Formula for Improvising —This article will help you start the process of improvising so you can jam with other musicians and create your own music…
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Six Note Jazz Solo
Six Note Jazz Solo —In jazz, dissonance is a virtue. It gives a solo texture and color. The flat third and flat seventh are especially sexy tones…
Songwriting Tips from the Pros
Making Music asked professional songwriters for their favorite songwriting tips.Make your own songs sizzle by embracing these great tips from the pros….
Group Learning
Group Learning: learning to play a musical instrument can be a rewarding experience at any age, especially if the learning is part of a group experience…
Texture in Music
Just as physical materials have texture, so does music—though, of course, texture in music is characterized by sound, not feel. You might describe the texture of a song or piece in terms of range, dynamics, articulation, or rhythmic complexity….
Secrets to Skillful Sight Reading
Making Music offers the following secrets to skillful sight reading to help make your musical journey a more fulfilling one.
11 Essential Practice Tips
Get better results, and increase your enjoyment from your music Here are 11 essential practice tips to make your music experience a better one.
How to Develop Relative Pitch
A well-developed sense of relative pitch allows you to hear and recognize relationships between notes (intervals), even if you don’t know the note names.
How to Alternately Tune a Guitar
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!
One Simple Tip to Increase Your Practice Results
Every real musician knows that practice makes perfect, but there are different ways to practice. Here’s the best tip to increase your practice results.