Automatic Control of Chords
CORRECT PRACTICE IS INDISPENSABLE!Your success or failure at the keyboard may well hinge on how quickly and accurately you can memorize a new chord. To be really efficient at this you must use your eyes, your ears, and the muscles of your hands. You must learn a chord so that... Read More
Why Play Guitar?
As a full-time guitar instructor, I am constantly faced with people in all walks of life who, for all different kinds of reasons, believe that playing the guitar will add something to their lives. Most people that are just starting the guitar for the first time are young (pre-university) although... Read More
Piano Teachers - Whats Wrong with Them?
Most of us like to use what we learn right away. So why is it that most piano teachers tell you you can't really play music until you learn 2 years of theory or more? What hogwash!If I had to wait that long before I could launch into my own... Read More
Songwriting - The Art of Writing a Good Song
Did you know that good songwriting is often the key to establishing a successful music career? But more than that, it can be fun! When you write a song you are able to express yourself in new and creative ways. Whether you're sad, happy, angry, or in love... with words,... Read More
Legal Music Downloads
On July 28, 2004, French Internet access providers and music copyright owners signed a joint national charter aimed at cracking down on illegal downloads and expanding the amount of legal music tracks available online (AFP). This is the latest in a series of moves taken across the world to combat... Read More
How to Start Your Own Band
Every once in awhile a guitar student will express a desire to be in a band someday.If this is your ambition too, then read on. Whether you're a guitar player or not doesn't really matter. If you are a talented singer or musician then the question is, do YOU want... Read More
Origins of the Mathers Family
Eminem's roots can be found in Scandinavia through his mother Debbie Nelson and in South Wales through his father Marshall Bruce Mathers II.But Eminem has mostly Scottish blood running through his veins. On both sides( maternal and paternal sides), Scottish roots can be found.Back to the 7 th generation on... Read More
Is Your Child Struggling in School? Get Him (Or Her) Music Lessons
This is counterintuitive, I know. Our natural response to seeing our child struggle is to find a way to help, not to add to the burden. If a child is struggling, why should we risk setting them up for failure in music lessons?The answer is simple. Playing music has been... Read More
Music & Emotions: Can Music Really Make You a Happier Person?
How many times have you turned to music to uplift you even further in happy times, or sought the comfort of music when melancholy strikes?Music affects us all. But only in recent times have scientists sought to explain and quantify the way music impacts us at an emotional level. Researching... Read More
Music Industry Secrets Revealed - How To Become Succesful The Music Industry Without A Record Deal
Before the internet, unsigned music artists couldnt make a living, off the thing they love and enjoy the most: Their music! They would have to send in demos to major record companys, hoping that the CEO's would love their music and actually call them up on the phone offering them... Read More
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How to Become a World Class Expert in Just 20 Minutes a Day
Is it really possible to become an expert in some... Read More
How To Find The Right Guitar Teacher
Finding a good teacher is not always easy, at any... Read More
Play Piano As Fast As Possible!
One of the rules of practicing we all hear over... Read More
How to Start Your Own Band
Every once in awhile a guitar student will express a... Read More
Creating Stark Atmospheres
One of the things New Age pianist George Winston is... Read More
How to Become a Filthy Rich Record Label Mogul
Let me guess, you love music and would do anything... Read More
Music to Echo Your Mood
In what way do the kinds of music (rock, rap,... Read More
Top Rap Song
After months of email and posts, we've finally compiled and... Read More
Silent Discos!
The press have reported this week that silent disco's are... Read More
Setting Up In-House Retail Sales
Now, that you are familiar and likely connected with online... Read More
The Gong - An Instrument Everyone Can Play
What exactly is a Gong?The gong is a musical instrument... Read More
3 Quick & Easy Steps To Playing Music by Ear
Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece... Read More
Your PC Is An Awesome Singer... If You Let It!
As an amateur songwriter, who struggles with a computer far... Read More
Born into musical family, Michael Jackson is as big as ever today
Michael Jackson was born Michael Joseph Jackson on August 29,... Read More
Review: Audioslave - Out of Exile
Every once in a while a band comes along that... Read More
The Death-Defying Warehouse Party Life: An Interview by William of Orange
About an entire local music industry that's rarely heard from,... Read More
The Various Countries - A Rant About Country Music
It is no secret that over the past couple decades... Read More
1959 Stratocaster Vintage Guitars
Mid 1959 Stratocaster vintage guitars have a slab rosewood fingerboard... Read More
Piano Playing For Adults: More Fun Than Sex And Not Nearly As Dangerous!
