Contrasting your verses and your choruses is a great way to keep your songs interesting. There are so many different ways to achieve contrast from Verse to Chorus to Bridge. You can sing your vocals in a different range than the section before. You can start your vocals on a different beat that you did [...]

The joy of music is that it is new every time it is played. There is no such thing as a definitive version of anything. A composer indicates intention, but, whatever the piece, the music only comes to life when it is interpreted. A programme of Romantic violin sonatas by Brahms, Grieg and Franck might, [...]

While Mahler was inspired in his compositions by Beethoven, Liszt, Bruckner and Wagner, like all of the masters he developed his own style of composing. He was known as one of the world’s greatest opera conductors, but wrote no operas himself. He was more than a passable pianist but left no piano compositions of any [...]

Don’t make foolish mistakes while shopping for your acoustic guitar. Follow the guidelines below, and you’ll end up happy with your purchase. 1. Go through the stores and catalogs and narrow down the field of possibilities. My daughter bought a very good guitar — sounded fabulous — but she was just not happy with the [...]

The 90′s saw the development of a number of new audio formats. There were competing companies that wanted their new ways of listening to music to prevail. The early 90s saw the introduction of the MiniDisc and even the initial release of the.mp3 audio file. Phillips unveiled their version of digital audio in 1992 with [...]

Music has the power to touch our souls and make us happy. Great musicians like John Lennon, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, and thousands of other musicians have been mesmerizing our hearts from many decades now. Their music has the divine powers of inspiring thousands of budding singers and [...]

Actress Asnakech Worku was an actress and a musician for many years. She was amongst the first female pioneers of her generation to step on the theater stages, but also get national recognition for her Kirar playing skills. Asnakech, born and raised in Addis Ababa, always delighted and entertained her fans with impeccable and extraordinary [...]

Neko Case isn’t just a pretty face with a gorgeous voice. She writes lyrics that are imaginative and poignant, but at the same time playful and singable. Often she recalls scenes from her peripatetic past with references to Vancouver, Seattle, and Chicago. Truly unique is her ability to weave snippets of Ukrainian fairy tales from [...]

Many people have aspirations of becoming a singer, but have no idea how to learn to sing. Whether it’s to sing in a band, or the church choir, to win the prize on Karaoke night, or just to sound better in the shower, taking the time to learn how to sing with good technique will [...]

You have to admit: when you do online music promotion, you are basically on an advertising campaign rage. It is part and parcel of getting your music out there, so you can get noticed, gain a fan base, and make a dent in the music world. But musicians, as they scour to find innovative ways [...]