Based on neuroscience research, improvisation can deactivate the self-judgment in your brain, and help you engage more creatively with music.
Tag: active learning
Learning Is Not Linear
In a classroom setting, teachers must trust that a student’s learning process will take a variety of paths, almost none of them being linear.
Announcing Our New Course With RJD2: From Samples to Songs
We’re excited to announce Soundfly’s new course with instrumental hip-hop producer, RJD2: From Samples to Songs. Learn more and sign up.
On Learning to Take a Helping Hand
In her latest column, Mahea Lee meditates on how hard it can be to accept someone’s offer to lend a helping hand, and why we should.
The Problem With “Perfect” Practice
How to use deliberate practice and take comfort in mistakes, so that you don’t fall into the trap of expecting perfection when learning.
The Pianist As Sportsperson
An editorial meditation on how concert and career musicians need to rethink their commitment to their practice, to be more like pro athletes.
Re-Explore Your Teenage Years With Soundfly’s New Course: The Music of Boy Bands
In Soundfly’s new course, The Music of Boy Bands, we revisit all our favorite teenage hits and learn how they work musically as well!
7 Creative Challenges to Inspire Action
This month we’re offering up 7 creative challenges from a variety of our courses to help get you going on your next exciting musical project.
What Super Mario Brothers Has to Do With Music Education
If Super Mario Bros taught us anything, it’s that gamifying the learning process leads to more motivated and fearless trying…
Our New Course With Kimbra on Vocal Creativity, Arranging, and Production
We’re excited to announce Soundfly’s new course with Grammy Award winner, Kimbra, on vocal creativity, arranging, and production. Learn more.