Sage Music® Blog

Guitar String Notes

A brief explanation and diagram of guitar string notes for beginners.

Chord fingering on the piano

Some advice on how to practice chord fingering from an experienced piano teacher to make playing piano chords easy.

How to play the C Major scale on piano

How to play C Major on the piano, and why it isn't the easiest scale to play.

The Passaggio: An Important Part of the Singing Voice

A look at the two points of passaggio (break in vocal registers) in the singing voice.

Vocal registers: what's with the break in my voice?

Learn how your singing voice changes based on where in your body it comes from.

A Motivic Analysis of Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 49 No. 2

Beethoven is often thought an emotional, inspired musician. His music, however, is full of careful planning and motivic logic, as this piece shows.

Foreign Bodies

How the “foreign bodies” in western classical music up until the romantic era became the basis of modern art music, making their emancipation.

What is the best guitar for beginners?

Your first guitar can make the difference between a life-long player and a quitter. So what is the best guitar for beginners?

A review of Les Miserables from a professional voice teacher

A look at why Hollywood should consider training before fame when casting in musicals.