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How to Keep Your Band Together and Happy
Don’t think for a moment that once you’ve found your musical soul mates that your work is done. As with any relationship, your band requires frequent maintenance in order to run smoothly. Here’s how to keep your band together so they are happy and involved.
Yoga Stretches for Musicians
Musicians need to take care of their body especially when music can put a tremendous stress on it. These yoga stretches for musicians will help keep you in shape.
How to Alternately Tune a Guitar
Is your guitar nicely in tune? Good. Is each string perfectly in pitch with E-A-D-G-B-E? Great. That’s the standard. Making Music is going to teach you how to alternately tune a guitar so you can play a wider range of music!
Libana: Using Music to Connect People Across Vast Cultural Differences
More than three decades ago, Libana blazed the trail of exploring traditional and contemporary women’s music cross-culturally. In the pre-internet late 1970s, Libana introduced listeners in the U.S. to the amazingly diverse music of world cultures before the term “world music” even existed
What Exactly Is MIDI? And Why Does It Matter?
But what exactly is MIDI and how can it enhance your playing? MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which, put simply, means…
History of the Staff
Seventh century music scholar Isidore of Seville said it was impossible to notate music. Boy, was he ever wrong: there is evidence that notation was practiced by the Egyptians in 3,000 BC. Ancient Greece also had a system, and other forms arose in China and Japan. Now you too can know the proper history of the staff.
5 Essential Uses for The Pentatonic Scales in A Neat Inforgraphic
This handy and easy-to-read info graphic is a perfect way to display the 5 essential uses for the pentatonic scales so you understand its importance.
How to Survive Your First Trip to a Music Store
I decided to visit several music stores, make every mistake I could think of, and return with a list of blunders most likely to spoil your shopping experience. That way, you’ll be able to survive your first trip to a music store without making a fool out of yourself.
Learn to Recognize Serious Muscle Pain (and When It’s Dangerous to Keep Playing)
You’re jamming away or practicing a tough passage on your horn or piano, when suddenly there’s a sharp pain. Learn how to recognize serious muscle pain.