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Why Practice Drums With a Metronome?
by dnb700.Practicing with a metronome will improve your time keeping dramatically! What... you say you can already keep time? Try to keep time with a metronome for about twenty seconds. It will show you how good you really can keep time. If you have never trie...
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Karaoke Machines, Features And Fun
by Gordon_petten.There are many different types of karaoke machines on the market today. Whether you are planning a party, or simply want to entertain a few friends, there is a karaoke machine out there to fit your needs. While many people are using computers for t...
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Alex Boye` European LDS Musician, The biography of
by gibbybart.Alex Boye is a spiritual soul crooner but it hasn't always been that way. Until seven years ago he was climbing the pop charts of Europe on the fast track to stardom. Then something changed."I seemed to have everything, but I wasn't satisfied," Alex ...
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The DJ Success Formula - Tips And Tricks Have Different Value
by NormanFreeman.The first impression how today's DJs grow up to be so popular often fools you. Too many times people talk about the happily quoted luck - being at the right spot at the right time and so on. You want to know my opinion about this? It is all nonsense....
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How To Play The Piano Using "Shorthand"
by duaneshinn.Most people who took piano lessons as a kid, including me, grew up learning to read music exactly as it is written on the printed page. Being able to read music is a valuable skill, and I am delighted I learned that skill at an early age.But there is...
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A Brief History of Martin Acoustic Guitars
by depotgang.C.F. Martin & Company is one of the oldest, if not the oldest guitar company in the United States. Christian Frederick Martin founded the company in 1833. After years of developing their guitars and setting a standard for excellence, it is easy to sa...
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A Brief History of Washburn Guitars
by depotgang.Washburn Guitars has been making instruments for over 120 years. They started in 1883 in Chicago, Illinois, the site of their very first factory near Maxwell Street. Years later, Maxwell Street will become known as a hub for music so the Washburn Gui...
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A Brief History of ESP Guitars
by depotgang.ESP, short for Electric Sound Products, started as a shop in Japan by Hisatake Shibuya in 1975. At first they just sold replacement parts for the guitar but in 1976 they started making guitars. These products were only found in Japan until the 80s wh...
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A Brief History of Ibanez Acoustic Guitars
by depotgang.Ibanez electric guitars have received quite a following, but a lot of people do not realize that their acoustic line is also well made and sounds great. The company started in 1900 under a different name by Hoshino Gaki in Japan. Though the company b...
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The Key to Rockstar Riches isnt the Music or the Look
by condemnity.If you're in a band and you're struggling for recognition, it might not mean that you play terrible songs or are completely talentless. It might simply mean that you aren't focussed enough as a group. Picture this: four people surrounding a ball. All...
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A Brief History of Dean Acoustic Guitars
by depotgang.Dean is a manufacturer of both electric and acoustic guitars. Compared to some of the companies, Dean Guitars are pretty new. But, that doesn t make their acoustic guitars any less remarkable. This is a company that was started by a teenager named D...
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A Brief History of Epiphone Acoustic Guitars
by depotgang.Epiphone had its true beginnings in Greece where Anastasios Stathopoulos started out by making traditional stringed instruments such as violins, lutes, mandolins, and a Greek instrument called the lioutos. The family then moved to Smyrna in Asia Mino...
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Burn Your Music
by reggie.Most of us enjoy some sort of music. Now, more than ever, there is an abundance of music to enjoy. Whether you're into Rap or Blues, Classical or New age, it can be found in music stores or on your computer. The rage now is to burn music. Many of...
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Pearl Jam - A Moment Frozen
by ChrisCampbell.Rock and roll posters run the gamut of utterly ridiculous, to vaudevillian hilarity, to visually arresting in their sheer and utter genius. While Pearl Jam Posters can be said to fall into this literary sphere, they are also an intriguingly blend of...
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Make Up Music Out Of Your Head As You Play
by duaneshinn.Improvisation (also known as improvising) is the act of making something up as you go along -- an act with which we all have a little experience.Remember playing House or Doctor as a child, letting the game go wherever your mind would take you? That ...
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Give Your Child Music Lessons
by duaneshinn.It is counterintuitive to add more studies to the schedule of an already busy child. Our natural response to seeing our child struggle is to find a way to help, not to add to the burden. If a child is struggling, why should we risk setting them up ...
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A Brief History of B.C. Rich Guitars
by depotgang.The B.C. Rich Company has its roots in a classical and Spanish style guitar repair shop owned and operated by Bernardo Chavez Rico. He later expanded to guitar making and his early models were inspired by the Les-Paul guitars. Some of these early sty...
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A Brief History of Jackson Guitars
by depotgang.The Jackson guitar company had its official beginnings in 1978. Originally called Charvel Guitar Repair, Wayne Charvel sold Grover Jackson, his partner, his shares of the company. With the shift in ownership, Jackson was not interested in keeping the...
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Low Cost Ways for Musicians to Promote Their Music
by duaneshinn.Music downloads are highly compressed audio files transferred onto a personal computer from an Internet website or P2P (peer to peer) program. From IPOD's to MP3 players galore, music downloading is seen as the fastest way for a musician to get his o...
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Home Run Gigs (The Top Gig Money-Makers)
by kennylove.Are you still playing your heart out to small audiences on gigs at unappreciative dives (excuse me, I meant to say nightclubs) that feel paying you a couple of hundred dollars for a 3-4 hour gig is also paying you about $150 too much?Unless you are a...
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A Brief History of Fender Guitars
by depotgang.Fender? is currently one of the premier electric guitar manufacturers out there. The instrument manufacturing aspect of the company had its beginnings in 1946 when Leo Fender began building them. However, the company actually started in 1938 and was ...
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How Many Guitar Chords Do I Need To Know?
by duaneshinn.Guitar chords, (note groups played specifically on a guitar,) differ only from other types of chords by virtue of instrument; they're simply a series of three or more notes played together. These notes don't necessarily have to be played simultaneous...
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Buying a Drum Kit for the Aspiring Drummer in Your Family
by depotgang.When it comes to the beginning drummer, there are a few things to keep in mind when selecting a drum kit. Yes, drums are noisy and can take up a lot of space in a room. But they are also a rewarding instrument to learn how to play.There are so many c...
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"10 Actions To Take *Now* To Triple CD Sales Overnight!
by kennylove.If you are like most independent recording artists, one thing that you can always use is more CD sales. Below, are ten alternative unique actions that you can take now to begin tripling your CD sales overnight.A. CD Gig Sale Co-OpI've mentioned this...
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Buying a Digital Piano for the Aspiring Pianist in Your Family
by depotgang.The piano is a great instrument to learn and an excellent one for the beginning musician. A variety of musical styles can be played on the piano including rock, jazz, show tunes, blues, and classical music. This is a great way to expose your aspiring...
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