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        She Rocks Awards Recognize Music Industry Leaders

        Held during the January NAMM Show for the sixth consecutive year, the She Rocks Awards paid tribute to women who display leadership and stand out in the music industry.

        • Bob Weir Honored with Music for Life Award
        • Jackson Browne Honored by NAMM TEC Awards
        • 8,000 Musicians Attempt Record-Breaking Performance in Korea
        • National Museum of Gospel Music Planned for Chicago
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        Making Music Mag / NAMM 2018 Product Spotlight: Harman

        The JBL EON ONE PRO mobile PA can be carried with just one hand, set up and dialed in for high-quality JBL sound in seconds. Cut the cord with this wireless, battery-powered PA system and give your fans powerful, unique experiences—pop-up performances, remote weddings, subway stops, beach bonfires, rooftops, street corners, and more.

        • Making Music Mag/NAMM 2018 Product Spotlight: Presonus Studio Live
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      Deliberate Practice Is Like the Scientific Method for Music

      Practice is incredibly important for success, but it’s not simply about how much time you practice, it’s about how you practice. After years of struggling with music, I started applying deliberate practice and other cognitive science learning approaches to French horn and became an international symphony pro after just two years of doing so. Before […]

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      National Museum of Gospel Music Planned for Chicago

      Chicago planners have announced that they hope to open the first major gospel music museum in 2020. The planned $37.2 million National Museum of Gospel Music will be housed on a site once occupied by Pilgrim Baptist Church, known as the birthplace of gospel.

      • Alabama Gulf Coast Feeds a Musician’s Heart
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      Making Music Mag/NAMM 2018 Product Spotlight: Austin Ribbon Mic

      Build your own ribbon microphone! Austin Ribbon Mics offers this new kit so that you can build your very own ribbon microphone.

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      • Making Music Mag/NAMM 2018 Product Spotlight: MXL: Dynamic and Condenser Microphones
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      Our Voice Has Body! A New Yoga Method for Singers

      “Our voice has body” is a coming together of music and yoga which has been developed through my own experiences, maximizing the potential of the art of singing mixing with the morphogenetic field and vocalization. Through this method I was able to integrate singing with yoga and, at the same time, with rhythm.

      • For This UPMC Surgeon, Music Is an Important Prescription for a Successful Procedure
      • Karaoke: The Fun Way to Relieve Stress
      • Three Ways Singing Makes You Healthier
      • 10 Fitness Exercises & Activities for Musicians
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      Making Music Mag’s 2018 NAMM Experience

      The ever-bustling show featured music products and musicians from all over the world. We saw all the classic gear, improvements on traditions and truly innovative gear that will shape the future of how musicians make music.

      • Making Music Mag/NAMM 2018 Product Spotlight: DPA
      • Making Music Mag / NAMM 2018 Product Spotlight: Tonewood Amps
      • Three Unconventional Ways To Learn Guitar
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      Make Your Own Drum Kit

      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….

      • Choosing the Right Drumsticks
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      • Summer NAMM 2015 Product Highlights
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      Blues Boogie Pattern

      This video teaches you this pattern in three chords so that you can use it with the 12-bar blues. You can use this pattern in blues songs, swing, country and even some pop songs.

      • The Workings of the Piano: For the Up-and-Coming Pianist
      • Fake It to Make It – How to Play Popular Piano with Minimal Note Reading
      • Learn How to Use Chord Voicing
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      Karaoke: The Fun Way to Relieve Stress

      Japanese and Koreans work long hours. They get very little time off, including weekends. Their lives are stressful and they need a good way to fight that stress. That’s where karaoke comes in.

      • The Importantance of Adding Your Own Style on Songs
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The Anatomy of a Drum kit

Drums, Drums, Featured Article, How To September 23, 2015October 14, 2015 Making Music 1 Comment

Making Music breaks down the anatomy of a drum kit to explain what each part of the setup is for and even the history of how each part came to be.

Learn the Circle of Fourths

Featured Article, More Topics, Teachers Resources June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Making Music 3 Comments

The January/February 2015 issue of Making Music revealed the magic of the circle of fifths—a visual way to learn the sharps and flats in each key signature, as well as the relationships between different keys. The circle of fifths is created by arranging pitches in intervals of ascending fifths, in a clock-like pattern. However, some […]

Music's Effect on Exercise

Music’s Effect on Exercise

Health, More Topics, News February 4, 2015February 5, 2015 Neil Connors 0 Comments

The graphic inside explains music’s effect on exercise, and it will give you all the details you need. Now you just have to pick the right workout playlist!

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