A widely held belief among artists is that their music is enough. They don’t think they need to work on their image, their stage banter, or their live presentation. While it is true that great music is a good asset to have, unless you plan on being a studio artist and just marketing your songs…
Have you ever complained about some of the lackluster live performance opportunities you’ve had? I know I have. Maybe you played and didn’t get compensated fairly for your time. Maybe the crowd wasn’t that into what you were doing. Maybe the gig ended with someone getting hurt or a guitar amp blowing up. Look, unfortunately,…
Hand independence is essential for piano playing at all levels, and in all styles. If you can become proficient with both hands, it will free up a world of creative melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic options; whether it’s with a band or on your own! When learning from professional keyboard tutorials, many young pianists of a…
Let’s face it – the music industry is changing fast! What might be a great or even incredible idea today could become outdated and irrelevant in a very short amount of time. I have personal experience in the form of a failed startup investment. If you want to innovate in the music industry, you can’t…
Does what you wear as a musician really matter? Through the decades, artists have donned disco costumes, leather and spandex, jeans and flannel, hip-hop fashions, and more. And, in a way, it seems as though we ran out of ideas in the 2000s, when people started taking cues from previous decades – especially the 80s…
About two or three years ago, I identified music streaming as one of the main components of the “new” music industry, and based on the growth we’ve seen in that time, I can’t imagine there are too many people that would disagree. Even my grandma now knows how to use Spotify! Music lovers enjoy streaming…
So you’re ready to film a new music video. Awesome. But have you actually done your homework? Have you done any location scouting? Some planning will be necessary if you want to make the best video possible. People these days have short attention spans, and you need to be able to capture their attention upfront,…
Although the guitar training niche might be a little crowded these days, there are two things you can count on. One is that there will always be people just beginning to learn the guitar. This means you have the opportunity to build a community of followers by getting in front of them when they’re just…
If you can play piano, you can play the organ. However, you mustn’t assume that the two are the same. In fact, you will find that playing the organ requires an entirely new set of skills! First and foremost, you must understand how to use your drawbars, rotary, and percussion to obtain the desired tone….
One way to get more exposure for your own music is by leveraging other people’s audiences. If you’re familiar with guest posting, then you should already have an idea of how this works. When you guest post on someone else’s site, you have the opportunity to be seen by an audience that you might not…
So you want to write a song, and you’ve heard you need to learn how to write a chorus as one of the starting points. Well today I’ll show you how to put this chorus together, so you can get started on your songwriting adventure! What Makes A Good Chorus? It’s important to say that…
As a guitar teacher, I often get asked which guitar is better for beginners; acoustic guitars, or electric guitars? And, the simple answer is that both choices are valid. Neither the acoustic guitar nor the electric guitar is necessarily a better choice. But I know you’re looking for a little more meat to the answer,…
Today we’re going to look at some of the biggest mistakes you can make while marketing your music on Facebook. Building a music career isn’t all about social media, but it is an important marketing component of it. In particular, Facebook is the most popular social media site on the web, and one that has…
This article is by James Moore, who runs Independent Music Promotions, a music PR company focusing on music with depth. He’s also the author of the popular music marketing guide Your Band Is a Virus. If you asked an independent musician what their biggest frustration was you’d get a wide variety of answers, from “no…
Do you have goals for your music career? If you do, have you written them down? Have you placed them somewhere you’ll see them every single day? Do you have a daily plan that you can follow to achieve your goals? Even if you do have goals, you probably haven’t written them down. Most people…