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How to Plan a Weekend at the Wychwood Music Festival

By Simon Arms, eHow UK

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The Wychwood Music Festival is set within the grounds of the famous Cheltenham racecourse--home of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Once a year, since 2005, the race course turns into a celebration of world, folk, indie and dance music... more »

How to Plan a Weekend at Wattsfest

By Edward Mellett

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Wattsfest is an alternative music festival that takes place in Whitmore Farm, near Cullompton, England. They hold this annual event during the Glastonbury weekend in June. It offers revellers a smaller, more manageable festival experience... more »

How to Plan a Weekend at Whitby’s Moor and Coast Festival

By Edward Mellett

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Whitby’s Moor and Coast Festival (WMCF) is a feast of traditional music, song, dance and the arts based in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The Festival takes place annually over the first bank holiday weekend of the year in May... more »

How to Plan a Weekend at Woking’s Wisley Music Festival

By Simon Arms, eHow UK

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The Wisley Festival is an open air festival taking place at the Royal Horticultural Society. Over three days in June ticket holders get the opportunity to watch orchestras, West End productions and bands... more »

How to Plan a Weekend to the Llantilio Crossenny Festival

By Simon Arms, eHow UK

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This festival is in its 45th year. It started in 1962 when the conductor Charles Farncombe and a couple of his friends decided to play a concert in St. Teilo’s church in Llantilio Crossenny. It was so popular with the locals that it has taken ... more »

How to Plan for The Notting Hill Carnival

By Simon Arms, eHow UK

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The Notting Hill Carnival is one of the biggest and most famous of it's kind. Set up by West Indian immigrants in 1966, it is a celebration of Caribbean culture--a 3-mile parade showcasing Caribbean themed floats and costumes through the streets ... more »

How to Play a Bend on Your Guitar

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How to Play a Bowed Psaltery

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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Aside from playing the spoons, the bowed psaltery is the easiest instrument in the world to play. A 20 x 8-inch wide wood triangle with strings makes up the instrument itself. It's played with a bow. Bowed psalteries have note guides for every ... more »

How to Play A Guitar With A Bow

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How to play an electric guitar with a bow... more »

How to play a harmonica solo

By Dave Payne Sr.

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When the singing stops and it's time to play lead, what do you do? This article will help take the uncertainty from that moment... more »

How to Play a Kettle Drum

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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With drum circles so in vogue these days, the kettle drum, or timpani, is making appearances in parks and music stores all over the world. This type of drum looks like a big kettle with a copper colored bottom. Kettle drums resonate with a deep ... more »

How to Play Audioslave Riffs

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It's a shame this powerhouse of rock only lasted a few years, but as Audioslave was really the tenuous marriage of two other well-known (and well-sold) rock groups, it's not really too surprising. They had a good couple of years, though, with ... more »

How to Play Bela Fleck Riffs

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The goal of making your music sound like the music of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones is a tall order. This band, a leader in the mid-atlantic music scene, has been amazing crowds for years with a style that you can't quite put your finger on. ... more »

How to Play Diminished and Augmented Triads in Jazz Guitar

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A triad in music is three notes that are played together, also known as a chord. A major triad is the first, third and fifth notes in the diatonic scale. The third and fifth notes are diminished (flattened) in a diminished triad and the fifth ... more »

How to Play Drums Quietly

By pensivemusician

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The key to becoming a great drummer is practice. The drums are extremely loud, and sometimes practicing can become problematic. There are steps that you can take to soften the problem so that you will be able to practice whenever you'd like... more »

How to Play Drums With the American Grip

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When you're a beginner on drums, you need to learn various on-the-stick grips. You can use the traditional grip or the matched grip when you hold your sticks. There are three types of matched grips. The German grip uses mostly wrist, the French ... more »

How to Play Drums With the German Grip

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When the drum sets were developed with stands that allowed angles of the drums, traditional holds for the sticks were no longer mandatory and drummers developed the matched grip. When you play drums and use the German grip, one of the matched ... more »

How to Play Electric Slide Guitar

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Playing slide guitar creates some tones that you can't create with your fingers. There are many different types of slides that you can use but the glass slide lends itself best to playing electric slide guitar and has a sharper tone. The slide is ... more »

How to play harmonica rhythm

By Dave Payne Sr.

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Rhythm harmonica is always the first lesson I teach my harmonica students. Yet, it's something overlooked by most. Compared to soloing, rhythm seems easy. A good rhythm should be simple, but actually applying that in music can be difficult... more »

How to Play in a Piano Recital

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Participating in a piano recital is a learning experience. Along with the sense of accomplishment, you'll also gain a sense of confidence by having satisfaction from the recognition for your efforts and by obtaining a better understanding of how ... more »

How to Play Jazz and Rock Music on a Pedal Steel Guitar

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In the late 1800s, the steel guitar was invented in Hawaii. It gained popularity in the States early in the twentieth century and was adapted to create other instruments that were resonators. Originally this music was used more by country bands, ... more »

How to Play Jazz Guitar

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So you want to be a jazz guitarist? Going from 0 to 60 is tough. Even for an established rock guitarist, turning to jazz means learning new skills and pushing your music theory to the limit. But it doesn't have to be overwhelmingly hard. Some ... more »

How to Play Mark Knopfler Riffs

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Guitarist Mark Knopfler of the classic band "Dire Straits" is one of a kind. Since heading up that band, Knopfler has recorded numerous excellent solo albums and recently partnered with country great Emmylou Harris to produce the best-selling ... more »

How to Play Music Like the Rolling Stones

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Very few rock and roll bands have achieved the iconic status of the Rolling Stones. Emulating a band of this stature is no simple task. It takes a lifetime of experiences that come through in the music. Here are some ways to play like the Rolling ... more »

How to Play Slide Guitar With Vibrato Technique

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When you're at the end of a phrase and you want to add a little something, you can use a great technique called vibrato. The electric slide vibrato adds that extra something to your music to keep the note from sounding dull. It also makes the ... more »

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