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March 17th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, For Beginners, Playing Tips, Violin
March 14th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, For Beginners, Guitars, Playing Tips
Most people are more than capable of learning how to play the acoustic guitar successfully and yet many beginning players seem to give up very quickly. Frequently, beginners that end up quitting are going to blame it on their lack of time available for practicing, while others will explain that they quit because their fingers [...]
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How Acoustic Bass Guitars Work The acoustic bass guitar can be viewed as a deeper brother of the standard western style guitar. The acoustic bass guitar is definitely related to the guitarrons that Mexican mariachi bands use, but they are also different in their own right. They are different in a number of ways that...... -
Hammered Dulcimer The hammered dulcimer is a stringed instrument that is based upon a sound box that is shaped as a trapezoid. The musician sits or stands in front of the instrument, which lies upon a stand at an inclined angle. The principle way to play the instrument is to hammer the...... -
8 Ideas to Improve Your Guitar Playing Here are some things that you should absolutely know and keep in mind when it comes to significantly improving your acoustic guitar playing skills. 1 - Tuning. You have to be extremely careful to make sure that your acoustic guitar is remaining tuned the right way. If your guitar becomes...... -
Learning the Banjo When it comes to learning the banjo, there are some basic concepts that you need to keep in mind. For example, there is a very large difference between practicing and playing, and both are necessary to your success at learning the banjo. Practicing is about thinking, but playing does not...... -
Acoustic Bass Guitar as a Foundation for the Band It may seem a little backwards if you think about it, but the acoustic bass guitar did not come into existence until after the electric bass guitar had been invented. The reason for this is because the electric bass guitar came to be first, and then people began to wonder......
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March 13th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, For Beginners, Guitars, Playing Tips
10 – Take the time to learn different barre chords in addition to open chords. You should not skip learning barre chords simply because they are more difficult for you to master. As with the process of developing fingertip calluses, the more that you play and practice, the easier all of this is going to [...]
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Book Review: Mel Bay's Basic Harp Mel Bay's Basic Harp is intended to be an introductory book to teach beginners how to play the harp in a step-by-step manner. Designed for players of any level, the material in this book can be used on any kind of harp, whether it has pedals or not. It also...... - 8 Ideas to Improve Your Guitar Playing Here are some things that you should absolutely know and keep in mind when it comes to significantly improving your acoustic guitar playing skills. 1 - Tuning. You have to be extremely careful to make sure that your acoustic guitar is remaining tuned the right way. If your guitar becomes......
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Learning the Acoustic Guitar When learning how to properly play the acoustic guitar, versatility is a major goal that you should work towards as best as you can. It is very important to learn all of the different ways you can play the various chords. By learning the different chords that you can play...... -
Learning the Acoustic Guitar Quickly Most people are more than capable of learning how to play the acoustic guitar successfully and yet many beginning players seem to give up very quickly. Frequently, beginners that end up quitting are going to blame it on their lack of time available for practicing, while others will explain that...... -
2 Ways to Learn Acoustic Guitar When people are first learning to play the guitar, the acoustic type is generally recommended over the electric type. The main reason for this is that the strings of an acoustic guitar are tougher, so they build calluses better, and help build finger strength. As for the methods by which......
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March 11th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, For Beginners, Oboe, Playing Tips
Here are some tips and warnings for learning how to play the oboe, and even more importantly, learning how to play the oboe well.
1 – Do not blow too hard when playing the oboe, as you may end up with a sound that is harsh and unpleasant.
2 – If you are having trouble covering all [...]
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Learning to Play the Trombone When a trombone begins to display its power, nothing can stop it. The trombone is an incredible instrument, offering power and beautiful music. There is not much that is as impressive as a group of trombones playing in tune. Trombones have many places in music, including marching band, symphony, concert...... -
The Trombone - a Jazz Instrument that Slides A member of the brass family, the trombone is a wind instrument that is played much in the same way as other brass instruments. The lips are pursed and the musician blows into the mouthpiece in order to create sound. The trombone is unique in that it features a slide...... -
Introduction to Woodwind Instruments, pt 2 In the last post in this series we were talking about different types of woodwind instruments. The following is the rest of the list of exposed double reed instruments. - Hichiriki (Japan) - Kèn bầu (Vietnam) - Mizmar (Arabic nations) - Nadaswaram - Oboe - Oboe da caccia - Oboe...... -
Wind Instruments Guide 101 pt 2 Here is a guide to some of the more common and more interesting wind instruments. Some of these instruments are common place in the United States and others have a decidedly more worldly origin. Bugle The bugle is a type of wind instrument that does not actually contain any valves...... - Buying Guide for Fiddlers Because fiddles are a less popular instrument than something like an electric guitar, it's hard to find a quality fiddle at a good price, and it's just as hard to find a good buying guide for fiddles to help you figure out which of these acoustic musical instruments is best.......
