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Common Myths About Guitar Learning You Must Avoid
Music education offers many advantages to learners at different levels based on their age. Then, picking up an instrument or voice training helps them unwind. Whether you use this capability to build your career or not is a different thing. But, sometimes, certain misinformation can prevent you from diving into this or compel you to drop out because of the mismatch of expectations. You can take guitar, for example. Some people say it is the easiest instrument to master, while others may warn you about dreaming too high. Instead of jumping to any conclusion right away, it will be better to contemplate and decide. Here are some popular myths and insights to help you choose.
By DE Brown5 years ago in Beat
What the Keys Mean
Sitting down on a soft leather bench, I find myself. I feel the heavy black and white keys beneath my fingertips. I sink into the keys. The pedal reverberates the chords, and the sound of the strings hang in the air above me. The melody starts soft, and the pace smoothly picks up into a quick jot back and forth. 1,2,3...1,2,3.
By Leah Harris5 years ago in Beat
My Journey Through Luthiery. Top Story - May 2021.
Before I embarked on the art of luthiery, I started my career as a mechanical engineer through an apprenticeship at a local engineering manufacturing factory at the age of sixteen (2012). I completed my apprenticeship four years later as well as achieving a Higher National Certificate at Southdowns College. My first taste of Luthiery started when I was required to do a project for my engineering studies (2014). I decided to build an Acoustic Guitar!
By Jon Croft5 years ago in Beat
Ode to the Piano
I wanted to play piano when I was little. I have long thin fingers that I would mesmerise myself with, watching the way they moved up and down in the air as a very small child.
By Cereal Oatmeal 5 years ago in Beat
Vientos Vintage Barrel and Ligature Review
Vientos Vintage's Barrel and Ligature implemented the most recent 3D printing technology. Designed to meet the clarinetist's need in every way. It is a new chapter for the clarinet market, and introduced clarinetists to a new clarinet sound.
By Clarinet U5 years ago in Beat
Carbonissimo Newest Carbon Fiber Ligature and Barrel
Carbonissimo's newest invention implemented Carbon Fiber, a composite material that is 5 times stronger than steel and with much lighter weight. It is a brilliant idea to use carbon fiber to make the clarinet accessories because it can reduce the overall weight. But the question is how does it sound like?
By Clarinet U5 years ago in Beat
Outstanding reasons to know the advantages of private violin lessons
"Learning a new musical instrument, no matter at what age or point in your life, should be encouraged." – Anonymous. Music has many benefits; it has been considered one of the finest elements to feel the freshness of life and enjoy the moments. From memory improvement to learning adjustments, music teaches us to explore the best of ourselves. It also helps to stimulate our mood in every phase of our life. If you are an adult and suddenly realize to devote your time to listening to music, especially starting a violin lesson, then don't wait for any substitute; at any point of time and at any age, you can start learning this most remarkable musical instrument.
By Stradivari Strings5 years ago in Beat
Various Cymbal Types: How to Choose
It’s easy to tell a cymbal when you see or hear it. But not all cymbals are made equal. When you start thinking of your drummer career, cymbals need your attention. Do you need regular or low-volume cymbals? Are you ready to pay for an A-brand, or willing to save on using a Chinese copy? Here are the briefest answers.
By Ali Akbar5 years ago in Beat
Crumhorns, Shawms, Curtals and Racketts
What should I do as my first foray into Vocal? Well, every writing tutor says "Write what you know", so... Let's start with the first reed instrument... Who among us has never held a piece of grass between our thumbs and produced a tone? The next stage would have been to cut a single reed in a piece of bamboo or hollow pipe. Add some finger holes and you have the proto reed instrument which produced so many variations over the centuries.
By Andy Brown5 years ago in Beat
A short history of the flute
It is quite possible that something vaguely resembling a flute was “played” by Neolithic people thousands of years ago when somebody discovered that blowing across the hole at one end of a hollow animal bone produced an interesting noise. Discoveries that have been made of pieces of bone with what appear to be fingerholes bored in them would seem to confirm that early man had primitive flutes or recorders with which to make music.
By John Welford5 years ago in Beat
Music after the pandemic, according to renowned violinist Laura Giannini
The exercise of guessing what tomorrow's music will be like has often proved to be ineffective over the years. The futurists theorized a world in which music is made with noises. In a 1953 short story, The Preserving Machine, Philip K. Dick imagined a reality in which, intending to safeguard the heritage of classical music close to the apocalypse, a scientist finds a way to convert the scores of the great European composers into animals capable of surviving and defending themselves on their own...
By Nancy France5 years ago in Beat
Maintenance of corks and keys of the clarinet
Maintenance of corks and keys of the clarinet - Clarinet U Article Corks are certainly one of the most important elements in the clarinet. They allow the correct assembly of every part of our instrument, so it is necessary to carry out proper maintenance to extend the lifespan of corks and thus avoid serious problems in the future.
By Clarinet U5 years ago in Beat