Available on DVD and via online streaming: the Saxophone Master Class with Dave Liebman. In over 180 minutes of footage, Lieb covers three part breathing, a discussion on describing sound, the larynx, lip placement, mouthpiece exercise, overtone exercises, tongue placement, articulation, using expressive devices, and equipment. The course is compiled from his live master class in the fall, recorded with live students, and with some additional information intercut in a later session.
We’re probably a little biased but, truth be told, we’re proud of the teachers that make up the Lessonface community. All are fantastic instructors, but many also continue to record and perform in addition to their work as educators.
Luckily, our talented bunch also happens to be quite web savvy (which is why they love to teach music online) and many like to share their performances. We’ve curated some Lessonface teacher recordings and music videos from across the Internet that we think you’ll enjoy. Enjoy!
Advice from teachers on making your practice routine sustainable and fruitful.
1. Start with goals
Ambitious, sometimes stretch, aspirations push us to be great. Piano instructor Elina Christova uses this to her advantage by, "pursuing challenging projects to keep me motivated. If things get too comfortable then I know I need to turn it up a notch."
The great old-time banjo player Wade Ward once referred to changing the tuning on a banjo as changing the “atmosphere” of the instrument. By this, he meant the entire feel of what you can play is shifted by the tuning. This sentiment holds true for the guitar as well, because a simple tuning change can greatly vary the feel of what you play, while at the same time helping you to discover new arrangements (and to avoid ruts in what you play).
Here's some advice from teachers on how to choose what instrument to play. Individual results should vary, but in general: Learn to play the instrument that calls you, and don't limit yourself to just one.
Ukulele teacher Khabu Young discusses his newly released Ukulele Players Series, a self-guided online course that organizes the basics of music and applies it directly to the ukulele in a fun, easy to follow program and gets you playing music right away. The course includes videos, worksheets, and audio tracks for singing and strumming along. Learn more and enroll.
Delicate Steve, aka Steve Marion, is sharing his craft with guitarists and songwriters in one-on-one lessons via Lessonface.
To kick it off, he was so generous as to sit down with us to put some of his signature sliding techniques on video, which we shared with GuitarWorld.com.
Lessonface has been live to the public for two awesome years. In that time, our amazing teachers have taught thousands of online lessons to students from 24 countries. Our students are mostly from the US (76%). The next largest home of students is Canada (8%). Students have been finding out about us all over the globe, from Japan and Russia, to Argentina and Brazil. Without leaving the house, you can meet and learn from an excellent instructor who specializes in your level/instrument/style. We're doing it every day.
Teachers can now add new sections to their booking pages for lesson materials and "more"! These will create new tabs behind the "teaching style" part of the teacher page, so that students can get an even better perspective on what they can expect from lessons with you.
The lesson materials page allows you to specify what supporting text you'll be using in the classes, or to convey some beginning worksheets that you use. The "more" page allows you to show additional photos and videos of your studio or playing.
