Taking the Terror Out of Sight-Singing

Taking the Terror Out of Sight-Singing

When I was studying music in college, my most-feared class was sight-singing lab. Ten or twelve of us students would sit in a music lab with our professor and be graded on sight-singing a line of notes from a book. In solfege. You’ve never heard as many warbly notes...

VIDEO: John Tracy Interview Part 2 – What Most Music Students Overlook

This is the second video of four that was taped as part of an interview with Mimi West, the founder of “My Dream Teacher.”  You can check out the website by clicking here.  I had a lot of fun answering a variety of questions about my music education in...

Six Techniques for Perfect Practice

Remember the old saying “practice makes perfect”? Well, forget it. You can practice the same song for five hours, but if you’re practicing it incorrectly, all you’ll get for your trouble is a very strongly ingrained mistake. When I was a budding young pianist, I had a...

Learning to Sing: The Truth Behind 4 Common Misconceptions

“I’m tone deaf.”  “I can only sing low songs.”  “I can’t sing on pitch.”  “Do I need voice lessons or can I just learn to sing by listening to my favorite singers on YouTube and iTunes?”  These questions and...