How To Pick The Right Musicians For A Band
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Posted March 2nd, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Ready to start your own band? There are plenty of musicians out there willing to pursue a career in music with you, but how do you choose the right musician? Different musicians contribute different sounds to a band depending on their technical skills, innovations, and music diversity. For example, Metallica would not sound the way they do without James Hetfield, or Dream Theater would definitely not sound the same without the drumming talents of Mike Portnoy.Here are some tips on how to narrow ...
Tips For The Solo Musician: Just Who Are You?
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Posted February 18th, 2010 at 5:01 am
So...just who are you? That is a question that every solo artist, solo musician, and every solo instrumentalist has probably asked themselves down through the years. The ones who can answer that question will find themselves on the road to a very eventful, and interesting musical career.Who am I?...Who do I want to be?...Who do I sound like?...Who would I want to be like? These are all legitimate questions, and ones that should be asked. Every one has strengths, and weaknesses. We all have our d...
So You Want To Be A Music Teacher?
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Posted February 15th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
I've overheard teenage musicians mention casually they are considering teaching music to make extra money. I am compelled to butt in, “Do you enjoy teaching?” the answer I interrupt with “Are you patient?” Their response: “Like, I play wicked, teaching will be an easy gig.”My response: maniacal laughter.Teens, let us hear the wise old violin teacher preaching a holy sermon from atop a glorious mountain of experience: Teaching music isn't a luxurious life of sl...
Funerary Bagpiping: A Guide For Ceremonial Bagpipers
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Posted August 16th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Funerals are often highly emotionally charged events. Especially when children, friends, or family are involved, you must to be able to maintain sufficient clinical detachment to get the job done, or else get someone else to pipe for you. I always try to have the first couple of bars of the next tune running through my mind before my cue to strike in. Find a spot in the distance to visually focus on, concentrate on your tune, and focus on steady, rhythmic timing, to the exclusion of all other si...
Discover The Perfect Place To Perform
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Posted July 24th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Once you know what your Unique Selling Proposition is as a musician (we covered this in the last issue), it?s time to ask yourself what kind of venue you want to be letting those talents out in. This is the process that will help you determine your ?Perfect Performance Venue? so that you don?t waste your energy and efforts searching for performances in the wrong area!Take some time to do this visualisation. It will only take a few minutes, but you can go on for as long as you want. Think about y...
Learning How To Play The Guitar Is Pretty Darn Easy!
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Posted July 24th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Why learn to play the guitar? Well, as a youngster, I wanted fame fortune and lots of woman throwing themselves at my feet. I had this idea that if I could become a famous lead guitarist, then the world would be my oyster. Then I grew up and the fantasy looked as though it was going to remain just that. A fantasy! However, although I?m no musical guru, I did learn to play the guitar and it was probably the finest recreational activity I have ever undertaken.The guitar, like most instruments,...
Go Bananas With Your Music!
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Posted July 21st, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Yes, it really is possible to go bananas with your music! Take my word for it, because I?ve helped many musicians do so in the past and here?s your chance to do it to. One of the most important ways to sky rocket your sales, increase your fan base and music career is to start your online newsletter that keeps people updated about what?s going on in the life of an artist, which is you.I?m quite pleased to say that the online newsletters are one of the most important mediums through which you can ...
So What Music: Whatever Happened To The Album Concept?
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Posted July 18th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Hey honey, can you go to the store and pick up a few songs? My iPod needs filling!That sounds a bit silly, but it seems to me that that is what?s happening to the popular song these days. People buy single songs for .99? or rip one or two tracks from a CD to load up their iPods. Then they categorize them so that they have songs for sunny days, rainy days, break-up days, and laundry days. The songs become a commodity and random fodder for our daily soundtrack. And don?t even get me started on rin...
5 Reasons To Learn Music Theory
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Posted January 24th, 2009 at 4:27 am
If you thought music theory was a waste of time and not necessary to further your musical goals, then read these following 5 reasons why this is not true.1.Read sheet music: Being able to play from any piece of sheet music. Well it may be hard to play BUT you can read it!2.Be able to transpose: Say you are playing a piece from the sheet music you can now read but you think it sounds too high or too low, or just not right. Well now you can move it into a new key and play at a better singing.3.Be...
