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July 12, 2008
My Personal Feeling about Rhapsody is clarified in this one phrase."The #1 Rated Digital Music Service."I have been a big fan of Rhapsody for years and have downloaded 2,000 plus songs. I'm listening to some old school stuff right now. I love it. Paying .89 cents or whatever per download sounds ..
July 12, 2008
Every guitar player that has ever been born lives for the day when he/she can pick up a vintage guitar. Vintage guitars are available in all major manufacturers and brands. But it's not only musicians and guitar enthusiasts that are attracted to these masterpieces. Vintage guitars can also be ..
July 12, 2008
Practice MinutesHere is a personal observation I made while a student of classical double bass at the Wiesbaden Conservatory in Germany ... all those years ago.Fist of all I must tell you that I am a lazy person. As a matter of fact, I am so lazy that I don't want to do things twice. The result is ..
July 12, 2008
The very first guitar I ever owned was a made in Mexico Fender Stratocaster. I decided on this guitar because I idolized many of the guitar heros that played them as well. Now I regularly own, and play them everyday. I'll name some of the features of the Stratocaster. features that make this ..
July 12, 2008
Historian Guy Graybill undoubtedly loves music as well as history. So if you are a fan of either, I am certain you will want to consider his latest book, Bravo! Greatness of Italian Music, published by the Dante University Press.I must say immediately that I very much enjoyed this writer's ..
July 12, 2008
The history of the piano as a commodity is quite interesting.By 1890, the piano had penetrated everywhere in Western culture. With no electricity, no cars, no radio and no telephone, the ideal was to sit in one's living room in the evening and listen to someone playing the piano.There were 150 ..
July 12, 2008
This article presumes that the reader is familiar with several different types of guitar scales, and has a good working knowledge of guitar chords (triads and extended chords). Further, this article presumes that the reader is familiar with some basic music theory (key signatures, chord and scale ..
July 12, 2008
Grand pianos are inherently better instruments than uprights for several reasons.The primary reason is not sound quality, even though that is an obvious and major reason.The primary reason is gravity.For those who don't know, pianos make sound by means of little felt covered “hammers," which ..
July 12, 2008
The well known Avedis Zildjian Company is the world's largest manufacturer of cymbals and gongs. Founded in 1623 in Istanbul, Turkey, it is also the oldest family-run business in America (Family Business Magazine), at nearly 400 years old.The first Zildjian cymbals were made by an Armenian ..
July 12, 2008
Have you ever wondered how the piano came to have both black and white keys?And why? Why should there be two different groups of keys? Why not just have an unending row of white keys?The answer lies in both the physics of acoustics and the construction of the human hand.The first keyboards were ..
July 12, 2008
Maybe you are a person that has the fortune of being naturally gifted when it comes to singing, or you may have undertaken extensive training in order to become a good singer. Whichever category you fall into, singing is an art that should most certainly be honored, and what better way to present ..
July 12, 2008
You can find discount electric guitars for beginners, budding musicians or as a perfect gift for an interested musician-in-the-making. Many younger people prefer electric guitars over acoustic ones as they are easier to play, maintain and people generally have more fun playing it. There are many ..
July 12, 2008
Drums belong to the percussion family of instruments and have been around for as long as people can remember. If one were to look far enough back in history, they would probably find that people would beat on logs to make a sound. Drums have also been used by many people in ceremonies and ..
July 11, 2008
Why do YOU want to learn to play guitar? Do you want to learn just for the fun of it? Do you want to impress yourself? Do you want to impress your family and friends? What ever your reasons are, you too can learn to play the guitar with an online video guitar lessons. There are plenty of good ones ..
July 11, 2008
Do You Want To Produce Your Own Music From Home?The good news: If you have a decent computer, you can. These days anyone can start producing their own music from home as long as they get a decent education in music production. In the past you would have had to go to an expensive music school that ..
July 11, 2008
If you're merely playing a song from beginning to end, over and over, you may not be using your piano practice time as efficiently as you might.There are several unwritten rules that professional classical pianists use to maximize practice time, and you might do well to find out about them, ..
July 11, 2008
So you've heard that there are some electric guitars on sale and you're interested in buying one. If you're on a budget then you might think that your buying options are limited. But the truth is that you'll probably get a better range of guitars when you buy second-hand or from a sale. ..
