Practice is important, its no secret and everyone knows that. However, some people believe that one should practice for hours on end everyday to reach results. As much as I believe in practice, I [...]

Practicing with a metronome is important. I tell all my students to practice with a metronome. At first it could be quite difficult especially for someone who has difficulty with rhythm or for a [...]

There is an approach to anything, any problem within reason could be solved with the right approach. This is no difference in music; whether you are struggling with a guitar solo or a difficult [...]

There are many technical music exercises out there for all instruments and they can be quite helpful in many ways. When I was young, I used to play a lot of exercises to improve my technique. [...]

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog posts. This is a very first post in which I would like to discuss the topics the teachers of the academy and I (Maxim Shelkov) will be posting. We’ll be talking [...]