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April 5, 2021 By Aron Bernstein Leave a Comment

An Auspicious Opening!

Twenty-eight years ago today, I walked into the town library and checked out two books on music notation.  In so doing, I took my first step toward becoming a musician, composer, and educator.  Now, on a beautiful April morning, I’m excited to bring you more than a quarter-century of teaching insight and experience.  Breaking Barlines is open and ready for subscriptions! 

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Filed Under: Learn music theory Tagged With: aronbernstein, breakingbarlines, chromatic, counterpoint, diatonic, harmony, music, musiclessons, musictheory, musicvideo

February 18, 2020 By Aron Bernstein Leave a Comment

Not Every Good Boy Does Fine

If you’ve had piano lessons before, there’s a good chance your teacher taught you to read music with “Every Good Boy Does Fine” for line notes, and “F-A-C-E” for space notes.  I used these mnemonic tools for a long time as a teacher, and with surprisingly limited success.  The reality is, students who stop to consider the name of every note end up being very slow sight-readers.  I should know––that’s how I read music for years!  Here are some reasons why it doesn’t work well.

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Filed Under: Learn music theory Tagged With: aronbernstein, breakingbarlines, lessons, music, musiclessons, musictheory, piano, pianolessons, reading, sight, sightreading, theory

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