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Music Theory lesson – The Circle of Fifths
UncategorizedThe Circle of fifths is a circle of closely related pitches or key tonalities. It shows how the different keys are related to one another. It is usually shown as a circle with the names of keys around it. If you take any key in the circle, its fifth is […]
Tips To Buy Pre-Owned/Used Upright Pianos Up For Sale
UncategorizedBy Nick Williams When it comes to pre-owned/used products and instruments, there are loads of questions that come to mind. So when deciding to buy a pre-owned upright piano, it’s easy to worry. Buying a piano that fits your budget shouldn’t be an difficult task, however the wrong information can […]
Smoothly Does It – Your Guide to Playing Legato on Guitar
UncategorizedBy Chris Lake Once you start to move away from rhythm guitar and into playing lead, you will no doubt come across the term ‘legato’, but do you know what this means? The literal meaning of legato is ‘tied together’ but in musical terms it means that you should […]
Music is an art – it is the way of expressing your emotions
UncategorizedBy Toshi Gupta Music is a gift which you can give to your child through sending him/her into a professional music class which will be an experience of a lifetime for them. Music is like any sport which requires coordination. Through music a child learns to sing and keep rhythm […]
One.dj Software Review – Have Decks, Effects and Mixing Software Come of Age?
UncategorizedBy Gavin Peterson Audio Arterty’s One DJ is a customisable DJ software which features a fully modifiable user interface with audio routing and a timeline edit mode. This last feature is particularly useful when trying to load an instrumental and an acapella (automatically expanding both) into the same deck, trigger […]
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Music Theory – Piano/Keyboard Intervals lesson (with audio) – part 2
This post includes audio which might require installation depending on your browser Perfect Fourths Perfect Fifths Major 6ths Minor 6ths Major 7ths Minor 7ths Octaves
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Want to learn to play your favourite melody/tune by ear WITHOUT perfect pitch? Read on
By Ugo Onwutalu Playing your favourite tune by ear can be rewarding once you know how. The challenge is in being able to recreate what you hear, especially if you don’t have perfect pitch. Here are some tips for getting closer to reproducing your favourite songs (this applies mainly to […]
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Smoothly Does It – Your Guide to Playing Legato on Guitar
By Chris Lake Once you start to move away from rhythm guitar and into playing lead, you will no doubt come across the term ‘legato’, but do you know what this means? The literal meaning of legato is ‘tied together’ but in musical terms it means that you should […]
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How to choose the right Piano/instrumental teacher
Finding the right piano (or even music instrument) teacher will have a very important impact on you or child’s learning and the way you or they view music in the future. Selecting the wrong tutor may even cause an aversion to learning due to the bad experience. Trust also […]
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8 music apps and services for organising your song library
1. MusicDrop and BoxyTunes Ok, these are Two apps but crucially, both have the same aim – to turn online storage service DropBox into a fully functioning cloud music service. Both MusicDrop and BoxyTunes stream music from your DropBox account, pulling in cover artwork and other information. They will increasingly […]
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Jazz/blues piano video series – part 4: putting it all together with both hands
This 4th and final video in the series puts what you learned in the last 3 videos all together using both hands. A recap of what was covered: Jazz/Blues chord progression in C http://www.grademusicworld.com/2013/01/a-basic-introduction-to-jazzblues-piano.html A basic introduction to jazz blues piano video series: scales http://www.grademusicworld.com/2013/02/a-basic-introduction-to-jazz-blues.html A basic introduction to jazz […]
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Paper Record Player for Weddings – Genuis Gadget or Musical Madness?
Paper Record Player from kellianderson on Vimeo.Designer Kelli Anderson wanted to create something original for the wedding of her friends Karen Sandler and Mike Tarantino. The result – a paper record player If recipients don’t like the tinny sound of the hand-spun version, they can pop that “flexi-disc” out of […]
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Smoothly Does It – Your Guide to Playing Legato on Guitar
By Chris Lake Once you start to move away from rhythm guitar and into playing lead, you will no doubt come across the term ‘legato’, but do you know what this means? The literal meaning of legato is ‘tied together’ but in musical terms it means that you should […]
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Why You’re Not Getting Any Radio Station DJ Work/Jobs and How to Change That
By Gavin Peterson You have no personality (either this or you’re still using the equipment in the above picture) That’s what the stations you’ve applied to might be thinking if you’ve tried and failed before to get that first job. It’s all about YOU selling yourself and THEM (the station). […]
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Tips for how to beat music performance anxiety, stage fright and nerves – part 2
Here’s the second part on how to handle nervousness, stage fright and anxiety performing music in public : 1. Single out one area of your playing that is the top priority among things to remember Think about this not when you are performing, but before you go on stage. […]