Simon Rigby Music Education

Recently I've adopted a teaching approach that teaches all major scales simultaneously. I wrote an article on this approach and have now put a video together to describe this methodology. I'd be really interested to hear from students and teachers with any feedback or experiences from this approach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Z4o0mOMKI

Learning Scales all at Once In this video I describe the teaching method I use to learn a class of scales all at once. In this video we use the major scale as an example, but the same t...

There is a new article up on Medium where I look at the creative process and how you can go about practising and improving.

Can You Practise Creativity? – Simon Rigby Music Education – Medium So many aspects of what we do musically revolves around practice. We want to master a new technique, we practice. We have a new tune to…

I just published this article on teaching all the major scales simultaneously.

Major Scales – Simon Rigby Music Education – Medium What if we learned them all at once?

Eric Bryce was a truly inspirational teacher. Prompted by the recent passing of Bruce Hancock I started reflecting on the many great teachers I have been lucky enough to have. Eric is my 'desert island' teacher.

Memories of Eric Bryce – Simon Rigby Music Education – Medium The most inspiring teacher I ever had

My article on practical expectations for practice is now up on Medium

https://medium.com//the-nature-of-practice-2f9640645e68

The Nature of Practice – Simon Rigby Music Education – Medium We as musicians share a number of things. We love to play our instrument; whether that be drums, guitar, keyboards, voice; whatever, we…

My latest article on music game shows and their effect on young musicians is now up on medium.

Music is not a Game Show – Simon Rigby Music Education – Medium Disclaimer: I’m not a fan of music game shows. The X Factor, Somewhere’s Got Talent et al, leave me somewhat cold.