By Melanie Griffin | Learning
Trying to decipher guitar chord charts can be intimidating even if you can already read conventional sheet music. Other instruments that allow you to play more than one note at a time, like pianos, rely on traditional methods of notation that have a direct, one to one translation between the notes depicted and what you […]
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By Melanie Griffin | Learning
Playing the guitar is all about making an art form of physics, bending sound waves to your will to make your songs come into the real world from where you hear them in your brain. But sometimes your fingers haven’t quite caught up to the patterns in your head, and that’s where power chords come […]
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By Ronan Fitzgerald | Learning
As the DAW market continues to expand, and the tools available for home recording enthusiasts become more accessible, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of options available. We’re here to try and help you with that. And today, we’re going to look at a couple of the long-standing stalwarts of digital music production: […]
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By Candace Osmond | Learning
Learning how to play an instrument is one of the many goals that parents set up for their children, even at a fragile age. A lot of other people argue that children should be left alone to pursue their own passions and dreams, until they find something they like and are good at. However, playing […]
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By Alizabeth Swain | Learning
Getting started on your guitar learning adventure can be a costly endeavor, especially if you have absolutely no musical experience to lean on. Chances are, you may not have realized how expensive starting up and getting all of your guitar essentials was going to be. Not only do you have to invest in a guitar, […]
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By Danny Trent | Learning
It might be hard to believe, but not everybody needs a full guitar, all of the time. I know right? Think about it: synth users have been at it for years, especially in recording situations – do you see how diddly their rigs get? And those synth users can make those synths sound like anything […]
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By Danny Trent | Learning
Since the dawn of digital audio production, plenty of musicians have taken it upon themselves to h availado what they could witble technology to record their own music. There are plenty of benefits: You keep control of the recording process You don’t have to pay an engineer or producer You can do your recording according […]
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By Alizabeth Swain | Learning
Being a musician isn’t easy. It takes hard work, practice, dedication, then more hard work and practice. It can be a grueling experience just trying to learn the basics, let alone mastering them. Lucky for the musicians of today, technology has made learning and practicing, along with mastering, easier than ever before. With tablets, armed […]
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By Alizabeth Swain | Acoustic Guitars , Learning
So, you’re on the Internet, and you’re shopping around for a new acoustic guitar when you run into something that’s called an ‘acoustic electric’ guitar. You’re probably a little bit confused because the instrument looks like an acoustic guitar, so you’re just figuring it’s a typo of some sort. A quick search on Google turns […]
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By Danny Trent | Learning , Mandolins
It’s very common for people to consume mandolins and guitars, are they are both stringed instruments that look a little similar. However, experienced musicians know that you should never make the mistake of confusing a mandolin and a guitar with each other. If you didn’t know that there was such a huge difference between the […]
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