Lady Gaga, Other U.S. Acts Dominate MTV Europe Awards Lady Gaga has dominated the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid, Sunday, picking up awards for best female, best pop act and best song ("Bad Romance"). 24 year old singer had a concert in Budapest, and then accept their awards.The third time, it seemed little more than wearing a piece of folded plastic to improve its reputation as a bizarre costume. "I truly hope that I could be there,"...more
Bakersfield is Good Stop for Country Music Driving through California's Central Valley it's easy to speed right on by Bakersfield, the southernmost of the Valley's good-sized cities and the last one you'll pass before you head up the Grapevine toward Los Angeles. But next time, consider this: You're passing through Music History and it just might be worth your while to stop.That's especially true if you're a country music fan. Long after...more
Fix iPhone Music In iTunes, Add Album Artwork You have been listening to the music on your iPhone or iPod but you are realizing that you are hating the way your songs look when you look at them on your iPhone or iPod. This is because your songs look like this in your iTunes as well. Because when you sync your iPhone or iPod to your iTunes you are going to get the same information to your iPhone/iPod. If you have grey iTunes music notes in your iTunes and not beautiful album cover artwork then you will get those grey notes on your iPhone and iPod. You also carry over misspelled song, artist, album, genres and year information, duplicate songs, missing band info and so on. Sounds like there's going o be a lot of fixes done to your iTunes so that it fixes in your iPhone and iPod! Sounds like you will want to do these fixes AUTOMATICALLY!Well you're in luck because there's a super cool automatited software program that will fix problems for you and really fix it well. The program searches it's online database of millions of information about songs and comes back and adds the correct album art to your songs. Once you do that your music will look great and not only in your iTunes...more
Music Education for Parents: Kids and Music - Who Makes the Choice? Your child is showing signs of musical talent. Who should make the decision about kids and music lessons, the parent or the child? Most people will say the adult. The child does not know enough to know what is good for them yet.Actually, there are three different scenarios...more
Learn Guitar in 2011 Style - Keith Dean Three aspects of the process to become a better guitar player who I think is much camaraderie, focus and measure progress and performance. In this article I will explain why those aspects are important and how you can use to add value to your journey to become a better guitarist.1. CompanyPeople are...more
Easiest Way To Play A Guitar The world is filled with people who want to learn guitar. In this day and age, the guitar has become a symbol of "cool" and "order". Therefore, there are hordes of people searching online for quick and easy lessons and advice to better their playing ability.Here are some tips just for all you budding guitarists out there.1. Learn the parts of the Guitar: It is important to first of all be familiar with the guitar parts and their functions. The guitar consists of 7 main parts. This is the head, tuning pegs, fingerboard, position indicator, sound hole, body and bridge.• The head is the top of a guitar that provides anchorage for the tuning pegs. It also supports the strings attached to the receivers. Coordination pegs used to adjust the strings when they become out of tune. The fretboard is the place that bridges the body and head of the guitar. It also includes a position indicator that helps to identify the guitar strings.• The sound hole in the center of the instrument. The strings pass over the hole that enhances the sound. The body shell is the sum of the guitar.2. Understanding the fret board: The fretboard is the most important part of...more
Learn Acoustic Guitar Chords & Strum Patterns for Beginners Most aspiring guitar players start with an acoustic guitar. This is a great choice, primarily because of cost and accessibility of the institution. There is no need for...more
Cyber Monday Helping the Music Industry Move Backwards? Music: it's one thing just about everyone would choose not to live without. Every time I take to bus to work or walk downtown, I realize just how many people are attached to their iPods...more
Moving Pianos Was Never Easier Than This Those musical keyboards that are rather awkward and heavy will inevitably have to be shifted at one time or another. To make life a little easier, some clever people have come up with a piano wheels...more
the best live music venue in Santa Fe? live music venueSomewhere between a concert style listening room and walk-in recording studio, Mike's Music Exchange is a great place for live music and arts. At Mike's Music Exchange the music always...more
Music-lovers are Usually Fond of Learning to Play the Piano Various music-lovers are usually fond of Learning to play the Piano. The said instrument is becoming popular these days because of its versatility, plus it's easy to learn. It can be...more
How To Analyze, Memorize, And Retain Guitar Music What you are about to learn are the same secrets that Aaron Shearer revealed to me when I was one of his students at Peabody Conservatory of Music. They are the most powerful learning...more