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Tips on Writing a Music Analysis Essay

Featured Article, General Interest, How To, Making Music February 20, 2019December 11, 2018 Bridgette Hernandez 0 Comments

Just like with any other topics, music analysis essays require a thorough preparation and a guided writing process. You need to create a plan on how you’re going to write your essays and what essential steps you’ll need to cover. And this article will help you do just that.

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Social Media Marketing for Musicians: The Pros and Cons

Featured Article, Features, General Interest February 19, 2019December 5, 2018 Lilian Chifley 0 Comments

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.

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Eternal Vacation: 5 Jobs Connected to Music

Featured Article, General Interest February 13, 2019February 11, 2019 Joseph McLean 0 Comments

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.

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Instrument Recording at Home Part 2: The DAW

Featured Article, Features, General Interest, How To, How To, Making Music, Video February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Austin Consordini 0 Comments

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

All, Featured Article, General Interest, How To, Making Music, Music Theory February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 Ed Bell 0 Comments

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).

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7 Hidden Signs It’s Time to Renovate Your Music Marketing Strategy

Featured Article, Features, General Interest February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Scott Matthews 0 Comments

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 […]

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How To Write A Successful Music Review

Featured Article, Features, General Interest, How To, Making Music January 28, 2019December 5, 2018 Martina Sanchez 0 Comments

You love music. You love writing. So, why not try combining those passions and write a music review? Here are some tips on how to do just that.

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5 Tips to Making Better Music Videos

Featured Article, Features, General Interest, How To, Making Music January 23, 2019January 21, 2019 Julien Patrick 0 Comments

Are you new to videography? Here are five tips to help you make your best music video.

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Instrument Recording at Home Part 1: What You’ll Need

Featured Article, Features, General Interest, How To, Video January 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Austin Consordini 0 Comments

In this video, the team over at Consordini Music discusses what equipment you will need for instrument recording at home.

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How to Write Interesting Chord Progressions: Suspended Fourth Chords

All, Featured Article, General Interest, How To, Making Music, Music Theory January 2, 2019February 6, 2019 Ed Bell 0 Comments

Another common way to create more interesting chords by altering the notes of the basic triad is to form what are called suspended fourth chords.

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