Can Guitar Playing Cause Carpal Tunnel? Whether you are a professional guitar player, play the guitar for fun, or are just beginning your guitar-playing journey with a passion to learn, music is a great outlet for relieving stress and expressing yourself. However, there are a few things you should keep in mind in relation to playing the guitar and maintaining your […]
How to Play Slap Bass In order to play slap bass, a bass player must think like a drummer –that is, to hit the strings with the thumb to get the right tone, the wrist must rotate in the same way a drummer’s wrist does when playing the traditional, or jazz, grip.
7 Tips for a Killer Guitar Solo A guitar solo is an art form that doesn’t come as easily as some other things you need to learn when you first pick up the guitar. If you are a player who watches videos of players like Jimmy Page, Slash, and Eric Clapton soloing on stage, then it doesn’t take long to get the itch to want to do it yourself.
Earth Celebration: 3 Days of Drumming Earth Celebration is a huge drum festival hosted by the globetrotting drum group Kodo. This year’s festival will be held August 16-18 on Sado Island.
Tips for Beginning Violinists We can guide you, but practice will make you unbeatable. Let’s make you better than the best with these five tips for beginning violinists.
Casio donates keyboards and digital pianos to ‘Notes for Notes’ Nonprofit Casio has teamed up with the non-profit group Notes for Notes to gift more than 10 keyboards and digital pianos to the organization’s recording studio.
How to Play Clarinet Scales: Eb Major Welcome back to our series on clarinet scales! In this video, Ana will teach out how to play the Eb major scale on clarinet.
Singers – How to Ease Stage Fright “Stage fright” is the term for an excessive amount of pre-performance nerves. It’s an issue for all performers at times but can often be particularly strong for singers.
Grace Kelly Plays Yamaha’s Venova Yamaha’s latest wind instrument, the Venova, is compact, durable, and great for a saxophone sound on the go. Check out Grace Kelly’s demonstration!
Casiotone reimagines classic portable electronic keyboard Casio America, Inc., has announced the release of the new Casiotone CT-S200, a reimagining of the classic Casiotone electronic keyboard (CT-201), which debuted in 1980.
How to Add Reverb to Your Instruments In this video, SAE Institute Miami Instructor Frank El Medico Rodriguez discusses how to add reverb to your instruments, specifically in Pro Tools. To learn more, visit usa.sae.edu.
Guide to Guitar Pickups If you are like most guitarists, you’re probably on a never ending search to squeeze every last bit of tone you can from your instrument. Pickups are a great way to do this, and can make a huge difference in the sound and response of your guitar.
The Importance of Chord Knowledge for Pianists This article is about the importance of chord knowledge as a pianist – what chords are, what they’re for, and all the ways good chord knowledge can help you as both piano player and musician in general.
10 Reasons ‘Abbey Road’ Is Still So Important 50 Years On This year marks 50 years since The Beatles released their Abbey Road album. Here are 10 reasons why Abbey Road is still so important and relevant in 2019.
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