Get Back Thoughts #1: Help
Harmanny Music
/ December 1, 2021
Recently on Disney+, the documentary “Get Back”, using archival footage of The Beatles was released. I had the opportunity to...
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Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella?
Harmanny Music
/ November 30, 2021
I was working with my student, Caleb, on an arrangement of the Christmas carol, “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella” and...
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Practice Tip: Use a Metronome!
Harmanny Music
/ November 29, 2021
When my grandmother gave me her piano when I was in 4th grade, she included many things with it. Sheet...
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Rest In Peace, Stephen Sondheim
Harmanny Music
/ November 28, 2021
On Friday, I saw a tweet that Stephen Sondheim had passed away. My heart sank. If you don’t know who...
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Carnegie Hall
Harmanny Music
/ November 18, 2021
2 years ago yesterday, I got to sing at Carnegie Hall. That sentence seems very surreal to write. The experience...
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Dotted quarter notes
Harmanny Music
/ November 10, 2021
Dotted quarter notes going to eighth notes are challenging for students. Why? It gets into subdividing (making smaller) the beat....
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Carol of the Bells
Harmanny Music
/ November 9, 2021
Carol of the Bells is one of the most beloved Christmas carols out there. But what's the story behind it?...
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Top 5 practice tips
Harmanny Music
/ November 8, 2021
If you can suggest it, I've probably done it. I've been a musician for 39 years. I've tried lots of...
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Goal Setting
Harmanny Music
/ October 5, 2021
In continuing to talk about the different things we gain from making music that translate into non-musical life, Craig talks...
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Motivation
Harmanny Music
/ September 28, 2021
In this episode, Craig continues to talk about the different things that we get from learning music that translate into...
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Discipline
Harmanny Music
/ September 21, 2021
There are a whole lot of things that music lessons give you. Discipline is one of the biggest things you...
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I learned the wrong movement!
Harmanny Music
/ September 17, 2021
As I shared in my post yesterday, music has always been around me. Whether that was church, home, all around...
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Why Do I Teach?
I've been wrestling with this question for a while. And there are a bunch of answers I could give. I...
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Perseverance
Harmanny Music
/ September 14, 2021
Craig is talking about different skills that we get through making music that translate into other, non-musical, areas of life....
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Music in 5 minutes or less with Mr. Craig–ENUNCIATE!
Harmanny Music
/ September 9, 2021
I've started a new series on my Youtube channel called "Music in 5 minutes (or less) with Mr. Craig. This...
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Why Do I Sing?
Harmanny Music
/ September 6, 2021
That's an awesome question. It's something I've always done since I can remember. I stopped to really think about that...
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Difficult Times
Harmanny Music
/ September 3, 2021
I was given this shirt by my church choir for Christmas of 2019. While it's funny and ironic, it actually...
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Why Should Adults Start Taking Music Lessons….or Continue?
Harmanny Music
/ August 31, 2021
Adult learners have been some of my most favorite students. Whether beginners, needing a refresher, or wanting to continue to...
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Getting Ready for Fall
Harmanny Music
/ August 30, 2021
My fall session of lessons doesn't start until the week of September 13th. I thought I'd share a bit about...
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Performing is Scary
Harmanny Music
/ August 28, 2021
We all from time to time have gotten those butterflies in our stomach before having to speak in front of...
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Carnegie Hall
2 years ago yesterday, I got to sing at Carnegie Hall. That sentence seems very surreal to write. The experience itself was totally surreal. Growing up in the church, as a pastor’s kid, a performance venue like Carnegie Hall was never on my radar. Only churches. But it was a once in a lifetime, life-changing […]
Dotted quarter notes
Dotted quarter notes going to eighth notes are challenging for students. Why? It gets into subdividing (making smaller) the beat. I clearly remember when I was a young student being SO MAD because that quarter note should get 2 counts! Well….no. The quarter note gets one and a half counts. So what does that mean? […]