The Modern Musician Show with Colin Thomson

043: Making Music Practice Fun and Effective with Ian Green of MyMuCo

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Ian Green was born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Playing piano since he was 5 years old, Ian enjoys playing all styles of music including: jazz, classical, pop, ragtime, blues, and freely improvised music. A graduate of Queen’s University (BMus, 2006) and the Royal Conservatory of Music at Toronto (A.R.C.T., 2006), Ian maintains a thriving music studio teach piano lessons, music rudiments, history, and theory at all levels of the curriculum for the Royal Conservatory of Music.

In addition to teaching piano and theory lessons to students of all ages, Ian has been very busy wearing many hats in the music industry and music community including: working as Music Director and organist at Ryerson United Church in Ancaster, Ontario; and working as a busy piano adjudicator, having adjudicated music festivals in various cities throughout Ontario. Ian is a member in good standing with, and has worked in a variety of roles for the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association (also known as ORMTA) including Recording Secretary for the Hamilton-Halton Branch and as the Treasurer. Currently, Ian is a member of the Provincial Council of ORMTA: he is the Communications Portfolio Manager for the Province of Ontario, assisting with all of the needs of ORMTA membership related to technological questions, social media activities, and website updates and development.

As a professional musical entertainer, Ian is always adding new and exciting tunes to his vast repertoire of over 6,500 songs. He has performed live music at countless wedding ceremonies, wedding receptions, restaurants, banquet centers, and live music festivals in Southern Ontario. Ian is co-founder of a MyMuCo, a technology start-up company specializing in creating technologically advanced tools to enhance music education and inspire music students. Their first product is a music learning and lesson management system for iPads. There are two apps in in the music learning system that complement each other: MyMuCo KIDS and MyMuCo Teacher.

Key Take Aways:
  • Teachers can make all the difference in a student's musical experience. Teachers look up to us, so we have to bring that spark to every single lesson
  • You have to stay mentally and physically healthy. It's easy to burnout if you let those things go
  • Word-of-mouth is your best friends as a musician who wants to have a steady flow of gigs. Make a good impression so that your good reputation will spread
  • It's very important for musicians to organize their practice, so that they see progress and are inspired to continue learning
  • Practice should to be fun!
  • It's important to include intangibles, like how a a student felt about their practice, as this will often get to aspects that a student can't recognize in any tangible way
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    Learn more about Ian Green:

    MusicByIanGreen.com

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