To some guitar players, the "double stop" might seem like a misnomer: it's not the tempo you're talking about, but the interval created by two notes played at the same time. As music lesson...
Most country guitar songs wouldn't be anything without the rhythm guitar. The rhythm guitar as part of a country band fits into a special niche: it's between the lead guitar, that does a lot of...
Jazz guitar relies heavily on chord progressions (cadences) to establish a tonal center and allow forward movement in the composition. Chord progressions also may provide resting places that can...
The harmonic minor scale is used extensively in jazz for harmonizing (hence the name), although it is awkward for melodies. The natural minor scale is a poor choice for harmony and must modified...
A seventh chord is a chord of three notes (triad) plus the seventh note in a scale. It is used to add color to a basic triad and is the most common type of chord in jazz. The following steps will...
Swung eighth notes in modern jazz are considered the standard way of playing a series of eighth notes. This type of rhythm is easier to "swing" or shuffle dance and gives jazz its characteristic...
An octave is the difference in pitch between two notes where one note has double the frequency of the other. It is so named because the diatonic scale divides an octave into seven notes, thus the...
Tango music has evolved dramatically since its beginning, changing from a highly rhythmic musical form to one that uses dramatic pauses, sweeping instrumentation and nontraditional instruments....
Classical guitarists must learn standard music notation because this is how classical music is written. Ledger lines and time signatures are basic components of written music that are introduced...
Grunge was much more than Seattle members of Generation-X wandering around in plaid shirts and dirty jeans. The grunge movement was a reaction to a consumerist society, a chance to break with...
Learning to become a blues guitarist is the same as learning any other guitar style. First you must master the basics of your instrument. Once you master the basics, it's only a matter of time...
Some jazz guitarists talk about "mud" in music theory. What most of them mean is the blurring or cloudiness formed by too many notes or the wrong kinds of notes in jazz music. The unique aspects...
Jazz terminology is a special language used among jazz musicians and jazz dancers. You can use this terminology to describe things in a slang way if you were in a jazz band or in a jazz club. Some...
There are lots of rumors out there about the differences between the violin and the fiddle. When it comes down to it, though, the main difference between the violin and fiddle has nothing to do...
There is more music hitting MP3 players, Internet radio stations, TV shows and websites than ever. With all the new songs saturating the airwaves and the plethora of pop songs from the past, it...
Musical taste is one of a person's most defining characteristics. Although most of us know people who claim to like "basically anything," we usually enjoy only one or two genres that really feel...
There is more to the story about Pop Punk, so I am here going to translate those idiosynchracies to you in a how to:
In the beginning of music in the turn of the century when there speak-easys and new, boisturous music there was Caberet music... That sort of muisc has flourished back in its full content, here's...
If you love to watch anime I highly reccommend getting an anime soundtrack of your favourite sounds and tunes... I am going to tell you how to really absorb the music....
There is a rock concert-volume revolution going on in the music industry that is enabling indie musicians to self-publish their work. The Internet, inexpensive recording technology and a bit of...
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