Music
How to Market Your Band’s Music and CD to Make Money
As a musician, bands have it easier than a solo artist in terms of cost to make a CD. Other than that, there are little or no differences. For bands/artists who wish to start the process of making, distributing, and getting radio airplay by themselves, belie [read more...]
Learn To Play Piano Chords: Learn To Play II-V-I Progressions
II-V-I progressions are common in most types of popular music and mainstream jazz and more. If you can play II-V-I progressions you are in a lucky position. What then is a II-V-I progression? Well, come and see!
A C-major scale consists of seven notes: [read more...]
How To Predict Which Chord Comes Next In A Song
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could predict which chord would probably come next in a song?
I’ve got some good news for you.
It is possible. Not 100%, but somewhere on the order of 75% to 85% accurate.
That’s because music h [read more...]
Why Every Band Needs A Keyboard
The keyboard is a multi dimensional instrument. It can mimic any instrument. That includes guitars, saxophone, trumpet and the piano. Keyboardists are adept at changing instruments and adding a whole new aspect to the orchestra. Adding color with quick and unp [read more...]
Learning Guitar The Smart Way
If you want to do anything in life, the best way to do it is to find someone who has already done it before you, then model off of them.
Doing this increases your chances of success exponentially, and especially so when it comes to learning the guitar.< [read more...]
Finding Distribution: Online, Retail and Other Outlets for your Music
Finding a distributor is hard. It can take months and months before you find and secure a distributor, which is not an easy process for independent labels or individuals.
Don’t give up or get discouraged; keep plugging away, even if you can̵ [read more...]
Learn To Play Guitar Chords: Learn To Play Turnarounds On Your Guitar
Turnarounds are chord progressions with the last chord taking you back to the first chord thus making it possible to play these progressions over and over again as an intro to a song, an ending or between verses. Here are some nice sounding but easy turnaround [read more...]
Bits and Pieces of a Guitar
The guitar is an instrument that is more than 5000 years old. Traces of this instrument can be discovered in ancient central Asia. It has given a charm and beauty to many cultures. In the medieval Spain, playing the guitar was the favored form of offering cour [read more...]
Learning The Guitar - Traditional Methods Vs Learning Online
What I’d like to discuss today, is whether or not is it, a) viable, and b) better, to learn how to play the guitar by methods of learning online.
Obviously learning online has it’s huge benefits (less cost, learn when you want etc.), but the [read more...]
Finding a Manager
A very important person on your successful team is your manager. Finding a good, responsible and reputable manager is not an easy task. If you don’t already have a manager, you may not need one. Experience proves, however, that you can only go so far wi [read more...]
