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The Perks of Being a Musician: Brain Function and Music Education

Brain Function and Music Education, LessonFace.com

As if you needed more reasons to learn an instrument, this article will explore some of science’s discoveries on the subject of the benefits of music lessons. This topic is also significant as more and more arts programs are cut in schools around the United States due to economic restrictions. The benefits of music education underscore the importance of keeping these programs in school curricula.

Five Questions With Singer Nerissa Campbell

Nerissa Campbell, LessonFace Voice Teacher

Nerissa Campbell has such passion and verve for music that when her first music mentor relocated to Perth from rural NorthWest Australia, her whole family relocated too, so she could continue with her musical studies.

Five Questions With Drummer Todd Isler

Todd Isler, LessonFace Drum Teacher

Todd Isler is a drummer, percussionist, and teacher who’s been active in the New York City jazz and world music spheres for more than 20 years. He’s released two albums, “Two Step: Duets and Beyond” and “Soul Drums,” and is also the author of “You Can Ta Ka Di Mi This,” which teaches the South Indian syllable system of rhythm. When he’s not teaching, Todd plays with Mike Gordon of PhishInternational Orange, and TriBeCaStan. Todd is also a world traveler, having studied in and incorporated into his play and teaching the techniques of African, Brazilian, and Indian percussion, among others.

How To Be A Drummer In The City

Musician 1st Class Jason Robertson, band leader and drummer, By U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Dave Kaylor

Voice and drums are the original instruments. Unfortunately, as anyone knows who tries to sing outside of the shower or drum outside of a studio, not everyone is a fan. It’s pretty hard to get good at an instrument without practicing though, so something’s got to give. In that vein, we’ve come up with four solutions to the problem of drumming in the city (or anywhere neighbors might not enjoy feeling the rhythm as much as you do).

Lessonface's Launch Party Rocked! With Prize Winners & Photo Gallery

Eric Kalver gave Neely Moore her first drum lesson at the LessonFace Launch Party

Thanks so much to everyone who made it out last night and those who joined in on the #LFLaunchParty action on Twitter and Instagram. We had a great time welcoming so many interesting guests to our offices, and would like to send a special thanks out to our talented teachers who managed to give dozens of new students a taste of what a real Lessonface online music lesson with them would be like.

We're Ready For The Launch Party!

Lessonface Launch Party

We're ready for the Lessonface Launch Party tonight at our Brooklyn headquarters! There will be live drum, guitar, voice, and ukulele online music lesson demos throughout the night. If you're interested, check out the party page for more details.

How Much Should You Practice Your Instrument?

How much should you practice a day?

In order to answer the question of “How much practice is enough?” we've broken it down into three categories of musicians: professionals, aspiring pros, and casual musicians/beginners.

Lalana Martin Rocks Joe’s Pub

LessonFace Voice Coach Lalana Martin Performs at Joe's Pub

Lalana Martin stopped performing regularly after she moved to New York to found the Vocal Workout Singing School, but she never left her stage presence behind. She put that presence to work Thursday night, Jan. 31, at New York City’s Joe’s Pub.

Great Music Ed. NGOs You Can Support

Lessonface.com Supports Music Education in Public Schools

While the budget never seems to go down for Congressional salaries, budget cuts continually drain away music programs in public schools. There are countless studies that show why music education benefits students (as well as adult learners) in numerous manners, but that doesn’t seem to matter to our politicians. So, what are we going to do about it? Let music education disappear?

The Violin Teacher View of Online Violin Music Lessons

Online Violin and Fiddles lessons with online violin music teachers

Teaching lessons online review with Lessonface violin teacher and why she decided to start using Lessonface as a better online music learning platform for her students.

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