He attended Berklee College of Music and The New School Jazz Program and currently tours with Six Feet Under (Metal Blade Records) as well as the Ray Suhy-Lewis Porter Quartet (Sunnyside Records). He is a student favorite on Lessonface and this month’s Teacher Spotlight! We caught up with him via email:

Teacher Spotlight: Sara Landeau

Willy Appelman
Monday, September 25th 2023

Sara Landeau is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, educator, writer, composer, and sound artist. She is currently the touring guitarist with Bikini Kill.  She has received an MFA in Sonic Arts from CUNY Brooklyn College, where she is an adjunct professor, and has worked across a broad spectrum of music mediums. She is a founding member, co-songwriter, and lead guitarist of The Julie Ruin (Hardly Art/SubPop), achieved top 10 chart hits, has performed on Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live, and has songs featured in films and commercials.

Review: Adam Audio T5V Active Studio Monitors

Kati Falk-Flores
Wednesday, September 20th 2023

When picking a pair of studio monitors, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the variety of choice, and if music production is new to you, reading a spec sheet or looking at the response profile of a set of monitors may simply not be that helpful.

Fortunately, to make your choice easier, there are a number of considerations that should ultimately help guide your choice, such as as your budget, your room size and placement, and the information you learn from product reviews.

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