3 Quick & Easy Steps To Playing Music by Ear
Playing by ear is a valuable technique for many musicians; learning songs based solely on hearing them is a great way to understand song and chord structure. In fact, a great number of rock and pop musicians learned to play their instruments this way. Instead of picking up a book or taking lessons, they concentrated on figuring out the notes and rhythms to a song until it was mastered.
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How to Stop Thinking and Start Playing
Points out the two main reasons students have problems improvising at the piano.
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Music Making as Spiritual Experience
Describes a process where the thinking mind stops and intuition takes over.
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New M3 with Competition Package
The new competition package available for the BMW M3 is almost sad as it is wonderful. With everyone knowing of the strong rumors of the M3's power plant changing to a V8, it's almost heart breaking to think about the legendary straight 6 cylinder being laid to rest. The competition package has many pretty neat extras that give the beamer something to beam about.
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Oh My Aching Head! Can Music Really Make You Feel Better?
We all know, if only instinctively, that music has a profound effect on us. If we didn't believe that music affects us then singing lullabies to calm children and help them sleep wouldn't be universal. In reality melody, harmony, and rhythm probably impacts the human brain in ways that are far more profound than we realize.
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5 Ways to Enjoy Your Music Files
OK, say you've got one thousand of your favorite MP3 songs sitting in your hard disk. What's the best way to enjoy those files? Most of us probably will use the Windows Media Player to listen to thos...
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Art of the Recording Engineer: From Michael Jackson to Mutant Radio, Matt Forger Speaks Out
With credits on 200,000,000 albums, Matt Forger is a recording engineer, producer, and sound mixer who is much in demand. In an exclusive interview with Scott G (The G-Man), Forger reveals his views on recording techniques, tips for new artists, and some little-known facts about Michael Jackson's recording sessions.
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How to Become a World Class Expert in Just 20 Minutes a Day
Is it really possible to become an expert in some field in 20 minutes a day? It's not only possible, but it's probable if you pick a small area of knowledge that you are excited about.
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Music Practice Techniques for Learning Repertory
Several specific prctice techniques are described for making it easier and faster to learn new music repertory.
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New Age Piano Tricks
Describes an often used technique employed by New Age pianists.
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RIAA Files Second Wave of Lawsuits
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has launched a second wave of lawsuits against users of internet2 (a specialized high speed version of the internet that makes it ideal for file sharing). By adding 20 new schools to the list, RIAA has greatly expanded the number of students involved in the case.
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Taps; Piping Military Honors: A Ceremonial Guide for Highland Bagpipers
It has become increasingly popular for U.S. military veterans and their families to specifically request a piper to not only pipe for a funeral, but to pipe Taps for the rendering of military honors as well. Funerals for law enforcement and fire personnel in the United States have a long tradition of incorporating pipers and military honors, and most departmental funerary protocols closely follow those of the U.S. military. The following is a brief general outline of what to expect and what will be expected of you as a member of an honor guard when playing Taps.
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The Do's and Don'ts of Getting Your Child to Love Learning an Instrument
If you're lucky enough to be able to play an instrument, you know the joy that can come from strumming those strings, tapping those keys, or blowing those reeds. It's immeasurable. But, with all the amazing aspects of music, why is it such a struggle to get your child to enjoy learning how to play an instrument?
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The First The American Idol Kelly Clarkson
Being the first American Idol was a challenge, one of many the Kelly Clarkson faced in her rising music career.
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Yo, is Rap Just Another Four Letter Word?
As a boy I remember sneaking off with other boys to talk about girls and other unmentionables with my little buddies. We would curse a bit because it seemed like our right of passage. We were getting tougher and wiser like the bigger kids and it felt kind of good at the time. The language would disappear if our parents or any adult came within earshot of us. I look back on that as proof that the one thing that didn't disappear was our conscience.
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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.
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The Acoustic Guitar
Discover why the acoustic guitar is referred to as a "dreadnaught", where it originated and what makes it is such a popular instrument today.
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The Art of Music
Music is the art of arranging sounds in periodic time so
as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative
composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and
timbre.
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The Case Against "Traditional" Piano Lessons
Describes the classical approach to piano and what is wrong with it.
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The Flower Garden and New Age Piano Music
Discusses the similarities between the arrangement of flowers and New Age piano music.
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Breathing Space in Music
Explains the importance of allowing for space between the notes.
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How To Overcome The Lyric Writing Hurdles That Are Keeping You Behind
The lyric writing side of songwriting is known to create an enormous number of problems for some folks. No matter how hard they try, they are unable to write a single line that they can be pleased wi...
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Independent Music Promotion on the Web: 3 Steps to Success
Outlines three key principles independent musicians should keep in mind when approaching a web-based promotion campaign for their music.
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Learn to Play the Piano
Rocket Piano is a very professionally done piano lesson package. It includes a number of ebooks, audio tracks, and video tracks to support the instructional material. In addition, there's a ton of extras, all extremely well-done, and described below. The product is simple to download, and is perfectly paced for the introductory piano student. It runs on Windows and Macs, so it doesn't matter what kind of computer you have. In a word, if you want to learn to play, you'd be nuts to pass on this...
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Music Industry Secrets Revealed - How To Become Succesful The Music Industry Without A Record Deal
Are you a musician? Do you want to know how you can publish your own music and sell it on the Internet?
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