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How to Charge Admission to an Outdoor Concert

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An outdoor venue is a great place to hold concerts and community events, especially during the spring and summer months. Outdoor venue admission prices differ from indoor venue prices because of different accommodations and seating options. It's ... more »

How to Choose a Bass Rig Head

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The bass rig head is the device that links your bass guitar to your speakers. Choosing one is largely a matter of the technology your speakers and bass require to get the job done... more »

How to Choose a Pair of Headphones

By Stewart Cararas

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Headphones come in a variety of styles to accommodate various applications. I will offer information so that you can decide which headphones suit you best... more »

How to Choose a Vocal Recital Program

By MalyaMuth

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A singing program can move the audience, make them laugh and leave them cheering. It can also leave them fidgety and checking their watches. How you choose the songs and what order your put them in can make a big difference in whether the ... more »

How to Choose An Accompanist For Your Singing Gig

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If you're a singer, choosing an accompanist for your gig is critical to your success. You want a professional, courteous and respectful player who appreciates singers and their challenges. Performing in public can be life-changing, and the ... more »

How to Choose Between an Electric, Acoustic, or Classical Guitar

By Jonathan West

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Many guitar enthusiasts start playing or investing in a guitar that does not cater towards their appropriate style of play. Here is what to watch out for when purchasing a guitar, based on your playing style... more »

How to clean a trumpet

By michellee

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Learning to clean your trumpet will keep it in good shape for years of enjoyment... more »

How to Communicate a Song Lyric

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Singing in public is a joy but can be seriously challenging. It is essential that you are fully prepared so that you can fly like a songbird! Aside from the importance of being in good vocal shape, which is another eHow article altogether, ... more »

How to Convert ABC Music Notation to Sheet Music

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ABC music notation has only been around since the 1990s, and is a very straightforward way of representing standard musical notation in plain text. Plain text files take up far less space on your hard drive than a collection of graphic pdf files. ... more »

How to Create a Benefit Concert Series

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There is no better way to gain attention to a cause than to use a benefit concert. These events are a perfect way for fans of a particular artist or genre of music to see their favorites at a live show, all while supporting a good cause. You'll ... more »

How to Create Auto Wah Effects for the Electric Guitar

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If you love Hendrix' record "Voodoo Child," it's probably because of the use of the wah-wah pedal. The '60s music popularized the sound on guitars that jazz trumpets and trombones made for years with hands, hats and mutes. Today you can create ... more »

How to Create Chorus Effects for the Electric Guitar

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You can create a lot of illusions in your music. If you want to make your electric guitar sound fuller, you might want to use one of the many attachments that create the chorus effect. The guitar effect for the chorus creates a background sound ... more »

How to Crowd Surf

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Crowd surfing is an activity done at concerts. It involves being passed hand-over-hand from one group of concert go-ers to another. Crowd surfing is often done in tandem with moshing, stage diving and head banging... more »

How to Crowd Surf

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Crowd surfing is a music concert pastime usually practiced at punk rock or hard rock concerts. Crowd surfing can be an exhilarating and communal experience or it can be a disaster. Here are some tips to help you crowd surf without complications ... more »

How to Develop a Good Relationship With a Club Booker

By yatesy

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If you have a band, you obviously want to play shows. Standing between you and that stage is the club booker. Here are some ways you can get your music up on that stage... more »

How to Develop Your Own Sound

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With so many great musicians out there, it seems impossible to find a new unique sound. Are there really any new sounds left? YES, of course! Music, at its core is about emotions and feelings. These same emotions and feelings are what make us all ... more »

How to Differentiate Between Drum Stands

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You need to be able to tell the difference in the stands when you set up drums. At first, all the stands look alike but you can tell the difference between them once you know what to look for on the metal stand... more »

How to Differentiate Between Drumming Styles

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There are 3 different ways that you can hold the drum stick when you're playing matched hand positions. You also can hold them in the traditional pattern to add a fourth to the group. The matched hold became more popular as the size of the set ... more »

How to DJ as a Pair

By Edward Mellett

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DJ’ing with your best mate sounds like good fun, but to do it properly you’ll need good timing, the ability to (almost) read your partners mind and need to get on exceptionally well!.. more »

How to DJ in the Dark

By Edward Mellett

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As any experienced (and definitely any inexperienced) DJ will tell you, working the wheels of steel in front of a crowd is certainly a difficult business, but doing it in the dark is just taking the piss! Unfortunately for all of us vinyl was ... more »

How to Do a Blues Guitar Solo

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The most important thing to remember in improvisational soloing is the notes you are allowed to play. In a simple case, the accompaniment will play a series of chords and the soloist will play individual notes within that chord. The following ... more »

How to Do a Paradiddle On The Drums

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If you want to be a drummer, there are a few key skills you need to learn. One is the paradiddle. Here's how to do it:.. more »

How to Do a Solo on the Djembe Drum

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While you can play for hours with your djembe drum by yourself, most people eventually like to evolve to play in a drum circle. It is a great feeling to be part of the rhythm in a drum circle. Once you have the beat down, you can experiment with ... more »

How to Do Phaser Effects for the Electric Guitar

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Many rock and pop bands use phasers not only on their guitars but also for the keyboard, like Billy Joel in the song, "Just the Way You Are." Brian May of the band Queen and Eddie Van Halen used it on their guitars. It creates a mellow tone to ... more »

How to Do Scale Exercises on the Piano

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You can use simple scale exercises to create melodic tones on the piano and learn advanced piano playing. Understanding the process of scales allows you to create some of your own special compositions. The exercises are simple if you know the ... more »

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