http://www.articlesphere.com/Category/Music/78 Music articles from Find Articles at ArticleSphere.com Rss Follow Up Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:30:44 -0700 To learn to play country guitar music properly you need to understand its history and its reason for being. There are some songs you can learn from tabs that really give you a feel for country music. Country music is about stories, and if you are going to learn country songs from guitar tabs, you will need to have a grip on what kind of stories you want to tell and how you want to get your musical message to the people. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Country-Music---Guitar-Tabs-You-Need/163774 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Country-Music---Guitar-Tabs-You-Need/163774 This article is aimed at helping the beginner bass guitar player to learn the notes of the bass guitar. If you want to play bass guitar you will need to know the names of seven notes and their places on the bass guitar fretboard. Once you know where the notes are you will automatically know where the sharps and flats are located. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Bass-Guitar-Notes-And-Learning-How-To-Play-Them/163662 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Bass-Guitar-Notes-And-Learning-How-To-Play-Them/163662 Once you get beyond the beginner stage in classical guitar, you are immediately looking at serious musical instrument quality. If you do not have a huge guitar-buying budget, you will need to be quite choosy and able to bear in mind the qualities you feel that your present guitar lacks. Your next classical guitar is, to a large degree, your musical voice, so do not let a tight budget make you buy a second grade instrument. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Classical-Guitar-Reviews/163464 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Classical-Guitar-Reviews/163464 The cigar box guitar is an instrument that has fascinated many guitar players, mainly in relation to whether they are real musical instruments. Many people who have learnt how to make a cigar box guitar have done so simply to give their children something to amuse themselves with but the truth is they can make serious music. The origin of the cigar box guitar is in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when there were many people seeking to express themselves through music but could not afford to but real musical instruments. The use of homemade musical instruments like the cigar box guitar had a resurgence in the years of The Great Depression. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Cigar-Box-Guitars---Their-History-And-Players/163322 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Cigar-Box-Guitars---Their-History-And-Players/163322 A large number of individuals would fancy learning the art of singing. The ones who are particularly tone deaf would like to be in a position to sing to their children or family without hurting anyone's ears. For others, learning to sing is something that they wish to do professionally. If you like music, then you might plainly wish to sing for your own happiness. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Singing-Success--Gain-Fun--Lifelong-Skills/163234 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Singing-Success--Gain-Fun--Lifelong-Skills/163234 Do you ever watch that singing idol tv show and weep? Not because you are in love with the kids' voices on that show so much, but because you wish you sounded half as good? Improving is just one or two clicks away! Singorama singing lessons are available for downloading online, so you can start singing just minutes from now. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Singorama-Singing-Lessons---Improves-The-Quality-Of-Your-Singing/163233 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Singorama-Singing-Lessons---Improves-The-Quality-Of-Your-Singing/163233 The universal art of music has no boundaries. Karnataka has made its mark in the genre of Indian music, all over the world. Karnataka music is more complicated in terms of note values and their interactions. A taste for the same has to be cultivated over a period of time. Read this article and find out more on Kannada folk songs. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Folk-Songs-of-Karnataka/163173 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Folk-Songs-of-Karnataka/163173 The different forms of folk narration include songs, ballads, fables, erotica, romance and epics. Kannada literature in the 12th century began undertaking some important changes like speaking and singing folk songs while some still used the champu form of writing till the 17th century. Read this article and find out more on Kannada folk songs. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Kannada-Folk-Songs/163126 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Kannada-Folk-Songs/163126 The acoustic guitar is a popular instrument amongst all age groups and is a very rewarding instrument to learn to play even though you do not get to fool around with cool electric guitar sounds. So let us take a look at the techniques you will learn as an acoustic guitar player and some legendary guitarists whose work will need to become familiar with in order to hang out with other acoustic guitar players. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Learn-How-To-Play-Acoustic-Guitar/163035 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Learn-How-To-Play-Acoustic-Guitar/163035 Gypsy jazz guitar is a genre based on the music of Django Reinhardt, a guitar player who overcame a severe disability to become a legend in jazz music. This article is an introduction to the musical niche called Gypsy Jazz. This style of jazz is based almost entirely on the guitar technique of gypsy virtuoso, Django Reinhardt http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Gypsy-Jazz-Guitar---A-One-Man-Genre/162980 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Gypsy-Jazz-Guitar---A-One-Man-Genre/162980 Eddie Van Halen is the lead guitarist with a one of the iconic seventies loud and uncouth metal bands. The personalities of the group's members have always been too individualistic to make for harmonious music, and the world thanks them for that. The personnel changes in the group have always tended to overshadow the music but in this article we will look at what is special about the guitar solos of Eddie Van Halen. Some of his most well-known solos are on the tracks "Eruption", "Hot For Teacher", "Mean Street" and on the Michael Jackson track, "Beat It". http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Van-Halen-Guitar-Solos/162979 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Van-Halen-Guitar-Solos/162979 Bluegrass music is an offshoot of the country and western musical genre. As with country music, bluegrass has its foundation in the music of Ireland, Scotland and England. If bluegrass is centered on one area of the USA, it is Appalachia. The people are of Irish and Scottish descent and in their music instrumental virtuosity is not a poor relation of singing. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Bluegrass-Guitar-Scales/162978 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Bluegrass-Guitar-Scales/162978 As rock and roll continued to take over the world in the nineteen seventies, the plectrum-wielding lead guitar player became fixed in the minds of music lovers. This style of guitar playing originated in the nineteen thirties with jazz guitar players like Eddie Lang and Django Reinhardt, and reached a wider audience through prominent guitarists like Charlie Christian, Les Paul and Hank Marvin. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Flatpicking-Guitar-Lessons/162977 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Flatpicking-Guitar-Lessons/162977 In Early of 1981 the heavy metal band Metallica was formed in Los Angeles, California When Lars Ulrich the drummer placed a Ad in The Recycler a LA classifieds newspaper which said "Drummer looking for other metal metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Music-Artist-Metallica-Bio-The-Early-Years/162600 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Music-Artist-Metallica-Bio-The-Early-Years/162600 When watching this woman play, I found myself in a deep discussion with my friend about whether it is a natural talent towards playing music or whether it truly is a long time of practising to make perfection. I refuse to believe that every time I walk into a guitar shop that every single person in there looking at guitars are 'naturally' gifted in music or have a 'natural' talent to music. Similar to the woman playing the piano, it would have taken many years of practise to be as good as that. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Playing-Music--Natural-Talent-Or-Not/162559 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Playing-Music--Natural-Talent-Or-Not/162559 Engaging with music was always been a part of the Jonas Brothers lives when they were growing up in the state of New Jersey. Music has always been their past time along with their music lover parents. Kevin, the oldest among the three brothers plays the guitar and back up vocals was home sick when he found a guitar accompanied by a guitar book just lying inside the house. He started learning how to play the guitar and its chords. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Jonas-Brothers--Born-to-Amuse-People/162341 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Jonas-Brothers--Born-to-Amuse-People/162341 The iPhone 3G has been selling out across the country, leaving Apple Stores trying refill their inventories and satisfy customers. Even though the iPhone 3G has been out for a while, customers are still waiting hours in line for a chance to buy the new iPhone. The latest iPhone product from Apple is actually a marvel, a unique beautiful design with lots and lots of functions and applications. This great new product is already making waves with many retail sales outlets, both online and offline. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/iPhone-3G-Craze/162266 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/iPhone-3G-Craze/162266 When it comes to CD duplication, image is everything. I am not saying that your CD has to look like Universal Records distributed it, but there should be some level of professionalism used when designing the graphics. Most artists plan to duplicate their demos and give them away to the public free of charge. Artists that give free Cd's away experience a loss of income in exchange for advertising their music, and therefore will try to spend as little as possible when manufacturing the discs. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Image-is-CD-Duplication/162075 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Image-is-CD-Duplication/162075 If you need music for a video, commercial, or website royalty free music is one of your most cost effective options. Royalty free music refers to production music that once purchased for use has no additional fees. You purchase royalty free music once and can use it over and over without having to pay license or royalty fees every time you play it. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Royalty-Free-Music-Makes-Licensing-Much-Easier/161704 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Royalty-Free-Music-Makes-Licensing-Much-Easier/161704 Ever since the early 2000's, the music industry has been facing the worst time ever. Thanks to the rise of free music sharing programs, many of the top record companies are not generating the revenue that they once were before the free mp3 files craze took over the internet. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Free-Mp3-Files-Growing-By-The-Numbers/161448 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Free-Mp3-Files-Growing-By-The-Numbers/161448 A tiny, subtle diamond in a field of ten-foot neon exclamation points, Boxer, the stately, flawless fifth record from the Brooklyn group the National, draws strength from the power of suggestion. "Let's not try to figure out everything at once,". http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/2007-Innovators-Q-A--The-National/161295 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/2007-Innovators-Q-A--The-National/161295 Beginner guitarists often get caught up in the question of whether to learn to read sheet music or simply learn from tablature. This article states the case for both forms of musical notation and brings to light the fact that the guitarist must find whether tab or sheet music fits the path he sees for himself as a musician. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Acoustic-Guitar-Tablature---Is-It-Real-Sheet-Music-/160835 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Acoustic-Guitar-Tablature---Is-It-Real-Sheet-Music-/160835 A week ago, my friend Michael called me to come listen to some awesocool songs. I had no idea what his awesocool meant, but since he works in the entertainment world, I decided that if a song required such a word then I should go check it out. We often enjoy sitting down and listening to great new songs ahead of their official release and I was looking forward to whatever "awesocool" songs he had in store for me. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Michael-called-it-Awesocool/160711 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Michael-called-it-Awesocool/160711 Are you interested in learning to play the guitar? These mini guitar lessons have been put together for the beginner acoustic guitar student who feels a need to play music but is a bit short on direction. They take you from buying your guitar to learning how to hold it to setting up a daily practice routine. That's alot of acoustic guitar knowledge in a little space. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Acoustic-Guitar-Lessons/160672 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Acoustic-Guitar-Lessons/160672 The acoustic guitar is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Cultures around the world have adapted it to their traditional music. It is as versatile as a piano but much easier to transport. The biggest shortcoming of the guitar is its lack of volume. It's just not a very loud instrument. This article will show what's available in acoustic guitar pickups. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Acoustic-Guitar-Pickups---Then-And-Now/160537 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Acoustic-Guitar-Pickups---Then-And-Now/160537