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The Good Musician

Archive for October 2007

October 24th, 2007

Why Composing Great Music Is So Hard

Photography by spazzbat.
Do you know how to compose great music?
Composing, or creating music has always been something I found hardest. I was recently asked why composing isn’t my forte, and it made me think.
Basically, if you can attach a few sounds to each other in a sequence, you’ve got a composition.
So composing is easy, […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 1 comment

October 19th, 2007

The 7 Secret Things Good Musicians Do

Photography by John G. Jenna
You think playing your instrument is all there is to it. Well if you’ve been reading this blog, you know that that isn’t true.
Mastering your instrument definitely is central to anything else you do as a musician, but here are a few ways to play out your talent and actually implement […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 4 comments

October 8th, 2007

Pursuing Musical Profession: A Wrong Choice?

I recently got a wonderful letter from reader Chris that posed a question I’ve faced so much in the past year.
“I was planning on going into music college but I seem to be going the route of teaching history instead. However I have now also reached a bit of a dilemma. Perhaps I made […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 9 comments

October 6th, 2007

Treat Yourself to the Finger Spa

Unless you’re a singer, chances are you use your fingers to make music. Those ten precious twiddly-doos that guitarists file, pianists clip, bassists get thick-skinned on and violinists need precise control over.
It’s time you gave them a break. Here’s my little hand spa to spoil your most precious asset as a musician.
1. Soak them in […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 1 comment

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