Songwriting, Vocal Lessons,
Copyright Issues
Confessions Of A Songwriter
- By Austin Smith, a Canadian who is trekking down the songwriter's path in Nashville, Tennessee. |
Confessions of a songwriter
Join Austin on his strange but true musical trek. |
How Music Publishing Works
What songwriters need to know. |
Copyright Protection
Protecting your music for use on the web |
Music Publishers
How to get a good one. |
Writing Lyrics For A Living
Can you really? |
Dale Turner, West Coast Editor of Guitar One magazine, instructor and recording artist
|
|
Music Copyright Laws: How to use cover song versions legally |
|
Making a Living as a Guitar Music Transcriber/Arranger |
Singing Lesson Articles
Diana Yampolsky, creator of The Royans School for the Musical Performing Arts. |
Safe Voice Revolution?
Learn how to sing safely. |
Vocal Science - Flight to the Universe  New article! |
Vocally Speaking...The Cutting Edge
Standing out from the crowd. |
|
Voice Repair - Get Excited! We Have the Tools! |
Psychology of Vocal Performance
Pavlovian Conditioning. |
Vocal Insurance - Do you need an agent?
Protecting your singing voice. |
Guitar Lessons,
Guitar Instruction, Reviews
Guitar Talk
- By Greigg Fraser, a guitarist/songwriter from London Canada and host of the Canadian cable television show "Guitar Talk".
http://www.clevernet.net/curlymaple
|
Review of the PZ-Pre Acoustic Instrument Amp by Radial Engineering
New article!
|
Guitar Effects Guide - A Primer
|
|
How to properly clean your guitar's fingerboard. |
Gripmaster Hand and Finger Exerciser
Greigg reviews the most popular finger exercisers ever made.
|
Humidity and Your Guitar
Protect your baby! Dry air and low humidity is responsible for the lion's share of guitar problems...particularly with acoustic guitars.
|
Circle Picking
Increase your picking speed!
|
String 'Em Up
How to string your guitar properly.
|
Loose Guitar Frets?
Don't Fret! Learn how to fix those loose ones. |
Keeping Your Balance
How to balance your guitar pickups. |
Take Your Pick
Everything you wanted to know about your guitar pick, but were afraid to ask. |
Tremolo Tips
Tips on setting up your guitar's tremolo system. |
Guitar tips and tricks
Adjusting your guitar's neck,
fixing guitar bridges, tips for your guitar nut, more. |
The Heavier Headstock Myth
Can headstock mass really increase your sustain? |
Everything You Need To Know About Your Guitar Nut
|
Guitar Finish
How can I get my guitar's finish to look glossy again? |
Tom Hess Guitar Instruction Articles |
|
Writing songs as a guitarist New article! |
|
Avoiding Musical Burn Out New article! |
|
The Pursuit of Artistic Greatness New article! |
|
How to Develop a Guitar Style |
|
The 80/20 Law
- Maximum Results With Minimum Time |
|
How to Become a Professional Guitarist & Musician ~ Facts and Myths |
|
Take The Test |
|
Choosing a guitar teacher |
|
Express Yourself |
Guitar Chords; The Caged System
by Pedja Simovic
Expand your vocabulary of licks, tricks and chords. |
How To Book a Tour
Nice article from Exclaim!, a Canadian indie scene magazine. |
Guitar Principles
- By Jamey Andreas, guitarist and author/creator of
The Principles of Correct Practice for Guitar GuitarPrinciples.com |
Bar Chords for Guitar
Learning how to play bar chords on guitar - a free online lesson for guitar players. |
How To Nail A Guitar Solo
Moving fingers or making music? |
Working and Playing as a Guitarist
Working and playing are two essentials for guitar players; we must know how to do both, and most importantly, how to combine them into one activity. |
| Metronome Reviews, and The Glue of Repetition |
| Lost In Time |
| Learn to play Metallica's 'One' |
| Learn to play ACDC's 'Back in Black' |
Moving In The Direction Of Skill
Developing your skills as a guitarist. |
Changing Bad Habits, Part One
Guitarists, learn to change those nasty habits that have been holding you back. |
Changing Bad Habits, Part Two
|
Natural Talent
Working hard for your talent.
|
| Why Should I Learn To Read Music?.
|
On Memorizing, Part One
Playing from memory, tips and tricks. |
On Memorizing, Part Two
|
Measuring Your Success
To really kick your progress into high gear, you need a system.
|
Shifting
Shifting
positions on the guitar. |
Guitar Practice
What should I practice? Chords, scales, songs?
|
Guitar Chords
Having A Little Trouble With Those "Easy" Guitar Chords?
|
Teaching By Travel Brochure
Tips for guitar students and their teachers. |
The Importance Of Having A Repertoire
From guitar student to guitar player |
Review Is Required!