July 11, 2008
After you have learnt guitar and are very confident playing it, you may want to know a method for teaching guitar. The demand for good guitar teachers is very high and once you establish yourself as a guitar teacher, you will be earning not only money but respect, love and admiration of your ..
July 11, 2008
As the internet community grows more and more popular so do the companies out there trying to SCAM you. I, myself have ran across quite a few of these, especially in the entertainment industry.As 2008 progresses, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and the MPAA (Motion Picture ..
July 11, 2008
CA Guitars (a.k.a., Composite Acoustics) produces incredible dreadnought guitars. Model 8LB is unique among carbon fiber guitars. Specially designed for bluegrass music, the CA 8LB provides what bluegrass guitar pickers seek -- a dreadnought guitar with a deep, warm, somewhat punchy (yet not too ..
July 11, 2008
If you have to nag your child to practice the piano, I have news for you. There's something called the Battle of the Piano and you've already lost.The Battle of the Piano is the time honored process whereby a child is either deemed a success at the piano or not.Some children make it. They number ..
July 11, 2008
Almost everyone dreams of owning an electric guitar, but how many take the time to learn important electric guitar facts? Holding an electric guitar for a while and pretending you're a rock star is one thing and deciding to buy one is an entirely different proposition. If you're serious about ..
July 11, 2008
Acoustic guitars produce sound by acoustics through vibrations of its six strings. They have a rich history; Spain has a big contribution in developing it. The art form of jazz music has been around for quite sometime now. The jazz guitarists choose their instruments very carefully as they want a ..
July 11, 2008
Once you have purchased a guitar of your choice, next step is to buy a good amp for playing jazz guitar. ‘Amp', the short for amplifier plays a very important role in deciding how your guitar finally sounds. It amplifies the sound of your jazz guitar and makes it sound great. The quality of ..
July 11, 2008
Many of my recent articles have focused on information helpful to beginning and intermediate guitarists. These are the guitarists who, generally, struggle the most with musicianship, music theory, and technique. As a professional guitarist and instructor, I've logged approximately Forty-Eight years .
July 11, 2008
Ever since I can remember, I've always been drawn to the energy of rock music. My mind-opening moment was during my growing years when my uncle would blast their cassette stereo with strains from The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" tape. This was in the early 1980's by ..
July 11, 2008
Getting Started As A RapperIf you want to be a rapper or a hip hop producer then you'll probably want to buy some royalty free hip hop beats online to get started with. These are beats that you can literally do anything you want with without paying any royalty fees. You basically buy the beats up ..
July 11, 2008
What do music, chili peppers, bamboo, wine, watermelon, ice cream and Eeyore the donkey from Winnie the Pooh have in common?They all have festivals devoted to them in Austin or nearby towns. In fact, there are so many festivals of all kinds in the Austin area that it is difficult to keep track of ..
July 11, 2008
The Worst Guitar Lesson EverThe ticking of the metronome, it's hypnotic droning sounding very much like the clock advancing ever so slowly at the end of a school or work day. An unmotivated instructor quietly counting out “1..2..3..4..repeat now on a D..2..3..4.." All the while you are ..
July 10, 2008
I love my guitar. It's a $50 piece of junk, acoustic nylon 6 string, but I love it anyway. And considering that for 30 years of my life all I ever played was the piano and never once thought about playing the guitar, that's not too bad. And speaking of not too bad, I don't play too bad either. And ..
July 10, 2008
There was a time in America when the piano was as popular as the television is now.This same level of interest, bordering on mania, is now sweeping China.In many ways, the piano is the mark of the middle class. If you have enough space and money for a piano and lessons for your kids, you've arrived .
July 10, 2008
How many songs do you know on the piano? Would you like to have a larger repertoire at your command? How about entertaining friends and acquaintances at a party with a staggering knowledge of popular songs? From Chopin to Gershwin, from Thelonius Monk to Tori Amos, piano music in a variety of ..
July 10, 2008
In the world of guitar playing and guitar instruction, we are all aware of the vast amount of available resources on every possible way to play any style of music or any technique imaginable.However, I also notice a very important aspect of becoming a guitar player that is often skipped. Quite ..
