archives

Featured Artist: Apollo 100

Chart debut year: 1972

Augustana - Boston

Augustana - Boston

Karaoke Microphone Technique

This article covers basic microphone technique for Karaoke singers. Following this advice and practicing until it becomes natural to you will give you a great chance of sounding as good as possible next time you are singing at a Karaoke.

Where To Get Free iPod Music Downloads Fast and Easy

If you own an iPod, chances are you've already scoured your music collection on your hard drive for every last song that you have and uploaded it on your music device. But the thing is, nobody wants to listen to the same songs every day, day in, day out. Of course, everybody wants the latest hits on their iPod, and for some others, finding those favorites that they listened to from a few years back. And if there's a site where one could download music for free, the prospect is somewhat intriguing. You can always find some free iPod music downloads on the internet; you just have to know where t

Playing Zune Video Clips Downloads on Your Handheld

The Zune is to Microsoft as the iPod Touch is to Apple. It's not only a music player, it's also a full-on multimedia device that you can use to manage all your media and more. There are also games and other features on the Zune, but by far one of the most important features of both the iPod Video and the Zune is the ability to take your video collection along with you and play it on the go. No longer are you limited to watching movies on a full-sized screen.

Booking Strategies for Musicians & Performing Artists - Establish Your Market Value for Better Gigs

Booking better gigs requires that you establish your value in each market. Here are 7 key factors you must keep track of to help pitch your act to venue bookers.

Easy Steps That Teach You How To String A Guitar

Surprisingly, many people that play an electric guitar do not know how to string a guitar properly. Here is a simple guide to help you change your guitar strings perfectly every time. First thing you want to do is be sure to change your strings on a regular basis even if they do not break. By not changing them regularly, you can damage your fret board. How often you change your strings depends on how often you play and the brand of strings that you use.

Creative Ideas On Using Free Music Loops

Music loops have many kind of uses and it is usually up to the user's creativity to use them creatively in different kinds of scenarios. For example, you can use them in your shops, projects, work and many more other ways. In this article we will be looking into some creative ideas to use free music loops.

Ukulele Chords - How to Work Out the Chords to Any Song

Are you frustrated because you can't find the ukulele chords to a song you love? This article will take you step by step through the process of working them out.

How To Play Bar Chords On Guitar

Learn how and why to learn bar chords on guitar. Some examples are included.

General Guidance On How To Play The Guitar

One of the most exciting parts of learning how to play guitar is being able to play your favourite songs. Learning to play guitar is worth it, if you're willing to put in the effort, although very frustrating, at times, it can be an incredibly rewarding task. In the end everybody knows that the best way to learn to play guitar is through hard work and perseverance. The whole point in learning how to play guitar is to fulfill your personal aspirations.

How To Practice The Piano In Five Easy Steps

Here are a few simple steps to learn easy and fast ways to practice the piano. The most important step is not the amount of time spent on practicing but the quality of time (how well you use your practice time). Remember to visit your piano everyday and say "hi" to it! A little bit of daily practice is much better than none at all! Ready to get started?

Beginner Songwriting 12 Points on Your Self-Doubt

Beginner songwriting self-doubt is normal. Here's how to fix self doubt in songwriting by learning to neutralize doubt because it's a logical part of songwriting.

Self Confidence - Believe in Yourself

Self confidence is critical, here's how to believe in yourself and your songwriting today with a lesson from Songwriter Hall Of Fame inductee Hugh Prestwood. I attended a seminar where Hugh Prestwood gave a songwriting lesson and an explanation of his process of songwriting. Every songwriter is different and each has unique processes to write with.

Create Song Dynamics in Your Song

Song dynamics are central to the art of songwriting and music. Learn this songwriting craft so your song development goes to the next level. Without them the song gets boring fast.

Use Action Verbs in Your Songwriting

Action verbs lift your songwriting as they abandon passive verbs. Passive verbs are death to most songs. Learning about active and passive verbs is important to songwriting.

How To Write Songs - Power Nouns

How to write songs, here's the secret of power nouns. Using power nouns is the secret that all great songwriters use but very few amateur songwriters understand about how to write song lyrics.

Improve Your Songwriting with this Power Nouns Example

Power nouns are essential to create interesting names of persons, places and things in your lyrics. This songwriting secret is simple. The more power nouns you can include the better.

Know More About The Rocktron Digital Short Timer Delay Pedal

As I'm preparing to put my band together to tour I am also building my arsenal of tools to play electric. My financial situation is limited and so I have to be very careful about what I purchase. I roughly need about four or five items in my chain.

Building A Guitar From Parts

Building your own guitar is fun and you end up with an axe that you can truly call your own. The easiest way to build a guitar is to buy the parts and then put them together.