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  • Blues Music

    Blues music is an American musical genre defined by the presence of a 12-bar chord progression and the use of "blues notes" (notes lower than the major scale). The blues has its origins in the...

  • Country Music

    Country is a genre of music, while Christian is not a specific genre--it deals with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Christian songs can be country, and country songs can be Christian....

  • Jazz Music

    Classical music and jazz music are often considered as two distinct musical genres, and perhaps even as opposed to one another, as noted at Blogiversity.org's article, "The Influence of Jazz on...

  • Rock Music

    According to the Library of Congress, "American rock and roll music was imitated by British groups, who then refined it and, in the view of some, improved it." Since the 1950s, British and...

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans is a fabulous destination with many varied and wonderful features. Whether you're looking to party into the wee hours or eat like a king, indulgence is the big draw in the Big Easy.

  • Alternative Music

    Progressive alternative music is a musical genre that was established in the late 1990s. There are many techniques and factors that comprise progressive alternative music, from the way the...

  • Blues Fingerpicking

    Many great songs have featured a strummed guitar as the main instrument, and it's often the go-to approach for many a singer-songwriter. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but a finger-picked...

  • Buy Music

    Bing Crosby, Celine Dion or The Irish Tenors? Create the perfect atmosphere for your holiday events by buying the right music.

  • Chicago Blues

    The Chicago Blues Festival, held each year for four days during June, is one of the largest blues festivals in the United States. Founded in 1984, it draws more than 700,000 visitors each year and...

  • Christian Music

    Country is a genre of music, while Christian is not a specific genre--it deals with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Christian songs can be country, and country songs can be Christian....

  • How to Play Urban Gospel Music

    Urban gospel music is a spiritual genre that take influences from other musical genres, including blues, rhythm and blues, country and jazz. Urban gospel music has also been called black gospel,...

  • How to Identify Classical Music

    Although the term classical music generically to describes any orchestral or chamber music, the term classical actually applies to a specific period of music that falls between the Baroque and...

  • Characteristics of Country Delta Blues

  • How to Get a Blues Rock Guitar Tone

    Blues-rock guitar players combine style, technique and sound to create a musical genre heavy on blues music with a hard rock edge. The musical genre includes the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan and...

  • Bluegrass Music Grants

  • How to Begin the Bluegrass Guitar

    Bluegrass guitar refers to the style of music rather than the instrument itself. A bluegrass guitar player plays guitar in the bluegrass style, using chords and picking techniques associated with...

  • Similarities & Differences Between Rock & Classical Music

  • Western Bars With Mechanical Bulls in Ontario

  • Blues and Jazz Clubs in Atlanta

  • What Is Big Band Music?

    Long before the swing revival of the mid 1990s, large jazz ensembles graced stage and screen playing big band music. The genre saw many different interpretations and became hugely popular before...

  • How to Learn About Music Genres

    There are hundreds of genres of music, and setting out to learn about them can be an intimidating task. But thanks to modern technology and the Internet, teaching yourself about different styles...

  • Classical Music Styles

  • How to Play Flamenco Guitar, Free Lessons and Free Tabs

    This Free Flamenco guitar lesson enables you to learn a beautiful composition by our maestro Rezar Dominguez "Arpegio por Buleria".

  • How to Play Bluegrass Guitar

    Bluegrass guitar is a style of guitar playing associated with bluegrass music picking and strumming styles. Bluegrass is a form of music that includes country, folk and blues elements. Bluegrass...

  • How to Make Your Musical Improvisation More Interesting

    In sixteen years of teaching music, I have seen many students who are intimidated by improvisation. Some of them are worried that they are not playing the right scale over the chords; some simply...

  • List of Canadian Record Labels

  • How to Write Bollywood Songs

    According to BBC News, Hindi film music accounts for 72 percent of music sales in India. The Hindi film industry, also known as Bollywood, is huge and its songs, known as filmi, drive people to...

  • How to Make Grime Beats

    "Grime" is a style of hip-hop native to the UK characterized by a fast tempo and the use of 2-step breakbeats. The first grime songs, released in East London in the early 2000s, combined elements...

  • How to Become a Famous Rapper

    We all want to have a successful future and with this economically hard times some of us may want to consider a career in the entertainment business. This article will take you through the basic...

  • Types of Music Production

  • How to Collect Classical Vinyl Music Recordings

    You're much more likely to find several copies of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" than you are any rare classical vinyl musical recordings. Due to limited demand, classical vinyl music recordings are...

  • The Best Music for Relaxing

  • Country Music Video Information

    Founded in the Southern United States, country music is a blend of popular musical forms with southern roots. With the rise of the pop/rock music video in the late 1980s, CMT and other stations...

  • Top Southern Gospel Songs

  • American Musical Inventions

  • Jazz Activities for High School

  • Similarities Between Classical and Romantic Music Styles

    The Romantic period represented an expansion of structure and expression in European classical music from the early 19th century to the early 20th century. For all of its departures from the style...

  • How to Get Your Music Heard in the Club

    For an aspiring artist, there is nothing like having the opportunity to have your music heard. Whether it be sharing tracks you have produced or getting your song played in the hottest nightclub,...

  • How to Use the Song Index

    When you need sheet music to refer to you can check it out from the Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center. If the circulating copy is not available a duplicate can be found in most cases....

  • How to Compare Blues & Country Music

    According to Etta James in an interview with American Chronicle: "The Blues and country are first cousins ... What I look for in a song is for the story to be for real. I like a blood and guts...

  • How to Study Classical Music

    Depending upon what you wish to get out of it, studying classical music may require a few different routes. If your goal is simply to learn more about classical music, a solid grounding in theory...

  • How to Find Your Taste in Music

    Have you always wanted to stick to only one or two genres in music, instead of having an iTunes overloaded with different genres? Well keep reading and get ready to delete a load of your unwanted...

  • How to Hook Up a Laptop to DJ Equipment

    Laptops are becoming a popular tool for DJs all over the world. It is quick and easy to introduce a laptop into a DJ setup. Make sure that you are using a DJ mixer that has an available channel to...

  • How to Terrestrial Radio Vs Internet Radio

    My article is about the very fast decline of TERRESTRIAL RADIO and the big impact INTERNET RADIO has been making in the last 10 years

  • How to Listen to Classical Music

    Classical music can be hard to appreciate, especially when you sense you're missing more than you're taking in. The pace and rhythm of classical music is quite different from pop, and it suffers...

  • How to Appreciate Classical Music

    In today's society, we tend to stigmatize Classical Music. Many of us think that snobby and arrogant old people listen to classical music. Teens who admit their love for classical music are...

  • How to download Michael Jackson lyrics

    Have you ever wanted to make files of lyrics to all your favorite songs. Or simply strike up a nostalgia for the old tunes that bring sweet memories of your first dance, first love or first...

  • How to set up your own LDS Sunday radio station

    Many Latter-day Saints try to listen to religious music on Sundays to set the mood for the Sabbath. There are a few radio stations that cater to this group, but their programs are laden with...

  • How to Play Theme Songs

    Theme songs, whether from your favorite TV show or the latest hit movie, are a part of pop culture. There are multiple ways to learn to play these pieces of music on instruments in your own home,...

  • How to Listen to Country Music Without Becoming a Cowboy

    Country music is hitting the mainstream. Many country songs are being played on pop and light rock stations. You probably aren't the only person who finds these songs kind of catchy, but you're...

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