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March 11th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, For Beginners, Guitars, Playing Tips
6 – Now you are going to want to learn as many different ways as you can for playing a chord. For example, there are ten different basic hand positions that you can use in order to play a basic C chord. Obviously you are going to want to be going for the perfect open [...]
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Learning the Acoustic Guitar Quickly pt 3 10 - Take the time to learn different barre chords in addition to open chords. You should not skip learning barre chords simply because they are more difficult for you to master. As with the process of developing fingertip calluses, the more that you play and practice, the easier all...... -
Guide to Left Handed Acoustic Guitars One distinctive as well as important group of guitars is the group of left handed guitars. The left handed acoustic guitar is held with the fret board positioned in the right hand, and the guitar player uses his or her left hand to do the picking. The strings of the...... -
Acoustic Musical Instrument Glossary pt 3 Interval - An interval is described as a difference in pitch from one tone to another, and intervals are most commonly measured as the difference between the lower tone and the higher tone. Intonation - Intonation, in its most literal form, means either pitch or using pitch. One who speaks...... -
Choosing a Musical Instrument If you have an interest in joining a band, but you are not sure what instrument to choose, this may be a good jumping off point for you. When joining band, you will be allowed to choose an instrument that you like, and you will be allowed to learn how...... -
Styles of the Ukulele In the simplest sense, the ukulele is a very small guitar like musical instrument that originally came from Madeira, an island in Portugal. This instrument was originally known as Braguinha in Portuguese, until travelers left Portugal in 1879 bound for Hawaii, showing craftsmen the unique instrument. Hawaiian craftsmen were quickly......
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March 10th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, Guitars, Playing Tips
If you decide you want to learn to play guitar by taking lessons online, be sure that the lessons being given will be ones you find fun. If you can find lessons that are fun, you will be much more likely to stick with them, and achieving your goals in learning how to play will [...]
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Acoustic Guitar Tablature Acoustic music tablature has now become the preferred method for reading and playing guitar music among many of the people playing the acoustic guitar today. Even among those who are classically trained, who used sheet music during instruction, becoming more familiar with the art of reading and understanding guitar tablature...... - 8 Ideas to Improve Your Guitar Playing Here are some things that you should absolutely know and keep in mind when it comes to significantly improving your acoustic guitar playing skills. 1 - Tuning. You have to be extremely careful to make sure that your acoustic guitar is remaining tuned the right way. If your guitar becomes......
- Acoustic Bass Guitar as a Foundation for the Band It may seem a little backwards if you think about it, but the acoustic bass guitar did not come into existence until after the electric bass guitar had been invented. The reason for this is because the electric bass guitar came to be first, and then people began to wonder......
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Should you Learn the Acoustic Guitar Online? Learning to play the guitar is a really good way to express your personal creativity and your love for music. The best way to learn guitar, however, is through lessons. There are quite a few different ways for a person to get lessons on playing guitar, especially online. The trick...... - Buying Acoustic Musical Instruments Online Acoustic instruments have been providing such wonders of sounds and melodies since before the Renaissance period. These instruments provide a quality of music that cannot be replicated by their electrical counterparts. Pianos, violins, guitars, learning to play an acoustic instrument is something that can only bring growth to a person.......
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March 9th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, For Beginners, Playing Tips, trombone
When a trombone begins to display its power, nothing can stop it. The trombone is an incredible instrument, offering power and beautiful music. There is not much that is as impressive as a group of trombones playing in tune. Trombones have many places in music, including marching band, symphony, concert band, jazz band and even [...]
Online Stores Related Posts - Book Review: Mel Bay's Basic Harp Mel Bay's Basic Harp is intended to be an introductory book to teach beginners how to play the harp in a step-by-step manner. Designed for players of any level, the material in this book can be used on any kind of harp, whether it has pedals or not. It also......
- The Trombone - a Jazz Instrument that Slides A member of the brass family, the trombone is a wind instrument that is played much in the same way as other brass instruments. The lips are pursed and the musician blows into the mouthpiece in order to create sound. The trombone is unique in that it features a slide......
