Thinking what you’re writing for guitar is too simple? Worried it’s not enough? In this video Mike Meiers will show you how to layer your guitar lines and bring your songs to life. Mike Meiers is a songwriter, producer, and founder of Songwriting For Guitar. Download the FREE Songwriting Guitarist Quick Start Guide: ➡️ https://www.songwritingforguitar.com/
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Community Video: Del Pelson – Heather Lou
Del Pelson is a five-piece Alternative Pop group based out of South Florida, combining catchy indie-pop melodies with the power of alternative rock.
Time To Pick – Guide to Guitar Picks
Picks have existed from the earliest days of string instruments. There’s evidence that ancient Egyptians used picks made of stone or bone, similar to picks found today. Modern picks come in a huge variety of materials, both natural and man-made, even recycled, and in many shapes and sizes.
Community Video: Avi Wisnia – Rabbit Hole
Award-winning singer/songwriter Avi Wisnia presents an eclectic mix of refreshingly original songs and inventive covers, finding inspiration in Brazilian bossa nova, acoustic American folk, 1950’s west-coast jazz, and contemporary pop.
Community Video: A Different Thread – Potter’s Field
English/American duo, A Different Thread deliver a bluesy blend of Beatlesque Folk Rock meets Gillian Welch’s dark Country.
Community Video: The Wilderness – Virginia Sapphire
A truly international band comprised of a Brit, a Frenchman, two Americans and two Canadians, The Wilderness (Kingston, ON, Canada) formed in 2015.
Digital Collaboration: Technology’s Impact on How Artists Create Music
By Michael Grandinetti Nobody makes a hit record on their own. Behind every top-selling artist—from Elton John to Billie Eilish—there’s a Bernie Taupin, FINNEAS, and team of collaborators in the creative process. Whether it’s building a beat, crafting a hook, laying the horns, or featuring an artist, collaboration has facilitated the songs we know and […]
Leonard Bernstein’s unknown, never-recorded string quartet “rediscovered,” to be performed
A Making Music exclusive An unknown, never-performed, and never-recorded work for string quartet composed by Leonard Bernstein — perhaps the most talented and successful classical musician in American history — later this year will have its world premiere at Tanglewood, the music venue that had a 50-year association/connection to the famed conductor, composer, musician, and […]
Community Video: Cherry Avenue – I Miss Home
Cherry Avenue is a harmony-driven group based in Nashville, TN, making country music more than a party and good time – a message bringing people together.
People’s Choice Winner Mackenzie O’Brien — Making Her Way to Nashville
Mackenzie O’Brien was the first winner of Making Music’s new Community Video people’s choice competition. Her video for the song “Anything Other Than This” received twice as many votes as the runner-up.