The Piano Parent Trap!
This article illustrates the most effective way parents can support their young children in piano lessons...
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The Revolution has begun - and it will not be Televised "The new Artist Development Paradigm"
"Tomorrow's Artists won't look anything like the overexposed oversaturated acts of today"
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The Top 10 Reasons Why You Suck At Playing Guitar
If you desire to become a great guitarist, you have to want it badly enough to sacrifice other parts of your life to devote to practice.
This doesn't mean you have to give up your social life and never take the guitar out of your hands until your Jimi Hendrix
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These MIDI Tools Are Music To My Ears
Curious about MIDI? Want to find out what tools are out there and what they do? Here are a few pointers.
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Your PC Is An Awesome Singer... If You Let It!
Previously published in the Mensa International Journal, this article explores Lola from Vocaloid.
Using advanced algorithms from Yamaha, Lola is a singer in a PC. You give her the words and the tunes - she sings in a very humansounding way.
Band in a Box is a perfect partner to Lola. It turns your chords into full songs, using a variety of styles ranging from techno to classical.
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Building Your Digital Music Collection
The previous two Tech Tips took a look at eight basic features of portable MP3 players worth considering before laying down some serious money on one of these devices. Once you have a nice new MP3 player with plenty of space for music, you need to fill it up! There are several ways to go about building your digital music collection, and we'll take a look at a few ways to do so.
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How to Start Your Own Band
Have you ever had a desire to start your own band? Do it today by following the three easy steps outlined in this article...
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How to Use the Entire Piano Keyboard
Explores an intuitive approach to using the full resources of the piano.
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Jazz: What In The Heck Is It?
All of us know what jazz is when we hear it, but trying to define it is a different matter. With so many variant styles, coming up with an accurate definition of jazz is difficult if not impossible.
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Music Bytes - Tips For Saving On Professional Software For Musicians, Part I
If you are outraged by the prices software giants demand for their tools, it's time to check out shareware. Small independent developers often provide similar solutions that cost three to five times less AND you get to try them before paying.
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A Brief History of Fender Guitars
A brief overview of the history of the Fender Guitar Company. The article defines certain mile-stones in the company's history from its birth to the present day.
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A Dying Cat And A Nylon String Guitar
Music isn't just learning notes and playing them, you learn notes to play to the music of your soul.
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Learn to Fiddle the Orange Blossom Special, the Most Popular Fiddle Tune in the World
Learning to play fiddle? Why not get started fiddling the Orange Blossom Special? It takes time and practice. A few fiddle learning tips help.
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Music Business Contacts: Music Business Registry connects artists, managers, publishers, producers &
With comprehensive listings of music executives, producers, publishers, attorneys and more, Ritch Esra and Stephen Trumbull of the Music Business Registry provide vital connections in a rapidly-changing business - a report by The G-Man.
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Piano Playing For Adults: More Fun Than Sex And Not Nearly As Dangerous!
Can piano playing for adults be as much fun as sex? Maybe not, but 2nd place isn't that bad when you consider the popularity of the competition.
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6 Tips for Organizing Your Music Files
If you're a digital music fan, you probably have problems organizing your music file collection. For me, I used to have hundreds of MP3 files lumped in one folder in my hard drive. Can you imagine th...
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Learn To Play The Piano Better By Learning To Arrange Chords & Chord Progressions
Piano arranging is the process by which you take a written piece of music and rework it with chords, adding new bass accompaniment, fills, or even slightly altering the song's structure. And while it's a process that takes years to truly master, anyone with a basic education in piano and a working knowledge of a few key techniques can create an inventive, satisfying arrangement. It all boils down to one thing: chord recognition.
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Polychords and the Jazz Improviser: How to Practice & Apply Polychords to Improv
In this article one will learn how to practice efficiently and apply polychords to an improvisational setting in a step-by-step fashion.
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Shopping For Your First Drum Set
When you go shopping for drum sets for the first time it can be a pretty overwhelming, but do not lose the excitement! This article sheds some light on what you need to know.
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What Works Best in New Age Piano Improvisation
Explores an attitudinal approach to playing piano and improvising.
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Bluegrass Music - Alive and Well in the Appalachians
One of the Appalachian Mountain region's greatest contributions to the world is Bluegrass music. Born in hills and hollows, Bluegrass is simply mountain folk music with heavy Celtic influences. Tod...
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Formal Highland Attire: The Correct Wearing of the Kilt; the National Dress of Scotland
We don't simply wear a theatrical costume; we wear the national dress of Scotland. While some people might think that any proposed definition of what is "correct" in traditional Highland dress is in some way a gross infringement of their right to express their individuality, others may be interested to know just what the standards are, even if they choose to exhibit variations on the theme. Voluntarily observing the rule and custom of the Scots in the matter of dress is one way to strengthen and to reinforce the genuine and traditional of the Highland culture that we claim to celebrate.
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Pakistani Pop Music
Pakistan is blessed with talent and when we talk about Pakistani Music, you can never stop picking up one of the best Pakistani pop song uptill now because there are number of such hit songs nobody c...
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Taking "iPod Culture" into Clubs as Well as Cyberspace: Jonny Rocket Interviewed by The G-Man
Playlist is attracting attention for several reasons. First, as a part of what some are calling "iPod Culture," Playlist is helping disseminate music to a wide audience. And second, many of us just love the Warholian idea of a bunch of people showing up at a club to be a DJ for 15 minutes of fame.
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Your First Guitar
Congratulations, you just bought you first guitar! Now that you've met the love of your life and made that big commitment, you're probably excited about building a good relationship with your new partner. But where do you begin?
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