The wonderful thing about an acoustic guitar is that you can play easy guitar songs and sound like a masterful musician. There are a wide range of easy guitar songs for beginners that only require that you learn a few chords in order to play them. Those around you at the next get-together will be able to recognize the songs and sing along. Learning to read music and mastering your instrument will take time and practice, but with an...more
What does Music Mean to You?What influence does music make on your life?Does music inspire you? Do you incorporate music into your life?Firstly, I believe there is a time and place for all genres of music. From quiet and relaxing, for those quiet moments of realization, to those live gigs and music concerts where all you want to do is move with the music. And then there is all the other music in between!What is it about music that...more
It's never too late to "teach an old dog new tricks," so if you have ever thought about taking acoustic guitar lessons, now it the time. If you feel like an old dog, but would love to learn to play a musical instrument, it is absolutely not too late. Thanks to modern technology and the internet, you can learn to play the guitar without leaving your home or scheduling lessons with a visiting teacher because each acoustic guitar lesson is available to you when you are ready for it. Online guitar lessons are available at a reasonable cost and are easy to follow.Tabs or MusicYou may choose one of two paths as you embark on your course of study. If you do not already know how to read music, you may wish to learn. This can be time consuming but reward. You will learn your basic skills as an integral part of your acoustic guitar lessons. There is another option, however, which is quicker but will limit your overall knowledge. Guitar players can use tabs, which simply depict how to finger your guitar in order to play the chords necessary for each note in a song. You will find that you are playing songs that you recognize more quickly with tabs.Getting StartedOnce you have...more
If it is only music, like melody and lyrics, then you may be finding it hard to understand that what were the emotions behind the creation. It may become hard to understand that what is the implied meaning. However, When anyone accesses music videos, the underlying meaning surfaces and hence, the emotional attachment increases. While...more
Sleep apnea can be a serious even life-threatening condition. Despite the fact that loud night breathing and slumber apnea are not essentially synonymous, loud night breathing is normally the awareness getter for the non snoring partner.If you observe even quick pauses in the breathing or loud night breathing of your associate...more
A HISTORIA DE HEFESTO UM DOS OLIMPIANOSLeide Vilma Pereira Santos A existência de figuras lendárias, como as divindades da mitologia grega, muito tem a ver com a realidade da vida dos povos que delas tomavam conhecimento ou dela dedicavam suas oferendas e preces. "Hefesto é o fogo personificado, se é pequeno e mirrado ao nascer é porque o fogo começa sempre por uma faísca, se é precipitado do céu a terra, é alusão ao raio, finalmente é deformado e tem as pernas tortas porque a chama nunca apresenta linhas retas. Vernant (2000)." Como na indústria nascendo do descobrimento do fogo, Hefesto é o deus da indústria, conservou-se na mitologia um epigrama votivo de um ferreiro a Hefesto. Os poetas representam o deus com as funções de um hábil ferreiro, mas ao mesmo tempo burlesco no aspecto, assaz ridículo aos olhos dos olimpianos, disforme, nos tempos primitivos era representado sob a forma de um anão, mas nos belos tempos da arte passou a ser homem vigoroso e barbudo, com um capacete cômico tendo como atributos as ferramentas de um ferreiro. Foi numa gruta que Hefesto ou Héphaistos, faz sua...more
The guitar is one of the most expressive instruments you can play. And one of the main reasons is that you can bend notes. This give your melodies a very vocal quality. Let's take care of some of the issues that pop up with...more
One question I often get from beginning guitarists is how to decide what scale to use over a particular set of chord changes. You've drilled you minor pentatonic into the ground and you're looking for something new. There are a few...more
A lot of students come to me complaining that they're stuck with the same old strum patterns and don't know how to invent new ones. It's easy to get out of a rhythm guitar rut like this. Here's a couple ways to do it.One of the best...more
Your guitar is one of the most amazingly expressive instruments out there because of all the ways we have to ornament our notes. A variety of vibratos, rakes, slides, bends, and other techniques give the guitar a very vocal quality. ...more
You've got your hands on an electric guitar you're happy with. But it's awfully quiet without and amplifier to get you going. And shopping for amps is an overwhelming task if you don't know what you're looking for. He's a beginner...more
A lot of times we get stuck in that same old rut of I IV V progressions that we've played a thousand times. Learning how to spice up your chord choices will make your songwriting better and make guitar playing more fun for you. What...more