Musical Instruments

How to Make a Spike Fiddle

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A violin and fiddle are almost identical types of musical instruments. The main difference is the type of music played—a violin plays more classical tunes and a fiddle plays mainly folk music. A spike fiddle is a variation of the fiddle that got ... more »

How to Make a Tom-Tom Drum Using Containers and Balloons

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Make your child's household band complete with a tom-tom drum without. Supplies in the pantry are all that's needed for this drum and the children can help you with this two-person project... more »

How to Make a Xylophone Using Wine Glasses and Water

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You can make your own musical instruments out of ordinary items around the house. A xylophone can be made out of glass containers or wine glasses and varying levels of water... more »

How to Make an Oboe Reed

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Most instruments will do well with a store purchased reed. Oboe and bassoon players, however, typically make their own reeds since the instruments are so dependent on the players unique mouth position. Making your own reeds is not as hard as you ... more »

How to Make Box Guitars With Shoe Boxes and Rubber Bands

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Guitars, a staple in rock-n-roll music, haven't always attainable. Today anyone can own one regardless of their budget. All that's needed is a few household items and the following instructions... more »

How to Make Chimes With Keys and Coat Hangers

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Kids love playing music. With a coat hanger and some old keys, you can make sweet sounding chimes for your child to play and enjoy. This is a great project to introduce your child to the importance of recycling. Let your children hunt for the old ... more »

How to Make Drum Pads

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Drummers can’t always practice on their drum sets. They certainly are cumbersome and loud for one thing. Yet, like all good musicians, in order to stay sharp and continue to grow and become better musicians, they have to practice. A good set of ... more »

How to Make Egg Maracas

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Making musical instruments cannot get any more fun than maracas. Maracas can be made and played by anyone. By adding maracas to your ensemble, your family band's sound can only get spicier... more »

How to Make It Seem Like You Know Solo on Saxophone

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This is a tribute to Charlie Parker and his followers :-).. more »

How to Make Musical Hubcaps

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If you're musically inclined, you can make sweet sounds with almost any object, and hubcaps are no exception. Play with the used hubcaps from your car to produce an exotic percussion at your next rehearsal... more »

How to Make Neck Adjustments on an Electric Guitar

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Occasionally, changes in humidity, temperature or string gauge can alter the amount of bow in the neck of an electric guitar. Ideally, the neck should have a slight forward bow, meaning that the neck bows out away from the strings. If you hear ... more »

How to Make Tambourines With Household Items

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Making a tambourine is a fun kids' craft. They get to express themselves both by creating the tambourine and making music with it. There are several ways to make a tambourine with common household items. Two methods are detailed here... more »

How to Make the Bore in a Native American Flute

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The inside of a flute is characterized by two sections. The first is a tapered section at the top of the flute with the mouthpiece called the air chamber. The rest of the hollow inside of the flute is made up of a long, straight chamber called ... more »

How to Make Your Pickups more Sensitive

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This is actually easy to do, I marked it as moderate because actually getting the materials is the hard part. It is an old guitar playing myth that I heard but I tried it and it seems that it really does work. Dont blame me for unwanted results ... more »

How to Manage Bass in Your Mix

By Stewart Cararas

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From mix to mix, bass management has consistently been the most difficult aspect. Most people have trouble taming this beast. I will offer a few tips to make your mixes more well balanced, while still retaining the rump shaking boom... more »

How to Manage Low Vocalism

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Here you will learn how to manage your low vocalism (scream really loud without it damaging vital vocals)... more »

How to Master Drum Rudiments

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Becoming a great drummer requires lengthy daily practice sessions that aren’t always very exciting. Practicing and eventually mastering simple drum rudiments is an important and ongoing step. For some productive and effective practicing habits, ... more »

How to Master the Legato Bowing Technique for the Cello

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Legato is a musical direction or style of play in which the notes follow one another in a smooth, connected manner with as little break between them as possible. On a bowed stringed instrument such as the cello, legato playing is primarily a ... more »

How to Maximize Your ProTools LE With More Tracks

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Most home studio enthusiasts don't have the luxury of a full-blown ProTools HD rig at their disposal. As you sit at home behind your LE rig, you may become frustrated by the fact there are limitations in the track count. Never fear; there are ... more »

How to Minimize Stretch of the New Guitar Strings

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When changing your guitar strings, it is important to minimize the stretching of the strings. This can cause slack which will make playing harder and the sound looser. Follow a few simple tips to minimize the stretching of your guitar strings ... more »

How to Mix Different Drumming Styles

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Every genre of music has its own drumming style. The different drumming styles are often mixed together to give the song or selection more range. Versatile drummers who play many different styles and also mix styles are valuable assets any band... more »

How to Muffle Notes on Guitar

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Experienced guitar players know that a great deal of the sound type they get depends on fingering and other techniques. One really popular way to get different sounds is to "muffle" notes. This common technique works with both acoustic and ... more »

How to oil cornet valves

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Learn how to oil the valves of your cornet without causing damage... more »

How to Oil the Valves on a French Horn Instrument

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The French horn is a brass instrument that adds a deep, rich sound to the orchestra or band. It requires a lot of attention to care for and maintain. It is very important to oil the valves on a French horn instrument in order to keep it in tiptop ... more »

How to oil trumpet valves

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Learn how to properly oil your trumpet valves to prevent sticking and damage... more »

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