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Learning to Play the Piano Some people believe that learning the piano must be terribly difficult. It's a beautiful sounding instrument that can either be used to play a very simple tune made up of only three notes or a complex piece of music with thousands of notes. You can peck out a tune with...... -
Metal Instruments 101 There are a range of different metal percussion instruments that can be found in the modern western orchestra, even though many of them have origins that are not only ancient in nature, but also global as well. The Anvil - The Anvil is a specific type of sound effect that...... -
Harp Introduction The Harp is an acoustic musical instrument which is made up stings that are held stretched under tension, which will produce harmonics when plucked with the fingers, a pick or a similar device. There are two primary kinds of harps, bow and angle. Bow harps are so named after the......
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March 6th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, For Beginners, Playing Tips, Violin
This is a guide to playing the violin, and is a continuation from part one, which touched on the first five steps in the process. For more information about learning how to play the violin well, keep reading!
* Keep in mind that more pressure is going to create a larger sound. If you apply too [...]
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Confused About the Difference Between a Fiddle and a Violin? Basically, a violin is just a more specialized type of fiddle. A fiddle can be any type of stringed instrument that is played with a horsehair bow. The main distinction between a fiddle and a violin generally refers to the different styles of music played on each. Fiddles are more...... - 8 Ideas to Improve Your Guitar Playing Here are some things that you should absolutely know and keep in mind when it comes to significantly improving your acoustic guitar playing skills. 1 - Tuning. You have to be extremely careful to make sure that your acoustic guitar is remaining tuned the right way. If your guitar becomes......
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A Little About Dulcimers A dulcimer is a fretted instrument that most commonly includes three or four strings. The fretting is usually diatonic and spreads along a fingerboard attached to the instrument's body. It became popular in old-time American music in the 1800s. It is believed to have been brought over from Scotland or...... -
Introduction to the Bass Instrument The bass is also known as the double bass or the doghouse, and it is both the largest as well as the lowest pitch instrument in the violin family. Just like the violin, the double bass instrument evolved from the viol in Europe. Fine bass models are made out of...... -
Introduction to Bending Strings The History of String Bending and Gauges String bending is a technique that was founded by blues and country music players who wished to mimic the sound of bottleneck guitars, and later on, pedal steel-string guitars. Since then, bending has become a standard technique in the playing of guitars, because......
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March 4th, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, For Beginners, Playing Tips, Violin
Although the violin can be played simply by plucking the strings with your fingers, the best way to learn how to play the guitar is by using the bow. When you first begin playing the violin, this can appear difficult, and even a bit awkward, but if you are patient and willing to learn and [...]
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Violin Questions Answered If you are interested in the violin, its history or the basics on how to play it, the following questions and answers will prove to be useful. These are the most basic questions about the violin and how it functions, its history and also how this beautiful and melodic instrument...... -
A Look at the Lyre The lyre is a type of stringed musical instrument that is well known for having been used widely in classical antiquity as well as later on. The recitations made by the Ancient Greeks were often accompanied by playing the Lyre. The Lyre known of in classical Antiquity was typically played...... -
Learning to Play the Violin pt 2 This is a guide to playing the violin, and is a continuation from part one, which touched on the first five steps in the process. For more information about learning how to play the violin well, keep reading! * Keep in mind that more pressure is going to create a...... -
Which is Best: Stand Up Bass or Regular Bass? The first thing that you need to understand when it comes to comparing a stand up bass against a regular bass is that despite the similar naming structure, these are actually two very different instruments. The term "bass" is used to refer to an entire family of musical instruments that...... -
More Tips on Buying Violins With the vast assortment violins to choose from, buying a new instrument can be quite a challenging endeavor. However, this task can be much easier if you do some research ahead of time. The following are some points to remember when buying a new or used violin. If you are......
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March 3rd, 2010 — Acoustic Musical Instruments, Guitars, Playing Tips
Learning the Acoustic Guitar Quickly pt 2 6 - Now you are going to want to learn as many different ways as you can for playing a chord. For example, there are ten different basic hand positions that you can use in order to play a basic C chord. Obviously you are going to want to be...... 
Brief History for Double Bass or Stand Up Bass The Double Bass or Stand Up Bass is the largest and the lowest pitched of all bowed string instruments that is used as a part of the modern symphony orchestra. The stand up bass is a standard member of the symphony orchestra's string section as well as smaller string ensembles...... 
