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  • Add Music

    The purpose of any kind of presentation is to get someone's attention and keep it long enough to teach, train or entertain. Adding music to a PowerPoint presentation gives it an added punch that...

  • Classical Music

    Exercise gets the brain cells moving, and so does music. Athletes have experimented with different genres of music to enhance their physical prowess and achieve great results. If you exercise with...

  • Counting Change

    Have you ever counted a large pile of coins only to lose track when you're just about finished? There's definitely an easier way to count coins without spending all day ending up back at square...

  • Fairy Tale

    Fairy tale theme parks offer a chance for adults to return to the magic of childhood and for young children a chance to revel in it. While fairy tale theme parks don't necessarily offer the most...

  • Games To Play At A Bar

    Even adults like to have a bit of fun at their parties, so don't forget to plan a few games to keep people entertained. While the old pin the tail on the donkey could be fun, you should try to...

  • Ho Scale

    How big is your basement? Your garage?

  • Key Signatures

    A key signature identifies which key a piece of music is played in, how many sharps or flats there are and what they are. Changing key enables one to maintain the correct tonal distance between...

  • Minor Blues Scale

    The harmonic minor scale differs from the natural minor scale in that the seventh note of the scale is raised one half step. By raising the seventh note of the natural minor scale, the harmonic...

  • My Baby

    Finding your baby's father is important for many reasons, particularly giving your baby every opportunity possible for the financial, emotional and physical support he is entitled to receive....

  • Piano Keyboards

    To assure that your piano stays in top notch condition, you need to clean the keyboard occasionally. How often you clean your piano keyboard depends largely on how it is used. For instance, piano...

  • Playing Music

    Music was meant to be played loud. However, not everybody seems to agree. In fact, some people agree only when they want to hear it or when it is something they like. Weird. Well, here are a few...

  • Teaching Counting

    Counting rhythm for music can be one of the most challenging concepts when kids learn to play the piano. Understanding sheet music and note length is an essential part of learning any musical...

  • Understanding Sheet Music

    A key signature identifies which key a piece of music is played in, how many sharps or flats there are and what they are. Changing key enables one to maintain the correct tonal distance between...

  • Whole Tone Scale

    The whole-tone scale is the simplest scale to play for any musician. The whole-tone scale is a straightforward progression from one full note to the next. The whole-tone scale has six whole tones...

  • Writing Sheet Music

    Finale is a popular music notation software program. It allows you to create professional-looking sheet music for the songs you've written without hiring someone to do it for you. This saves...

  • How to Learn and Practice Musical Key Signatures

    Q. What do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft? A. A-flat minor. Key signatures are an important aspect of reading and playing music. I have seen it be a sticking point even for...

  • How to Practice With A Metronome

    Whatever instrument you play there is one thing for certain to play well, timing has to be exact. Practicing to a metronome tremendously can help you play notes smoothly and evenly. Practicing to...

  • How to Never Become a Rockstar

    this article is intended to help people who have trouble not accomplishing great things in the music world... all too often the people of earth, have no guidance in such a matter, and find...

  • How to Learn Timing in Music

    Timing in music is dictated by the number of beats there are per bar of written music. Beats are distributed throughout sheet music using music notes that represent time values. Learning timing in...

  • How to Convert Music Notes to Tabulature

    Tablature, often referred to as tab, is a system of musical notation typically used for guitars and other stringed instruments. The tab system came about and evolved because guitar players tend to...

  • Musician Associations in California

  • How to Oil a Pedal Steel Guitar

    One of the sweetest and most dynamic musical instruments is the pedal steel guitar. Its origins date to the Hawaiian guitar,ad its most recent predecessor was the lap steel guitar. A metal bar is...

  • How to Calculate Notes Per Second

    "Notes per second" is a formula that musicians (generally guitarists) use to determine how quickly they are playing a certain amount of music, often serving as a gauge to amateur musicians to show...

  • How to Get a Pencil Out of a Piano

    Whether it is grandma's old piano or a 9-foot Steinway Concert Grand, it's inevitable that some object such as a pencil or a paper clip is going to get stuck inside of a piano, and getting it out...

  • How to Win a Grammy for Album of The Year

    Recently, country music star Taylor Swift won the Album of the Year Award from the likes of Beyonce, Lady Gaga and The Dave Mathews Band. If you are looking for a way to win the same award in...

  • Rumba Guitar Technique

    Rumba guitar techniques are based on the rhythms of Cuban rumba ("also spelled "rhumba") dance music. Traditionally played with a nylon string classical guitar, the playing style employs the thumb...

  • How to Advertise a Music Business

    Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is one of the world's most successful guitar manufacturers. Artists as varied as Billy Corgan and John Mayer use their guitars, while their t-shirts are worn...

  • How to Learn To Learn Guitar

    Here you will learn to learn or as I did it, teach yourself guitar from various methods, hopefully without spending as much money and more importantly, time wasting as I did....

  • How to Play Free Music on Your Computer

    Say you're sitting in your room studying or hanging out with friends. Your iTunes account reads under 99 cents and you want to play some music that you have yet to buy. There are several easy ways...

  • How to Translate Music Notes Into Letters

    Several methods exist for translating music notes into letters---that is, of indicating a music note's name and octave with letters, rather than a musical staff. The two most widely used forms of...

  • How to Identify Song Chords

    It can be hard to identify song chords, especially if several different instruments are involved and the song is complex. It can, however, be done. Slash, the guitarist for Guns N' Roses, learned...

