As regular readers will know, the Power Tips series is all helping you make immediate and noticeable improvements in your playing. Like many of the best tips, today's is also one of the simplest: Know what you are practising Thanks for reading,...

I am one of those people who is allowed to put initials after their name. Somewhere around a decade-and-a-bit ago I was endowed with the lofty title Bachelor Of The Arts. In other words, I have a degree in music. Does this impress you? It...

In the last two posts, I've been suggesting some ways that you can make yourself and your music stand out from the crowd. I have long been an advocate of the importance of finding your own voice and creating something unique and today, I'll finish...

In the first part of this article, I discussed the importance of standing out from the crowd and a couple of things to consider to differentiate your music. If you want to check out that post, you can do so here. As promised, here is the next...

I've just spent the last few hours writing what was going to be the second half of a two-part post entitled 'Stand Out' on how to differentiate yourself and your music. As usual, I got quite involved and the post runs to well over 1,500 words. Many...