First Thoughts
When I bought this CD, I did not know what to expect. Were they going to be Hardcore? Progressive? I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I knew that this album was going to be a wild ride.
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Avenged Sevenfold have really taken a leap with their new CD, City Of Evil. No longer the […]
At the end of August 2000, I read some ad copy at CelticWays.com. In it John Wilmott, NMA Promoter, spoke of a new direction in the music market. He predicted CDs were going out of style to be replaced by MP3s and the new digital technology. And he awoke in me a desire to look […]
I once had a student ask me how to improvise for more than a minute or two. He had some trouble keeping the music going for longer periods of time.
I told him that the problem wasn’t with knowing enough material. He already knew how to play a few chords. It was his attitude - that […]
Parents often don’t realize how much progress their young child in piano lessons can make. Some parents don’t even take their young children in piano lessons seriously! It’s hard to believe but I’ve even heard parents say things like, “Well she’s only 6 years old, you can’t expect her to really play piano!” […]
For a newbie, this may seem a little intimidating. But with the right tools, a little knowledge and some practice, you’ll be able to restring an electric guitar like a professional guitar tech. When I was gigging regularly, I would restring my guitar every week. My body chemistry is acidic and the sweat and oils […]
Learning piano chords can help you in all your piano playing. For me chords are the easiest way to play and the simplest way to embellish my playing.
If you have no illusions of grandeur and you just want to play your favorite tunes on the piano chords can get you there fast!
It would help […]
Some songwriters just wait for inspiration, those are not likely
to succeed. Inspiration comes as a result of work; to get
inspired you have to work hard and practice. So, how can you
practice songwriting?! The habit of sitting down to actually
think about a subject, to look up words in rhyme dictionaries,
to play the piano for just the […]
Have you ever tried buying tickets to your favorite concert on Ticketmaster only to find out that it was sold-out?
Well, I’ve got a few tips for you that will increase your chances of getting tickets to your favorite concert!
–TIP 1
Ticketmaster never sell out a show until the last day…
So if you want to secure tickets […]