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Music Scales For Beginners

Published on September 23, 2008 By Mickys-Blog

A music scale usually refers to a progression of single notes upwards or downwards in steps. The word scale comes from the Latin word la scala which means ladder, or stairway. A musical scale is a ladder of notes that runs from the root note to the octave note (octave means eight, as in octopus, [...]

The Life of Memphis Musician B.B. King

Published on June 6, 2008 By Mickys-Blog

B.B. King is an American blues guitarist and was born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925. His name is the most recognizable in the blues genre and he is arguably one of the most respected and admired blues guitarists of all time. He began his career as a Memphis musician in Tennessee in 1946. [...]