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bairdmusic: October 2014
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Monday, October 20, 2014. An Interview with Gerry Baird. How would you summarize your music teaching philosophy? What instruments do you teach? How long have you been teaching? What types of music do you teach? What music notation styles do you teach? I teach standard notation and chord reading for piano. I teach tab and chords for guitar. What ages do you teach? I teach all ages, but I teach children, teens and adults in different ways. Adults and...
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bairdmusic: Lesson #3: Enjoy the Journey
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Lesson #3: Enjoy the Journey. Lesson #3: Enjoy the Journey. This is part three of a series titled 6 Lessons Playing Piano Taught Me. 8220;When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” –Marcus Aurelius. It was a long time before I could answer that question in the affirmative, and until then all I could do was wonder and hope. If I'm not careful, the ...
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bairdmusic: April 2015
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Recreational Music Making (RMM). For those looking to pursue recreational music making as students or teachers, Brenda Dillon offers several recreational music making books:. Piano Fun for Adult Beginners. Recreational Music Making for Private or Group Instruction). For Piano/Keyboard. Educational Piano Library. Softcover with CD. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.296807). Piano Fun - Pop Hits for Adult Beginners. If you p...
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bairdmusic: July 2013
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Friday, July 19, 2013. Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My name is Gerry Baird. I'm a writer, musician and coach. I'm also a bit of a philosopher. Life fascinates me, and I write to make sense of the human experience. I love courage and compassion and connection. I love people and believe everyone has something unique and beautiful to offer. View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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bairdmusic: Lesson #6: Live in a State of Surrender
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Lesson #6: Live in a State of Surrender. Lesson #6: Live in a State of Surrender. This is part six of a series titled. 6 Life Lessons Playing Piano Taught Me. 8220;To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts—such is the duty of the artist.” -Robert Schumann. So why did I fight music for so long? Surrendering has far more to do with an inner state of being than with external behavior. When I. My name is Gerry Baird. I'm...
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bairdmusic: Lesson #5: Find Your Voice and Let It Be Heard
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Lesson #5: Find Your Voice and Let It Be Heard. Lesson #5: Find Your Voice and Let It Be Heard. This is part five of a series titled. 6 Life Lessons Playing Piano Taught Me. 8220;The question is not, ‘Who is going to let me.’ The question is, ‘Who is going to stop me? 8217;” –Ayn Rand. I once complimented a pianist named Dan Starr on his beautiful rendition of Pachelbel. I tell my piano students that a piano isn. S no backspac...
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bairdmusic: Recreational Music Making (RMM)
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Recreational Music Making (RMM). For those looking to pursue recreational music making as students or teachers, Brenda Dillon offers several recreational music making books:. Piano Fun for Adult Beginners. Recreational Music Making for Private or Group Instruction). For Piano/Keyboard. Educational Piano Library. Softcover with CD. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.296807). Piano Fun - Pop Hits for Adult Beginners. My name ...
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bairdmusic: March 2013
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Saturday, March 30, 2013. The Metronome Doesn't Lie. Recently I introduced one of my piano students to the dreaded metronome. I'm confident it will help her improve, but I also know exactly how difficult and painful it is to be constantly subjected to the relentless tick-tick-tick of this infernal but essential device. For those who have made their peace with the metronome, I applaud you. For everyone else, I offer the following advice:. The metronome ...
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bairdmusic: March 2015
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Accelerate Your Piano Progress. Over President's Day weekend I took some time to research various technologies for enhancing musical skill. At first I wasn't entirely sure what I was looking for. I found flash card programs, music theory quizzes, computer-generated and human created arrangements for improving sight reading ability, and a host of other games and tutorials intended to both entertain and educate. My name is Gerry B...
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bairdmusic: August 2013
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Get a free 17-song easy LDS fingerstyle guitar book! Monday, August 12, 2013. More Piano Chord Charts. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My name is Gerry Baird. I'm a writer, musician and coach. I'm also a bit of a philosopher. Life fascinates me, and I write to make sense of the human experience. I love courage and compassion and connection. I love people and believe everyone has something unique and beautiful to offer. View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.