When studying the piano, a student encounters a myriad piano styles. To master the instrument, at least several of these styles must be learned, and all if at all possible. Knowledge of various playing styles enables a pianist to enjoy and play in any genre and to cross-polinate styles to create a fusion he or [...]
From his early love of music to his last years, Oscar Peterson’s life was full with accomplishments and support from his family. The decision to become a professional pianist led to a weekly radio show and many performances in hotels and music halls for Peterson. Although his life ended at the age of 82, Oscar [...]
Sheet music is the written form of music that has all of its notations, chord changes, melodies and harmonies laid out for musicians to play from so that they may stay true to the composer’s original vision. While it may be useful for new musicians and for those who play a good deal of classical [...]
If you have ever stopped to look at a piece of sheet music you will have noticed many different shapes ranged across the page. Many look like circles that might or might not be totally filled in. Some may look connected by a couple lines or more. There are other strange symbols as well. What [...]
Once you have a firm understanding of simple and compound time you will be ready to learn to interpret irregular time. You can then also begin to understand the methods used to group notes in all types of time. From there on it will be a matter of sitting down to actual sheet music and [...]
Japanese taiko drums are perhaps some of the most dramatic percussion instruments ever created. Originally used in both Japanese folk and classical musical traditions, taiko drumming has moved with the times and evolved into a modern art form called kumi-daiko, which refers to ensemble taiko drumming. Exhibitions of kumi-daiko can include taiko of all different [...]
Most often when people think of a singing school, images of a large music studio with an aspiring entertainer sitting in front of a grand piano comes to mind. However, singing schools are not just for professional singers, although many students are wonderful singers. It seems that more enrollees want to hone their skills for [...]
If you are interested to learn bass tabs, you should know that the process of you getting to learn bass online is really going to be the best option, because this will make the entire process as easy and convenient for you as possible. One of the best things about you getting to learn bass [...]
When you hear the term learn slap bass, what it refers to is learning how to play the bass guitar. No matter what the other instruments in a band sound like, the bass guitar is crucial and is really the glue that holds the whole thing together. The bass guitar often goes overlooked, but if [...]
Transposition is changing the key of a piece of music, or changing the notes without changing their relationship. This is often done to make the piece of music easier to play or sing. It’s a common practice in bands that don’t perform their own material; the singer may wish to cover a song with vocals [...]
