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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Arpeggios Tricks And Explanations
Click here to subscribe Arpeggios are a broken chord. You can still play the chord with your left hand, but with the pick hand only play “one note at a time“. The same goes for all instruments. On piano, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Explanations, Guitar, Piano Arpeggios, Song Writing, Technique, Tricks
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The Facebook Effect
Today is my birthday! As a result, every one of my social sites were blowing up, especially my Facebook and Twitter. Check it out above. All this and it wasn’t even 3pm yet. You guys Rock! Thanks for all the … Continue reading
New Work City Changes Workplace And Maybe Indie Music Landscape
What if I told you the new studio isn’t going to be a studio – it’s going to be a complete building filled with Independent musicians. But also along side of those producers, etc are going to be graphic designers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Coworking, Independent Music, Indy Hall, Music Publishers, New Work City, New York, Producers
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Fuzz.com Closes Its Doors
Breaking News: Fuzz.com is closing its doors. With the increasing growth in internet activity, a website for musicians was a great asset to the music community. But, as is were, there is increasing competition from Myspace, Reverbnation, IndiePendence Music, Facebook, … Continue reading
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Tagged CD Baby, Facebook, Fuzz.com, Jamendo, Muxtape, Myspace, Pure Volume, Recession, Reverbnation
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RIAA Abandons Lawsuits While 95% Of Music Is Illegally Downloaded
Hmmm…. coincidence? Gizmodo published an article claiming that 95% of downloaded music is pirated which comes at an interesting time considering that the RIAA just announced last week that they are uplifting lawsuits. Well, now as we enter the New … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Curry, Creative Commons, Mevio, Peer to Peer, PMN, Podsafe Music, RIAA, Royalties
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Use iPhone’s iTick App For A Portable Metronome!
A metronome is any device that produces a regulated aural, visual or tactile pulse to establish a steady tempo in the performance of music. It is a useful practice tool for musicians that dates back to the early 19th century. … Continue reading
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Tagged App Store, Apple iTick, Cell Phone, Garageband, iPhone, Metronome, Mobile, Practicing
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Creating Scales On The Guitar
Creating Scales On The Guitar To create scales, we will be using which ever key we decide to use. In this case lets make an A Major scale using our A major key: A B C# D E F# G# … Continue reading
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Tagged Creating Scales On The Guitar, Guitar Solo, Modes, Music Theory, Soloing
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Creating Major And Minor Chords
This Post written by James Dellay. To learn more about him follow him on Twitter! Creating Major Chords Creating Major Chords using the R/3/5 idea.Root/3rd/5th is the algorithm to create Major chords,The Root is the key you are playing in, … Continue reading
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Tagged Harmony, Major Chords, Minor Chords, Music Theory, Root Third Fifth
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Music Is Life. Music Is Art.
Too awesome not to share: -Not sure who to credit for this painting :( But its amazing! It looks like something Salvadore Dali would do, but I highly doubt it. If you know, please tell me!
Mobile Devices Receive Broadcasts In 2009!
Welcome to mobile entertainment. This is big news from a musician’s standpoint. 22 U.S. cities including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Washington and Atlanta will start broadcasting to mobile devices this year! As the world makes a shift … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple iPhone, AT&T, CES Midem, Hulu, LG, Mobile devices, Qik, Ustream, VCast, Verizon, Washington Post, Youtube
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The End Of Microsoft’s Zune?
The Zune, Microsoft’s portable music player, is rumored to be laying to rest. It couldn’t cut into Apple’s iTunes and iPod sales, and has even received few support amongst mp3 buyers. (Thanks to HaveBoard for extra help on this blog) … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple iTunes, EVDO, iPod, Microsoft Zune, Mp3 Players, Napster, Rhapsody, Steve Ballmer, WiFi, WiMAX
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Is Twitter The New Business Card?
OK, I use Twitter all the time. I’ve met amazing people this year through it. Having attended numerous meetups and conventions for my Music Lesson Show, I noticed something interesting: Instead of handing out business cards, more people are asking … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, DropCard, Networking, New Media, Philadelphia, Skype, Twitter, Ustream, Web 2.0
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American Music Awards Versus Youtube Live
A few weeks ago was the American Music Awards on ABC. Normally this wouldn’t make a huge difference in my life, but this comes at a time where I had just finished watching Youtube Live. We live in a User-Generated … Continue reading
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Tagged AMA, American Music Awards, Award Show, User Generated Content, Youtube Live
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