Do you sit down at the piano and feel anxiety or peace? Are you anxious to begin creating or does the thought of being at your instrument bring you a sense of well being? It all begins with what you’re telling yourself. If you think that what you are doing is not good enough, it’s […]
Slim thug is a man, who stands about 6′6″ tall, making quite a mark in the music industry as being able to get along with others in the rap world, and from all over the country. Slim Thug is a person that was born in 1980 in Houston Texas. Of course, Slim Thug is not […]
If you don’t suffer from stage fright, I hope you know how lucky
you are. For some musicians, the thought of standing up in front
of an audience and performing leaves them feeling weak in the
knees, shaky, sweaty and miserable. It’s a debilitating
situation, one that has prevented many fine performers from
becoming all they could be. But don’t […]
Bringing Bagpipe Tuition to Everyone, Everywhere.
I have been teaching music for many years and always thought that there must be a better way of reaching more people who have a desire to learn a musical instrument but who have no idea of how to go about it.
People who live in remote areas. People […]
Over the years I have had many conversations with music artists about commercial music, which usually leads to them disclosing their disdain and hatred of it. Some refer to Pop music (Pop, as in what’s popular now) as commercial music.
Others think of anything that is receiving heavy rotation on radio as commercial music. Whatever their […]
We all remember the time when we could download our favourite
songs for free on Napster, don’t we? Well, since that time is
over, I went looking over the internet if I could find any cheap
(and, if possible, free) mp3 downloads.
I did come across some sites that offered free music downloads,
but when I joined, I realised that […]
About an entire local music industry that’s rarely heard from, briefly navigated by a remote being that coalesces, rarely, around music scenes and their absurd atrocities; published by “The Stranger” weekly newspaper of Seattle, WA.
Sonny Chelf is the orneriest house party producer I know who hails from Tacoma. In fact, he’s the only such producer […]
The modern world of high speed internet, microwave ovens, fast cars, and Television creates expectations of instant results that are neither realistic nor sustainable when it comes to learning a difficult instrument such as the piano. Children and sometimes parents expect overnight results. This perception of learning is based on what C. Wright […]
The following will do more for your training progress than any other super secret drumming technique or exercise:
Think on paper: Only about 3 percent of drummers have clear, written goals. These people accomplish five and ten times as much as people without written goals!
Step 1: Decide Exactly What You Want.
This will allow you to […]
Percussion instruments are very old and have quite a history. Often used in folk music, these instruments add variety and a rural charm to music. In India for example, two pieces of flat metal are struck to form a bell like sound. This form of instrument is used in temples and prayer places across the […]