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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five steps to protecting your music and your money
- There are a lot of independent labels out there waiting to use a talented musician to make quick money. The offers may seem hard to refuse, especially if you are a struggling artist or band that has struggled to get a record deal. A little money and exposure may seem great for the moment, but you run a high risk of getting contractually bound to that record label for the rest of your life. If a be...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The revolution of electric guitars
- Sometime during the 1930's electric guitars were introduced onto the music scene, which began a revolution in sound and technology that continues to this day. After Rock and Roll was born in the 1950's, it didn't take very long for electric guitars to grow in popularity and become one of the most coveted instruments of all time. Things really began to take off when the Beatles turned the world on ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making music as a lefty
- Author Interview with Ryan Thomson, seacoast New Hampshire resident, and author of a new book advocating left handed violin playing by lefties. - Playing Violin and Fiddle Left Handed.This piece started out as an actual interview for an internet website article, but the author has expanded it into its present form, while maintaining the "interview" format.What an interestin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The didjeridu
- In Northern Australia the Didjeridu is seen as a phallic symbol and therefore a male instrument. Women are prohibited from playing.Stories of the Didjeridu vary from place to place among the different language-speaking groups in this large continent.In the beginning, in the North of Australia, a giant captured two young girls to be his wives. One day they escaped and made their way b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fiddle tab makes learning fiddle fast and easy
- Learning fiddle tab is so intuitive and so easy that a student picks it up in five minutes. This is true even for five-year-olds.Before starting this examination of fiddle tab, let's recall what standard musical notation looks like. The familiar dot-shaped notes on or between the five lines of the musical staff represent exact pitches of musical notes.The dots show the pitch. Sharp s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The open position piano chord
- Chords. They're amazing. There's no doubt about it. Especially when it comes to piano playing and the Open Position Chord. Here we can use both hands to create music with. The chord is broken up into its main elements and its voicing is spread out which gives it a nice open sound. The sound that's perfect for the New Age style.To use the OPC requires little more than fingering the chord its...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Piano music, perfectionism, and self-expression
- Is your heart in the music? If so, it won't matter what you play so much as what is received through your playing. Do you still think you need to learn 43 chords to sound good or are you concerned with the joy of expressing yourself through this wonderful instrument called the piano? People who sound like they know what they are doing may indeed know what they are doing but does that mean you want...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Good news for the musically untalented
- Have you ever been told that you were good at something but not good enough to make it a career or life ambition? Especially with music, if you're passion is music you are hopelessly outnumbered right from the beginning. "You better have a back-up job" or "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" are common refrains heard from well meaning adults who inadvertently had their dreams crushed out of the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Piano chords and new age music
- There are basically two ways you can compose a piece of music. The first and most traditional way is to write out the melody and then harmonize it. Some call this working from the top (as opposed to the chords on the bottom.) The second approach is where you create some kind of rhythmic harmonic pattern and improvise (or compose) the melody on top. Now, which one is best for New Age music?T...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Interview with josh epstein of vision music usa
- Vision Music USA is a proactive and progressive music service firm with the interest of their clients the driving force that makes them successful. President Josh Epstein and CEO Nick Stamoulis are focused on helping the Independent artists to maintain control of their career by saving them time and their hard-earned dollars. Josh took some time from his busy day to talk to me about their growing ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learn piano the easy way!
- There are essentially two ways to learn piano - note reading or chords. For those who want to spend years learning how to play other peoples music, note reading is the way to go. For those who want to create their own special music, chord understanding is a must - and much easier to learn. It is far better to learn how to make music first than it is to read it on a piece of paper.Imagine...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Avoid these 3 common mistakes - when improvising
- Mistake #1 - Thinking about what you're going to playA lot of students think there should be some kind of preparation before improvising on the piano. They are right! There should be some thought as to the sound, tonality, key - but once these choices are made the thinking should stop and the playing should begin.Mistake #2 - Worrying about whether it's good or not...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to improvise using a few chords
- When a painter is getting ready to paint, a color palette is usually chosen first. For example, if a forest is to be painted, the artist may choose browns, greens, and blues for the sky. Once the palette is chosen, it makes it easier to create the painting. Why? Because color decisions are now out of the way.We can apply this concept to music as well. In particular, New Age piano playing. I...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Paint your own musical landscapes!
