Writings of Brian Lee Beshore

     The Book Of Music Basics      Chapter One; The Great Divide      Probably everyone is familiar with the theory of the right brain and the left-brain. The theory goes that the left side of the brain handles logical sorts of things such as mathematics, while the right side of the brain is more intuitive and connected to emotions.      A person will often be able to tell you what side of his brain is the dominant one. It is often offered as a bit of brag and also an excuse as to why they are always late or something.      Interestingly, if you take a look around the music scene, you can spot musicians and even musical genres that seem to be more right-brained or left-brained.      This seems to hold true despite the fact that the theory says music is processed in the right brain. I don’t doubt this but I think you will see my point about musicians and musical genres appearing to be either right-b...

Have you always wanted to play an instrument but thought that this was only for the people with 'talent?' Or perhaps you thought that mastering an instrument requires great sacrifice and many hours of practice. This book debunks the myths that have grown up around learning music. It explains why someone who practices six hours a day could be 'spinning their wheels,' and the reason is that one or more of the music basics is not being applied. The music basics are not many, nor are they difficult to learn but they are essential to success on an instrument. Someone who applied these basics of music could get much farther, faster and with considerably less practice time. That's what this book will teach you; how to practice less and achieve success on an instrument. This approach works for all instruments for all styles and genres of music. In the first part of the book, the prevalent myths that abound in the music world are debunked so that you can think clearly about...