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Electric, Classical, Acoustic - Which Guitar Is Best For You?
No one could really pinpoint the exact year as to when
the guitar was created. The lute, harp and lyre are
the three stringed instruments from which guitars
evolved. The features of guitars vary for each musical
period. The guitar is one of t...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : David Arnold Livingston
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SOUNDS GOOD TO ME - Eliminate Throat Tension
As a vocal coach, I hear it all the time. I love to sing but when I do, I get hoarse and need to shout to be heard after only a few hours. Some days I just want to give up. What am I doing wrong? What can I do about it?
Sadly, this is an all to...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Donna Flynn
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An Interview with Jon Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Cant Be Wrong
The idea originated with singer Jon Bon Jovi. Jon kept upping the ante with his label and ultimately they consented to a four-CD set of essentially new material. Here, he talks about this 20th anniversery project (100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Steven Rosen
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Reasons to Ditch Your Guitar Pick
Lately, I haven’t been using my guitar pick all that much. I got this tab book of some good ol’ Gatemouth Brown finger picking blues. I’ve been enjoying myself so much trying to get this fingerpick thang goin’."
I’m starting to understand the arpeg...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Scott Thomas
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Performance and Gigs
"For optimum amp tone onstage, plug your amp into your own AC outlet.." - Eric Johnson
DOING GIGS
In my opinion, there are two kinds of performers:
1 - Concert performers -- who do well in front of a sit-down audience
2 - Club performers -- who ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Scott Thomas
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Internet Jams
Today’s technology for the recording musician has been getting better and better with each passing month it seems. Software and computer interfaces are getting much less sophisticated and more user friendly for the average Joe. And,let's not forget...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Scott Thomas
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Musical Improvisation Basics - 8 Vital Things To Remember
This article discusses 8 vital things to remember as improvisers - whether advanced or just getting started:
1. Your technique is probably miles ahead of your ability to think.
This isn't just true for classical players. I've known lots and lots (a...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Ben Dowling
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Beauchamp Brings Diversity to Music
Everyone has a talent. For Miami, Okla.’s, Brian Beauchamp, it’s playing music. Beauchamp who began playing guitar in 1998 while attending college at the University of Oklahoma said he first played after borrowing a guitar from his friend, Jamie Ne...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Jennifer Rainey
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Effective Band Rehearsal
If your band is in rehearsals, either preparing for gigging, or practising new songs to add to your repertoire, the chances are you will have to hire a rehearsal room. The costs of hiring a room can soon mount up if you don’t organise your time eff...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Tony Williams
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Manage Your Tour and Manage Your Sponsors
Your label has just signed a killer band and their record will street in the next six months and it’s your job to get them on the road to tour, promote and sell records. But, being you are a record label, you have no money to promote the tour much ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Thomas King
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Musical Improvisation Basics - Four Strategies For Playing Wrong Notes
While it probably doesn't seem like this would help - let's face it - if you are unwilling to play a lot of wrong notes, you're never going to learn how to do anything hard. And improvising is hard! It isn't something that you can do safely, with t...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Ben Dowling
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Soul Band for a Party
Was the request six months ago, a sixtieth birthday party, the client said. It got me thinking. There is a whole untapped market out there for people who lived as teenagers and twenty somethings through the sixties and seventies. They are all comin...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : J Williams
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Painting with Sound
Whenever I go to a Borders bookstore here in San Diego, I make it a point to look at the art instruction books. I'm not a visual artist, but I've always enjoyed the step-by-step approach authors of the better books take to teach students how to cre...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Edward Weiss
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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 t...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : George Nellas
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Copyright Basics for Songwriters
Should you copyright your song? If you're a songwriter, sooner or later you will probably have some questions about getting your material copyrighted. Since I've already been down this road before, you might be able to benefit from my experience. T...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kathy Unruh
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How Much of Your Potential Will You Release?
Do you ever feel there is an inner voice speaking to you, telling you that you’re not very good, or you can’t do it, or there’s just not enough confidence and repertoire with you? This is the voice that calls itself “I” right? Let’s refer to this a...
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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...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kavit Haria
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Discover The Perfect Place To Perform
Once you know what your Unique Selling Proposition is as a musician (we covered this in the last issue), it’s time to ask yourself what kind of venue you want to be letting those talents out in. This is the process that will help you determine your...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Kavit Haria
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Smart Apple iPod Tips and Techniques
Are you thinking of buying an Apple iPod? Or have you bought one?
Almost everyone and anyone that I know seems to have bought an iPod or at least is thinking of getting an ipod for themselves or their loved ones. The iPod is just so alluring! Howev...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Katherine Xie
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Does Your Band Need a Manager?
New bands looking to book gigs and establish contacts often start looking for a manager to handle the business aspects of their music. This is especially the case in cities with big music scenes, like New York, Los Angeles and Austin.
Before divin...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Peter Kennedy
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The Bagpipe and Its History
You may have heard that bagpipes are a Scottish invention; you may have heard that they are an Irish invention. The truth (of course) is neither one. The bagpipe was invented in ancient Samaria, in Israel. The Bible mentions the instrument in the b...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Duco Sminia
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1973 Interview with Paul McCartney - Forming Wings
July 6, 1973 Birmingham England
Steven:
Has it been difficult for you putting together a new band? There would seem to be an extraordinary amount of pressure on you to come up with a group of musicians that could compete with the Beatles.
Paul:
...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Steven Rosen
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Growing and Keeping Loyal Fan Support
Fan support for musicians is a two way street. You make the music, release the CDs, and play the shows. You need fans to show up at the gigs, buy the CDs, or spread the buzz about you or you don't have an audience. When these two elements are out ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Wendy Vickers
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Rabbitt Productions - Up & Coming Atlanta Producer
When you think of music in Atlanta you generally think of Crunk Music but there is more to Atlanta's musical soundscape than that. Lots of young musicians in the A-Town venture off into different musical directions. One such musicianDJProducer is...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Frederick Glover
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Micing a Kick Drum
This months tip deals with micing kick drums.
You wouldn't believe how many people ask me about micing their kick drums. It leads me to believe people really don't know how to.
-ON SOAPBOX-
It became so fashionable in the mid-90's through the earl...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Philip Langlais
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