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Discover How Lil Wayne Is All About Making Music By : Tony Briggs Lil Wayne aka Weezy Baby is a talented rapper who gives you an unique version of hip hop music and the youth culture. 4 Drum Tips to Keeping Peace With Your Neighbors By : Dan Brown There are some quick fixes to help keep your family, friends, and neighbors at peace while still allowing you to drum. Just follow these four solid drum tips... The Marketing ABCs of How to Get a Record Deal By : Ty Cohen Every aspiring musician out there desires to know the secrets of how to get a record deal. I know, I know, there are so many record labels out there; it is so hard to know what every one of them is looking for. Fortunately, there is one common thread that they all share. They are all looking for someone who is marketable! How the Music Industry Works By : Bill Kernodle How many times have you wondered about exactly how the music industry works? Here we will tell you how. Piano Chords: How Many Are There? By : Duane Shinn An interesting experiment is to ask people how many chords there are in music. You'll be surprised to find out that most musicians don't do any better at answering that question than non-musicians. Selecting Music for Healing and Wellness By : Stephanie Davies This article will show you how music can be used to heal and to provide overall wellness. It explores how to select the most appropriate recordings for your alternative healing techniques. The Blues Scale & Cool Stuff You Can Do With It By : Duane Shinn Most of us who took piano lessons as kids are all too familiar with scales, and most of us hated practicing them with a passion. But understanding scales and what they do is critical to the process of improvisation as well as key orientation and just a general understanding of what's happening in the song we are playing. Did You Know That Music Is Based On Natural "Laws"? By : Duane Shinn Did you know that music is based on natural "laws" -- like gravity -- and by learning to understand how those natural laws work we can actually understand what we are doing when we play -- we don't have to be at the mercy of what someone else has written on a piece of music? A First For West End Theatre By : Martin Davies A personal review of the London musical hit, Sound of Music Can You Still Find A Gem In The LA Music Scene? By : Ron Powers Review of three bands playing at the Whisky a go go Saturday, January 6, 2007. Music Notes: How Pitch & Duration Are Determined By : Duane Shinn Notes are the musical notation representing a fixed pitch. While the word strictly refers to the physical notation of a pitch, it's more commonly used to refer to both the pitch and the notation. Auditioning For A Musical For The Uninitiated By : Kevin Sinclair Preparing to audition for a part in a musical is daunting at best and petrifying at worst for those whose lives have not revolved around singing since early childhood. How To Write Songs By : John Pawlett There was an interesting post today on a message board that I go to. How MySpace Music Indie Artists Succeed By : James Allen Whether you are a fan of indie music or an independent musician yourself, you have no doubt noticed the number of indie artists who have been using the social networking websites like MySpace to increase their exposure. If you've ever wondered what some of the benefits are of doing this please read on... Are You an Organized Drummer? By : Dan Brown When preparedness and opportunity meet, success occurs. You will more likely meet with success by being organized when opportunity knocks. Piano Lessons: Make Sure They Include Chords & Music Theory! By : Duane Shinn Proper piano instruction is an element extremely vital to learning the instrument well. Often overlooked in the teaching curriculum, however, is music theory and chord structure. Transposition and Modulation: How To Transpose To a Different Key & Modulate Between Keys By : Duane Shinn How do transposition and modulation relate? Are they the same? Let's take a look at both of them and see what makes them tick. Guitar Lesson: Do You Know These Easy Chords? By : Peter Edvinsson With a guitar you have many easy nice sounding chords at your disposal. Let's play a few open guitar chords in the key of A. The Music Industry -- How To Lose Money And Ruin Your Career With A Number One Hit Song? By : Stan Medley Any career development person worth his salt, wants you to have a career that is constantly rising. The most important tool to acomplish this is survey technique. Why does your career development person do this? Because you can actually lose money and ruin your career with a poorly planned number one hit. The Power of