Call and Response Dictations Accelerate Your Ear Training

Call and Response Dictations Accelerate Your Ear Training By Mattie O’Boyle Why do Call and Response dictations help you learn music faster? Well, what is music? That’s a tricky question, with many different answers, but I believe that any answer must include the word sound. Music has something to do with sound. So what is … Read more

TaDiTa – The Key To Awesome Rhythm

The Key To Awesome Rhythm By Mattie O’Boyle South Indian Classical Music – Your Key To Awesome Rhythm Ear training has several different component skills that need to be internalized. One of the critical skills involves the rhythmic complexities underlying even what seems simple songs and tunes. So how do you internalize rhythm and learn … Read more

Sounds Like A Train

Sounds Like A Train By Mattie O’Boyle Listen to the whistle, stick your head out of the window and hear the drivers roll People have always been inspired to make music from the sounds that surround them in their daily lives. In today’s blog article I want to focus on what was once the fastest … Read more