Wal-Mart Music Downloads, Napster and Other Legal Digital Music Download Sites
Digital Music Download. Ever since file-sharing programs entered the hard drives of our computers, people have wanted the best place for a digital music download. Music companies have had to figure out what to do about illegal music downloads and the music download web site. The legal battle continues but... Read More
Sheet Music ? Violin and Other String Instruments
The violin is a bowed stringed instrument and is the highest pitched member of the violin family. It sits along side its cousins ? the other members of the violin family - the viola, cello, and double bass. The bow of the violin is a narrow, slightly incurved stick of... Read More
Buying A Guitar
There are many things to consider when buying a new classical guitar. For instance, whether or not you are a beginner or seasoned professional will determine just what you are looking for and how much you are willing to spend.If you're a beginner to intermediate player there are many excellent... Read More
Polychords and the Jazz Improviser: How to Practice & Apply Polychords to Improv
In the world of music, many Jazz improvisers and Classical composers eventually venture into exploring poly-harmony within their respective art form. Poly harmony is the simultaneous sounding of more than one harmonic concept. The preponderance with poly-harmony began the late 19th-early 20th centuries with classical composers as Stravinsky and Debussy.... Read More
Top Rap Song
After months of email and posts, we've finally compiled and rated what you submitted as the top rap songs of all time. At first we tried to rank these, but we realized that due to the diverse nature of these songs it seemed unfair to do so. Depends on personal... Read More
Green Day: Punk Rock Masters Taming Mainstream Radio Their Way
Before they got together as Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool were merely three extraordinary hopefuls hoping and looking for their big break. The trio has no formal training and got their 'practice' from playing for free at punk clubs on Gilman Street in Berkeley, California.... Read More
How the Internet Helps Musicians
Everyone talks about the negative impact of the Internet on the music business. Illegal file sharing and copyright violations have decimated the profits in the industry. Record labels are less willing to take risks with new artists because the profits have dried up. Sales have steadily declined over the past... Read More
The Need To Perform
I can't believe how much of the year has gone by, but all the same, it's unbelievable how much I've grown through the year and most of it, from demolishing my need to perform.I grew up playing a lot of hockey, being captain of both my schools when I was... Read More
Visualization Techniques for the Pianist
Controlling the images of the mind through image projection has proven valuable not only for psychotherapy, but also as a learning aid. Visualization can have as much impact on the subconscious, memory, and entire body as a "real" experience.For example, it is sometimes more expeditious to memorize a song by... Read More
Beginner Guitar Lessons - Learn Guitar without Ever Leaving Your Home!
So, you think you'd like to learn to play guitar, but you're put off by the high cost of lessons? You don't want to put up with a teacher showing you a bunch of theory and boring songs that you don't want to learn and won't get you where you... Read More
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Bluegrass Music - Alive and Well in the Appalachians
One of the Appalachian Mountain region's greatest contributions to the... Read More
Music, the Spiritual Connection
All through the age's music and spirituality as served hand... Read More
Learn To Play The Piano Better By Learning To Arrange Chords & Chord Progressions
Piano arranging is the process by which you take a... Read More
Top 7 Donts for Successful Improvisation
1. Don't try and make something happen. Trying blocks the... Read More
Top Rap Song
After months of email and posts, we've finally compiled and... Read More
Formation of a Song (Recording)
As industry insiders, we sometimes forget that when discussing the... Read More
Reaching For The Soul Zone
Every searching artist wants to get there. It's that magical... Read More
Guide to Finding Music Online
Are you frustrated because finding your favorite songs on the... Read More
How To Play The Violin
This article gives the essential basics for how to play... Read More
How to Create an Original Melody
Here's a method I use that works. First, sit down... Read More
The Acoustic Guitar
The steel-stringed acoustic guitar is usually credited with being developed... Read More
Painting with Sound
Whenever I go to a Borders bookstore here in San... Read More
Musical Improvisation Basics - Four Strategies For Playing Wrong Notes
While it probably doesn't seem like this would help -... Read More
Music Practice Techniques for Learning Repertory
These practice tips were written for fiddlers. I've used them... Read More
The Piano Parent Trap!
"My 6 year old daughter really loves the piano and... Read More
Just 3 Chords? No Way!
A student wrote me an email about the lesson "Ocean... Read More
The Strange Days (mostly nights) of Guns N? Roses
Kenny "Axil" Rose (Lead vocals), D.J. "Slash (Lead guitar), Joshua... Read More
How Can You Make A Rock Vocal Sound Better?