Music By : John Pawlett Music's power influences the human spirit and emotions should not be underestimated. Music has a great influence in all cultures and religions. The Lil' Romeo Story By : Greg Lucas How Lil' Romeo got his start in rap music. The Ringtone Hall of Fame By : Robert Bentz The Ringtone Hall of Fame nominates the top 10 ringtones of all-time. Which Ringtone Should You Put on Your New Cell Phone? By : Robert Bentz Want to add a new ringtone to your cell phone, but aren't sure which ringtone to put on it? Take our short quiz and we'll recommend the ringtone that best suits your individuality. Top 50 Music Quotations By : John Pawlett Discover the phenomenonal complexity of music and reflect on the way it can positively influence your life with this sound collection of riveting quotes... 6 Simple Steps To Becoming A HOT Guitar Player! By : John Pawlett Learning how to play guitar well is not easy. There are so many methods and so many conflicting opinions, it makes it difficult to know what to do. Rock Musician Claims White House Has Banned His Song By : Robert Bentz Pop/rock star Mick Star believes that the Bush administration has banned his anti-war song so he's making it available via ringtone. The Top Selling Mastertone and Polyphonic Ringtones of 2006 By : Robert Bentz Here are the top selling mastertone and polyphonic ringtones for 2006. How To Be A Good Singer By : Chris Chew Want to be a good singer? Here is how. Josh Groban: The New Boy Wonder Of Voice By : Adrian Adams Hailed as the "New Boy Wonder of Voice" by the New York Times, the American classical and pop singer Josh Groban"s (full name Joshua Winslow Groban) rise to stardom has been nothing short of spectacular. How To Tell What Major Key A Song Is In Quickly & Easily By : Duane Shinn Key signatures are a type of musical notation that indicate which key the song is to be played in. But key signatures, despite the name, are not the same thing as key. The Music Industry- Here Is What A Young Artist Needs To Know To Be A Star By : Stan Medley Music may be an art, but the music industry is a business. What any business ultimately wants is a reasonable profit for its time. So, there are a number of things that career development people and most others in the music industry are looking for besides talent. Video Guitar Lessons Have Their Advantages By : Ray La Foy It might seem a little odd to take lessons from a filmed person online or on a VHS tape or DVD, but the truth is this type of learning works very well for a lot of students. Video guitar lessons offer a lot of perks regular classes don't. Let's look at them: Facts About Portable Music Everyone Should Know By : Ray La Foy Let's look at some of the basic questions about portable music and the answers to help you steer clear of piracy concerns: How To Color Without Crayons: Adding Color Tones To a Chord By : Duane Shinn Adding color tones to a chord is like adding colors to a black and white drawing; it adds depth and dimension and well as bringing it to life. Music Downloads Cover All The Genres By : Ray La Foy Music downloads are now available for just about any type of music imaginable. From the classics to indie bands that haven't even cut records, it's possible to find downloads that cover it all. Have Music, Will Travel: The Evolution of Portable Music By : Laura Watkins All in all, the portability of music was a progressive movement. The digital music of MP3 players has emerged, victorious over the once ubiquitous tape and CD players. Leaders like Apple recognize the value of portable music that lives up to the expectation of true portability: a lightweight and simple, yet elegant design without compromising functionality in the slightest. Guitar Lessons Are Right For All Ages By : Ray La Foy It doesn't matter if you're four or sixty-four, guitar lessons can be a fun way to pass time while developing a skill and talent that will delight others while keeping your mind and fingers nimble. Whether it's country, folk, rock or classical guitar you want to learn, the starting point is the same - basic lessons. Why Do Musicians Practice? By : Kevin Sinclair A Musician who does not practice cannot really call themselves a musician. Anyone who loves their instrument and wants to make it part of their life should crave time to further master their art. The Benefit of Teaching Others to Play Drums By : Dan Brown You never want to pass up an opportunity to teach someone else how to play drums, or even show them a cool groove or fill. Not only will you be robbing them, but you will also be robbing yourself. Don't Play Drums According to Your Personality! By : Dan Brown Play your drums according to each individual song's personality. Only then will your songs truly come to life. Guitar Lesson: Why You Should Learn These Chords By : Peter Edvinsson A guitar is a fantastic instrument. It can be extremely difficult to master but it also invites you to explore the beautiful but easy chords that are available. Top Tips To Help You Download Music And Game Effectively By : Alex Miller This article discusses where you are able to download music and game from the Internet. I offer some vital tips to help you recognize bad sites that may not deliver on their promises. 