I’m here to give you some secret formulas for playing chords and you don’t need to know ANYTHING about music except the notes on the piano which I’ve included below and a short lesson on half steps.
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Music Therapy for Seniors
If you’re entering retirement or are looking for a new hobby, here are a few ways to use music therapy for seniors.
Sing Free Now! Tip #5: Be an Intentional Singer (Not a Hopeful One)
You can’t be a hopeful singer but an intentional singer. It puts your head in the wrong mindset and leads you to doom rather than success
Why You Need to Make Friends with Your Belly
Have you ever been told to “speak up” and make friends with your belly? How many people tell you to sing from your diaphragm? What does that really mean?
10 Things You Should Do (and Not Do) When Playing a Label Showcase
If you get an opportunity to play a live showcase for a label, you definitely want to make it your best and make sure you are well prepared and take full advantage of the opportunity.
Learn How to Use Chord Voicing
This video teaches you a beautiful chord voicing (arrangement of notes in a chord) that uses both hands.
Are you still reading music on paper? Try Newzik.
Newzik reads all the music standard formats: Sheet Music, Lyrics & Chords, Lead Sheets, etc. This versatility allows musicians to transpose all their scores, turn pages with a Bluetooth foot Pedal, and much more.
Why You Need to Sing to Your Audience
Mark Bosnian is back to let Making Music and our readers know how important it is to sing to your audience
Watch How Dynamics Can Change a Song Entirely
In Mark Bosnian’s second tip from his list of 10 tips for a better performance he talks about dynamics and why they are so important when it comes to music.
How to Improvise with the 12-Bar Blues
In the last blues lesson (12-bar blues), you learned how to play the 12-bar blues in the key of F, using simplified 2-note chords. You also learned easy right-hand patterns using three of the six tones in the blues scale ( F, Eb and Ab). It’s time to take it to the next step and learn to improvise with the 12-bar blues.