A properly balanced guitar practice approach that is very often overlooked is Review.
|
Discover Your Discomfort
Powerful things for practicing guitarists who want to see results from their practice.
|
The Secret of Speed
Finding the Incredible Lightness |
Your Growth As A Guitarist
Vertical or horizontal? |
Your Hand Is Your Band
The Importance of Fingering |
Stories from a Guitar Teacher
- By Len Collins, Guitar Breakthrough |
Guitar Teacher Stories: A New Guitar for Christmas
How to turn a Christmas gift into success. |
Guitar Teacher Stories: Playing live as a freelance guitarist.
Playing live as a freelance guitarist was a frightening, exciting and rewarding time. |
Guitar Teacher Stories: The first student.
He took out his guitar, sat down and looked at me. I looked at him. He blinked twice in quick succession. |
Guitar Teacher Stories: Playing live.
I grabbed the microphone stand and shouted "One! Two! Three!"
|
Guitar Teacher Stories: Getting up on stage.
Most people don't like going on stage because of the fear of turning into a jelly impersonator with a bright red face. |
Guitar Soloing and Improvisation
- By Pat Baxter, recording artist and author of the guitar instruction book called
Rockin' The Modes |
| Guitar Soloing and Improvisation - Lesson 1 |
|
Overlap and Glue - Lesson 2 |
|
New Scale Pattern - Lesson 3 |
|
Half and Half - Lesson 4 |
| Shamrocks and Shredders - Lesson 6 |
| E Minor and Other Obscurities - Lesson 7
|
The Beginner's Guide to Guitar Scales
- How to learn guitar scales quick and easy
Playing Solo Guitar at Wedding Gigs
- How to get the gig, and what to do once you have it.
|
Guitar Bar Chords
Playing bar chords easily. |
| Master Speed Guitar
New article! |
| Speed Guitar: Speed vs Speed
New article! |
Miscellaneous
Musician Resource Articles
Prepare Thyself For Thy SoundTech
- By Steve Parton, a composer, recording artist and
music educator residing in Southern Ontario. www.PartonMusic.com |
Prepare Thyself For Thy SoundTech
|
Bands Who Do Their Own Sound
|
Radio Airplay 101
- By Bryan Farrish, an independent radio airplay promoter. |
Radio 101: How to Get Radio Airplay For Your Music - Part One
|
Radio 101: How to Get Non-Commercial Radio Airplay For Your Music - Part Two
|
|
Music, Web Site Promotion |
| Promote your web site - 5 Free Powerful Tips from CleverJoe |
Musicians! Make Money With Your Web Site!
|
Everything At Once
What does it take to make a real rock band? Well it takes a record deal, which these five can tell you ain't easy. |
Tapping Into Your Creativity
14 practical tips on how to tap into your creative self. |
Musical Instruments,
Product Reviews
|
|
Roland Digital Piano Reviews |
|
Roland FP-5 Digital Piano Review |
|
Roland RD-300SX Digital Piano Review |
|
Roland RD-700SX Digital Piano Review |
| MP3 Player Comparison Shopping |
| Apple iPod MP3 Player Reviews and Top Picks |
| iRiver MP3 Player Reviews and Top Picks |
| Rio MP3 Player Reviews and Top Picks |
| Best MP3 Player - Which one should I buy? |
Gripmaster Hand and Finger Exerciser
Greigg reviews the most popular finger exercisers ever made.
|
Sibelius Music Scoring Software
The best music notation in the industry. Product reviews, comparisons with Finale, more.
Shure BETA58A Vocal Microphone
Supercardioid dynamic mic, excellent choice for vocal applications.
|
Infiltrating Your Local Music Scene
Don't overlook one of the most valuable and inexpensive resources you, as a musician, should have at your disposal--namely other musicians.
|
Artist's Way
Unlocking your creative energy. |
Band-in-a-Box 8.0
Very clever music accompaniment and idea generating software.
|
Cakewalk Pro Audio 9.0
Ahh... Cakewalk just keeps getting better! A very fast and creative tool for professional music and sound production.
|
Roland XP Series Keyboard Synthesizers
The Roland XP keyboard series are power-house musical instruments loaded with excellent features. |
Korg N-series Keyboards
the Korg N364 and the 76-key N264 keyboards - these are babies are jam packed with superb sounds. |
Korg Trinity Keyboards
This is a serious keyboard synth. There are lots of incredible sounds and the possibilities are enormous.
|
| |
