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Social Media Marketing for Musicians: The Pros and Cons
Usually, social media marketing is a great way for companies to build their brand, get new customers and promote their products and services. In a similar way, musicians need social media marketing to grow their audience and get spaces filled at gigs they’ll be playing at.
Popular Components of an Effects Pedal Chain
It is important thank you know how to properly set up a guitar pedal chain to ensure the best outcome and avoid unwanted sounds.
A Guide to the Capo
A capo, from the Italian capotasto (which means head fret), refers to a device used on the neck of a stringed (typically fretted) instrument to shorten the playable length of the strings, thereby raising the pitch. It is frequently used on guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Giovanni Battista Doni first used the term in his Annotazioni […]
Eternal Vacation: 5 Jobs Connected to Music
Nowadays, music is a huge industry, which means there are lots of jobs connected to music out there, including recording engineer, music teacher, and so on.
Instrument Recording at Home Part 2: The DAW
In this video you can will learn about Reaper, a digital audio workstation (DAW) and all of its basic functions from the team over at Consordini Music.
How to Write Interesting Chord Progressions: Half-diminished Seventh Chords
A great tool for adding a different color in a chord progression is to include one or more half-diminished seventh chords (sometimes just called half-diminished chords).
7 Hidden Signs It’s Time to Renovate Your Music Marketing Strategy
How is your music marketing strategy? You may be wondering if you’re doing things right or if it’s about time you shook things up a bit and looked for something better that is going to work. “Every year brings a new landscape with it and new strategies are called for,” says Anabelle Staries, a marketer […]
How to Become a Production Music Writer
Production music writing is one such attractive career that offers you flexibility and room for developing and exploiting your creativity. “As a production music writer, you will create and write music that is licensed or sold to a Production Music Library,” says Kevin Wright, Senior Music Writer at APA Style Service.
Muscle Memory: Not Just for Professionals
Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you are playing a piece, your fingers just start playing without you really having to think about what you are doing? That’s because you have developed muscle memory for that particular piece. Your fingers have essentially “memorized” how to play that particular section of the song.