Drum machines have always been a staple in many home recording and professional recording studios. As technology advanced MIDI keyboards allowed you to get real piano sounds from an electronic device, now the iPad, iPhone and Android powered mobile devices are giving you a digital piano right at your finger tips.In this article I want to introduce you to the 3 most power apps that allow you to turn your mobile device or tablet into a full...more
It feels like there are new mobile devices coming on the market every week. From tablets to wireless devices and cellphones there's little we can't do now with a device we can carry in our back pocket.So this begs the question, as a would be guitar player are devices powered by Android or the iPhone threatening to replace online guitar lessons and dvds? Over the past 5 years more adults have been using online lessons and dvds to teach themselves...more
For all the people who say the iPhone or the iPad aren't worth a darn all I have to say is those people just don't have a good use for the device. The fact is these innovations in technology are more facilators for people to connect with some of the great applications that are becoming available every day.In this article I want to introduce you to three fantastic applications available for the iPad and iPhone that I feel all guitar players should have. Amplitube and iRigThis is an amazing app and device that's become available in the past few months. In a nutshell this app replaces the need for a modelling amp or device like the Line 6 Pod by providing a variety of amps, stomp boxes and cabinets you can play through on your device.The option iRig device plugs into your earphone/output jack on your iPhone or iPad and provides a 1/4 jack to plug your guitar patch cable into and then a pass through jack which you can plug earphones into or a stereo mini cable to plug into external speakers or a recording device. GuitarLabThis is a great app for beginners who are learning to play guitar. The app streams live lessons from the web, provides access to chord and scales and is a great all...more
Science has proven the truth about the question of Do Music Students Do Better in School several times by now. Positive attitudes are easily developed by a child when the learning of a musical instrument begins. The character of your child will greatly improve in many ways as well. Children will most likely find that learning an instrument can be a...more
Greetings!Alrighty! We learned the movable A form and then E form in the last couple of lessons. We can now create bar chords using those forms, giving us 3 different ways to play the same chord:1. The original chord in the open position2. As a bar chord using the A form3. As a bar chord using the E formThe same thing can be done with a couple of...more
Hey gang!We're gonna talk now about short-form movable chords. Most of these chords will not need to be barred -- as long as you don't play the open strings. There are some exceptions to this rule of not playing these strings, but you will have to discover this during your practice.The first one that we're gonna look at is the D chord [ X 0 0 2 3 2 ]. If you move this chord form up the neck using the chromatic scale, you will get:Form at 2nd fret = DForm at 3rd fret = D#/EbForm at 4th fret = EForm at 5th fret = FForm at 6th fret = F#/GbForm at 7th fret = GEtc...Once you start moving this puppy, think of it as a 3-note chord form. Period. Only play the fingered strings. [ X X X 2 3 2 ].Another 3-note job is the Dm chord. Again, play only the fingered strings once you start moving it:[ X 0 0 2 3 1 ]Form at 1st fret = DmForm at 2nd fret = D#m/EbmForm at 3rd fret = EmForm at 4th fret = FmForm at 5th fret = F#m/GbmForm at 6th fret = GmEtc...Now... Don't forget that you can also use the Bm chord short form without the bar [X X 4 4 3 2]. Again, just don't play the open strings.The same can be said of the despised short form of the Bb chord [X X 3 3 3 1]The D, Dm, and G chords are...more
If you are searching to discover the guitar on the internet, you need not worry as there are a lot of websites that provide guitar lessons, some even for no cost. The good quality of the free of charge types will obviously be worse than...more
Some people think of the cello as the bigger and less popular version of the violin. Actually, they differ in a lot of ways. For one, the cello's notes are two octaves lower that those of the violin's. Two, you play the cello by placing it between...more
Fender, when under still owned by CBS, acquired the Squier brand name in 1965 when it bought a USA based string making firm. Before the Fender Squier series were introduced in 1982, Fender was making lower priced guitars such as the...more
The nominations for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Aug. 3, and Muse's "Uprising" earned two nominations in the Best Rock Video and Best Special Effects categories. "Uprising" is in the running with 30 Seconds to Mars' "Kings and...more
For music lovers, here is some good news; you can now download music free of cost. There is no need to shell out huge money for buying songs of your favorite artists. You can now enjoy free music downloads from the comfort of your home. It is...more
Some people might think that trying to download music onto their Sony PSP is quite complicated, on the contrary it really is fairly simple. All you need is a few tools and "Bobs your uncle"!Just follow the 5, yes only 5, steps below...more