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September 01, 2008
While the spotlight is often on the lead guitarist the ability to play good rhythm guitar is an essential skill every guitarist should develop.Even the most well known lead guitarists spend approximately 75% of their performance time playing rhythm guitar behind the vocalist or other ..
September 01, 2008
It's a common dream amongst the guitar player community: standing on stage in front of an audience and watching as they go crazy while your fingers fly across the fretboard during your mind-numbingly awesome solo! While this vision is absolutely attainable, it does take time, discipline and the ..
September 01, 2008
The opportunities for music correspondence courses are vastly different today compared to a few years ago. Thanks to modern technology and the Internet, taking a music course by correspondence is now much more practical.Imagine how hard it would be to learn how to play the piano or another ..
September 01, 2008
If you're really into playing the violin or you really like the symphony, chances are you have heard of Eric Lewis. Not only is Eric Lewis known for being the first violinist for the Manhattan String Quartet for over 40 years, but he also can teach you how to play the violin, if you so choose to ..
September 01, 2008
If you're interested in learning how to play the violin or if you already know the basics but want to learn more, then you should check out some of these video packages instructed by Eric Lewis. Professor Lewis is the world renowned first violinist of the Manhattan String Quartet of 40 years. He ..
September 01, 2008
Haven't you ever wondered how certain people become really good violinists? I have! The violin really is one of the most amazing instruments. Not only is the craftsmanship beautiful but the sound that emanates from them is absolutely incredible. Well recently I came upon a site that offered ..
September 01, 2008
How would you like to play a violin like an expert? Well you can! And, in a very unconventional but convenient way. All of us should know by now that videos and pod-casts have become more than just a way of pushing information out into the Internet world. Now they are being used for other things ..
September 01, 2008
Most people learning acoustic guitar probably have at least some interest or aspiration of performing in live settings.One issue that arises is volume. Acoustic instruments are only so loud.In larger venues, this simply is not practical.Venues with excellent acoustics, multiple instrumentalists ..
September 01, 2008
It is reported that 80% of adults wish they had learned to play the piano.What about the 20% who actually try to learn the piano?It's my experience that about 50% of adults who try to learn piano quit after several months. But they do not quit for the same reasons that children do.Children do well ..
September 01, 2008
All guitarists have asked the same question, either themselves or to others. Should I learn how to read guitar tab notation? The answer is yes, you should. A lot of music nowadays is written down in the form of tabs, so that you don't have to listen to the song and learn it by ear. Learning how to ..
September 01, 2008
Western music is a popular form of country folk, which originated in and was much in vogue among the settlers and workers throughout western Canada and western UNITED STATES. Western country folk music is a direct cousin of its Irish, Scottish and old English folk ballad counterpart and is crooned ..
September 01, 2008
Learning how to produce music is something that is fun and allows you to be creative, it's frees the mind, body and soul and allows your emotions to come out in the creation of music. Producing music is always a challenge to someone who hasn't produced music before but don't feel pushed back ..
September 01, 2008
Once you have a firm understanding of simple and compound time you will be ready to learn to interpret irregular time. You can then also begin to understand the methods used to group notes in all types of time. From there on it will be a matter of sitting down to actual sheet music and seeing if ..
September 01, 2008
Every year, during the sweltering late summer months, bands from across the country converge on Austin, Texas for one weekend of music, food and hot, sweaty fun. Thousands upon thousands of people, young and old, flock to Austin each year for the massive music event that is the Austin City Limits ..
August 31, 2008
Quite simply, a so-called “360 deal" in the music business refers to the recent modern practice of record companies brokering deals with artists that are “all encompassing" in terms of revenue streams. Live Nation's signings of Madonna and Jay-Z are high-profile 360 deals...the ..
August 31, 2008
Who says Vinyls are just plain old trashed items not good to play but pretty too good to be burned on the furnace? You are damned right , but take a look at the four letters that fits to describe these old vinyls. RARE, the word that simply gives you the difference. Spell it out again it is RARE, a .
August 31, 2008
My friend Danny is perhaps one of L.A.'s best bass players. Here's only one example of why I think so. I recommended him to a good friend of mine Josie who had just signed with Quincy Jones. She needed a bass player “yesterday". Danny got in touch with Josie and she said that she had not only .