OK, so I lied about the fun part.Maybe piano playing... Read More
Discover The Perfect Place To Perform
Once you know what your Unique Selling Proposition is as... Read More
Guitar Buying - The Pros and Cons of Vintage vs. Reissue
To most people, owning the "genuine article" is the only... Read More
Performing, Whats the Big Deal?
Performance anxiety is not something that only happens to musicians,... Read More
Five Steps to Protecting Your Music and Your Money
There are a lot of independent labels out there waiting... Read More
Play The Piano Like A Pro
Meet the 12 Major Notes:1. C (do)2. C# - Db... Read More
Music: Uniting Nations, Dividing Generations
Cultures around the world since the beginning of time have... Read More
Anglican Arrogance: Small-Minded Choirmembers
What is "Episcopal" music?We often hear people express concern about... Read More
How to Use the Entire Piano Keyboard
There are 88 keys on the piano keyboard. Most pianists... Read More
Legend Vega Releasing New Pop CD
Legend Vega is scheduled to release her newest CD this... Read More
Review: Medications - All Your Favorite People In One Place
One of the most intriguing aspects of music is how... Read More
Review: Coheed and Cambria - Second Stage Turbine Blade
Ever wonder what would happen if you mixed the progressive... Read More
14 Ways Musicians Can Increase Their Tips
I was listening to NPR the other day when they... Read More
The Three 8 Mile Battles
Three battles at the end of the 8 Mile movie... Read More
How to Create an Original Melody
Here's a method I use that works. First, sit down... Read More
Are iPods Changing the Way We Listen to Music
They're everywhere, and not only are they everywhere, they look... Read More
How To Change Your Guitar Strings
Changing your guitar strings might make you feel a litte... Read More
How to Make $30,000 with Your Music Before Years End
As an independent musician and/or recording artist, if you did... Read More
Throat Singing In Inuit Culture
Originally, Inuit throat singing was a form of entertainment among... Read More
Music for Corporate Entertainment
For many years I have supplied music for and played... Read More
Piano Teachers - Whats Wrong with Them?
Most of us like to use what we learn right... Read More
How Can You Make A Rock Vocal Sound Better?
Admit it... you were expecting a magic answer to this... Read More
Closet Monsters London Spicoluk
Way back in November I found myself at the Casby... Read More
How Has Eminem Risen to the Top?
How is it that a little white boy from Kansas... Read More
The Irish Harp
The harp that once through Tara's halls the soul of... Read More
You Cant Force Play
A student once asked me; "How come sometimes the music... Read More
Piano Music - How to Begin and End a Piece
How do you begin a piece of music? That's a... Read More
Spectral Muses Revisited: The Channeled Melodies of Rosemary Brown
Rosemary Brown (1916-2001) was a middle-aged South London widow, making... Read More
Top Rap Song
After months of email and posts, we've finally compiled and... Read More
Musicians Injuries: OUCH, It Hurts When I Play (But Please Dont Tell Me To Stop!)
This article takes a look at musicians' injuries. For an... Read More
6 Tips for Organizing Your Music Files
If you're a digital music fan, you probably have problems... Read More
Recording Vocals at Home
Anyone who has recorded vocals to tape knows there is... Read More
Eminem: A Social Commentator
In an interview given to Musik Magazine in 2000, Eminem... Read More
Mp3s ? The Future of Music?
Mp3 music is audio that has been digitally encoded and... Read More
How Many Guitar Chords Do I Need To Know?
Guitar chords, (chords played specifically on a guitar,) differ only... Read More
Can You Really Learn To Play a Musical Instrument From an Online Course?
Out of the 250 million people in the United States,... 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... Read More
A Quick and Easy Composition Method
Here's the method I use every time I want to... Read More
50 Cent G Unit
His lockjaw delivery makes him look as gangsta as Marlon... Read More
Its Jewish Music, But Is The Music Jewish?
A while back I was driving along the Jerusalem highway... Read More
Why Learning How to Improvise is So Important
Imagine asking a beginning writer to write a short story... Read More
Bono: From Music To Fashion To Helping The Poor
U2s lead singer Bono isn't content with being part of... Read More
Visualization Techniques for the Pianist
Controlling the images of the mind through image projection has... Read More
Music Licensing: The Cold Cash Facts About Money for your Music
Where music meets licensing, there's money to be made. How... Read More
The History Of Drums - A Journey Of Sound
Music and musical instruments are an extremely important part of... Read More
Free, Legal Music Online
Almost everyone has heard about the massive crack down on... Read More
Structure Of A Successful Music Website
Ideally each page of your website should serve a specific... Read More
Social Networking and Music: MySpace Puts It All Together in a Virtual Community
Today's music fan interacts with a "community" that is far... Read More
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