July 10, 2008
I hear this every day from young teenagers that want to make a career in the music industry, they want to be the next ‘Pharrell', ‘Timbaland', ‘Scott Storch', ‘Dr Dre’ and the list goes on. They ask me how did they make that sound? Ive been trying to make it for days ..
July 10, 2008
What Is Singorama?It is an online singing lessons course which will take the place of a local vocal coach. Not only it is far cheaper than hiring a vocal coach (which can cost $100 just for a single session!) but it's also more reliable. The sad fact is that many local vocal coaches are using ..
July 10, 2008
It seems as though pop music sometimes gets a bad rap. A glimpse at three of modern pop's most famous pianists may dispel the myth that pop is an inferior genre. Their skill and level of musical expertise rivals that of pianists of other genres.Sir Elton John: Born in England in 1947, his ..
July 10, 2008
Take off your Carnegie Hall hat, and read.Exactly what you will teach an individual child is determined by the child's abilities. All piano teachers have the same goal, roughly: to teach the child to read music and to play and enjoy some songs. How we achieve that end varies wildly with the ..
July 10, 2008
Playing a musical instrument can be one of the most exciting things for anyone. It is not only satisfying but also lucrative as a career. Although each instrument has its own charm and significance, guitar seems to be one of the most popular choices of all time. For any guitar lover, it must be a ..
July 10, 2008
Most of us listen songs one by one by hitting “next " while others group all the favorite songs together and possess a lengthy list of songs.You might be comfortable the above options if you are not a regular or an avid listener. But if you are a music freak and want your daily dose of music ..
July 10, 2008
One of the greatest songs I've ever heard is Hallelujah, commonly known as the Shrek Song. This song has an interesting story. Written by Leonard Cohen and recorded on his 1984 album, Various Positions, the composing proved to be a challenge. “I filled two notebooks and I remember being in ..
July 10, 2008
There are a range of ways to learn guitar. Check out each idea to see what suits you.Group lessons: If you feel uncomfortable learning by yourself you can take group lessons. The advantages of group lessons are that you have a teacher to help you through tough times and you can see the other ..
July 09, 2008
The cliche we have all heard so many times about singers being born but performers being made, may well be true working on the theory that people with good voices can be good singers, but let's face it, not all singers are good performers. A singer, first and foremost has to have a good voice, but ..
July 09, 2008
A band is a business - I believe this, but many feel that a band is supposed to ‘fun’ and running a band like a business would be too much work. Avoiding work could just spell the death of your band, read on to see why.Let me further clarify; any serious band is a business. Being a ..
July 09, 2008
Future Producers that are into Music Production i am going to give you three tips that you should do when entering the future industry as a Producer. Tip Number 1 Set Up A Myspace Account & ImeemAs a music producer or artist myspace is one of the most essential social networking tools that is ..
July 09, 2008
Acquiring perfect pitch can be very beneficial to musicians and anyone who loves music. With this ability, you will be able to:-Tune an instrument with no aid -Determine if a piece of music is being played in the correct key -Identify any instrument out of tune -Compose songs and melodies in your ..
July 09, 2008
Hey, everyone! Here is an article on major scales and the circle of fifths.Objective: To learn and memorize the 12 major scales, the circle of fifths, and how they connect together.Circle of FifthsA great way to learn and memorize our major scales is through the circle of fifths. What exactly is ..
July 09, 2008
In the mid 70's, Petty was just spreading his wings. He began with a band called the Sundowners & another named The Epics & Mudcrutch. It wasn't until 1976 that Petty & The Heartbreakers were formed. That same year, their first album debuted. Unfortunately, the album was not popular in the United ..
July 09, 2008
The band members, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Vince Neil are well known for their bad-boy antics and hard rockin’ lifestyles. From the very start, these guys have either caused problems or problems found them. During their first tour in 1982, they were actually apprehended at the ..
July 09, 2008
Learning guitar is often referred to as yoga for the fingers, as they learn to stretch and even grow a little differently. The key to learning guitar is practice and if done the right way, it sure can be a whole lot of fun! Learning guitar soon becomes a wonderful experience once you can play ..
July 09, 2008
Finger stretching is a must for the guitarist. It is good to do before every playing session. It can help you play better and make it easy to reach chords that are over several frets in length {over 4 frets apart}. I like to warm up by doing finger stretches for 2-5 minutes before playing.Finger ..
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