The following article is a guest post from Elaine Hirsch, who has contributed to TJWmusic.com on several previous occasions.

New software and the rise of the Internet have made it easier than ever for artists to earn money with their music while gaining an audience and improving their sound. There are many online tools now available to music...

The following is an article written by guest author Elaine Hirsch.

Online social networking platform Google+ is catching the attention of educators thanks to highly intuitive features like Circles, Sparks, and Hangouts. Stanford University researchers have considered creating Circles for their

The following is an article written by guest author Elaine Hirsch.

"Audiation" is a word coined for a concept in music learning theory by Professor Edwin E. Gordon to describe the cognitive process of experiencing music in the mind, without hearing the actual music as auditory stimulation. Gordon likens audi...

The following is a guest article from Mark T. Burke, founder of ViaEdTechnologies. The views expressed in this article reflect similar views of ThomasJWestMusic.com

I am sitting in an interview session to hire an employee, it's 2023, 12 years ...

This is a guest article written with the help of the Teachstreet Community. TeachStreet is a website dedicated to providing local and online classes, including Piano Classes.

Although keyboards have improved remarkably over the years to match their acousti...

This is a guest post from TeachStreet featured blogger Patrick Vesperman. TeachStreet is a website dedicated to providing online and local classes, as well as guitar lessons.

Practicing seems like a drag to many guitar players. They think it is fruitless, tedious, and d...

Today’s post is a guest post from TeachStreet, a website dedicated to providing online and local classes. Feel free to search for local Music Lessons and find a teacher near you.

The music world is extremely competitive, with thousands of talented artists compet...

So, you're trying for that really high note, and your voice "breaks". It's embarrassing, but not really dangerous...unless you do it too much. Why not learn how to avoid the "break"?

What happens to make that "Tarzan" or yodeling sound when we sometimes try to sing a very high note?

If you're familiar with the vocal re...

Learning the guitar scales is very important for any aspiring guitarist especially if you want to play lead guitar or you want to play your solo. But like anyone who has mastered the scales would tell you, it is the most boring part of the learning - if not boring definitely frustrating. Let me tell you why it is so important to learn guitar scales.

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I sang in high school.  When I got to college I sang in the big choir (Brahms Requiem, etc...).  Same at Syracuse.  But I am not a VOCALIST.  I’m also a Teach for America alum.  I never took a vocal methods class.  I can’t really ...