7 Reasons Why You Should Learn to Read Music By : Bill Kernodle The process of learning to read music is a wonderful journey into the discovery of new musical horizons. Try it, you will not be sorry. Learn to read music today. Can I Find A Top Free Music Download Site? By : Alex Miller This article gives a review of a top free music download site. There are so many dubious music sites on the Internet, and so I offer to you a site that has given me great success. 10 Tips To Find A Legal Music Download Site By : Alex Miller This article gives you 10 tips to help you find a legal music download site, and therefore reduce the risk of downloading illegal music. Guitar Lessons Can Help Anyone Learn By : Ray La Foy Picking up a guitar and expecting to instantly play like Jimi Hendrix isn't realistic. But, picking up a guitar, taking basic lessons and learning the ropes and building on them is. Music Downloads Make A Lot of Sense For Kids By : Ray La Foy This is where music downloads can actually come in as a viable alternative that helps foster a love of music while avoiding a breaking of the bank. Music downloads might seem like a more costly way to go, but when it's all added up, they really aren't. DJ Equipments - Find Great Prices Online By : Susan Jan DJ equipments are rather costly and for anyone just starting out, they may not have the necessary budget. One great source you can purchase from is online. Not only can you get the equipments at a lower price than from the retail stores, you can also compare all the various brands and models and their different features and prices. Guitar Lesson: Congratulations, But What Happened To Your Guitar Playing? By : Peter Edvinsson Let's say you practice five hours a day on your guitar. What happens when you become a father with children around your feet. Can you still be a guitarist and practice? Stage Fright. Why Am I So Scared? What Can I do? By : Bill Kernodle Stage fright can be a debilitating obstacle to your best musical performance. Learn to manage your nerves with these simple secrets. How to Make a Musical Instrument: A Guide to Instrument Building By : Remy Jirek If you're an ambitious and imaginative musician, then you may wonder how to make a musical instrument. In truth, this is a task that is much more difficult than it sounds. Sure, you could make a simple instrument... Inversions: How To Stand a Chord On It's Head By : Duane Shinn Many people get all confused when chords are turned upside down. They recognize them when they are in root position, but when you stand them on their head...well, it gets kind of fuzzy for folks. How to Sing Backup. Blend in to Stand Out By : Bill Kernodle Singing backup is a very important skill and one in which listening may be more important than singing! Four Steps to Choosing Your First Musical Instrument By : Bill Kernodle How to choose your first musical instrument for you or your child can be easier if you follow these four important steps. Learn Music Fast Online By : Duane Shinn Learning music online has revolutionized learning, since it is the first time in history that anyone with a computer can virtually find out anything they want to know about music -- and find out quick! Singers - Protect Your Voice! By : Kevin Sinclair If you are a singer, you are concerned about protecting your voice. It goes with the territory. Your vocal cords are your instrument and not only must you exercise them, you must take care of them. Liberace: the King of Pianos By : Emanuel Daffy By far the most famous, and infamous, piano player that ever lived was the flamboyant Liberace. This King of Pianos came from a humble background to be behind a tremendous wealth and fortune. From this youth to his old age, Liberace kept an air of grace, exuberance, and sophistication about him wherever he went. Sprinkle Some Pepper On Your Musical Meal Through The Use Of Augmented Chords By : Duane Shinn Augmented chords are to a piece of music like pepper is to a meal; you would never sit down to a meal of pepper alone, but you might sprinkle a little on your food to liven up the taste a bit. Use augmented chords judiciously and you will find they add real interest to your