♫ Learning Levels ~ by Mike Overly May 5, 2020

There are many more learning levels than Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. The following list makes this easily understood. Do you see where you are on this list?

Apprentice – a person who has decided to commit to studying with a skilled person for as long as
it takes in order to learn that person’s skills, a pre-beginner.

Amateur – a person who engages in a leisure time activity for pleasure or relaxation rather than as
a profession, a hobbyist.

Novice – a person who is new to a situation in which he or she has chosen to pursue, a beginner.

Intermediate – a person who is at a level that is somewhere in-between the extremes.

Proficient – a person who is knowledgeable and experienced enough to move on to the next level.

Accomplished – a person who, as the result of learning and practice, is skilled enough to succeed
in bringing to completion a level in the learning progression.

Advanced – a person who is much further along in the learning level process and way beyond the
beginning elementary or introductory level.

Expert – a person who is recognized as an authority because of a deep and broad competence in a
particular subject or activity.

Professional – a person who, due to education and training, is creative and resourceful enough to
improvise and earn a living by performing a specific high-end activity.

Master – a person who has the highest degree of knowledge in a specific subject, possesses
consummate skill, has zero defects, is complete in every detail and is entirely without fault, the
Teacher!

‘til next time, play and have fun… I’ll be listening!

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12 Tone Music Newsletter 03/30/17 ~ by Mike Overly

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Classical music is dying… and that’s a good thing!

Some may say that classical music is outdated and because of that, young people aren’t interested. But that contradicts everything I have seen in my profession and everyone I’ve talked to who works closely with students, both in and out of the music industry. Having had the opportunity to meet and teach children of all ages and from all backgrounds, from very small towns lacking music programs in schools to wealthy areas with plenty of arts funding, I have yet to meet a single one who was not genuinely interested in classical music when you discard all of the artificial, “classical” rules that usually accompany it. Thankfully, this “classical” classical music of the 20th century is dying.

Let me know what you think of this point of view in the comments section below.

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Guitaronomics: The Rising Cost of Tonewood – presented by Mike Overly

Reserves of tonewood staples once considered inexhaustible – like mahogany, rosewood and maple – continue to diminish and market prices for these commodities continue to soar.

There are builders out there taking great care to make timeless instruments. This is what creates the demand for wood and leads to large scale harvesting. As the value of this wood increases, so too will the value of the instruments built from them.

But, it’s hard to shake the feeling that a change is in the air. The wood combinations of yesterday will inevitably give way to substitute woods or composites.

So enjoy the guitar you have today. It is a time capsule of the way guitars used to be made.

12 Tone Music Newsletter 04/06/16 ~ by Mike Overly

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12 Tone Music Newsletter 01/07/16 ~ by Mike Overly

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Words About Music – by Mike Overly

We’ve all heard this quote: Music begins where Words end. Well, this blog is about words and music. So, put on your favorite music and sing these words out loud ~ I’ll be listening!

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And don’t forget: “You are perfect before you practice. Practice makes you faster.” – Mike Overly

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