02nd November 2009
Songwriting is both an art and a science. As much as that description sounds like a cliché, it is still the truth.
There is a formula or “science” behind writing great songs, but there is also “art” in the ability to express meaning and feelin...
16th September 2009
A beginner drummer’s course is designed to be interactive. Along with theory comes practice. Whatever is learned from the workbook, be they drum notations, drum beats, or musical phrases, would be applied during review and practice sessions. In an onlin...
16th September 2009
The amazing thing about beginner drummer courses is that even experienced drummers take these basic lessons. This lends some dynamism to the art of drumming, because it implies that you are never too old or too young to learn and that there is always some...
16th September 2009
Before you begin to explore the world of playing drums, you have to first claim your stake on a private corner of the room and set up your gear. You have to familiarize yourself with drums sets and drum sticks. You also have to prepare for skills in setti...
16th September 2009
If you really want to learn how to play the drums, you ought to have a good reason for doing so. What motivates you? Do you find it hip and trendy to join online drum lessons? Have you always dreamt of playing this instrument but never got the chance to ...
16th September 2009
One of the most effective, and often overused tools in guitar playing, awesome whammy skills have inspired many kids to pick up a guitar. You'll quickly find out that there is a lot more to using the whammy bar than just hitting a note and pressing down!...
15th September 2009
That driving, ecstatic, climactic sound of properly executed tapping on a guitar has driven many a crowd to a screaming, writhing peak! The tablature for tapping can seem intimidating, but it is actually a relatively easy skill to learn if you start slowl...
15th September 2009
If you've ever marvelled at Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker or Marty Friedman and thought that you'd never get to that stage in a million years … don’t give up! They aren’t robots, with a programmed ability to place every finger perfectly and pick cl...
15th September 2009
Economy picking is not how you learn to play guitar when you’re on a budget.… Basically, when economy picking teaches you to be economical with your hand movements, so that you can pick faster, with better accuracy. At first it seems a little clunky,...
26th August 2009
If you've grown up with Zakk Wylde, Neil Young, Metallica or even Pearl Jam, you'll be familiar with the evocative sound of harmonics. In technical terms, a harmonic note is produced by multiplying the vibrational frequency of a string by a whole number. ...
26th August 2009
Arpeggios are a great way to bring micro-structure to your songs - they are simply part of a chord with the notes picked out in sequence, rather than struck together to ring out. Classical songs, ballads and slower songs often use arpeggios.
There are ...
26th August 2009
Merriam-Webster defines perfect pitch (also called “absolute pitch”) as “the ability to recognize or sing a given isolated note.” For a musician, this means being able to sing, for example, E4 when prompted and without any external reference tone...
26th August 2009
In music, pitch is the frequency at which a note vibrates: lower notes have a lower frequency, while higher notes vibrate at higher frequencies. These differences in pitch are one of the basic distinguishing features of music.
Even most non-musicians c...
26th August 2009
Chords are combinations of three or more notes that perform a particular function within a key. Depending on the intervals between the notes, chords can take on a wide variety of characteristics. Even chords limited to just three chords can be major triad...
26th August 2009
The ability to identify pitches without an established reference is called perfect pitch, or absolute pitch. Essentially, musicians with perfect pitch know what a note is when they hear it, without any restrictions. This is a useful ability because it all...
