When classical music and YA literature collide
Hello, fellow WordPressians. Your Music Mother has come to deliver you the quiz you never knew you needed: Which string instrument are you? There are five possible results: violin, viola, cello bass, and piano. Simply write down the letters you choose, and because each choice correlates to a different instrument, the letter you choose the … Continue reading Which String Instrument Are You? A Personality Quiz
One piano, one musician, and...twenty pages of sheet music. Things can get a little heated when you're expected to memorize all those notes in only a few weeks! Remember, though, they're just black dots on a page—they can't hurt you if you don't let them. Here are a few quick tips to help your memorization … Continue reading Quick Tips for Memorizing Long Piano Pieces
For musicians, but especially pianists, life is always about dedication, practice, and constant improvement. You have competition after competition, recital after recital, playing the same pieces over and over again until they are the best they can be. The question is, when, really, are you ready to show the world what you've got? What things … Continue reading 8 Key Signs You’re Going to Win Your Piano Competition
All things considered, it's a pretty well-known fact that here at Nerd Overload, we love to talk about classical music and playing instruments. In fact, it's so well-known that if you don't know this, have you even read our tagline? We don't cater to country fans, but you can't do everything! So it should come … Continue reading The Five Stages of Playing an Instrument
For many people, learning to play an instrument is a daunting goal on their bucket list, both revered and feared. It's something that takes a lot of time, devotion, and energy, and it will probably empty your bank account. But if you feel like you are ready to start learning an instrument like Joan of … Continue reading How To Learn an Instrument The Easy Way
A couple weeks ago, I came face to face with every musician's greatest daydream and nightmare: I was asked to play at a piano dinner party by one of my mother's coworkers, and this said event was in less than an hour. I could have just done a half-baked job and memorized the rest of … Continue reading Beautiful Piano Pieces You Can Learn in One Hour
When it comes to being good at playing instruments, the secret to success isn't exactly that hard to figure out. You just practice and practice and practice and hope that somewhere, the Gods of Music are observing your hard work and give you a lucky break. But not all musicians realize that the playing field … Continue reading How to Get Better at Playing an Instrument
Ah, classical music. The good, the bad, and the horribly, horrendously overplayed beyond all known recognition thanks to the Internet. Join me, my friends, as I list the ten most overplayed pieces of classical music and cry over how glorious these ten pieces once were...in no particular order, of course. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity … Continue reading 10 Pieces of Classical Music Pop Culture Overplays & Ruins
Over the last hundreds of years, many theories on classical music have popped up. The fact is, many of them are just myths and only myths. Here, I present to you some theories and ideas on classical music that are not necessarily true. Myth #1: A Stradivarius Sounds Better Than Your Average Instrument It's a … Continue reading 3 Classical Music Myths and 1 Truth