Author: Jonathan Harnum
Hi, I'm Jon Harnum, author, publisher, teacher, musician, and scholar. If you'd like to learn more about music or how to publish books, come check out my web sites and online courses. Lots of freebies so you can try before you buy. See you online!
How to Soundproof a Music Practice Room
Customizing a practice room for your instrument is key (pun intended). In addition to the suggestions below, there’s a link to a great article from Strings Magazine at the bottom. If you’re like me and can’t afford one of these ($5-15K) sound isolation booths, we do have some options. Read on. Cover windows. Windows convey…
Composition for DIY atonal piano
This cracked me up.
Trio Holovaty-Brouwer-Stevens: Gypsy Jazz live 2020
Adrian Holovaty and friends doing some beautiful playing. Adrian co-created the wonderfully useful SoundSlice practice application, and spoke with me while I was researching practice for The Practice of Practice.
Funny: The “Magic” Chord Progression
Warning: there are a couple eff-bombs in there.
How to Get It Done
A summary of Jon Acuff’s book, Finish.
Do Vonnegut’s Creativity Assignment.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond. Here’s his reply: “Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer and Congiusta:I thank you for your friendly letters. You sure know how to…
Conga Diddles: Johnny Conga’s Excellent Conga Exercises
Johnny Conga has some great stuff for any conga player, like this gem below. It’s simple, but it ain’t easy! In The Practice of Practice, I recommend taking up a drum. It’s great for your rhythm skills, it’s fun, and if you’re a piano player, a hand drum is a lot more portable!
The Practice of Practice 