“Productive Failure:” Why Early Floundering Leads to Better Learning
Does opting for short-term help from a teacher equate less long-term comprehension and problem-solving? Productive failure might hold a clue.
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How The Pros Warm Up Their Voice Before a Show
There are tons of vocal warm ups you can do to relax and protect your instrument, but here’s how the pros do it.
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Meet Ian Chang: Drummer, Composer, Producer… Journeyman (Video)
Let’s get to know Soundfly’s newest course instructor, Son Lux’s Ian Chang, drummer, electronic producer, composer and musical journeyman.
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New Course Out Now: Craft Compelling, Off-Kilter Beats with Ian Chang (Son Lux)
New course out now on Soundfly: Ian Chang explores and demystifies his uniquely warped rhythms and abstract, broken beats behind a drum kit!
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How to Learn Better From Failures (and Successes Too)
It’s often easier said than done to learn from our mistakes and move on, but research shows with a certain mindset just how pivotal it can be.
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The Pocket Queen: Wrist Techniques and Endurance Training for Drummers
In this new video lesson from The Pocket Queen’s new course on Soundfly, she teaches wrist and stick techniques to help drumming stamina.
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Kiefer: The Unspoken Magic of “Time Feel” in Jazz (Video)
Courtesy of his acclaimed course on Soundfly, Kiefer shares a lesson on how to improve your touch and time feel using jazz solos.
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A Compendium of History’s Most Famous Hip-Hop Rhythms
Don’t miss this historical breakdown of hip-hop’s most famous breaks and drum rhythms, including the artists who created and sampled them.
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Introducing Com Truise’s First Ever Writing Lab (Limited Places)
This May, we’re launching an exciting monthlong peer group learning opportunity with synthwave producer Com Truise. Learn more here.
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Elijah Fox: How to Create Simple Piano Patterns That Sound Complex (Video)
In pianist and producer Elijah Fox’s new video for Soundfly, he exhibits into a technique known for creating unpredictable piano textures.