August 31, 2008
The Recording Industry Association of America lists the top best-selling albums of the Beatles. Here are the top five:The White AlbumThis album sold 18 million copies. This is the group's ninth album, officially called “The Beatles." It is better known, however, as the White Album because of ..
August 31, 2008
The Beatles was a rock group formed in 1960 from Liverpool, England. John Lennon (rhythm guitar and vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar and vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar and vocals), and Ringo Starr (drums and vocals) are its band members.In Liverpool (1957), John Lennon asked Paul ..
August 31, 2008
Although rock music has stayed for years and years, many bands have broken up. To the disappointment of their fans, these famous bands did not stay to keep rock and roll alive. It's a good thing their songs do live on.The BeatlesWhen Japanese artist Yoko Ono came into John Lennon's life, every ..
August 31, 2008
Psychedelic rock is a musical style played in the 1960s, and was widespread in the United States and Britain. Psychedelic rock primarily makes use of the electric guitar. But unlike any rock subgenres, this kind of rock music is also characterized by heavy and elaborate effects made in the studio, ..
August 31, 2008
Every fan of rock and roll needs a history lesson in order to appreciate why rock music is what it is today. While its origins probably date back decades and decades ago, the 50's is a very good place to start our understanding of this kind of music.Rock and roll was said to be first used by a DJ ..
August 31, 2008
One of the toughest things to do as a musician and guitar player is to change your practice or writing habits so that you continue stretching and growing. Many people stay stuck in their boxes, writing songs using the same drab chords, same strumming patterns and the list goes on. I see it all of ..
August 31, 2008
Zhang Qianqian, rock singer, writer, visual artist, and underground film actress, is one of the most gifted but unrecognized contemporary artist in modern China. The charming, sensitive, social inept, sometimes crazy and out of control female artist is one of the most beautiful and lonely souls, ..
August 31, 2008
With every band rehearsal, every recording session, every performance, every audition, you should be able to learn something from it. I suggest after every session or performance you should make a list of at least five things that were good. These things might include how you pulled off that really .
August 31, 2008
So you're thinking of buying a new amp? Oh what a great day when you get to go amp shopping. I frequently have conversations with my clients and students about this subject. I love talking about gear! Here are some ideas to think about when you are considering buying a new amp.Let's say that you ..
August 31, 2008
Paul Gilbert once said, “Practice this until it sounds like a popsicle stick stuck in your bicycle spokes". He would also practice the most difficult thing he could find, so that the easier stuff would be a piece of cake to play. Steve Morse once said about John Petrucci - “to get as ..
August 31, 2008
We all have things that we know we should be doing or need to be doing. Things that we know will make us better guitar players and musicians, and yet we consistently avoid doing them. It's the grudge work, the stuff that's sometimes not fun and may even be intimidating. Perhaps for you, these ..
August 31, 2008
I remember my first guitar teacher in a unique way. I learned a valuable lesson from my experience with him even though I only had a couple months worth of lessons with him.I started playing guitar mostly because I loved Van Halen and wanted to play their songs. I went to my guitar lessons and ..
August 31, 2008
Piano aficionados, especially those who appreciate the sound and quality of vintage Steinway grand pianos, are discovering they can have their cake and eat it too. They're enjoying the superb sound and exceptional quality of a Steinway piano at a more affordable price via total piano ..
August 31, 2008
InterviewMG: Congratulations on your recent launch with Hard Salsa Radio! Can you tell us how this opportunity came about and what this collaboration involves?SC: Thanks. I discovered this radio station through a friend who knows the owner. After learning about my salsa involvement in the ..
August 31, 2008
Intro DJ Fab Fred had a dream and a very strong vision to share his passion for great music. Fred is a highly experienced and successful DJ, producing world-class entertainment through parties, night club productions and events, as well as satellite radio programs. You may well know him as the man ..
August 31, 2008
When studying the piano, a student encounters a myriad piano styles. To master the instrument, at least several of these styles must be learned, and all if at all possible. Knowledge of various playing styles enables a pianist to enjoy and play in any genre and to cross-polinate styles to create a ..
