Success at the piano, to a large extent, is determined by getting the process correct. It has much more to do with developing good habits than it does with intelligence. Having said that, here are some points to keep in mind: 1) Be *ear oriented* Successful students want to know how something sounds. They get…
In the western world, the sitar is perhaps the most well known musical instrument of India. Its sound evokes thoughts and feelings of the sub-continent. It is believed to have evolved into its present form in the 1700s, during the collapse of the Moghul Empire, as a marriage between the Persian Setar and the South-Indian…
Getting your first guitar is pretty darn thrilling. As soon as you pick it up and strum that baby, you want to learn all you can—notes, chords, scales, bends, slides, all of it, everything!—as fast as you can so you can dazzle friends and family with your talent. Who knows. You may even have aspirations…
Guns N’ Roses is one of the biggest names in modern rock. This band helped shape the music scene for this generation and for generations to come. Even today, they continue to light the world on fire with their music. Here’s how Guns N’ Roses became an iconic band. 1. They started as two bands…
One question people often ask me: Why should I learn how to play music? What are the benefits of learning music? Why should I invest time and money in something that would not be useful in my professional career? Why not use the time to learn about financial investments or leadership skills? No doubt things…
What do you do if you want to rock out, but you’re looking for something a little different to play? If you you’re really tired of your guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, or saxophone (and we know that you are), consider learning one of these lesser known but still awesome instruments. They may just be perfect for you. Who…
It’s not just professional musicians who master the guitar, piano or clarinet. Here are just a few famous faces who have a secret talent for playing music… 1. James Corden, Cornet The Gavin and Stacey star played the cornet in The Salvation Army band in his younger days, although he admits that his playing wasn’t very good….
The world’s oldest known stringed instrument is the harp. Harps were the popular stringed instrument of the early Celtic nations in the 1200s, where the instrument was labelled as a ‘cruit’, which was the oldest known description of the instrument. The old German, Anglo and Norse words to describe the ‘Harp’ or ‘Harpa’ mean to ‘pluck’ and in the 13th century to most popular harp, was described…
We all know famous women singers but often we do not realize the mark that women instrumentalists have made on the music world. Though by no means an exhaustive list, here are 10 of the greatest women instrumentalists whose contribution is such that we cannot imagine the current state of western music without it. Alison…
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971 and are one of the most commercially successful musical acts of all time. The group originally consisted of Freddie Mercury, (lead vocals), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen’s initial works were chiefly glam rock, heavy…