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July 15, 2008
Gene Krupa was born on January 15, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up to become best known for swing and big band music. He spent much of his musical career as a band leader and favored the drums. His career, like that of many other well-known musicians before and after him, began early in his ..
July 15, 2008
Born May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan, Steveland Hardaway Judkins grew up to become yet another icon of the music world in the late 1900s. Apparently, he was blind since he was a baby because cataracts had developed in his eyes when he was an infant, but like Ray Charesl, Steveland did not let ..
July 15, 2008
Unlike many other bands that had started out in the early sixties, the Rolling Stones is still going strong. In fact, because the band has been around for so long, many of the original band members are no longer with the Rolling Stones. When originally formed in the year of 1962, the band members ..
July 15, 2008
The old saying of ‘Practice makes perfect’ is very true. Without practice, there is no hope in becoming great at something. Sure, you may have talent for something, but without practice you will not be able to hone that talent and turn it into something amazing.As a result, practice is ..
July 15, 2008
A lot of younger people have never heard of John Denver or his movie “Oh God!" or his classic tune “Rocky Mountain High".......man I love that song. What a feeling to be able to play it on my guitar and soar away on the music. Those of you who remember John may or may not be fans of his .
July 15, 2008
Percussion instruments are perhaps the oldest type of musical instruments in history. The voice, of course, was probably the first instrument, with percussion coming in as a close second.The term ‘percussion’ comes from the Latin terms ‘percussion’ and ‘percussus', ..
July 14, 2008
This type of instrument is usually a tube that makes a sound when air is blown through it. Some of these are played by the musician blowing air directly into the tube through the mouthpiece, such as when playing the saxophone, while others only require the musician to blow air over the mouthpiece, ..
July 14, 2008
The flute is a member of the woodwind family and is played by blowing air across the mouth of the instrument instead of using a reed, which makes it rather distinct from most other woodwind instruments.It appears that the flute has been around for thousands of years and predates many of the ..
July 14, 2008
Pianos used to be common in American households. Many of us had uncles or grandmothers who could sit down at a party and accompany group sing-alongs. Music programs in schools were common when I was growing up, as were private piano lessons in the home. This is not the case any longer.My evidence ..
July 14, 2008
How can you decide what to practice among all available choices? Is it possible to find a balance between playing by ear, learning sheet music, finger dexterity and other aspects of piano playing? Let us take a closer look at the art of piano practicing!I have piano playing friends with diverse ..
July 14, 2008
The acoustic guitar is the most popular instrument on the face of the earth. Its portability and clean distinctive sound make it popular for both serious and casual musicians. It is one of the most popular instruments today, featured in most popular music, ranging from pop, folk, country, blues, ..
July 14, 2008
When starting out as a student you learn one not at a time. For a week all I could do was play that one note how boring that is. Every week I was progressing to where I could play more and more notes. I was very excited about playing. I know that as a new musician I was very aware of everything ..
July 14, 2008
If I choose not to take my vocal health into consideration, how can I become a famous singer? You have to be able to practice what you preach. If you teach music, you should be sure to stress to your students the importance of their vocal health.Vocal Warm up Exercises You should always begin ..
July 14, 2008
Buying a guitar is a tough decision to make and it is all the more difficult to make your pick if you are going for a second-hand guitar. You will not be able to learn and master guitar with a dilapidated second-hand piece, which you do not like to own. So, make your choice very carefully, taking ..
July 14, 2008
Buying a guitar is a very personal choice, both in terms of the type of guitar you choose as well as the money you want to invest in it. Most guitar tutors, experts, and professional recommend that if you want to learn and master guitar in the truest sense, then you should opt for acoustic guitars ..
July 14, 2008
If you want to learn and master guitar, then in addition to your sustained efforts, peak interest levels and a good guitar teacher, you should also be equipped with a good quality guitar. Here are 5 tips to help you with the process of buying a guitar for yourself:1. Do not make a hurried or naïve ..
July 14, 2008
My passion has always been electric guitars. However, it's a hobby that can be very expensive. When Eddie Van Halen became well known in the late 70's, he made the most incredible sounds ever with a homemade guitar that didn't cost him an “arm and a leg".I had always wanted a version of his ..