August 31, 2008
Next time you are sitting in expensive seats at a concert by your favorite music group, and the anticipation of the house lights dimming and the stars hitting the first notes of their opening number, you need to remember what went on in the last 24 hours to make the moment possible.Not everyone ..
August 21, 2008
Learning guitar scales can be frustrating and confusing for the beginning guitarist. Often the student simply doesn't know where to start.How important are scales?It appears that learning and understanding scales is vital to becoming a better guitarist, how many scales should I learn and which ..
August 20, 2008
There isn`t a parent who doesn`t want their child to be good at something and one of the more common aspirations is playing piano. There`s something about being able to dance your fingers across the ivory keys that appeals to both parents and children. The big question on every parent`s lips is ..
August 20, 2008
Did you know that perfect pitch can now be taught to anyone? It doesn't matter how old you are or your level of musical skill. Ear training courses like the pure pitch method now make achieving perfect pitch possible. Read on to see how easy it is to find the perfect method for you...The pursuit ..
August 20, 2008
To utilize what we call the “fun" piano method, you'll need certain things wholly unrelated to piano lessons.You'll need quarters. These I use to balance on the back of a child's hand to help them find a proper hand position. I make a game out of it and allow them to put other things on the ..
August 20, 2008
Many piano teachers forget how difficult it can be for the average child to learn the basic skills of beginning piano. You have to look at it from the child's point of view.Children don't have the faintest idea why a piano teacher is presenting the concepts of piano skills in a particular order. ..
August 20, 2008
Every child has their own internal speed limit for the piano. This is the pace at which they can comfortably learn the piano.It is different for each child. Because one child learns Beethoven's Fur Elise in five minutes doesn't mean any other child will be able to do so as quickly.A wise piano ..
August 20, 2008
Play and learn the guitar is what you hear all the so called gurus of guitar telling you. They make it sound as though it is a walk in the park, wouldn't it have been wonderful if it was. You can make it exactly that way if you like; you just have to commit to it.If you are one of the countless ..
August 20, 2008
Piano is a musical instrument and it is played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with felt hammers. There are different kinds of pianos present in the market. Some of the important ones are mentioned below.Stage PianosThese Digital Pianos come with 88 keys and ..
August 20, 2008
People in the recording industry spend a lot of time thinking about the best way to produce recordings in order to get the best possible sound onto CD. Engineers and other professionals work on mixing wave files using various techniques in the attempt to create a great finished product. There are a .
August 19, 2008
My children are teenagers these days and their music a bit more complicated than the music of their toddler years. There are days that I long for those simpler days when music was more about the positive side of things and melodies were simple and fun. Perhaps that's why I love to review children's .
August 19, 2008
Practicing guitar diligently is the key to success; every one that plays or wishes to play the guitar knows and must know it. It is unfortunate that despite knowing this, guitar players still go on practicing for years and yet see little to no improvement at all.The reason for this is that, they go .
August 19, 2008
Tension, as you might already know, is one of the major reasons why guitar players do not see themselves improving even after playing the stringed instrument for years. The Big question being, “how does one detect it?"If your main objective is to become a good guitarist, then you will ..
August 19, 2008
Guitar chords can be difficult for the beginner, there seems to be so many chords to learn and how do you remember all of them? Anyone who has ever tried to learn the guitar will remember, endless difficult chord shapes, buzzing strings and unmusical sounds.Try these four tips and you will be well ..
August 19, 2008
It's often playing in the places you go. Whether it's in an art gallery, a unique specialty shop, or a restaurant, ambient music creates a mood. This music genre has seen a growth in popularity in the last 30 years.Ambient music relies on sound and sound patterns. It does not rely on formal, ..
August 19, 2008
There are some terrific piano teacher resources out there to help make the process easier. You may be dedicated to teaching this instrument, but there are many other aspects that must be covered in order for you to be able to do it. Turn to such resources to help you plan your time; choose the ..
August 19, 2008
American singer-songwriter and musician Lynn Carey Saylor can count Brian May, the legendary lead guitarist from QUEEN, among her celebrity friends, and Brian thinks so much of Lynn and her songwriting ability that he offered to play on two recording sessions when she was laying down tracks that ..
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