  • How to Start a Song Using a Pitch Pipe

    A pitch pipe is a musical device consisting of a set of valves through which a person can blow in order to hear various pitches. You can use a pitch pipe to tune an instrument, but one of the most...

  • How to Change the Stylus on the Record Player

    If you have a record player, chances are good that you treasure it and treat it well since most companies no longer make basic record players. High-end turntables for disc jockeys are still...

  • How to Read Alto Clef Music

    The alto clef is a form of written music that differs from the more commonly used treble and bass clef. This clef, which places C on the middle line of the staff, is commonly used for instruments...

  • How to Learn Piano Intervals

    Intervals describe the distance or relationship between two notes and are basic to music theory. Learning intervals on a piano is a good place to begin practical application of intervals because...

  • Music Vocabulary Games

  • How to Advertise a Record Label

    Independent record labels have played a major role in the history of popular music. Sun Records, which featured Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison, introduced rock 'n' roll to the public, while Rough...

  • Grants for Music for After-School Programs

  • How to Play Acoustic Blues Guitar

    One of the most challenging and satisfying guitar styles for a musician is acoustic blues. Acoustic blues flourished in the 1920s and 1930s and is often referred to as "country blues" or "prewar...

  • How to Sell Gig Tickets

    No matter how revolutionary you think your band may be, everything comes down to the bottom line when it comes to getting good shows. Many venues and promoters will require you to sell gig tickets...

  • Music Production Company Duties

  • How to Easily Tune a Guitar

    This is a simple way to tune any guitar.

  • How to Change The Strings On an Acoustic Guitar

    This article is simply about how to change the strings on your acoustic guitar

  • How to Practice Music with a Metronome

    "I'll just buy a metronome and then I'll be able to play in time, right?" If only it were that simple. Truthfully, thinking that simply using a metronome will help you develop better...

  • The Effects of Instrumental Music

  • How to Buy Sheet Music

    I've often had a student excitedly buy sheet music that they want to learn, either in books or downloaded from the Internet, only to be disappointed when they find that what they have bought does...

  • How to Teach a Beginner Piano Lesson

    Teaching a beginning piano lesson to someone who knows nothing about the piano at all can either be challenging, or not depending upon the musical aptitude of the pupil. My article is intended to...

  • How to Write a Major Scale

    Tonal music is written based around scales. This includes most popular music (rock, pop, country), folk music, and a good portion of classical music. There are two types of scales, major and...

  • How to Determine Relative Major to Relative Minor Scale for Guitar / Bass or any Instrument

    Knowing how to translate a minor key to its relative major is a helpful way to not only better understand playing with your bass guitar, but on any musical instrument. Relative means they share...

  • What Are the Duties of a Conductor?

    Music conductors are those who are masters at their craft and are in charge of directing or conducting an ensemble of musicians, including orchestras, bands, choirs, operas or other musical group.

  • How to Learn to Read Music, Part 4 (Leger Lines In Bass Clef)

    Many students find it difficult to read the notes above or below the staff at first. With a little knowledge, a little time and a lot of practice, music students can learn to read these notes...

  • How to Learn to Read Music, Part 3 (Leger Lines In Treble Clef)

    If you have been trying to learn to read music, you have probably discovered that some notes are not written on the lines and spaces of the staff. There are some notes that are written above or...

  • How to Play Chorded Piano

    If you can pick out melodies on the piano with your right hand, and know where the notes are, you can learn to play chords with your left hand in order to support your melodies and provide rhythm....

  • Elementary Age Games to Teach Treble Clef Note Reading

  • What Is Forte?

    The term forte has many different meanings, depending on the context. It can be used to describe a musical term, a person's strength, a part of a sword or something that happens by chance.

  • How to Find Any Chord on the Piano

    Learn the simple way to build the most important piano chords.

  • How to Learn the Piano

    Knowing how to play the piano is a priceless talent and skill that will add value and joy to your life in countless ways. But it's not easy. How can one learn how to play the piano? The answer...

  • How to Tell Why The Guitar Tab You're Playing Sounds Like S**t

    I am often asked by my guitar and bass students why, when they play music from tablature, it doesn't sound anything like the recording. There are a number of reasons why this may be. Tablature...

  • How to Sync iPhone Ringtone on Mac

    A lot of iPhone users have problem syncing iPhone ringtones. Some questions are like "I can't sync ringtone to iPhone", "unable to sync ringtone to iPhone" and so on. Some are...

  • What Is Legato?

    Legato is a musical notation used widely in written music to instruct the instrumentalist or vocalist to play or sing the notes in a connected, smooth fashion.

  • How to Tune the Nylon String Guitar

    Tuning a nylon string guitar is not much different than tuning any other guitar. Some nylon string guitars may vary in design, but tuning is relatively the same. In order to tune a nylon string...

  • How to Write a Great Rock Song

    Want to write a rocker? Here's a few things to consider that have worked - and will always work - for a great rock song.

  • Online Guide to Record Albums

    Record collecting is a hobby with several benefits. First is the pleasure derived from owning music in one of the best formats ever, one that provides rich tones never duplicated by CDs or MP3s....

  • How to Enjoy A Classical Concert

    Someone's invited you to your first classical music concert. You're terrified. You don't know anything about Mozart! You're afraid you'll look like an idiot, or be bored to tears. No worries, just...

  • How to Setup and Tune Your Drum Set: Step by Step

    If you are setting up your drum set for the first time or you want to readjust your kit so that every portion of the kit is more assessable and easier to play this guide will help you to achieve...

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