July 14, 2008
There are hundreds of ‘Beat Makers’ out there, beat making was one of the most popular music production terms back at the start of 1990's to 2000 but things have changed now.If you look at the quality and the standard that has happened over the past decade.. Home Producers are making ..
July 14, 2008
It's always good to learn new guitar strum patterns to spice up your rhythm guitar playing. Sometimes, though, it can be hard to find new ideas. This article shows you an easy way to create 625 four beat rhythm patterns so you'll never be short of an idea again.You can create all these patterns ..
July 14, 2008
Many beginner guitarists get discouraged when they meet the F bar chord. This chord is a very difficult one to play and tackling it too early in your playing career can be off putting. You might be just a little demotivated, or worse, decide that you could never learn to play guitar.But fret not, ..
July 14, 2008
You don't have to live in Kentucky to hear Bluegrass music. There may be festivals and such in various places around the country, but for the music lover, they want to hear the music that they love all of the time. There is just something so happy about Bluegrass music and it holds on to some of ..
July 14, 2008
Madonna does not stop. Her latest album “Hard Candy" shows her collaborating with artists like Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. The single “Four Minutes" is already hitting the top of the charts and the video gives us an almost fifty Madonna keeping up, if not leading Justin Timberlake ..
July 14, 2008
With a real band in place, they could at last start to make some music. The band switched their name a few times, first they were the Earwigs, then the Spiders, then the Nazz. Finally in 1968, they chose the public name ‘The Alice Cooper Band’. Three years later, Vincent legally ..
July 14, 2008
Pure Pitch Method claims that it can give anyone perfect pitch in just 6 weeks. Any musicians or singer would kill for the ability to name any single note, key signatures or chords just by ear. How would a skill like perfect pitch (also known as absolute pitch) change your playing/singing? Read ..
July 14, 2008
Courses specifically designed to teach adults how to play the piano are different from those that are designed for children. The reason for this is that adults cannot develop new motor skills at as fast a pace as a child and much more effort is required.Adults are set in their motor skill ways and ..
July 14, 2008
Funny freestyle rap lyrics are the bread and butter of pretty much every successful rap MC. Take a second to think about your favorite freestyles you have heard over the last few years. Almost certainly most of them will be freestyles that have made you laugh. Every successful MC places a large ..
July 14, 2008
If you want to learn guitar from home then you are about to have lots of fun. Learning to play a new instrument is not that easy but for many people it is a lot of fun. If you want to learn guitar from home then there are a few ways that you can do that.1- You can actually go and open up your ..
July 14, 2008
You may never have considered it but have you ever tried using the internet to learn how to play guitar? Well, if you haven't tried it, perhaps now is the time to check out the options that you have online. You see, learning to play a guitar is now possible online and it's so ..
July 14, 2008
Guitars can be divided into two broad categories namely acoustic and electric. But you can make an acoustic tone in an electric acoustic with the help of a processor. Once you plug in the instrument with the amplifier, you will get a perfect sound, actually you do not have any unplugged sound. The ..
July 13, 2008
The great guitarists never stop learning. The late, but legendary Randy Rhodes despite being among the top players of his day was never satisfied with his level of playing. When he was on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, Randy would search out a classical teacher in every city they played in to take ..
July 13, 2008
When you're learning how to sing it seems to be most peoples’ ambition to increase their range right from the start. There are tools out there to help enable a person to do that but it doesn't really come easily in most cases. It takes lots of hard work and practice and dedication.There are ..
July 13, 2008
Just about every kid ever born wants to be a rock star. They see their favorite stars up there on stage playing the electric guitar to a crowd and want to do the same. Problem is, it's not easy learning to play the electric guitar.And of course before you learn to play the guitar you need to own a ..
July 13, 2008
Martin Guitars have provided us with many advances in Guitar design since their inception and this potted history gives a brief insight into the company that brought us the Dreadnought Guitar and the 14 Fret neck.Martin & CoThe Martin Company celebrated 175 years in business in 2008. To stay in ..
