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Pianos Need Tender Loving Care Too By : D Ruplinger Pianos have several thousand parts (8,000-12,000) and many of those parts are moving parts. To keep all the parts in good working order, pianos need regular care. During the first year of a piano’s life it’s suggested to have it serviced two to four times. Then talk to your piano technician to decide what frequency to continue service at. Usually twice a year after the first year is recommended, but sometimes once a year is enough. Servicing includes having the piano tuned... Don't Buy A Piano Until You Read This By : D Ruplinger Generally speaking, when looking for a new piano, buy the best piano you can afford. The first thing is to decide how much you can afford to spend on a piano without breaking your budget. Remember, a piano is an investment. A good quality new piano will cost upwards of $2,000-$3,000 (easily several thousand dollars more if you want to spend that much), but that piano will also last you a long time. If it’s well-taken care of, a good piano will last about 50 years before needi... What Is Country Music Anyway? By : Sintilia Miecevole When many people think of country music, they think of sad songs about lost loves, broken down trucks and runaway dogs. In their minds, they are hearing all of these woes sung in the traditional twangy country accents of the south. However, these perceptions of country music are far from where this style of music has evolved. Today, country music is one of the most popular genres of music, normally outsold only by rock and pop genres. Created in the late 19th century, cou... Be Kind To Your Piano When You Put It In Storage By : D Ruplinger You own a piano you love. But, you find that you need to put it in storage for a while. How should you go about doing it? Many experts will tell you to avoid storing a piano if at all possible. It’s suggested to do everything you can to find a relative or friend who can keep the piano in their home or apartment until you’re ready for it again. But what if that’s not possible? A climate controlled storage facility is the best storage choice. Then the piano won’t be... Don't Move A Piano Until You Read This By : D Ruplinger How do you move a piano? Very carefully. Okay, I’m being a little sarcastic, but moving a piano is a serious endeavor. I’m a big advocate of hiring a professional mover to move a piano. Pianos are heavy and it’s easy to damage a piano while moving it. I’m speaking from experience. I own a Kimball piano my parents bought brand new for me when I was a child. That piano was a big deal to me after having played on an old “clunker” of a piano for several years. I played th... Legal Music Download Sites VS P2P File Sharing. By : arowe1 Comparison guide details the differences between legal music download sites and p2p file sharing networks. Discover the advantages and disadvantages of getting free music downloads online, and learn how to get safe music downloads without lawsuit risks. Choosing The mp3 Player That Suits You By : Fabio Marcell Scratching your head, wondering what all the numbers mean? Picking the best mp3 player for your own situation can be a daunting task. Don't worry! This quick guide gives you all the essential info you need before choosing your mp3 player. How to Prepare for Your Recording Session By : John McKay Some simple tips on how to make your recording session productive and smooth. U2 Tickets By : Ron Arthur U2 has been maneuvering the rock music scenario constantly for over two complete decades which is an achievement of sorts. They have chartered success on their own terms on both the artistic and business sides in the music industry. And it seems apparent to thousands of their fans that their sun of limitless fame might never set! Best Ways To Improve Your Guitar Playing By : Dave Lloyd What grooves you? Why do you want to improve? Regardless of your intentions - whether to get started playing, learn a few licks of your favorite tunes, or want to expand your repertoire to include blues, funk, or rock and roll music, on your way to recording yourself, there are resources out there that can help you. Here are a few ideas that may help you better understand your guitar playing and some solutions you can consider. Guitar videos You can purchase gui... Get Ya’ Money Right: The Truth About Publishing By : Sahpreem King What up Playa? By now you should be getting the big picture. There ain’t no business like show business. But here's the problem, you keep putting on the show, but you ain’t handling the business. If you are like many of the young artist coming-up in the game, you probably don’t have a strong grasp on the Music Industries many rules and regulations. You might have read an article here or there, or even picked up a book or two about the music business, but chances are that unle... Grokster – Rest In Peace By : SD Lawyer Grokster fought the law and the law won. Having lost in a Supreme Court ruling, Grokster has shut down and settled with the recording and movie industry. The Main Reasons Why You Probably Don’t Have A Record Deal, Yet! By : Sahpreem King 1. Skills: You can get mad and storm off. You can get pissed and start to cry. You can get angry enough to toss a pitcher of water in the faces of the audition panelist. But no matter how heated you may get, nothing will change that fact that you might not be as talented as you think. All your life your family and friends have said, "Wow! You’re really talented," and it has started to go to your head. You could very well be the next J-Lo or Nelly, at least according to your p... Guitar Chords: How To Solo Over Chords With The Minor Pentatonic Scale By : John B Soloing over guitar chords is easy when you know how to use the minor pentatonic scale. Add spice and power to your guitar solo's with these simple but highly effective techniques now, sooner than later! 