How Any DJ Can Increase Their Gigs and Profits By This Simple Strategy
The DJ industry is very competitive. There are many DJ's who are making huge amounts of money and then there are other DJ's who are struggling to find any gigs at all.If there are some DJ's who are thriving with their business and you are not, there is something you... Read More
Liberate your iPod
When Akio Morita came up with the idea of the Sony Walkman all of his colleagues at the thought he was completely insane. The general consensus was that people wouldn't want to walk around the streets wearing headphones. Everyone thought the idea was ludicrous and that it would never catch... Read More
Music Making as Spiritual Experience
If you've been playing piano for some time, you may come upon periods where you forget yourself and only the music remains. You might even have had a spiritual experience. A phenomenon where emotion and intellect become one and the outside world disappears.This experience is what we all want, whether... Read More
They Laughed When I Sat Down at the Piano... but When I Started to Play...
Remember the old ad that used to run endlessly in magazines and newspapers:"They laughed when I sat down at the piano...but when I started to play..." ?I remember very well the first time I played piano for a group. They DID laugh. It was a disaster. I overheard the leader... Read More
Writing Hit Songs
There are a lot of factors to writing a hit song. First, you should focus on writing a good song. Once you've done that, you are not far away from writing a hit. Like most other things in life, it takes persistence, patience, drive, knowledge, belief and maybe some... Read More
Five Secrets to Playing in the New Age Style
1. Learn how to ImproviseLearning how to improvise is the key to playing in this style. Period. You must learn to experiment and take musical risks - within certain frameworks of course. You're not going to bang on the keys and expect to make music. This is not the kind... Read More
How to Play Piano Using a Few Chords
How many chords do you need to create a piece of music? Would you believe that it doesn't really matter and that whole pieces of music have been created using just one chord? For example, if you play a D minor 7 chord, you could use the bass note D... Read More
Music and Healing: The Power of Meaningful Words and Music
We All Have a Favorite Piece of Music that Moves Us to a Special Place in Our Hearts. A Conversion About the Music We Love and How It Colors Our Lives.JUSTIN: My favorite piece of music, depends on the mood, jazz is music for all moods. My favorite jazz piece... Read More
Spectral Muses Revisited: The Channeled Melodies of Rosemary Brown
Rosemary Brown (1916-2001) was a middle-aged South London widow, making ends meet as a grade school kitchen assistant, who rocketed to international fame in 1968 through a BBC broadcast recounting her purported collaborations with long-dead composers. These included Liszt, J.S. Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Schubert (who of course no longer needs... Read More
How Has Eminem Risen to the Top?
How is it that a little white boy from Kansas City has become the most well known rapper in the world? Starting from nothing and eventually moving up to a multi-millionaire, Eminem over the past seven years has been in the eye of the public everywhere you look. He has... Read More
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Five Steps to Protecting Your Music and Your Money
There are a lot of independent labels out there waiting... Read More
Top Rap Song
After months of email and posts, we've finally compiled and... Read More
Adults Can Learn to Play the Piano Too
Are you well past puberty and have always had a... Read More
Closet Monsters London Spicoluk
Way back in November I found myself at the Casby... Read More
How Many Songs Are In Your Pocket?
The portable MP3 player continues to be the hot item... Read More
Chords or Melody First... Which is Best?
There are basically two ways you can compose a piece... Read More
Piano Music, Perfectionism, and Self-Expression
Is your heart in the music? If so, it won't... Read More
New Age Piano Playing and the Sustain Pedal
There are 3 pedals on most pianos. The one on... Read More
How to be Creative at the Piano
So you want to be more creative when playing piano.... Read More
Discover The Perfect Place To Perform
Once you know what your Unique Selling Proposition is as... Read More
Buying A Guitar - Do You Know What To Look For?
Buying a guitar is an important decision that my students... Read More
Beginners Guide to Music File Formats
Are you confused by the various types of music file... Read More
Buying a Violin
"How do I buy a violin, (or fiddle)?"That question has... Read More
Performing, Whats the Big Deal?
Performance anxiety is not something that only happens to musicians,... Read More
How to Remove DRM from WMA - Is It Legal and Worth the Effort?
Technically, it's illegal to remove DRM from WMA protected music.... Read More
How to Buy an Electric Guitar Online
With the increased proliferation of online guitar and musical equipment... Read More
How to Use the Entire Piano Keyboard
There are 88 keys on the piano keyboard. Most pianists... Read More
Reasons to Ditch Your Guitar Pick
Lately, I haven't been using my guitar pick all that... Read More
A Brief History of Gongs
The gong is one of the oldest musical instruments in... Read More
RAP Music and Brain Washing Issues
I am not sure if anyone has been watching out... Read More
Why New Musicians (Rappers) Fail: Three Reasons and Solutions
Despite the title of this article, the purpose of it... Read More
Does Reading Make Music?
