The Acoustic Guitar
The steel-stringed acoustic guitar is usually credited with being developed by C.F. Martin and Company sometime during the 1830s. Although other "gut-stringed" acoustics were around at that time, it was the Martin Company that introduced the idea of crossbracing underneath the soundboard which enabled the guitar to support the heavier... Read More
Piano Lessons - Group or Private?
Piano lessons are a great activity for children. They encourage creative thinking, develop math and reading skills, and improve students' overall educational progress, as well as building a fun life-long skill. As a result, over six million children in the United States take piano lessons! One of the choices that... Read More
Try Some New Music!
Stuck in a music rut?It happens. After listening to your favorite song 1,379,614 times, you will, eventually, get sick of it.So you find a new favorite song, all too aware that you'll soon grow as tired of it as your previous pick.This is even more likely to happen when you... Read More
Do You Know What a Didgeridoo Is?
Do you know what a didgeridoo is? There are so many things in this life that are unknown to us. I bet you could find out about something outside your normal sphere of vision and experience everyday for the rest of your life and still not get close to knowing... Read More
George Winston and New Age Piano Playing
The first time I heard George Winston play back in the early 1980's I was blown away. I didn't know why I liked this music. All I knew was that it made me feel good and that was enough. I didn't even play piano back then but something about this... Read More
What is Piano GHD Syndrome?
Do you remember the movie, Groundhog Day? In this wonderful movie, TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) relives the same day - Groundhog Day, over and over and over again. No matter what he does, he wakes up the next morning and it is once again Groundhog Day. This continues... Read More
The Time Machine Exist!
We call it music, ever noticed how vividly music triggers memory?The music start and instantly we remember who we were with, where we were, what we were doing. And a whole range of emotions to back them up.Now that is time traveling!I recieve email frequently thanking me for playing a... Read More
Learning To Play The Piano With Chords
Learning piano chords can help you in all your piano playing. For me chords are the easiest way to play and the simplest way to embellish my playing.If you have no illusions of grandeur and you just want to play your favorite tunes on the piano chords can get you... Read More
Improvising On The Piano: Jazz Musicians Do It -- Why Not Other Styles?
Why jazz piano improvisation?Why not gospel piano improvisation?Is it not possible to improvise classical music, or sacred music, or any other kind of music?Bach improvised many of his fugues and inventions while playing organ in church. Many others in all musical styles have improvised within the context of their own... Read More
Downloading MP3s Made Easy
The MP3 movement started out with a huge audience of music enthusiasts on the internet. The MP3 digital music format has had, and will continue to have, a huge impart on how people, gather, listen to and share music.The MP3 format is a compression system for digital music that helps... Read More
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Soul Band for a Party
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10 Ways for Unknown Musicians to Get the Word Out
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The British Invasion
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Try Some New Music!
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Chords or Melody First... Which is Best?
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You Cant Force Play
A student once asked me; "How come sometimes the music... Read More
Writing Hit Songs
There are a lot of factors to writing a hit... Read More
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Are you confused by the various types of music file... Read More
These MIDI Tools Are Music To My Ears
Curious about MIDI? Want to find out what tools are... Read More
CD Clubs: How to Get the Best Deals Online
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Sometimes the teacher learns more from the student than the... Read More
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Pakistani Pop Music
Pakistan is blessed with talent and when we talk about... Read More
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The Art of Music
Music is the art of arranging sounds in periodic time... Read More
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Already making plenty of noise in the marketplace is a... Read More
Creating Your Own Unique Music
Have you ever dreamed of penning your own compositions? Writing... Read More
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You know your songs are great (and so does your... Read More
50 Cent
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Like starting with any instrument, beginning clarinet is a process... Read More
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Music and Healing: The Power of Meaningful Words and Music
We All Have a Favorite Piece of Music that Moves... Read More
The Secrets of Correctly Stringing Your Guitar
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Does Reading Make Music?
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Making Music As A Lefty
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One Way to Improve Your Music Journalist Relationship
Boy, I really detest how some people do websites. Bands... Read More
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An Interview with Jon Bon Jovi ? 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Cant Be Wrong
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Does Your CD Cover $ell (Or Suck)?
Oh, I know the last part of the title (Suck)... Read More
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You CAN do everything.Repeat.You CAN do everything. What you cannot... Read More
How to Compose Using ABA Form
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