Musical Instruments

How to Clean a French Horn

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This noble instrument deserves the best care... more »

How to Clean a Guitar Amplifier

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Cleaning guitar amplifiers is easy because they usually have open backs with a vinyl type of covering. Closed back cabinets with "fuzzy" or carpet style coverings tend to be bass amplifiers. Cleaning guitar amplifier jacks and pots regularly will ... more »

How to Clean an Electric Guitar

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Even if there is no visible dirt or dust, regular cleaning and maintenance of your electric guitar will help it look and sound better. The more you play your guitar, the more you'll need to clean it and check it for possible problems such as ... more »

How to Clean Piano Keys

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If you have a piano with stained or dirty keys, you can clean them yourself without the expense of a professional. Follow these steps... more »

How to Find a Suzuki Teacher

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The Suzuki method of music instruction is a great way to introduce young students to any musical instrument, most often violin and piano. Yet unlike a traditional piano or instrumental teacher, a Suzuki method teacher may be a little more ... more »

How to Fingerpick on the Guitar

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Fingerpicking is a popular and effective style for both folk and classical guitar playing, but it takes considerable practice. Make sure you know the positions of the strings on your guitar (E-A-D-G-B-E) before you start... more »

How to Fix a Piano Key That Sticks

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Humidity causes wooden piano parts to warp or swell and is often the culprit behind sticking keys. Start by evaluating the problematic key. These are general guidelines for uprights, not grand pianos... more »

How to Get Started Playing Bass

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As a beginning electric bass player, keep your focus on finger technique and hand strengthening. Of course, you also need continuous rhythm practice. Here's how to get started... more »

How to Hold the Violin

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The violin is the main melody instrument of the symphony orchestra. It is a fine instrument for a music student to begin at an early age... more »

How to Learn Guitar or Bass Quickly

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Learning how to do anything quickly still takes time. unless you have sheer, God-given talent you won't be playing like Santana in one day. But if you keep trying and trying and once again try, you will find that all that trying actually paid off... more »

How to Lower a Guitar's Action

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The playability of a guitar is an important part of the instrument. If the action is not set correctly, you will be working twice as hard to fret the strings or you will get undesirable effects such as buzzing when you play. Here is how to lower ... more »

How to Make a Guitar

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The origins of the modern guitar can be traced back to 15th century Spain. The original guitar was a small instrument with four strings. The six-string guitar that we know today came into being around the end of the 18th century. The first ... more »

How to Make a Homemade Guitar Pedal Board

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So you've acquired enough guitar sound modification pedals to fill a small dumpster and you'd like to make a homemade, or rather a custom made, pedal board to keep them all in line. Seeing those pedals during a gig is important if you want to use ... more »

How to Make a Taiko Drum

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Taiko is the Japanese word for "big drum," and it is deeply rooted in the daily cultural and spiritual life of Japan. Although taiko in Japan is a centuries-old tradition, taiko in the United States is a relatively new art form. A taiko drum with ... more »

How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Pickup

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An acoustic guitar pickup is a small device inserted into the body of the guitar that allows an acoustic guitar to be plugged into an amplifier. This acoustic guitar pickup is easy to make and then used on any acoustic guitar... more »

How to Make Bongos

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If you're not very musically inclined, the bongos may be the instrument for you. If you're just looking to have fun and you don't want to pay for a set of bongos, you can make your own. Far easier than the drums, bongos leave the music in your hands... more »

How to Make Metal Wrench Chimes

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This project sounds weird, but the tone of these chimes is quite nice. Use box-end wrenches for a pleasant-sounding ring... more »

How to Make Musical Instruments for Children

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Music is one of the most important things in the classroom. Children learn to be creative while singing and playing instruments. This is a fun, easy and affordable way to keep music in the classroom... more »

How to Play a Power Chord on the Guitar

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The power chord is the most basic of all chords and is the building block of almost every rock, blues and metal song... more »

How to Play a Xylophone

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The xylophone is part of the percussion family and is thought to have originated in Indonesia. Comprised of wooden bars of differing lengths going from longer bars to shorter bars, the instrument makes its tones as you hit the bars with wooden or ... more »

How to Play Acoustic Guitar

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So you want to learn the art of the acoustic guitar? Learning to play the guitar is, like many other skills, a matter of practice. With the right attention and a few simple resources, you can learn to strum the strings of your guitar like a pro... more »

How to play basic guitar chords

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you will learn how to play some basic guitar chords (A,E,G,D,F).. more »

How to Play Bass Handbells

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Playing handbells in a handbell choir is becoming popular in churches and with other groups and organizations. In a handbell choir, there are treble bells and bass bells. The bass bells are usually the larger bells that play the harmony. Here are ... more »

How to Play Fast Guitar

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In all my years of tutoring guitar i always seem to get the same question asked to me every week 'Can you teach me to play the guitar really fast like my heroes', the simple answer is yes, but its gonna take some time my friends. Playing fast ... more »

How to Play Freebird on the Guitar

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This is an easy little chord sequence, if you already have some experience with the guitar. Freebird is one of those classic songs from the 70s that invokes the spirit of freedom and of "finding yourself." With a little bit of practice, you can ... more »

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