When you read music you are deciphering the printed page... Read More
Dont Censor the Music and Artistic Expression
Ann Powers said: "Don't censor the music and artistic... Read More
Mp3s ? The Future of Music?
Mp3 music is audio that has been digitally encoded and... Read More
Story of 50 Cent
G-Units 50 Cent , was born 6th of July 1976... Read More
Ibanez SR400 Bass Guitar
The Ibanez SR400 bass guitar is very comfortable to play.... Read More
Learning How To Improvise
Those of you who have been reading my articles for... Read More
Automatic Control of Chords
CORRECT PRACTICE IS INDISPENSABLE!Your success or failure at the keyboard... Read More
14 Ways Musicians Can Increase Their Tips
I was listening to NPR the other day when they... Read More
Music Licensing
Music licensing can be a very confusing subject. My... Read More
Open Position Piano Chords - Perfect for the New Age Style
The Open Position Chord (OPC) allows you to create a... Read More
RIAA Files Second Wave of Lawsuits
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has launched a... Read More
How to Become a Filthy Rich Record Label Mogul
Let me guess, you love music and would do anything... Read More
Origin of Erik Saties Gnossiennes
The 'trois Gnossiennes' (1890) is a set of dance-like pieces... Read More
Modal Theory for Guitar Players - Part 1
IntroductionThe fact that you are holding this in your hands... Read More
How To Play The Violin
This article gives the essential basics for how to play... Read More
The Downfall Of The #1 Southern Gospel Station
Back in the 90's we had a local Southern Gospel... Read More
Your First Guitar
Congratulations, you just bought you first guitar! Now that you've... Read More
Formation of a Song (Recording)
As industry insiders, we sometimes forget that when discussing the... Read More
Where To Download Music On The Internet
Virtually all of you have probably heard of the RIAA's... Read More
Dont Censor the Music and Artistic Expression
Ann Powers said: "Don't censor the music and artistic... Read More
Self-Expression Without Criticism
When I was 9 years old I played the Saxophone... Read More
Yo, is Rap Just Another Four Letter Word?
Flaunting any excessive or anti-social behavior is considered brazen. When... Read More
Fiddle Tab Makes Learning Fiddle Fast and Easy
Learning fiddle tab is so intuitive and so easy that... Read More
Living Life Loud
Change is good. Just ask the millions of unsigned artists... Read More
Turn It Up: Plugging Into The Perfect Guitar And Amp Settings
Yowza! Did you hear that hideous noise? It sounded like... Read More
College Radio: The Most Important Radio Level for Musicians
For the self-promoting independent artist, the idea of taking on... Read More
The First Step and Most Important Thing in Learning Guitar
Most of the guitar lovers playing guitar for few years... Read More
Breathing Space in Music
While most students want to know when to play certain... Read More
So You Wanna Learn How To Start a Record Label?
Well, you love music so much that you have decided... Read More
3 Quick & Easy Steps To Playing Music by Ear
Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece... Read More
Play Piano in the New Age Style
It's not what you play, it's how you play it.... Read More
The Need To Perform
I can't believe how much of the year has gone... Read More
The Art of Music
Music is the art of arranging sounds in periodic time... Read More
Improvisation and Musical Form
Do you ramble on endlessly with your improvisations? If so,... Read More
Lori Nuic Sparkles
A soulful vibe along with an amazing voice is what... Read More
How Any DJ Can Increase Their Gigs and Profits By This Simple Strategy
The DJ industry is very competitive. There are many DJ's... Read More
How to Organise a Gig or a Live Music Event - the Budget
Three times in the last month I've been asked the... Read More
The Art Of Practicing - How To See Real Results
I have always believed that success, in practically any subject... Read More
Songwriting - The Art of Writing a Good Song
Did you know that good songwriting is often the key... Read More
One Way to Improve Your Music Journalist Relationship
Boy, I really detest how some people do websites. Bands... Read More
You Cant Force Play
A student once asked me; "How come sometimes the music... Read More
Music Practice Techniques for Learning Repertory
These practice tips were written for fiddlers. I've used them... Read More
The Future for Independent Record Labels
Small independent record labels are facing a different fight today... Read More
A Dying Cat And A Nylon String Guitar
"Music isn't just learning notes and playing them, you learn... Read More
Win Friends & Influence People Through Music -- Is It Possible?
The idea that studying music improves the social development of... Read More
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