Ever been practicing a piece for hours, weeks, and not found yourself making any progress? Feel like you could use a break? Change of instrument? Pack up and go on pilgrimage?
Before I sound too much like a TV-Ad and scream “Call Now!”, let me tell you that most (even the greatest) musicians feel this way […]
Previously, we spoke about the scale system (Do Re Mi). Let’s apply this system to normal notes as you would learn on your instrument:
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
C D E F G A B C
Great. Now we also […]
Today we’ll learn about the basic structure of a musical scale.
What is a scale? A scale is a series of of notes within an octave. An octave is the range of sound between a pitch (e.g. 200 Hz) and double it’s frequency (i.e., 400Hz). So if you pick out a few pitches between 200 and […]
Over at Oboe Insight, I got spanked for my Air Travel Guide.
Over at TGM someone writes 5-Step Guide to a Musician’s Air Travel:
Here are a few cautions you should keep in mind before hading for the airport:
1. Be ready to check in your instrument.
And there you go. […]
You already know how important it is to keep a practice diary. It’s time you knew how to practice more effectively by forming your sessions properly.
Let’s look at a session of 45 minutes.
00:00 - 00:15 Technical Excercises: Begin your session by warming up with technical studies. Pick just one excercise in a maximum of […]
Reader Shankar recently chimed me via IM to ask about the difference between artist, composers and interprets. While I thought the distinction to be rather straightforward, it actually can be quite confusing and isn’t always second nature. So here’s a round-up of these terms, and why they mean different things in the music world.
In 1989, […]
Picture this: Last night you might have eaten leftovers. Lasagna. Mmh. You don’t really care what’s in it.
But once you know there are carrots, tomatoes, some spinach etc. in there, you start savoring the single flavors of each item, enjoying your dish that much more. Now before I tempt you to run for the […]
Reader roll call! A few of you out there have already become devoted readers, and if you’re spankin’ fresh to this blog, now’s your chance to join our community.
Let’s open the round and hear from you guys. Are you a musician? How do you defien yourself as a musician? Where are you from, and […]
“Stage Performances turn good musicians into stars.”
Besides being damn good at playing that song or piece, you suffer stage fright and your performance is probably not one that radiates the presence of a star.
On TV, casting shows hugely depend on people who can stage perform. Why,the infamous “Popstars” even launched an “On Stage” version of […]
No, this post won’t teach you to fly using your guitar as a magic carpet. I share with you here my experience in the last two days while flying to India. I’m staying here for four weeks, and leaving my guitar back home in Switzerland is not an option.
Here are a few cautions you […]
Be a successful musician, one note at a time.
Written by Claudia Snowden [email] for b5media.
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