How Music Can Be Used to Help Those in Addiction Recovery For many in recovery, music has been paramount to their success. Music therapy is a process that uses music to help a person through their recovery process. Music has many therapeutic attributes that can aid a person in their quest to find sobriety.
Alternative Tunings with Jim Earp: The Heavens Declare Jim Earp is a guitar player, songwriter and composer from San Diego. Here’s Jim playing “The Heavens Declare” on his harp guitar—tuned to: F G A Bb C D / D A D G A D.
Babies Make Music! When babies make music they develop skills such as language development, spatial intelligence, temporal skills, fine motor skills, coordination, etc.
Cello Basics In this video, the team over at Consordini Music teaches us the basics of playing the cello. They go over everything from posture, to care for the instrument, to what you’ll need and more!
What You Need to Start Playing Piano With the new year rolling in, it’s time to start working on those New Year’s resolutions. For those of you deciding to take up piano, which is a great choice, there are some things to consider when starting out. What type of piano or electric keyboard should you get? Are there any good method books out there? Will I need a lesson teacher?
How to Play Clarinet Scales: C# Minor Welcome back to our series on clarinet scales! In this video, Cassidy will teach out how to play the C# minor scale on clarinet.
6 Beautiful Quotes on Singing to Boost Every Singer’s Confidence Singers are in the spotlight, and that can cause anxiety. Gain confidence with these six inspiring quotes.
Guide to Harmonicas The number of harmonica styles, brands, and variations can be daunting for a beginner. This guide to harmonicas can help you find the right harmonica.
Choosing the Right Drumsticks Choosing the Right Drumsticks —The optimum drumstick for you will depend on your style of music and type of drum kit. To play your best, choose the stick that feels the best and suits your musical purposes.
Instrument Recording at Home Part 3: The Recording In this video, the team over at Consordini Music will teach us some tips on making an instrument recording.
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.
How to Write Interesting Chord Progressions: 8-bar or 16-bar Progressions Not every bar in an 8- or 16-bar progression needs a different chord; it’s about balancing variety (things that are different) with unity (things that repeat).
History of Paiste The Paiste story begins at the turn of the century in Russia when Michail Toomas Paiste, a composer and musician, whose father had come from Estonia to serve in the Tsarist Guard, founded a publishing business and music store in St. Petersburg.
Easy Classical Guitar Techniques for Beginners Featured Article, Guitar, How To, Instruments December 2, 2013September 12, 2018 Jason Borisoff 0 Comments
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Protect Your Acoustic Guitars and Wooden Instruments from Humidity Featured Article, Gear, Guitar, Instruments, Strings August 24, 2013March 12, 2019 Jason Borisoff 0 Comments
Jeff Daniels’ True Passion Uncovered; Playing Delta Blues Style Guitar and Song Writing Guitar, Making Music, Musician Profiles July 8, 2011October 27, 2014 Jason Borisoff 0 Comments
Lisa Glasberg’s Return to the Violin Musician Profiles, Strings May 27, 2011March 12, 2019 Jason Borisoff 0 Comments
A Beginners Guide to Acoustic Guitars Gear, Guitar March 27, 2011June 27, 2018 Jason Borisoff 1 Comment
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Difference Between Phase, Flanger, and Chorus Effect Gear, Guitar, Keyboards January 25, 2011April 18, 2019 Jason Borisoff 1 Comment
