If you’re thinking about learning to play the piano, an important question to consider is: what type do I need? Your musical goals, expectations, and the technique will affect the decision, but you’ll also need to think about budget and space issues. Regardless of your individual needs, chances are that there’s a piano that will [...]
One question I am asked quite a lot is how is a musician supposed to do their own marketing when they havent got enough hours in the day and want to make music? Although I give a selection of answers to this question when asked, in planning this article, I wanted to put them all [...]
What a time we live in today. There is great reason to be insanely excited about being a self promoting artist today. Think about it, you can write a song, record it, mix it down, master it, and produce the finished product then promote it on a shoestring budget to millions of people overnight all [...]
A hammered dulcimer is a musical instrument that can very well function more than a musical instrument. A hammered dulcimer does not only produce musical sounds, it acts as a very beautiful home decor that can give a sense of style and character to a room. But the question is, Why bother with an instrument [...]
One of the simple joys in life is the ability to read music. Learning this skill will enable you to express yourself creatively at the piano, playing your favorite songs. It’s not difficult to learn to read music if you understand its components. Written music has an architecture all its own. Musical notes sit on [...]
Are you a musician, singer, or in a band? Are you anxious to get your music heard, but just don’t know where to send music demos? Thousands of musicians, bands, and singers want to get noticed… but getting noticed in the competitive music industry can be rather frustrating to say the least! Therefore, knowing where [...]
We’ve all been in this situation before: you are watching a TV program when suddenly, the commercial break comes up. The commercial is much louder than the program you were watching. You turn down the volume, only to have to turn it back up once the program resumes. This isn’t some technical error at your [...]
Ever since turning 35 years old I’ve had a nagging feeling that my life had somehow changed. Where once there was wonder and amazement at the simple things in life like a cloudless summer day, or the unspoilt scenery of the countryside, these things stir little inside of me. It takes a lot more to [...]
Although this article is written for pianists who want to learn how to practice effectively, it is also a good advisory for any musicians wanting to hone their skills in any musical instruments. The great Vladimir Horowitz, an acclaimed Russian-American concert pianist once said, “If I do not practice for a day, I know it. [...]
What is it that allows for the popularity of certain pop culture celebrities to endure long after their passing. Take Bob Marley for example. Here is an artist that has been gone for over twenty five years, yet his popularity continues. Albeit in a somewhat more subdued tone compared to the height of his career [...]
