Sage Music® Blog

How to Play Piano – The Basics of Playing the Piano for Beginners

Learn the basics you need to start learning the piano from choosing the right piano or keyboard to gettting set up and making your first sound.

Do you need a vocal coach or a voice teacher?

If you are looking to improve your singing, you may see ads for a vocal coach or for singing teachers in the marketplace. With the rapid rise of online learning in music, finding a voice teacher or vocal coach is now easier than ever.

How to hold a violin bow

In an easy step by step fashion, we'll show you how to go from a beginning bow hold to holding your violin bow like a pro.

What is an Outsider Musician?

In any art form, there’s always the fringe, the edges of what we are comfortable with or enjoy. There is even a growing movement of this art, for example the many Fringe Festivals seen throughout the world.

The Reverberant History of Woodwinds

A brief history of the woodwind instrument family: flute, recorder, clarinet, and saxophone.

The Percussive History of Drums

Our musical DNA makes it hard to even place who invented the first drums, but it’s safe to say the origins of drumming go back thousands of years with drums made with skin dating back as far as 5500 BC in Neolithic China.

The Sage Music Difference

At Sage Music we take a very different approach to music education. Learn what makes us different, and see if we are right for you.

Why take music lessons?

Music lessons are not for everyone, and don't work in every situation. Learn what music lessons are good for, and what makes them work.

How to learn specific songs or styles of music that you love

How to learn specific songs or styles of music that you love in three easy steps.