piano playing. The Immense Popularity of the Piano Continues To This Day By : Duane Shinn The piano has been vastly popular for about 300 years now, and despite the resurgent popularity of the guitar, piano sales and piano lessons continue to accelerate. Why Lyrics Are Important By : Joseph Kenny What makes a good song so appealing to the people who buy CDs and MP3 files? Is it the background beats or the guitar riffs played? Is it the voice of the lead singer or how high he or she can take his vocals to? When Are Lyrics Not Important? By : Joseph Kenny As many fans of music know, the lyrical parts of a song are usually the most important and integral pieces to a particular song or piece's success. Many times these words are the only part of a song that fans will remember or be able to recognize in an instant. DJ Equipments To Rock The Dance Floor By : Susan Jan Do you know what is the key to becoming a successful DJ? Well it is the ability to produce great music mixes that bring the dance floor alive. And in order to create the right kind of music you have to invest in a range of advanced DJ equipments. Guitar Sucks You In. So Tune up Your Life By : NamSing Then You rarely, if ever, come across a guy or a girl who hasn't heard of guitar, let alone see it or play it. Add Some Spice To Your Musical Meal By Using Diminished Triads By : Duane Shinn Major and minor chords are the meat & potatoes of a musical meal. To add saltiness to the meal, add a few diminished chords. Essential DJ Equipments To Create Great Beats And Tunes By : Susan Jan To be a professional DJ ready to churn out a career in the world of music remixes, you need to have some knowledge of and experience in the basic DJ equipments. This is essential because these are the tools of the trade that will get you going in this world of mixing and matching beats and tunes. Downloading iPod Music - Did You Know It Is So Easy? By : Sandra Stammberger iPods are the best thing that could happen to the music buffs. It is amazing that technology has allowed us to carry thousands of songs in such a small device. Guitar Lesson: Make A String Safari On Your Guitar By : Peter Edvinsson It seems like many guitarists have a hard time reading sheet music. Let's start by learning to know the fretboard! MP3 Players: The Ultimate Pick By : George Wood The problem with too many options is that it's hard to make an ultimate pick. If you're planning to buy an MP3player, you're surely faced with this dilemma. Try walking into a store and see if you aren't dazzled with the choices before you. You know you want an MP3 player, but you don't know what specific type you're looking for. Musicmatch Jukebox - The Best Possible Music Management Software You Can Get! By : Brooke Hayles The Musicmatch jukebox is one of the best pieces of music management software to be developed for the PC. The Musicmatch jukebox 10 has many updated features and for the money that you pay, you will receive years of listening to your favorite music while having fun discovering up and coming artists. Minor Chords -- How To Form Them & Use Them By : Duane Shinn Minor chords create a sound which is somber or serious; some people even think of minor chords as "sad", as opposed to major chords which sound "normal", or "happy". Learn How To Front Your Band As A Lead Singer By : Chris Chew Waht a singer needs to know about fronting a band. Musicmatch Jukebox - Guaranteed To Give You Hours Of Unlimited Listening Enjoyment By : Brooke Hayles Musicmatch Jukebox is one of the greatest inventions in recent history. It has everything you need to complete your ultimate play list that will amaze your friends. Whether you choose the basic model or the plus version, it is guaranteed that you will have hours and hours of listening enjoyment. Top 10 Billboard Hits in 2006 By : Sylvie Charrier Do you keep track of the latest billboard hits and memorize the songs? The hip hop music of today is definitely more diverse with many new talents as it has ever been. Some of the top hits are still worthy of dancing to or even... Christmas Carols You Can Play This Christmas With Just 3 Chords! By : Duane Shinn Did you know that there are literally thousands of songs you can play if you know just 3 chords? And some of them are Christmas Carols that you can learn to play this Christmas if you know, or are willing to learn, three simple chords. Laurie Larsons Aquila a Hidden Gem that Needs Discovery By : William McRea Aquila is a self produced and self promoted effort, but it is professionally recorded and the songs are complete performances. Most self produced albums simply do not have the quality and production to be worthy of distribution. Sources For Personalized Music CDs