Admit it... you were expecting a magic answer to this... Read More
Review: Coheed and Cambria - Second Stage Turbine Blade
Ever wonder what would happen if you mixed the progressive... Read More
Avoiding Injuries When Playing Guitar
To avoid any sort of injuries when playing guitar a... Read More
How to Download Music From The Internet
Most of you have probably heard of the RIAA's quest... Read More
Getting Rhythm - Three Tips for Guitar Beginners
If you are just starting out learning guitar one of... Read More
A Brief History Of Gibson Guitars
Gibson guitars have been around forever. It's funny, but although... Read More
14 Ways Musicians Can Increase Their Tips
I was listening to NPR the other day when they... Read More
50 Cent G Unit
His lockjaw delivery makes him look as gangsta as Marlon... Read More
The Art of Music
Music is the art of arranging sounds in periodic time... Read More
The Art Of Practicing - How To See Real Results
I have always believed that success, in practically any subject... Read More
Right-Hand Techniques for New Age Piano
Recently, I had a student ask me to offer some... 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
Soul Band for a Party
Was the request six months ago, a sixtieth birthday party,... Read More
How To Dress Up Naked Music On The Piano
What in the world is "naked music?"You know it when... Read More
Micing a Kick Drum
This months tip deals with micing kick drums.You wouldn't believe... Read More
The Revolution has begun - and it will not be Televised The new Artist Development Paradigm
In reflecting on the world of the Music Business in... Read More
Karaoke Singing
This article is designed to help anyone to enjoy karaoke... Read More
Building A Good Relationship With Your Guitar
The guitar is considered the friendliest musical instrument there is.... Read More
Getting Rhythm - Three Tips for Guitar Beginners
If you are just starting out learning guitar one of... Read More
Piano Playing and Performance Anxiety
I'll never forget the first time I played the piano... Read More
How To Make a Fortune Teaching Piano (or Guitar, or Drums, or Singing, or?) To Beginners
"But I'm not in it for the money" you say.Me... Read More
Arranging for New Age Piano
A while back, I wrote an article that compared flower... Read More
How To Play Piano Using Chord Symbols
Chord symbols (for example, Fm7, Cmaj7 or G6) are a... Read More
Performance and Gigs
"For optimum amp tone onstage, plug your amp into your... Read More
Breathing Space in Music
While most students want to know when to play certain... Read More
Beginner Guitar Lessons - Learn Guitar without Ever Leaving Your Home!
So, you think you'd like to learn to play guitar,... Read More
Piano Teachers - Whats Wrong with Them?
Most of us like to use what we learn right... Read More
Legend Vega Releasing New Pop CD
Legend Vega is scheduled to release her newest CD this... Read More
The King of the Delta Blues Singers - Robert Johnson Still Stands at the Crossroads
Probably the most enigmatic Singer and Guitarist of the twentieth... Read More
A Brief History of Fender Guitars
Perhaps no other guitar maker has touched the hearts of... Read More
Modal Theory for Guitar Players - Part 2
Playing the ModesWhen I used to use this pack with... Read More
Who?s Playing What? A Guide To The Guitars Of The Pros
Eric Clapton performs his slow-handed magic on his. Even with... Read More
How To Find The Right Guitar Teacher
Finding a good teacher is not always easy, at any... Read More
An Introduction to CD Mastering
While many people think that the mixing of the separate... Read More
Establishing Your Mix
Now that you've spent hours and days and weeks and... Read More
College Radio: The Most Important Radio Level for Musicians
For the self-promoting independent artist, the idea of taking on... Read More
How To Change Your Guitar Strings
Changing your guitar strings might make you feel a litte... Read More
Wal-Mart Music Downloads, Napster and Other Legal Digital Music Download Sites
Digital Music Download. Ever since file-sharing programs entered the hard... Read More
Why Play Guitar?
As a full-time guitar instructor, I am constantly faced with... Read More
Independent Music Promotion on the Web: 3 Steps to Success
Let's face it, the wildfire spread of web-based portals designed... Read More
Music for Corporate Entertainment
For many years I have supplied music for and played... Read More
Top 50 Music Quotations
Discover the phenomenonal complexity of music and reflect on the... Read More
How Has Eminem Risen to the Top?
How is it that a little white boy from Kansas... Read More
Managing Your Time, when Music isnt Your Day Job
You CAN do everything.Repeat.You CAN do everything. What you cannot... Read More
The Post-rock Revolution (Explosions in the sky)
A lot has been said about the 'post-rock' revolution as... Read More
Self-Expression Without Criticism
When I was 9 years old I played the Saxophone... Read More
Recording Vocals at Home
Anyone who has recorded vocals to tape knows there is... Read More
Suzuki Violin Vs Traditional Violin
The Suzuki violin method has come to dominate the way... Read More
Are iPods Changing the Way We Listen to Music
They're everywhere, and not only are they everywhere, they look... Read More
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