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How to Buy an Electric Guitar
For most of us, making any major purchase, such as a new refrigerator, or a new car, is a cacophony of options and confusion; do we want the silver one or the black one? How much can we afford to spend? Will it last over time? If nothing else, we a...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : George Nellas
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Formation of a Song (Recording)
As industry insiders, we sometimes forget that when discussing the recording process, the rest of the world really has no idea what we are talking about. Hopefully this will provide an explanation of the song formation process in layman’s terms so...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Ben Blakesley
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Benatar and Geraldo - Still Rockin on a High Note
Most people look forward to the summer months because they bring warmer temperatures, vacations, outdoor gatherings, and longer days. Those are all fine and dandy, but what really gets my fires stoked for the warm season is when the Queen of Rock (...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Brian Kohlmeier
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Can You Really Learn To Play a Musical Instrument From an Online Course?
Out of the 250 million people in the United States, about 25 million of them play an instrument of some kind, or used to when they were in school and would like to pick up where they left off. Another 30 million or so sing in a church choir, a barb...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Duane Shinn
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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 ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Trevor Maurice
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Avoiding Injuries When Playing Guitar
To avoid any sort of injuries when playing guitar a common sense approach is recommended. Just what do I mean by that?
Well, there are many simple and obvious precautions you can take that will prevent most injuries.
To start with you can adopt the...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Trevor Maurice
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Guitar Humidification
Problems with humidity can lead to heartbreak for the classical (or other) guitarist. Excessive humidity or dryness can ruin an instrument probably quicker than you think.
You must always be aware of what conditions you are leaving your instrument,...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Trevor Maurice
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Solid-Bodied Gretsch Corvette Guitar
The Solid-bodied Corvette (not to be confused with the Corvette hollow-body arch-top electric, produced from 1955-1959) was Gretsch's answer to the Les Paul Jr. by Gibson. Introduced in 1961, the Corvette Solid-body was a small, light-weight, comfo...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Allen Chiles
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Five Great Practice Ideas I Learned From My Piano Students!
Sometimes the teacher learns more from the student than the student does from the teacher. Hopefully, not too often, but today I would like to share with you some great practicing ideas that have come from my piano students over the years:
1. A Col...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Duane Shinn
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Where To Download Music On The Internet
Virtually all of you have probably heard of the RIAA's quest to crush online music piracy. The illegal sharing of copyrighted songs via the MP3 format on top the Internet costs the music industry billions of dollars. This is conventionally done app...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Chris Fox
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How to Stop Thinking and Start Playing
Learning how to improvise is confusing for most. The sheer number of choices becomes a burden. Should I play this note? What chord next? Where do I go from here? All valid questions newbies (and oldbies) at improvisation sometimes ask themselves.
T...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Edward Weiss
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If Seals Can Sing, Why Cant You?
It sounds like a side show, doesn’t it? It does to me. But it’s true; researchers have discovered that some varieties of seals really do sing. Indeed, male leopard seals have been heard singing complex melodies in their lonely search for a mate....
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Duane Shinn
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Recording Vocals at Home
Anyone who has recorded vocals to tape knows there is a difference between a heart-felt performance, and something that does not quite cut it! There are certain steps that I take to ensure that my own performances are the best I can muster.
First ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Christopher Taylor
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50 Cent
More so than any other music since the blues, hip-hop is all about stories. And its stories are both criminal minded and grand, making them enthralling and unbelievable, but also making them only as interesting and convincing as the teller. That's ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Barry Hynes
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50 Cent G Unit
His lockjaw delivery makes him look as gangsta as Marlon "the Godfather" Brando, but 50 Cent is no actor, folks. In fact, his unique articulation has to do with a hole in his jaw, the result of having taken a bullet in the face (along with eight ot...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Barry Hynes
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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 ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Ron Worthy
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Singing: The Tonic of Life
Most people these days would associate singing with the popular music they see and hear on the radio and tv. This can make you feel like its beyond you, like it's some form of high skill that you need to be born with. A natural talent if you like....
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Michael Oliphant
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How to Use the Entire Piano Keyboard
There are 88 keys on the piano keyboard. Most pianists use about 13 of this number most of the time. Why?
Well, if you're playing sheet music, the answer lies in how the composer used the piano. If you're creating your own music, the answer lies i...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Edward Weiss
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Just 3 Chords? No Way!
A student wrote me an email about the lesson "Ocean Dreams." Here it is:
"Dear Edward, I can't believe that you're using just 3 chords for this piece. It sounds like it uses much more material. Please tell me how you did it!"
Here's my answer - Dea...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Edward Weiss
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Why Learning How to Improvise is So Important
Imagine asking a beginning writer to write a short story from scratch. Our writer does not yet have much experience in writing but accepts the challenge and begins to plunge ahead.
He has to start somewhere so he begins to examine how to construct ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Edward Weiss
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What Works Best in New Age Piano Improvisation
Many students want to know how to improvise. What they really want to know is how to be able to keep an improvisation going.
It's not difficult to begin. You just play a chord or two and that's that. But what happens to many students after a few se...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Edward Weiss
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MP3 Music Subscription Services. A Good Deal?
There's a reason Apple Computer dominates the legal 99-cents-a-download digital music scene: It does it right. Apple's iPods set the style and ease-of-use standards that other portable music players must try (so far unsuccessfully) to match. Its iT...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Mary Beim
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Memorizing Music - How Is It Best Achieved?
When memorizing music there are several things you can do that will make your job that much easier. Memorizing music is important as most people know you play better when having the music in your head rather than having your head in the music. So w...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Trevor Maurice
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How to Compose Your Own Music Using 8-bar Phrases
Some people think composing is this miraculous thing that only genius's do. What a myth! It's a skill that can be learned. What can't be learned is the intuition that guides the creative force. What can be learned is the technique. And the most imp...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Edward Weiss
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