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30 Things I Would Tell Myself 30 Years Ago
It's that time of year when high school seniors are getting ready for that big event, graduation! I remember this time vividly. I...

David Lane
May 22, 202318 min read
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Practice Basics: Residual Effects of Practice
(This is a revision of a post from my old blog, originally posted May 21, 2014) 9 years ago, I was in the midst of rehearsing a show as...

David Lane
May 1, 20233 min read
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The Overtone Series: What It Is, and Why You Should Know It?
In lessons, there's a subject that comes up at some point with every student, and I get both excited and slightly anxious when it...

David Lane
Feb 6, 20238 min read
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Two Approaches to Learning Music
(This is a revision of a post from my old blog originally posted on May 9, 2020) As a teacher, I love it when intermediate students reach...

David Lane
Jan 27, 20236 min read
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Stop Using the T-word!
There's a word I've heard all my life, probably since a time I don't remember (when I supposedly figured out by ear how to play the...

David Lane
Jan 16, 20236 min read
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Practice Basics: One Thing at a Time
This was originally posted on my old blog on April 4, 2013, and has been updated for this new post. If you've had a dozen lessons with...

David Lane
Jan 9, 20235 min read
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The Musician Toolkit
As of today when this is posted, I am starting a new podcast called The Musician Toolkit, and my blog will partly be in sync as far as...

David Lane
Jan 2, 20236 min read
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Welcome to My Blog
To all subscribers and readers, Thank you for checking out my new blog here! I wanted to share a little about this blog, and what you...

David Lane
Dec 27, 20222 min read
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