Making Music...
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Equipment for Making Music
If you want to, you can make music out of anything, even your own body (try opening your mouth and tapping your cheek, for example, or tapping different parts of the...
Finding a Gig
In most cases, once you, or your ensemble, have assembled a repertoire of material, you'll want others to hear it. But how do you go about finding a gig?
The...
Finding Sheet Music & Music Books
Now you play an instrument you need some music to play. Just as you might buy and keep books to build up a library, you need to acquire a library of sheet music for your...
Forming a Band
Since the days of skiffle, when for the first time music seemed accessible to everyone, people have been forming bands. Back then it was acoustic guitar and basses made...
How to Play Guitar
It's quite simple to learn to play the guitar. Mastering it, and becoming a good guitarist, is something that can take years, however, requiring dedication and practice....
How to Write Music
If you’re really going to learn an instrument you’ll need to learn how to read music. But there are some who learn alone who don’t bother, simply playing by ear....
Influential Music
Playing music is great, and so is writing songs. But everyone has influences in their work, music they've heard and liked. The more you hear, the more you know, and the...
Learning Other Musical Styles
After you gain some competence and confidence on your instrument, you might want to spread your wings and try other styles of music instead of the classical you’ve...
Music Notation Software
You don't read music, but you have pieces you've composed that you'd like others - who do read music - to play. What's the answer? You could either employ a professional...
Playing Other Styles Of Music
After you gain some competence and confidence on your instrument, you might want to spread your wings and try other styles of music instead of the classical you've...
Playing With Others
One of the joys of music is sharing it. You practice alone, you learn with a teacher, but playing with other people can give you plenty of pleasure, as well as opening...
Recording at Home
From the advent of portable four-track cassette recorders to the proliferation of computer software for it, recording at home has become widespread. Whereas before...
Rehearsing With Your Band
It might seem obvious, but once you've assembled your group, you need material, whether you write it yourself or perform cover versions of songs by others. To do that,...
Song Arranging
Once you have a song, you're still only halfway to a finished product. The songs you hear performed live or on disc have all been arranged, either by the musicians...
Songwriting
Most of us have heard songs on the radio and thought we could write something better. Certainly most of us have at least one song in us. But getting it from your head...
Working With The Engineer
You've selected a studio, agreed terms, and now you're in there to record. How do you work with the engineer?
Tell Him What You Want
By the time you go into...
