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Mariachi Band Instruments

Mariachi ensemble bands were born in the state of Jalisco in the 19th century. The music celebrates common life and mariachi bands are frequent guests at Mexican social events. The bands typically include violins, trumpets, guitars, and various smaller percussion instruments native to Mexico. The pl

How to Make Something Not Sound Like It Was Recorded on a Phone

Modern cell phones have an impressive range of applications and tools. One tool that is particularly useful for musicians is the voice recorder. When you're out and about and an idea comes to you, your cell phone may be the only place you can record it. While the cell phone can be a handy tool, the

How To Choose A Jazz Record Labels Company

An upcoming artist needs a suitable record label so that it can be carried under its wings. You ought to be very wise in making the choice. The impression of the first album made by ...

Types of Bagpipes

The bagpipe was historically used for dance music and army maneuvers.scottish pipe band marching on the grass - blur image by Elnur from Fotolia.comDespite its kilt-clad Scottish reputation, the bagpipe plays a part in the history of cultures throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland,...

Guitar Techniques and Tips - Learn to Play Guitar Arpeggios

Arpeggios are a great way to bring micro-structure to your songs - they are simply part of a chord with the notes picked out in sequence, rather than struck together to ring out. Classical songs, ballads and slower songs often use arpeggios.

Three Questions To Ask Yourself When Writing Songs

People often ask me how I come up with concepts for songs. Years ago, I realized I look at songwriting like a director looks at making a movie. I like my songs to tell stories. When writing a song, I'm always asking myself "what do want to say in this story?" and "where am I goin

The World of Hi-Hat Cymbals

Information on hi-hat cymbal, mechanism on the working and history of hi-hat cymbals. Playing technique and tips and tricks are also included in the passage.

Difference Between Regular Music Theory & Jazz Theory

Regular music theory and jazz music theory are essentially the same thing with different terminology. This can be confusing, but even within traditional theory, different terms exist depending on what side of the world you live. The process of learning the difference involves learning the terminolog

How to Download MP3 Music

How do we download mp3 music? We tackle the idea on finding and downloading our favorite songs.

Where To Download Beats

If you're on a budget, your only option may be to download beats. If you've investigated the possibility of purchasing beats from producers or even stores, you will have discovered that they come at quite a price.

A Quick Guide to Gibson Electric Guitars

Gibson electric guitars enjoy immense popularity among today's rock guitarists with no other company coming close except for Fender electric guitars. Ironically, when Les Paul first approached Gibson with his ideas for a solid-body electric guitar, the company said no. It had been manufacturing

Choosing a good designer - What to look for?

Let’s face it, it’s never going to be an easy task looking for a good designer. There are a lot of affordable graphic designers that are readily available but more often than not, they are ...

Folk and Americana Albums to Watch for in 2011

When considering some of the new folk and Americana albums due out in 2011, it's easy to see the variant styles and directions modern folk music has gone. We have everything from straight-up bluegrass to indie folk, singer-songwriters, and traditional-style country music. It's also full of

Party Life

Clubbing is definitely a gamble. Many things come into play, who you go with, where you go, what music you are into that night, how far the club is, whether there is entrance fees, and also the collection of people at that club that night. I mean the last one is not in your control, all others can b

Ukulele Chords - Learn to Play White Christmas

In this ukulele lesson you will learn to read easy tab notation. Even if you cannot read sheet music you will be able to read ukulele chords and melodies with this type of tabs. We will use the Christmas song White Christmas as a learning tool.

How to Apply Fender Guitar Decals

If your original Fender decal has become worn or damaged, you can easily replace it with an authentic decal from the factory. By wetting it just enough to easily slide it off its backing, you can restore a beautiful Fender guitar to its original condition. All you have to do is give Fender a little

How to Mask Video in After Effects

Masking is a video-editing technique known as "compositing." This is the process of stacking video layers in an editing application with the intent of creating a combined image. Imagine the video layers being sheets of paper. When they are stacked, you can only see what is on the top sheet unless yo

Using Updated Technology at Recording Schools

The 1968 worldwide success, "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" was written by Burt Bacharach and recorded by Dionne Warwick, winning each of these individuals Grammy's. Oddly enough KNTV in San Jose employed that tune to introduce its news, daily throughout 1987 to 1995.