7 Tips to Master Playing the Drums

February 7, 2010

If you want to learn how to play the drums, you need to have a good reason why you want to. You have to know what motivates you to get drum lessons. You also have to find it very interesting to join drum lesson classes.
If you always dreamed about playing this instrument but you never [...]

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Beginner Guitar Chords – E and G Major Lesson

February 4, 2010

By Guest Blogger Ian Fraser
When we first want to learn guitar we dream about the moment when we’ll be able to play chords and learn songs we know. Let’s face it the regular songs that most beginner guitar lessons cover are less then exciting, but once you learn chords you open up another realm of [...]

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How to Write a Happy Song

February 1, 2010

By Guest Blogger Paul Freynet
A special occasion is coming up and you want to mark it. Your girlfriend said yes and you want to tell her what that means to you. You’re walking down the street on a sunny day and you’ll burst if you can’t express how good you feel.
Lie down in a [...]

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Sing Loud Without Strain – How to Save Your Voice

January 29, 2010

By Guest Blogger Bill Kernodle
If you frequently sing in front of an audience, you may be tempted to sing loud, especially in a theater or auditorium where many people come to hear your performance. Without the aid of microphones, singers strain to reach the back rows, where paying customers want to hear every note.
The [...]

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Finding the Perfect Drum Set For You

January 26, 2010

We all know for a fact that the drums are considered to be one of the coolest instruments there is. If you want to buy your own drum set that you can enjoy in your garage or your quiet room, then it is very important to remember that buying a drum set can be a [...]

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Picking in Tune

January 23, 2010

Almost all of us have spent our childhood dreaming of who or what we want to become. Some dream of reaching high in the skies as rocket scientists or astronauts while some took the liberty of starring as the best medical specialist ready to take on the most devastating and wily diseases known to man. [...]

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The Elements of Hit Songwriting

January 20, 2010

By Seth Lutnick
Some songs make it big. They get endless radio and media-of-the-moment play. They top the Billboard charts. They launch great careers. One song, one hook, is often all it takes. And most songs – the ratio is probably too big to calculate – do not. A lot of it is simply “luck.”
And [...]

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Learning To Play Drums: The Reasons Why Most People Find It Difficult

January 17, 2010

We all know for a fact that the drum set is the coolest musical instrument in a band. It is also considered as the heart of the band because without the drums, there will be no life in the music. Playing the drums may look easy but the fact is, it’s really harder than it [...]

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How to Practice Music Properly and Reach Your Goals As a Musician

January 14, 2010

By Steven Njavro
As a music teacher I have seen and helped a lot of students. Unfortunately I could not always help a student and consequently they would fail to reach their goals and sometimes quit. I found that the most common reason was what I called “musical depression”. Their musical depression is something [...]

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Tips When Buying Electric Bass Guitar Amplifiers

January 11, 2010

Guitar amplifiers are used to make an electric and an acoustic guitar sound louder. The amplifier is designed to make the guitar produce sounds through a loudspeaker. Electric guitars and electric bass guitars use guitar amplifiers to make the sounds coming out of the guitar distinct.
The amplifiers were first introduced in the 1930s [...]

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