Tips for Teens in Bands

Ever since the U.S. garage band boom in the 1960s, teenagers have always looked to form bands in garages, basements, backyards and other places to hang out, make noise and have fun. But once teens get good on their instruments and look to start doing something productive with the guitar lessons, they learned it’s time

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How to sing and play guitar at the same time

Guitars and singing go together like cookies and milk or popcorn and movies…one of life’s many classic pairs.   There’s no better way to compliment guitar music than with melodic voices and captivating lyrics. Take any well-known vocalist, and chances are they also play the guitar or vice versa. While mastering one musical skill is impressive

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Maintaining Your Guitar

That guitar you play everyday needs cleaning, maintenance, and readjustments every once in awhile. Let’s walk through five steps to follow that can keep your guitar looking great and sounding fantastic.   Cleaning Your Guitar When you take off your old strings to change to new strings is the time to clean your guitar. Hit

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How To Make Your Music Goals a Reality

Lots of people dream of being a musician, but only a small number follow through with that dream and make it a reality.  Contrary to popular perception, the key to being a successful musician doesn’t involve owning the fanciest equipment or knowing the right people. Instead, it involves consistent practice, fun and educational music lessons,

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Our List of 6 Scary Songs

In the middle of this month we call Rocktober, it’s time to start thinking about those awesome musical masterpieces that conjure scares, frights, and fears! Halloween falls at the end of the month, and there are so many scary (and cool) songs to choose from! We’re gonna let loose with some of our favorites below!

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Live Music and Halloween Fun at Cave Creek Wicked

What could possibly top a day of Halloween fun filled with a costume contest, pub crawl, psychic readings and haunted tractor rides? All that and…live musical performances by local teen musicians! Join Scottsdale Music Academy this Saturday as three of our student bands perform live on stage at Crave Creek Wicked, Arizona’s only all day,

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Watching The Fade Grow from Band Coaching

Last week, we shared a story of one of the bands in our band coaching program. Now we’d like to share another success story with you on another band that has learned about musicianship, musical teamwork, and persistence from Scottsdale Music Academy. Let’s take a look at The Fade Band AZ, from Phoenix, AZ. The

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Meet SMA’s Newest Music Teacher: Cecil Alexander

It’s not uncommon to meet a musician who plays more than one instrument; what is rare, however, is finding a musician that can not only play multiple instruments but can teach every one of them just as well as he can play them. That’s why Scottsdale Music Academy is especially thrilled to announce the newest

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5 Creativity Exercises To Make You A Better Musician

Music and creativity go hand in hand. Without one, the other’s hard to come by. To be more than just an average, run-of-the-mill musician, you’ll need to tap into your creative powers, which, let’s face it, can sometimes be easier said than done. While many view creativity as an elusive, random occurrence, in reality, creativity

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SMA Band Coaching – Grand Entrance

One of the cool teaching areas we provide at Scottsdale Music Academy is in band coaching. All of our instructors are also active members of working music bands, so we know something about what goes into running an active, gigging band. Taking band coaching at SMA gets you involved in the basics of stage performance,

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Learn About the Effect of Music on Us

Anyone who has met our staff at Scottsdale Music Academy knows that we’re a fun, active and engaged group of musicians. We love playing AND teaching music. And we’re part of that community of people where music has a very strong effect on our mood. We want to give you the best music lessons in

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