Kiefer on How to Sound More Like Yourself (Video)
Courtesy of his brand new course on Soundfly, Kiefer shares a video lesson about channeling one’s influences to sound more like… yourself.
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How Kiefer Finds New Melodies Using Speech Patterns (Video)
Courtesy of his brand new course on Soundfly, Kiefer shares a lesson covering his unique method of deriving melodies and rhythms from speech.
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Announcing Our New Course With Kiefer: Keys, Chords, & Beats
We’re excited to announce Soundfly’s new course with Grammy Award-winning modern jazz pianist and hip-hop producer, Kiefer.
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Looking to Puzzles to Learn How to Piece Together Music
If you’re learning a piece of music like you’re doing a puzzle with the pieces upside down, you’re not allowing yourself to see all the incredible patterns.
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The Art of Practice Performing: Bringing Performance into the Practice Room
Practicing the art of a live performance during your rehearsal time can be about so much more than dancing in front of your mirror and lip-syncing.
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Why Singing Actors Need to Learn Music Theory
Most singing actors can memorize a melody without too much trouble, so why learn theory? We’ll explore this question with Amy Marie Stewart.
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A Lesson Learned While Trying Not to Be a ‘Piano Diva’
+ Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. Perhaps it’s silly of me, but I actually work pretty hard to not be a “piano diva.” I have many reasons for this but in all honesty, my biggest…
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What Is a Chord Progression?
+ Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. Technically speaking, a chord progression is just any succession of musical chords, which themselves are groupings of two or more different notes typically played simultaneously. Progressions can be…
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A Piano Collaborator’s Ode to an Artform
I recently had the great joy of giving a masterclass for young pianists who were trying their hands, many for the first time I believe, at collaborating with their peers. Readers of my blog will not be surprised to hear that I ate up every moment of our time together. I am a huge advocate…
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How I’d Redesign Piano Sheet Music
TL;DR: Here’s a new method for writing sheet music for piano that makes it easier to learn to play everyday songs. Traditional sheet music relies on symbols, scales and memorization and can be difficult to learn and read, so this new notation uses visual cues by showing “fingers and hands” on keys. It’s read from top to bottom with…
