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Liberty Park Music Recommends – Top 5 Drum Apps To Tryout Today

Categories Drums

WE ARE BUSY. There are work deadlines hanging over our heads, commitments with family and friends, and don’t forget that sleeping, eating, and exercising are pretty important. Sometimes it can feel like we just don’t have time to practice our drum technique. FALSE. Our success or our failure is determined by two things: 1) how much time we put into practicing, and 2) how efficient our practice is. As busy professionals, we can’t devote hours of each day to pounding away on our drums hoping to gain the skills we need to reach our goals. Maybe you want to learn … Read more

How Do Busy People Learn Music in Singapore?

Categories Music in General Music Practice

Singapore is a global hub of technology, commerce, and culture. People from Asia and around the world find themselves living in and loving Singapore. There’s so much to do – you can never get bored! Did you know Liberty Park Music is based in Singapore? Even though our teachers reside on several different continents and our students tune into our lessons from all over the world, our headquarters are in Singapore. We love the mix of cultures and the wealth of cool experiences we can find in the bustling city. To navigate all the interesting things there are to do … Read more

Meet the Teachers: Michelle Huang, our Piano Teacher

Categories Piano

Michelle is our lead piano instructor at Liberty Park Music. She started learning piano at six years old! Her two older sisters were already learning and helped inspire her to want to learn and get better. And can you guess who Michelle’s first piano teacher was? Watch Michelle’s Meet the Teachers video to hear what silly thing her teacher would do to make sure she was playing the correct notes! Michelle has performed piano throughout the U.S., the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, and Taiwan, and taught classes and workshops in the Southeast United States and Taiwan. When she’s not traveling … Read more

4th of July BBQ Playlist

Categories Arts and Entertainment Music in General Seasons and Reasons

There is nothing more American than celebrating the 4th of July with a day of hanging around outside, throwing some meat and/or veggies on the grill, and chilling with friends and family. We know you’ll need some tunes to accompany your beautiful summer day, so we at Liberty Park Music have prepared a Spotify playlist to entertain you and your guests. Below, we explain our picks. Some tracks are decades old, some were released last year. Some are American-themed, some are just good for the summer. One thing is certain, ALL of these songs are perfect for a 4th of … Read more

Meet the Teachers: Ze Wen Seah, our Guitar Teacher

Categories Guitar

Born and raised in Singapore, Ze’s parents made him play several different instruments before he settled on the guitar at the age of 15. While at first just playing top 40 pop songs around popular venues, Ze fell in love with the music of John Mayer and dove deeper into the genres of blues, soul, funk, and R&B. Ze looks to legends of guitar like Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and John Coltrane as inspirations. After being introduced to the improvisational form of blues guitar, he took a break from performing to learn the skills needed to improvise … Read more

Meet The Teachers: Brendan Bache, our Drum teacher

Categories Drums

At Liberty Park Music, we like to consider ourselves a community. Although spread around the globe, we’re all dedicated to sharing music with the world, as teachers, learners and listeners. So we figured we’d introduce ourselves and show you a bit more about our team of teachers. What music inspires them, how they make music a part of their everyday life, and how they were all beginners at some point, just like you! First, Brendan Bache, our drum teacher! Hailing from the U.K., Brendan started playing drums when he was eight years old. His mom, a  big source of encouragement … Read more

Coachella 2017 Preview: Our Top Picks!

Categories Arts and Entertainment Seasons and Reasons

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is just around the corner! Coachella is so big that this year it added a SECOND weekend to accommodate the people that want to attend the festival. Thousands will flock to Indio, California from April 14th to 23rd for music from the world’s hottest acts. Having started in part as a reaction to a dispute between Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster, the huge music and arts festival is now in its 18th year. Despite backlash over the link between Philip Anschutz—the owner of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the company that runs Coachella—and ultra-conservative, … Read more

The Best Songs from Oscar-Nominated Films of 2016!

Categories Arts and Entertainment Seasons and Reasons

Even before films had dialogue, they had music. In the silent film era, the music was necessary to emphasize emotions conveyed on screen. Today, different filmmakers use music in different ways. In musicals like La La Land or Moana, songs are necessary to advance the plot and communicate the the emotions of the characters. Take out a song from a musical and a piece of the story is missing. In documentaries, such as The 13th and Jim: The James Foley Story, original songs play an important role in setting tone and summarizing the thesis of the film. In non-musical, fiction … Read more

9 Christmas Albums to Add A Kick to Your Holiday Gathering

Categories Seasons and Reasons

What’s the next most important thing at any holiday gathering, besides food? Music. This holiday season, whether it’s a friend’s party, a work shindig, or your family’s celebration, music will be played. There are the classics, like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” but hearing the same tracks day after day can get boring, and Christmas should be anything but! Below, we list for you nine albums to spice up your music selections this holiday season. We’ve also rated them on their relevance to Christmas (Christmasness), their uniqueness, and if your family will approve (or will Grandma … Read more

8 Songs of Appreciation and Gratitude for this Thanksgiving

Categories Seasons and Reasons

As autumn arrives, so does a cherished holiday: Thanksgiving. Started as a way to celebrate the plentiful fall harvest with friends and family, Thanksgiving is now a mainstay in many North American homes and households around the globe! The holiday involves copious amounts of food—traditionally a turkey, bread-based stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn—and time spent with friends and family. Usually, while sitting around the table with food, family, and friends, individuals say what they are thankful for having in their lives. Here we list eight songs in the spirit of Thanksgiving, songs that give thanks to the important people and moments … Read more