01st February 2007
In this article, I want to take a solo melody and show how to apply chords to harmonize it. Don't forget to click the links for each step so that you can see exactly what I'm describing. The principles that I describe are outlined in three of my books:"Th...
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14th February 2006
Everyone's looking for innovation when it comes to writing songs. Obviously, you don't want your songs to just sound like every other song out there. You want yours to stand out. Making a song stand out from the rest requires innovation - a new approach. ...
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01st February 2006
What do we mean when we say that someone "has a good ear?" Actually, the term can mean several things. When someone has a good ear, they can accomplish at least one of the following:
1) they can identify, usually by note name, the various pitches that ...
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25th January 2006
Whether you are considering a teacher for yourself or your child, a music teacher needs to have the right balance of likeability and strictness. This is crucial. Friendly teachers without firmness or insistence lack the ability to push students in the rig...
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19th January 2006
If you don't suffer from stage fright, I hope you know how lucky you are. For some musicians, the thought of standing up in front of an audience and performing leaves them feeling weak in the knees, shaky, sweaty and miserable. It's a debilitating situati...
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14th January 2006
So you're school has decided to do a musical. Musicals can be very exciting and rewarding experiences for both staff and student alike. It's a great way to teach the arts to students, and to bring together visual arts, music, drama and dance in a unique w...
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13th January 2006
Bad Practice habits can impair your ability to learn on your instrument. Try these ideas to improve quickly.
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Believe it or not, the biggest reason why some students make such slow progress on their instrument is not that they aren...
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27th October 2005
Writer's block is the dreaded scourge of every songwriter's life. Being unable to come up with a song happens to all writers, and shouldn't be alarming when it occurs. But when it lasts for an extended period of time, it is the most frustrating thing that...
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Gary Ewer is a Halifax born composer, arranger, clinician and music teacher. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Dalhousie University in 1982. He continued studies in composition at McGill University under alcides lanza and John Rea. Returning to Halifax in late 1985, he taught trumpet, theory and history at the Maritime Conservatory of Music. In 1990 he began teaching in the public school system in Halifax, primarily at St. Patrick
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