4 Reasons Why, Listening To Music, is an Important Part of Music Education

Is practice becoming constant or too monotonous? How can you break this monotony and yet improve your knowledge on music? The answer is quite simple. Listen to music. Discover as many artists as you can or listen to your favourite song again and again. Being connected with music motivates and inspires you which will make your practice sessions a little bit more exciting. You can even try to pick up some easy songs if you are a beginner which will give you a motive to practice. Here are the 4 reasons why listening to music is a must process in your learning.

1. Understanding Music Concepts

All the theory and techniques you are learning is useless if you can’t apply them in context. The best way to understand the use of them is to find songs that require you to apply the theory and technique you are practicing every day. It will give you the motivation to practice as you understand the importance of it and how it applies to making music. Also, try to understand the way they are using the theory in their playing which will help you to grow as a better musician.

2. Developing a habit

Yes, we all listen to music but as learners of musical instruments, are we doing enough of it. We should set a specific time which is assigned to listening music. You can even club it with some of your daily chores if you don’t have much free time. It is very important to develop a habit of listening to music , especially the young learners who can have the tendency to take up instruments as a daily chore. Yes, they should practice daily but should not be a mundane task which ends up with them losing interests. It should be fun, so parents should sit down with them and listen to music and have conversations about what they liked and what kind of music they would prefer to listen. You can even exchange your playlist with each other and discuss the differences in music of old and the music that comes out now. They should also be given freedom, though to discover their own music and develop their own taste for it.

3. Experiencing the Music Scene

The best way to experience the power of music is by attending live concerts. Try to attend as many live concerts as you can live the experience of performance and the joy that music brings. Listening and watching live shows can inspire you tremendously and you finally see what you are working for. Some of you might not be learning to take it up professionally but just the sight of being on stage or just being on a stage performing your instrument can boost your confidence which is very important to grow as a musician. Also, you meet people that are involved with music which can expand your knowledge of music immensely.

4. Ear Training

Ear training is a very important part of your music learning and there is nothing better than listening to songs. Train your ears to understand melodies and even try to identify the key or the chords they might be using. You won’t be accurate immediately but once you continue and keep at it, it will get better which will help you a long way if you choose to continue with music. There are times when you listen to songs just to enjoy and have a peace of mind but sometimes, sit down to break down the song with conscious concentration and see the depth of the music that is being played.

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4 Reasons Why Practicing your Scales and Technical Concepts are Important

Every riff you play, every tune you hear in a song has a technique behind it and it sounds the way it does because of the use of different concepts that allows a certain tune to have a distinct character. To sound good you have to follow certain rules, thus it is important that you put an effort in understanding your theory properly. Here, we will give you some of the reasons why it is so important to know your theory.

1. Strong Foundation

As you must have heard from numerous source, it is crucial to have your basics strong to be able to get the best out of yourself in higher stages. The best way to have a strong foundation is to practice scales and work on the techniques that you have been taught in the beginning stages. It will get your limbs playing or your vocal chords accustomed to your instrument and develop an instinctive memory in your muscles which will help you long way. As you build up your basics with scales, you will be able to experiment different variations which will make you more skilled musically.

2. Accuracy and Speed

For any instrumentalist it is very important to play your notes cleanly which basically requires accuracy in your playing. Since scales are the most basic sequence you can play on an instrument, it gives you the platform to give feedback to yourself and even evaluate yourself as you will know exactly how it should sound on your instrument. Due to this easily understandable sequence it is also the best tool to improve your speed on your instrument. Different scales require different shifts and alteration of your fingers, thus your muscle will respond to the memory you have developed with practice and will help you to execute in faster tempos. However, you should slowly increase the speed in your playing so that you don’t do any basics wrong.

3. To play in a band

Let’s say you have formed a band which has  a keyboardist, a vocalist, guitars and drums. To start at a common point, everyone has to know the scale on which you are trying to play a song in or else it will sound like a mess. Similarly you have to be able to play along the beat so that you don’t sound like you are all over the place. To have a chemistry within the band and to be tight in your playing, you have to know your scales and other basic concepts. More you are accustomed to your theory, there will be more scope for your band to play more genres, styles and advanced music.

4. Sound Unique

Techniques are used to make a certain note sound a little different which adds dynamic to the song. Dynamic plays a very important role in songs as it make it sound more whole and make it much less monotonous. So if you want to sound like your idols or want to stand out from the crowd, you have to work on your dynamic which are basically your techniques. Take references from your idol or from your mentor on how to best use the techniques to sound technically and musically correct while also adding a lot of character to the sound of your instrument. Work on the technical concepts very consciously as it is of utmost important that you get the basic of each and every technique right in order to sound the best.

BlueTimbre is a unique Music Company that provides Music Education and  Recording Studio services. BlueTimbre also works with schools to provide end-to-end Music Education solutions for schools. 

The BlueTimbre team comes with decades of cumulative experience in running Structured Businesses, Music Curriculum Development, Music Education and Performance.