For Children By : Gregg Hall My Very Own Music CD was one of the largest successes in the history of the children's music industry. By crafting CDs specifically aimed at an individual child, the company was able to inspire and make happy an entire generation of children. How Singers Find Work By : Chris Chew How to find work as a performing singer How To Get CD's Personalized Just For Your Child By : Gregg Hall Getting a personalized gift can mean the difference between getting a gift that is truly meant for you and getting something that comes out of an impersonal box. Some Tips To Help Your Children Get A Good Night's Sleep By : Gregg Hall Everyone knows that for adults it is very important to get a good night's sleep in order to be a fully functioning, healthy individual, and it is no different for children. Piano Lesson: Six Tips On How To Create And Keep Your Motivation By : Peter Edvinsson How can you create and keep your motivation to play the piano? In other words, how can you increase and keep the joy of playing the piano? The cause that made you start playing in the first place! Are Singing Lessons With A Vocal Coach Necessary? By : Chris Chew Many aspiring singers are undecided whether they need a vocal coach to improve on their singing skills. Are you one of them? The DJ Success Formula - Tips And Tricks Have Different Value By : Norman Freeman Lately you have probably realized that DJing in front of your friends is not enough and you would like to share your talent and skills with a larger audience in a club or on a festival. Just like Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox or Moguai. Get Noticed As A Singer By : Chris Chew Why most singers do not get noticed. How can you can noticed as a singer? Rock Music on the Rocks By : hitesh patel Information on rock music. Pop Music: Remember the 90s? By : hitesh patel Pop music of the 90s was fun Hip Hop- Gangsta Rap By : hitesh patel Information on Hip Hop Music Country Music: The Sound of Music By : hitesh patel Information on Country Music Latin American: 1-2-ChaChaCha By : hitesh patel Music has played a central role in Latin America's turbulent recent history like for example the nueva cancion movement. Pop Music Princess Comeback Mariah Carey By : hitesh patel Information on Mariah Carey Pop Music What Does it Really Mean? By : hitesh patel Understand what it is Pop Music Bubblegum Kings: Where Are They Now? By : hitesh patel Information on Bubblegum King Pop Music Princesses: From Disney to MTV By : hitesh patel Information on Disney MTV Music Why Practice Drums With a Metronome? By : Dan Brown Try to keep time with a metronome for about twenty seconds. It will show you how good you really can keep time. Alex Boye` European LDS Musician, The biography of By : Bart Gibby The biography of Alex Boye` European LDS Musician born in London, England and was climbing the pop music charts all across Europe when he as he puts it ". . .seemed to have everything, but I wasn't satisfied, . . . Deep down I felt a loss." Guitar lesson: Learn To Play Every Breath You Take By Ear By : Peter Edvinsson Wouldn't it be nice to be able to play the hit songs you hear on the radio and be able to play them on your guitar even without tabs or sheet music! Succeeding in the Music Industry By : Jaci Rae Many people have the talent, some have more than others do, but being successful in the music industry is based on more than just talent. To be successful in the music business, sometimes it feels as though the stars have to align. That's partially true; it's difficult to sell that record if you're not in the right place at the right time. Get Rid Of Singing Stage Fright By : Chris Chew All singers will at one time or another suffer from stage fright. What can a singer do to get rid of stage fright? Song Writing: Is It Hard Or Easy To Write A Song? By : Peter Edvinsson Do you feel that it is easy to write songs? Can anyone be creative? A song is the end product produced by stimulating your song writing powers in many different ways. Let's take a look! Guitar Tab: Learn To Play Yankee Doodle With Guitar Tab By : Peter Edvinsson You can learn to play melodies on your guitar even if you do not know sheet music notation. We will instead use easy to learn guitar tab or guitar tablature. Let's learn Yankee Doodle! How To Play The Piano Using "Shorthand" -- Chord Symbols -- Instead of Reading the Full Score By : Duane Shinn Most people who took piano lessons as a kid, including me, grew up learning to read music exactly as it is written on the printed page. Being able to read music is a valuable skill, and I am delighted I learned that skill at an early age.
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