Student Portal
Character Value Survey
Guitar Links from Mr. Michael
- Oolimo
- Guitar chord finder and analyzer
- A Brief History of Guitar Distortion: From Early Experiments to Happy Accidents to Classic Effects Pedals
- Hear the Only Instrumental Ever Banned from the Radio: Link Wray’s Seductive, Raunchy Song, “Rumble” (1958)
- Two Guitar Effects That Revolutionized Rock: The Invention of the Wah-Wah & Fuzz Pedals
- How One Of Music’s Biggest Stars Almost Disappeared, And How Her Legacy Was Saved
- A good article about one of rock’s most significant guitar players, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- And a video compilation of her guitar solos: Sister Rosetta Tharpe guitar solos
- Eric Haugen Channel
- YouTube channel with a lot of useful tutorial videos on rock songs and music concepts
- BB King Clinic
- Excellent 5 part video series with interview and playing by BB King
- Guitar Moves and Guitar Power YouTube playlists
- One on one interviews with notable guitarists, which also features playing or demonstrating some concepts
- Bandlab
- A free and online Digital Audio Workstation. Works on phones, computers, etc. with internet access.
Learning Your Instrument
Piano
Guitar
- Hal Leonard Book 1 – Guitar
Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)
- Essential Elements Volume 1 (plucking) – Violin and Viola
- Essential Elements Volume 1 (w/ bow) – Violin(you will need to scroll through the playlist to find the song that you want to play)
- Essential Elements Volume 1 (w/ bow) – Viola (#1 – #30)
- Essential Elements Volume 1 – Cello (#21 – #45)
Music Composition
Videos about Composition
- How to Build A Scale– Learn about different kinds of scales (for more advanced students)
- 3 Tips For Writing A Great Melody– Learn hos to write your own melodies (for more advanced students)
Links to Compose
- Ableton Beat Making– Learn how to make your own beats
- Noteflight– Compose your own songs (for more advanced students)
Note Reading
Videos to Read Notes
- Quaver: Lines and Spaces– Catchy tune for treble clef users
- Quaver: Middle C and the Grand Staff– Learn the legend of the Grand Staff
- TED Talk: How to Read Music– learning to read notes (better for older students)
Games to Practice Reading Notes
- Whack-A-Note– Like whack-a-mole only with staff notes (starts off very easy)
- Classics For Kids– Simple game for treble and bass clef
- Ricci Adams Music Note Trainer– Clean, functional, and great for older students
- Notation Training– Get Timed and see your final score; treble, bass, alto and tenor clef
- com Note Trainer– For advanced students; treble, bass, alto, and tenor clef (mixed)
Performances, Master Classes, and Workshops
Opera
- AZ Opera: Opera 101: Crash Course – A 20 minute introduction to opera (Exclusive for SOUNDS Academy students. Please do not share to Social Media)
- AZ Opera Resource Page – Virtually Learn more about the Opera
Benjamin Zander Interpretation Class (Master Class Series)
- Bach: Prelude from BWV 998– Guitar Performance
- Bach: Cello Suite No.1 in G Major– Cello Performance
- Elgar: Serenade for Strings– String Orchestra Performance
- Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in D Minor– Piano Trio Performance
- Telemann: Sinfonia– String Quartet Performance
Notable Performance