3 Critical Truths About P2P File Sharing Networks. By : arowe1 Controversy continues to surround file sharing networks. Discover critical facts about p2p download software programs and the dangers involved including, RIAA lawsuit risks, viruses, worms, spyware, malware and Internet hacker attacks. Do You Download Music Over A File-Sharing Network? By : Jason A. Martin It can be estimated that millions of people around the world share music over a file-sharing network. For this article, I am addressing the issue in America mainly because I am not aware of the laws in other countries. Do you think it is illegal to download music from file-sharing networks? What about music you already own? An important recent court decision will answer these questions directly and you might be surprised. Recently the United States Court of Appeals for the... MP3 To CDA By : Matt Garrett Do you want to make audio CDs for playing it in your personal stereo? Why waste money on getting new audio CDs? If you already have MP3 files in your computer get an audio converter immediately by which you can convert your MP3 files to CDA format. An MP3 CD converter is a CD burning software that will make conventional audio CD from your downloaded MP3 collection. The CD converter will burn your favorite MP3 collections and help you to make your own customized CD that you ca... The History of Dolby Audio By : Mitchell Medford These days, Dolby is a household name. The infamous "DD" symbol can be found on almost every piece of modern audio equipment out there. This includes gaming consoles, HDTVs, home theaters, both home and car stereos, cinemas, and personal computers. Here is the brief history of how it came about and the man behind it all. What to look for in a Guitar Humidifier By : Dave Hepple A comparative review of guitar humidifiers, which are used to prevent acoustic guitars from cracking due to dryness. Daddy Yankee By : sara Information on Daddy Yankee one of the best reggaeton artists and most successful artist in the industry. Music : The Source, The Life Force By : Fabio Marcell What is it about music that can evoke such strong emotions in us? Why do we feel so moved when we hear something that makes the hairs on the back of the neck spring up? Let's investigate the power of music a little. Music Therapy By : Sharron Myers Music, they say, soothes the savage beast and this is so true when we consider how music in its magical way works on our body rhythms bring harmony, literally, back into the body. A story is told in the Bible of a King named Saul, who had an evil spirit that would torment him and make him feel terrible. It was suggested that they find someone who could play he harp and then the evil spirit would leave and King Saul would feel better. So they searched and found a young shepherd boy named David Guitar Lessons – Hammer-On, Pull-Offs By : One of the primary legato techniques all guitarists must learn is the hammer-on, pull-off. This technique is important because it allows for nuances in tone and expression, and it allows the picking hand a “break” since it does not have to pick the notes on the hammer-on or the pull-off. This results in a faster progression of notes, sometimes called licks. The hammer-on is accomplished when you pick a note and then using another finger hammer down on the same string. The ... Rock DJ By : Anh Tuan Nguyen Before I left Singapore, my aspired DJ-to-be Malaysian buddy, Chee Kiang, burnt for me my favorite Ministry of Sound – The Annual 2005 Deluxe CD. He attempted some modifications to the hits, not without the Zouk influence, the club everyone talks about in Singapore where he is a frequenter. Home recording studio By : Gemilita Gipson If you like music and you can sing, I’m sure that you may have a dream of possessing a recording studio of your own so that you can record your singing and produce your CD. However, such dream, in general, costs you a lot. Besides the facilities like production studio construction… you are also required a bunch of expensive recording system. Ibanez Guitars At The 2006 NAMM Show By : Sviridov The 104th NAMM Show is going to take place at Anaheim, California on January 19-22, 2006. Music products companies of all sizes are going to show the best that the music products industry has to offer. All Ibanez guitar fans will have the chance to see the widest possible 2006 Ibanez guitars line. Guitar Lessons – String Bending By : Bending strings is used to give the guitar a more personalized and harmonic quality. The technique is used mostly by lead guitar players but is also applied in all styles of playing. String bending and vibrato techniques are two large components in making up a guitar player’s style. The combination of these skills more or less defines a considerable part of what makes your playing different than the next guy. Bending the strings far enough to reach a desired pitch is the g... Music Inside Us By : All The Lyrics Everyone of us has music inside. And it is not an abstract statement, but scientifically proved fact. Molecules of DNA "sound" inside us and it is very important if music from outside is in keeping with music inside us. Guitar Lessons – Playing Harmonics By : A harmonic is a tone that’s created by the guitar by touching the string above a fret on an open vibrating string. There are 2 types of harmonics Natural and Artificial or I prefer to call them pinch harmonics. Natural Harmonics Natural Harmonics can be produced by touching your index finger on your fret-hand above at the 5th, 7th or 12th fret. Just place your finger on the string above the fret, don’t press to hard or you will mute the note, pluck the note and then p... Guitar Lessons - Guitar Vibrato By : Playing a guitar without vibrato is like eating Mexican food without salsa. Vibrato is one of the most definitive techniques in defining your musical style, your own personal unique sound. No two players have the same vibrato sound. Some play slow and wide while others play narrow and fast, and that’s the beauty behind spending a lot of time learning different vibrato techniques. It’s like eating different salsa’s every time you go to your favorite taco stand. Enough talk abo...
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