Music Basics

Few instruments can match the expressiveness of the guitar. Natural harmonics, a type of note that is meant to sound bell-like, add color easily to your playing. Any guitarist can add harmonics...

Learning how to play the chords EM and DM on the piano is very easy if you have a person who is at all knowledgeable about the piano on hand to show you where the chords are. Learning how to play...

There are few songs as timeless as John Lennon's classic "Imagine." Even though "Imagine" isn't musically complex, the chords are effective in evoking a pensive, almost meditative feel, over which...

Some of the greatest guitarists of all time have played left-handed, including Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Paul McCartney. And they all began the same way that right-handed players do: by...

Having a hard time learning chords, well this is a video, which comes in two parts, in which you will learn how to play the most important chords. Step by step instructions on the finger...

For those who want to learn to play piano quickly, this can best be accomplished by learning some basic chords (triads). Chords can be played with both hands while accompanying a singer. Chords...

This article is a beginners guide to play metal guitar. If you want to bypass the boring stuff beginner guitarists are subjected to, like learning to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and...

In this article you'll learn the basics on how to play a flute. It'll tell you how to properly hold it, the proper embouchure, and how to play the B flat scale, which is one if the first scales...

There are many different basic chord shapes for guitar. These are usually called "open chords" because you leave 1 or more strings open when playing. Today I will teach you how to play...

Tuning the guitar is vital to making the guitar sound good. Here are some simple instructions that explain guitar tuning basics.

Saxophones have a note assigned to each finger and combinations of fingers create even more pitches. Create pitches on a saxophone with correct fingering with a few tips from an experienced...

Interval shapes are a big part of forming and creating chords on the guitar, because guitar chords are about finger patterns. Form and create new and interesting guitar chords using some pattern...

At first, playing guitar seems like an intimidating exercise---what to do with those six strings? However, learning the meat-and-potatoes basics is easier than you might think. The approach need...

A G major chord, consisting of the notes G, B and D, can be played in many ways on the bass guitar. In root position, the G is the lowest note. In first inversion, the middle note---the B---is the...

The slide guitarist's art has traveled far and wide since blues players added it to their trick bag during the 1920s. The 1960s blues-rock boom ushered in a renewed interest in slide technique,...

The recorder is a musical instrument belonging to the woodwind family. It is an easy instrument to learn in a relatively short time. Practice notes in the order that you learn them. It will...

The ukulele is a beautiful and simple instrument. It does not take very long to learn how to play, although more complex songs can obviously take greater time to learn. Most musicians consider the...

Okay, so you want to play a B major scale on the piano. Many piano students have trouble with this scale, because it involves a lot of sharps (the black keys), which can seem confusing.

Some think that only beginning guitar players need to do finger exercises, but that's not true. Even experienced guitar players need to practice their finger exercises. The people more experienced...

Here is simple way to learn how to play octaves on the Electric Bass which will add verity and interest to your studies. At the end of the article I have written a "Things to Try"...

Please use the steps and pictures below to easily learn how to properly hold a standard trumpet, cornet, mellophone, marching baritone or flugal horn.

Violin notes are written in the same format as all sheet music--with a slight twist. Notes played on the violin are written only in the treble clef, and numbers indicating which finger to use are...

When I play a chord on my guitar and can't get the right sound I do this.

Learn how to play electric guitar with finger patterns in this free video music lesson.

Heart and Soul is a classic piano tune than anyone can master. It is meant to be a duet on the piano, with one person playing the bass and another playing the treble, but you will see me playing...

A free stroke on classical guitar is a basic stroke that you probably already know how to do, but just don't know what it's called or how to define it. Free strokes allow for an open, free-flowing...

Learn how to finger tap for left handed guitar players using harmonics in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to finger tap for left handed guitar players in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to finger tap for left handed guitar players using harmonics in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to finger tap for left handed guitar players using harmonics in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to finger tap for left handed guitar players in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to finger tap for left handed guitar players in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to do classical finger picking on a left handed guitar in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to do alternate finger picking on a left handed guitar in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to do basic finger picking on a left handed guitar in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to do finger picking on a left handed guitar in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to do finger picking on a left handed guitar in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to do finger picking on a left handed guitar in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to do the 4 finger, 4 fret warmup exercise for left handed guitar players in this free video clip on guitar lessons and musical instruments.

Learn how to break the Finger Number Habit when Teaching Piano to Kids in this free music lesson video from our expert piano teacher.

Drummers never seem to get the attention they deserve. In most bands they are often in the shadow of the guitarist, lead singer, even the bassist, none of whom are hidden behind a set. However,...

On the guitar, a hammer on is a smooth transition between two or more notes. You only pluck the string once; you play the notes that follow by "hammering" another finger onto the same string at...

A slide on the guitar is used to achieve a smooth transition between notes without a noticeable break. Slides can be either from one specific note to another, or from anywhere on the fret board to...

The pentatonic scale is the most widely-used scale for musical instruments, including the metal guitar. It is based around the minor scale and uses 5 notes, thus the "penta" prefix. Once you have...

You may have heard your music teacher at one time or another chastise you for not learning your scales. Whether you play piano, guitar or any other instrument, the scales provide you with the...

You're planning on taking up the most popular instrument in the world? Well, be prepared for a bit of a coordination challenge, an investment in time and patience, and some sore fingertips for a...

Vibrato is a technique that moves the finger that you are using to hold down a string in minute motions that make the note go sharp and flat. This creates a shimmering or singing tone to the note...

The C major scale is the most common musical scale. It's easy to play on the piano since you play only the white keys. The scale begins with the C note and ends with the same note one octave...

Minor scales are a series of eight whole and half steps beginning with the first note in the scale. The A minor scale doesn't use any sharp or flat keys and is relative to the C Major scale. For...

Your guitar playing improves as you increase your familiarity with the individual notes on the fret board. The best way to become proficient with guitar notes is to practice your scales, such as...