- I don't know why, but I find the idea of interpreting nature musically to be very appealing. Maybe it's because I'm attracted to nature's beauty, but the notion of communicating that beauty musically has always intrigued me.Not being a very patient person, I wanted to find a way to capture a musical idea very quickly and sketch out an entire piece all at once. Visual artists do somet...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to find the right guitar teacher
- Finding a good teacher is not always easy, at any level. At the beginner level it is important to get on the right foot and as an intermediate player you need to know that your teacher really knows his or her stuff if you want to move forward. What it really comes down to is "Are you getting the right information?".The big problem when it comes to music instruction is that it is not necessa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The art of practicing - how to see real results
- I have always believed that success, in practically any subject you can think of, is a direct result of "clear thinking". That is, the ability to understand very clearly what needs to be achieved and the action to set about surmounting very necessary hurdles in order to reach those goals. Less than successful people are either not clear in their goals or for one reason or another give up along the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Flaming guitars! minarik fuels the excitement of a new generation of musicians
- Celebrating an endorsement between G-Man Music and the fiery axe-makers known as Minarik Guitars, Scott G (The G-Man) reviews the Minarik Inferno X-treme.From the Telecaster to the Flying V to the Iceman to the Warlock, some guitar designs are forever branded on our consciousness, and now there's a new one: the Minarik Inferno X-treme. The body shape erupts in furious fingers of flame. If e...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to change your guitar strings
- Changing your guitar strings might make you feel a litte uncomfortable if you have never done it before, but it's really quite simple and should become a regular part of your guitar care routine. Before you do anything, first take time to make some personal observations such as:1. Which way do you have to turn the tuning keys to tighten or loosen the strings?2. How are the strings al...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 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? You've just come home from the music store with this beautiful, mysterious stranger, or perhaps even rescued an abandoned orphan from the flee market or pawn shop. Cradlin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Songwriting - the art of writing a good song
- Did you know that good songwriting is often the key to establishing a successful music career? But more than that, it can be fun! When you write a song you are able to express yourself in new and creative ways. Whether you're sad, happy, angry, or in love... with words, you can fly!Freedom of expression is one of the greatest priviledges we have, but with it comes some responsibility. Words...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bagpipe lessons in your own home !
- Bringing Bagpipe Tuition to Everyone, Everywhere.I have been teaching music for many years and always thought that there must be a better way of reaching more people who have a desire to learn a musical instrument but who have no idea of how to go about it.People who live in remote areas. People who do not know of anyone who teaches their desired instrument in their area. People who ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Getting rhythm - three tips for guitar beginners
- If you are just starting out learning guitar one of the hardest things can be getting a good rhythm and keeping that rhythm going while you change chords with your left hand.When I first started learning guitar I would strum along happily until the chord change and then my right hand would stop while I changed the position of the left.This makes your playing sound terrible. In fact i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Playing the violin is for everyone who loves music
- Every day musical instruments enrich the lives of people around the world and continue to promote culture and art throughout every society and community, no matter what size or structure. Even those people of the world who live outside the realm of technology enjoy and use musical instruments to tell stories or entertain. Someone who has never played musical instruments but is interested in trying...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When does practice make perfect? not much of the time unless all the pieces fit first
- Often people receive a banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar or some other musical instrument as a birthday, Christmas or special occasion gift. There's glee and joy everywhere. The giver of the gift knows how much the receiver of the gift wants to learn this instrument and the receiver of the gift is ACTUALLY holding the coveted instrument in his/her hands instead of lusting for it down at the corner s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to find musical ideas
- The Russian Composer Igor Stravinsky once said: " A good composer does not imitate; he steals."I think what he meant by this is that it's OK to use a technique developed by another and make it your own. To imitate is to steal a technique or style and, somehow, not incorporate your own voice and energy into it.We all get our ideas from somewhere, whether by accidentally listening to a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The flower garden and new age piano music
- If you've ever looked at a flower garden, not only its beauty may have captivated you, but also its overall arrangement.There may have been some tulips or roses combined with other flowers or plants.You may also have stood there looking it over. Maybe you started on one side and your eye moved down or vice-versa. Now, music making is a lot like flower arranging. You combine different...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The revolution has begun - and it will not be televised the new artist development paradigm
- In reflecting on the world of the Music Business in 2004, there were some very profound and dramatic changes that changed the nature of the Music Business itself. 2004 will always be remembered as the year the 'Big Five' became the 'Big Four' and don't be surprised if you're reading at this time next year and we're telling you about the 'Big Three'! Beside the Sony/BMG merger, 2004 will also be re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Warner music executive payments
- "In human life, art may arise from almost any activity, and once it does so, it is launched on a long road of exploration, invention, freedom to the limits of extravagance, interference to the point of frustration, finally discipline, controlling constant change and growth." Susanne Langer (1895-1985)CommentaryIn these times of major record label mergers, downsizing, the sl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cd mastering using har-bal
- Feel free to download the entire manual detailing the mastering process from Har-Bal complete with pictures of all the tools needed to create a great sounding mastered cd .http://hdqtrz.com/Files/Har-Bal_Mastering_Process.pdfPlease remember that you can experiment with different presets in Waves LMB. If you want light limiting use the "Adaptive Multi Electro Mastering" preset and fol...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Living life loud
- Change is good. Just ask the millions of unsigned artists worldwide trying to get their music heard. Since the music industry is changing drastically, unsigned musicians are able to make their music available to listeners. Record labels are realizing new techniques need to be created in order to promote music, and find new talent.The result has been a surge of music-based websites. These si...