July 13, 2008
Binaural Beats, also known as binaural recordings or binaural tones, are unlike anything you have ever heard. Binaural Beats have so much more potential than any other form of audio. They can bring a person so much in terms of personal development and the possibilities are endless. This is because ..
July 13, 2008
You may have heard about the new I Series from CA Guitars (Composite Acoustics), yet wonder about how the instruments sound. “Wow!" was my first thought upon playing a 7iM-CEfor the first time. CA Guitars’ statement that the I Series models have “a deeper low end response than ..
July 13, 2008
Free is a word that invokes a strong emotion in many people. Free is a word that appeals to the masses. So it's no wonder that when people come across free music download services on the internet, they are as giddy as a child to try them out. There is one thing that needs to be made clear here ..
July 13, 2008
Jimi Hendrix was such a dominant presence in the late 1960's music scene his whole career was full of milestones of one kind or another. So what “facts" help us see this unique character more clearly? Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle. A family friend sold him a cheap ..
July 13, 2008
If you, like many people, are intrigued by the classical guitar and are wondering about how to play it, you might enjoy this little expose. I will be talking about the ways the classical guitar is different from other acoustic guitars and, of course, the techniques employed in playing classical ..
July 13, 2008
If you enjoy listening to blues guitar music you might want to learn about the early blues guitarists who laid the foundation for the popularity of modern blues guitar music. The works of many blues artists are now available as guitar tabs, and with a reasonable amount of daily practice you will ..
July 13, 2008
Like so many youngsters and teens of today, I had a burning desire to play the guitar. I was really fascinated with the instrument. I knew from day one. My passion was guitar and music. I just had to express myself musically. However, I discovered early that there was no easy way to learn guitar. I .
July 13, 2008
Tina Turner's shows have been described as “electrifying", “awesome" and a “once in a lifetime experience". These adjectives are nothing short of an overstatement. Tina Turner concerts are indeed all these and more. It could be because of her traumatic past that lead her to such ..
July 13, 2008
Easy piano lessons to get you started on the piano! If you have just started learning the piano and that too on your own, you need to plan your lessons. It is always better to keep practicing regularly and choose your beginner piano lessons in such a way so that the complexity of the lessons ..
July 13, 2008
New York is the theater center of the United States. The Americans have a very rich culture with the music and theaters being an integral part of it. Only in West 40 & 50 streets and Broadway, there are around 38 theaters opened in winter and autumn. In mid eighties, there were more than 200 ..
July 12, 2008
Practice Makes Perfect!Some of you may think learning the guitar is a difficult task. But there have been guitar greats who started out knowing only the basic chords, and worked themselves into becoming musical geniuses that audiences love and admire the world over. If you wish to learn, first, ..
July 12, 2008
Sheet music is music laid out in physical format. Down the ages, you will see that on some of this sheet music, besides the music, illustrations also appear. These illustrations picture politics, love, religion, patriotism and sentiments of the times. By the beginning of the 19th century sheet ..
July 12, 2008
Welcome to the world of America's most popular musical instrument, the guitar. Whether it's folk, rock, country, jazz or any other musical style you're keen on mastering, you can play the best classics and the hottest music on your guitar. It's a fascinating instrument, very versatile and some of ..
July 12, 2008
Before we begin to give you additional information on this topic, take a moment to think about how much you already know.Improvising blues guitar solos is an incredibly fun and pleasing hobby that never gets old. And is fun and pleasing, but it is important to pay notice to your wrists and hands to .
July 12, 2008
The publicity campaign to accompany the release of her third album is in full swing, and France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been doing the rounds here to promote "Comme si de rien n'était."On Thursday, the eve of the album hitting the stores, she spent a punishing day talking to the press .
July 12, 2008
There are a few ways that you can learn to play the guitar. In this article, I want to show you 5 ways of learning to play the guitar.1. Get Private LessonsInviting a guitar teacher to your home to teach you to play the guitar is one of the best ways to go. The nice thing is that your teacher will ..
July 12, 2008
Over a century ago, William James, one of the founders of modern psychology, said The greatest discovery of this generation is that a human being can alter their life by altering their attitude. We have heard the expression: Is the glass half full or half empty? Indeed our choices of how we ..
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