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The Story Of Japanese Apprentice Matajura

August 26, 2008 By Graham English

Matajura wanted to become a great swordsman, but his father said he could never learn, because he wasn't quick enough. So Matajura went to the famous dueler Banzo and asked to become his pupil. "How long will it take me to become a master?" he asked. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Prose Tagged With: greatness, Japan, learning, mastery, speed, zen

Advice To Adult Learners Of Music

November 26, 2007 By Graham English

Music is like a language. And we all know that learning languages comes easier when you're a child. And in some ways, it's much easier for a child to learn music, especially to learn how to play by ear. Putting two and two together, you might ask … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: abstract, adult learning, advice, development, dynamic skill theory, education, Language, learning, peak performance, skill theory, skills

Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 08-20-07

August 20, 2007 By Graham English

Topics covered: The pleasure of finding things out, Richard Feynman, Dr. Kurt Fischer, dynamic skill theory, developmental levels, adult learning, ear training, and much more... Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 08-20-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, Audio, Music Education Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, abstract, adult learning, development, discovery, Ear Training, education, goals, Harvard, Kurt Fischer, learning, learning absolute pitch, motivation, peak performance, perfect pitch, Practice, relative pitch, Richard Feynman, skill theory, skills, values, wonder

Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-27-07

April 27, 2007 By Graham English

Topics covered: Learning absolute pitch, your motives, absolute pitch disinformation, motivation to learn absolute pitch, and more. Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 04-27-07 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, Audio, Music Education Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, aural acuity, Ear Training, goals, learning, learning absolute pitch, motivation, motives, perfect pitch, Practice, relative pitch

Do You Make These Mistakes When Learning New Skills?

October 9, 2006 By Graham English

Dr. Kurt Fischer (Harvard Graduate School of Education) explains in his dynamic skill theory that we all develop through stages of development while learning new skills. These stages also mimic the developmental levels we go through from infant to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: abstract, adult learning, development, education, Harvard, Kurt Fischer, learning, peak performance, skill theory, skills

Hacking Your Musical Strategies Day 3: Learning Strategies

October 8, 2006 By Graham English

Access a learning state fully. Remember a specific time when you were a virtual learning machine. What can you tell about your learning strategy? How do you know when it is time to learn something new? What internal steps do you take to ensure that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: exercises, GTD, hacks, learning, learning strategies, LifeHacks, MusicHacks, NLP, strategies

Absolute Pitch University Launched

July 25, 2006 By Graham English

Sometimes, all it takes is a little hands-on mentoring to take you over the top... APU is an Absolute Pitch Master Mind (a coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, Absolute Pitch University, coaching, Ear Training, EarTrainingHacks, learning, Master Mind, mentoring, MusicHacks, peak performance, perfect pitch

The Art Of Cognitive Seduction

April 20, 2006 By Graham English

From Cognitive seduction (a Typology of User Experience Pleasures): The article is about how game designers create better experiences. Of course it can be applied to teachers, coaches, product designers, etc. Great checklist. Typology of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: challenge, learning

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