In most bands, the drummer is the member of the group that others depend upon to establish and drive the rhythm. Some of the keys to becoming a better drummer include melding the sound together, showing the other musicians where to place the groove, changing the time where necessary and finding the ideal textures to…
The ancestors of the modern guitar can be traced back to the stringed instruments played across Central Asia and India, in ancient times. The oldest iconographic representation of the strumming instrument is a 3,000-year-old carving of a Hittite or ancient Anatolian bard playing the instrument. The instrument is believed to have descended from the cithara…
In India the harmonium or reed-organ, or “the poor man`s pipe-organ,” belongs to the same family of instruments as the mouth-organs and accordion-type instruments. It has freely moving reeds (as well as rising reeds) on which a patent was taken out in 1840 by the French instrument maker, Alexandre Debain. It became an extremely popular…
Brass instruments have been around in one form or another for thousands of years. They’ve played a part in historical military campaigns, religious ceremonies, and—of course—the development of music around the world. Dedicated to marching band players, jazz fanatics, classical music buffs, and music lovers everywhere, here are 12 facts about brass instruments: 1. THEY’RE…
American rock band formed to 1986 by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. Despite its short existence as a group, and the suicide of Cobain in 1994, his music garnered a tremendous success around the world, to the point that Nirvana was considered one of the best bands of rock of the era and the standard…
Digital Piano Digital Upright Piano Digital Portable Piano Digital Baby Grand Piano There are three types of digital piano: the grand piano, upright piano, and portable piano. When purchasing a digital piano, you have to look out for: 1. The sound…
Getting yourself a new piano is an exciting decision and, as a fellow musician, I’m happy for you! But before you can embark on your musical journey, you have to choose the right piano, which can be a real headache. There is a wide array of pianos, but which one should you buy? This article…