As a musician there are many plateaus that you’ll reach, some lasting longer than others. The good news is that if you’re dedicated to improving your skill level and musical knowledge, there are some tried and true ways of moving to higher ground.

Let’s take a look at 11 ways to leave your current music level:

Making Your Musical Resolutions Stick

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that one of your personal resolutions is to improve your musical skills, whether by learning a new instrument or taking them to a new level. But as everyone knows, resolutions are much easier to make than to keep. So how do you stay motivated month after month? Here are a few tips:

At ArtistWorks, we're passionate about teaching musicians all over the world how to play over 30 musical instruments. Though we're focused on offering the highest quality lessons, expert instruction, and relevant materials, we know it's important to always remember why musicians choose to pursue learning an instrument in the first place. 

In case you don't know about this App, it provides a wonderful way to practice Jazz tunes. You can download it to an iPhone. It's not free- it costs about $13, but is well worth it. I have used it for years. For anyone here who is working on Jazz tunes, this is the way to go. Of course backing tracks played by humans will always feel better, but this app gives you a lot of flexibility for changing chords, changing the feel, key, tempo, etc. It's become an invaluable tool for me and I highly recommend it.