Welcome to Cerebroom! Articles on this site are the result of a passion for honesty, creation and discovery in the realm of music. Posts are made once per month on average because of the time I put into each post, which is why e-mail subscriptions are recommended.
“The bitterest truth is better than the sweetest lie.” – Griffin, Men in Black 3
Music Teachers may be interested in reading…
- Two-Piano Teaching Duets for Burgmuller’s Op. 100
- Piano Scale and Arpeggio Fingering Card
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 1: Defining the Problem
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 2: Quantifying Practice Quality
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 3: PIT Practicing
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 4: Goal Types
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 5: Goal Interactions
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 6: Reflection
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 7: Independence vs. Modeling
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 8: The 1-to-3 Rule
- Metacognition in Teaching Music Performance, Part 9: MetaPractice
- Ethical Concerns With Online Music Teacher Conferences
- Why Rubrics Do Not Work for Competitions and Music Festivals
- How Music Teacher Directories Hurt Private Music Teachers
- How Multilevel Music Stores And “Schools” Hurt Private Music Teachers
- Flat Tuition Payments for Private Music Lessons
- Thinking Twice About Strict Make-Up Lesson Policies
- Ten Rejected Topics For Piano Teacher Conferences
- Ten More Rejected Topics For Piano Teacher Conferences
- Music Teachers Associations: Stages for Showcasing or Hospitals for Healing?
- Teaching My Own Children To Play Piano
- Men in Private Music Teaching
- The Ultimate Group Piano Class Activity
- Advanced Group Piano Class Listening Goals
- Attending Conferences By Sponsorship
- Honoring Responsibility With MTNA Certification (NCTM)
- Prospective Male Piano Teachers Are Like Volcano-Prone Golf Balls
“The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.” – Alberto Brandolini
Both Teachers and Students may be interested in reading…
- The Art of Rubato: The Musical Expression of Tempo
- Hammering: Gaining and Maintaining Control in Dexterous Piano Playing
- Tenuto and Portato
- Reaching The Preparation Threshold
- Sight Reading and Memorizing: You Can Do Both
- The Pros and Cons of Distance Music Lessons Via Skype, FaceTime, Zoom, Google Hangouts
- Piano Yoga: My Journey To Overcome Tension In Piano Playing
- The Piano Voodoo of Tone Production
- Studies Addressing Piano Voodoo of Tone Production
- How Good Is Your Looking Technique?
- Why Memorize Music? Respect, Communication, Enjoyment And Skill
“You don’t think that’s a bit cold?” (Reiner) “I think truth has no temperature.” (Malkina, The Counselor)
Any Musician may be interested in reading…
- Bias Against Sexy Female Attire is Not a Gender Issue
- Why Gender Matters In Music Performance Anxiety
- Technological Impact On Sheet Music and U.S. Copyright Law
- The Genetic Basis of Talent
- Talent’s Role In Artistry
- Expertise Is Not The Result Of Pure Discipline
“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” (
Anyone may be interested in reading…
- Free Tickets to a Four-Piano Concert
- New MyNoise Soundscape: Piano Escape
- We Need More Honesty In Music Advocacy
- The Reality of Music and Creativity
- Is Music a Language?
- Excessive Royalties of ASCAP and BMI
- Chad’s YouTube Picks 1-3
- Chad’s YouTube Picks 4-6
- Chad’s YouTube Picks 7-9
- Articles I’ve written on my Read Twedt blog
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” (