Want to learn a musical instrument? While it’d be impossible to walk you through everything in written how to articles, we can give you some top tips and tricks to improve your playing ability. Have a look as we already cover a number of instruments below.
I was taught how to swing in my Grade 7 jazz band. Of course, being an avid music fan, I had listened to lots of music with swing, but up until that point, I never had a name for it. Perhaps you had a similar experience: swing was explained to me as triplets with the…
Practicing everyday can feel like an exercise in futility. Putting in your 10,000 hours seems especially hard when breakthroughs never happen as often or as quickly as you would like, and progress can take so long! This is where I was a couple of years ago. Practicing for three to four hours per day and…
This is part of the keyboard playing tutorials series. Use it to improve your playing skills. What is feel? In music, feel is everything. The way you’re playing in relation to the musicians around you, or to the beat, or to the metronome is 100% as important, if not more important than the notes you’re…
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…
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….
Woo hoo, another competition is here! Today the prize is supplied by the lovely folks over at Producertech, and is for this cool drumming course. As you can see the price is normally £49.99 to enroll (about $82), but I’m giving away two copies for free to my lovely readers. 😉 You can see what…
Question: What Is The Best Age To Start Music Lessons For Your Child? If you want your child to be musical, it’s best to get them involved with music as early as possible. This can be in terms of having music played to them during their daily activities, or getting them a walk on piano…
Over the decades, some of the weirdest, most wonderful, and downright wacky instruments of the world have come to the fore and made their mark on mainstream music. Who can forget Rolf Harris with his Didgeridoo and Wobble Board? These almost unheard of Aussie instruments now have a place in everyone’s heart, and we could…