| The Spanish Guitar: The Descendent Of The Middle Ages by Victor Epand |
| An explanation of the origins of the modern Spanish guitar and a brief overview of each of its commonly accepted predecessors. |
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| Practising With Digital Backing Tracks by Anna Stenning |
| Looking briefly at various ways to help one improve their guitar playing techniques. |
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| What Are Some Of The Top Piano Schools? by Duane Shinn |
| For those who want to pursue a career in piano, the options for training are diverse. There are a number of quality schools available in the United States and some abroad too. |
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| The Love Songs That Make You Feel Sick by Patrick Omari |
| Love songs are meant to mean something. They evoke all sorts of emotions in the listeners from reminiscence, warmth and sentimentality to regret and in extreme cases hatred. So, why do so many love songs make you reach for the sick-bag? |
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| How Important Is Sight Reading For Piano Players? by Duane Shinn |
| Sight reading is the act of reading and playing a piece of music before having ever seen it: on sight. This technique is a vital one for musicians to learn. Being skilled in sight reading makes reading a piece of music easier; the musician doesn't have to labor over every note and re-teach themselves the common patterns. |
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| Tips on How to Tune a Guitar by Richard Neesal |
| Knowing how to tune your guitar yourself is one of the most basic as also one of the most integral constituents of learning to play the guitar. |
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| Tips on Choosing the Correct Electric Guitar for Yourself by Richard Neesal |
| If you are, or wish to be, an electric guitarist, you would know that one of the most difficult tasks awaiting you is the selection of your electric guitar. |
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| Tips on Learning to Play the Guitar by Richard Neesal |
| The most important decision for a novice is to choose the perfect instrument. You need a trained eye for that, and if you know any friend who's a pro, he could lend you expert guidance while purchasing the guitar. |
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| How to Use a Guitar Pick by Richard Neesal |
| Picks used to be earlier made from animal bone or tortoise shell, but nowadays they are mostly made of plastic. They come in various sizes and shapes. I recommend beginners to use medium size picks because these are the easiest to play with. |
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| How To Play Piano Using Chord Symbols by Duane Shinn |
| Chord symbols (for example, Cmaj7 or G6) are a type of notation used frequently in jazz and other areas of modern music to notate chord progressions and changes. This type of notation differs from that of classical music in that chord symbols don't show the function of a chord the way the Roman numeral notation does. |
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| Are Music Correspondence Courses Right For You? by Duane Shinn |
| The opportunities for music correspondence courses are vastly different today compared to a few years ago. Thanks to modern technology and the Internet, taking a music course by correspondence is now much more practical. |
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| Why Choose To Learn How To Play Piano Over Other Instruments? by Chris Chew |
| Unsure of which musical instrument to learn? Why not start with the piano? |
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| Austin City Limits: Where the Music World Comes Together by Ki Gray |
| Every year, the entire music community converges on Austin, Texas, for a sweltering late-summer weekend of non-stop music from the best bands in the country. |
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| 10 Piano Styles You Can Learn To Play by Duane Shinn |
| When studying the piano, a student encounters a myriad piano styles. To master the instrument, at least several of these styles must be learned, and all if at all possible. Knowledge of various playing styles enables a pianist to enjoy and play in any genre and to cross-polinate styles to create a fusion he or she can call their own. |
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| The Jazz Piano Genius of Oscar Peterson by Duane Shinn |
| From his early love of music to his last years, Oscar Peterson's life was full with accomplishments and support from his family. The decision to become a professional pianist led to a weekly radio show and many performances in hotels and music halls for Peterson. |
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| Is Sheet Music Necessary For Musicians? by Victor Epand |
| How many musicians have you ever noticed using sheet music? When seemingly so few of them use it sheet music can sometimes seem very unnecessary for them. Believe it or not, it can play a large role in a musician's career. |
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| Choosing The Right Recording Studio Tools by Jerry Glynn |
| This article provides tips to help beginners select the best equipment for their recording studio needs. |
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| Reading Notes On Sheet Music by Victor Epand |
| If you are looking into becoming a music student but you are daunted by the task of learning to read sheet music, have no fear! It is much easier than you would realize. |
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| Sheet Music Theory: Irregular Time Signatures And Grouping by Victor Epand |
| Irregular time signatures on sheet music can be rather easy to identify if you know what you are looking for. This article gives you the basics for this as well as how to group notes on a bar. |
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| Taiko: The Drums Of Ancient And Modern Times by Victor Epand |
| An overview of Japanese taiko drums, their place in traditional Japanese culture, modern Japan, modern America, and how the genre has evolved. |
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| Singing School Can Be Very Beneficial To You by Kevin Sinclair |
| Most often when people think of a singing school, images of a large music studio with an aspiring entertainer sitting in front of a grand piano comes to mind. However, singing schools are not just for professional singers, although many students are wonderful singers. |
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| Can You Learn Bass Online? by Bill Protresi |
| If you are interested to learn bass tabs, you should know that the process of you getting to learn bass online is really going to be the best option, because this will make the entire process as easy and convenient for you as possible. |
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| How to Learn Slap Bass by Bill Protresi |
| When you hear the term learn slap bass, what it refers to is learning how to play the bass guitar. No matter what the other instruments in a band sound like, the bass guitar is crucial and is really the glue that holds the whole thing together. |
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| Woodwind Musicians Are Careful About Water Damage Of Their Instruments by Gayelord Nash |
| What can you do when your guitar is found laying in a place full of water in your flooded house? Is it practical to fix the considerable ruin to the instrument that has been the source of untold enjoyment over so many years? Some folks would believe their guitar is ruined and should be thrown away. |
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| Changing Keys: What Is Transposition, And How Can I Do It? by Duane Shinn |
| Transposition is changing the key of a piece of music, or changing the notes without changing their relationship. This is often done to make the piece of music easier to play or sing. |
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