There is a lot of prep and work to nailing a performance but there are some simple things you can do. Thanks to award winning singer/songwriter and veteran voice teacher Mark Bosnian, we have 10 tips for a better performance that can take you to the next level.
Make Your Own Drum Kit —Donald Knaack is a firm believer that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure and is always looking for new percussion instruments….
Love Your Larynx — Singers are like athletes. We may not use our pectoral muscles, biceps and deltoids, but we use a fine set of muscles in our craft.
Ready to Progress? Learning to use both hands can open up a whole new world in your playing, enabling you to tackle more advanced pieces.
Great acoustic guitars have character and, if you’re lucky, the guitar you buy will become a cherished heirloom. But finding this heirloom may take patience, perseverance, and plenty of shopping around. It’s important to look for a guitar that is just the right match for you.
Sugarland was far from Bush’s first success in the music industry, the veteran musician, songwriter, and producer has a long list of credits. He was half of the folk rock duo Billy Pilgrim in the ’90s and toured in support of Melissa Etheridge.
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!
The secret that my guests, and for that matter most all working piano players, use to make memorizing music simple is learning tunes from lead sheets.
This deluxe hardcover book designed to lay flat for ease of use is a comprehensive guide to the bass. The guide takes in everything from tuning the instrument to advanced harmony, as well as modern techniques, including slapping and harmonics.
Here are a few quick examples to show you how to comp on piano. We’ll move from no comping at all to different types of comping in 4 easy steps.