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Music Aural lesson: Ear training tips for note recognition (with audio)

Ugo Onwutalu

By Ugo Onwutalu Firstly this lesson includes audio which requires Quicktime installed. It can be downloaded here. Also, use the virtual piano if you’re not able to get to one at home: if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget(‘4190c399-fbd3-4146-af29-a0767493d78d’);Get the Computer Keyboard Piano widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing […]

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Learn how to buy a saxophone – music advice & buying guide for beginners

Colin Forrester

Do I buy a Yamaha, Yanigasawa, Keilworth, Jupiter, Trevor James or Selmer? Alexander Classique, Rico Royal, or Vandoren v12 reed? What about buying from a music store or a mail-order service? Whether you’re a student, enthusiast or it’s your musical hobby, here are some beginners saxophone buying tips to get […]

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9 top tips for performing well in music exams

Ugo Onwutalu

The word “exam” strikes fear in the hearts of many. Of course it doesn’t have to be that way if you approach it with the right attitude. 1. Prepare as well as you can so that whatever the result, you can truly say you did your very best. Sometimes not […]

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Does music make you smarter? What the science says about learning/playing an instrument (Mozart Effect and all)

Ugo Onwutalu

By Ugo Onwutalu It has often been said in various promotional material, media and popular culture that learning a musical instrument and listening to music has numerous benefits amongst which are the increase in memory, learning capacity, overall intelligence and emotional well-being. This reminds me of the Mozart Effect popularised years ago as […]

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Smoothly Does It – Your Guide to Playing Legato on Guitar

Ugo Onwutalu

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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