Daniel Ho has hatched a plan for the first ever Worldwide Virtual Ukulele Ensemble video. The Virtual Ukulele Ensemble will be a video of hundreds of ukulele players from around the world all playing the same song.
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Leader(s) of the Pack
The corporate world and the rock world are not as dissimilar as one might think. Being a CEO, or even managing a staff of employees, can be a lot like leading a band. The parallels between the two are indisputable. Charting a direction, team building, hiring and firing, and communicating ideas are all equally applicable job-related concepts whether you’re the head of a company, a department, or a band. Stu Kemper of Dublin, Ohio, and Ozzy Nelson of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, are both bandleaders and bosses at their companies.
NAMM Show Instruments Preview
Making Music magazine’s editor-in-chief, Antoinette Follett appeared on the Today show with Kathie Lee & Hoda presenting these easy to learn instruments. They are just a few of the thousands of musical instruments that will be previewed at the NAMM Show 2014! Trekky Harp App Even if you’re not a Star Trek fan, you’ll love this Vulcan […]
Steven Lynch – The Funny Side of Music
Stephen Lynch Explains Why Music Came First By Cherie Yurco In 2012 Stephen Lynch launched his fifth album, Lion, and a tour that’s brought him across the US and all around the UK, where he wound up 2013. Lion is acoustic guitar, catchy duets, and hilariously clever, but sometimes slightly off-color, lyrics. Here he explains […]
Navigating the Jam
Jamming is one of the most important practices in music. It can also be one of the most daunting. Playing an unfamiliar song with people you might not know can be a challenge, especially for beginners. But it’s an essential skill to develop if you ever want to perform in a band.
New Orleans Habitat Musicians’ Village
Calvin Johnson and Margie Perez. Their stories of recovery and careers following Hurricane Katrina were so compelling that I felt I needed to put together a separate article about their triumphs. Neither of them, even when they lost nearly everything they owned, ever thought for a minute about giving up on New Orleans or their music careers.
What You Can Discover from Harmonic Analysis
Though it may be hard to describe exactly why music has the power that it does, the ability to analyze chords helps to unravel the mystery. That’s because chords and chord progressions have a great deal to do with the character of music.
Ark Nova
When Michael Haefliger, director of the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, first heard about the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan he thought he had to do something to help.
Different Drumsticks for Different Styles
Despite being a simple music accessory, there are many factors to consider when selecting drumsticks. The most important considerations for traditional drumsticks are diameter, length, weight, taper, tip, and type of wood.
An Explanation of Clefs: Treble, Bass, Alto, Tenor
Four different clefs are used in music today; the most common are the treble and bass clefs, and the less common are the alto and tenor clefs.