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Have you ever dreamed of playing a musical instrument? Maybe, like most people, you’ve tried it out and concluded that you weren’t musically inclined. Maybe learning the violin became just another new years resolution you never stuck to. Well I’m here to tell you that anyone can learn to play a musical instrument (or do…
From Bo Diddley to Björk, musicians have often created their own homemade musical instruments. Such bespoke pieces of equipment may sometimes be bizarre, but they’ve helped artists realise the sounds in their head when nothing else on earth could. Here we present 10 of the most iconic and interesting homemade musical instruments of all time. Let us know…
Everyone loves music but have different ways to enjoy it. Either listening to the song, humming the tunes or playing the instruments. Each one has it’s own choice in linking oneself to music. Some of those folks are the ones who actually play an instrument or compose music. It could be as a hobby or…
Here are some Nirvana facts you might not have known about the one of the most influential bands of their generation. When Nirvana signed to Geffen Records in 1991, it was in the wake of Operation Desert Storm, and a subsequent wave of patriotism. The left-wing, punk-rock oriented members of Nirvana disagreed with the war…
I think creative block, writer’s block, whatever you want to call it – is nonsense. I truly believe that. Professionals don’t give it a second thought, it’s their job. Why should it be any different for you? If you’re passionate about making music, then act like it. That’s easier said than done, of course, which…
Every time someone asks me, as a pianist, “Do you play other instruments too?” I tend to answer “Sure! I can play the organ, harpsichord and even accordion… but only on the keyboard side”. If you’re a pianist like me, apparently there are many more instruments you actually know how to play! Ondes Martenot This…
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…