The Art of Rubato: The Musical Expression of Tempo

I have completed and released a 6-hour online video course teaching in great detail how rubato works! It is called The Art of Rubato: The Musical Expression of Tempo. The price is now $19.99 (when the course first premiered, the price was $39.99). Rubato, in my own words, is the […]

Tenuto and Portato

The tenuto mark is by far the most confusing symbol in all of musical notation.  I’ve noticed that transfer students rarely even know what it is called, much less know how to interpret it.  I have observed confusion and misinterpretation about the mark among music teachers.   We certainly can’t blame them […]