Homemade Instrument Cables. Apr 24 We all know that guitars, amps and all the other gear doesn’t come cheap - but there are some things that you can do to save a bit of money.
Making your own instrument cables is a simple task given you have the right tools. Made properly, they are just as good as the ones you buy in your local guitar store. The following image shows you the tools you will need. From the left: Cutters, Shielded Cable, Sharp Knife, 1 1/4" Jack Plug, Solder, Soldering Iron. First of all, you will need to cleanly one free end of the cable. I have purchased a standard 1 1/4" plug, made up of 4 sections. Young-ha Kim: Be an artist, right now! Music Production Tips from Tenth Egg. Musical Form. There are several ways to approach a composition.
Start with overall planning then start sketching. Sketch first then develop an overall plan that fits your ideas. Note: Overall Planning is always in the equation. Sketching without thought of structure leads to aimless stream-of-conscious lack of cohesion. On Thinking about Structure: Today's composer can use traditional formal templates and modern techniques at the same time. Thelonious Monk Solo Transcriptions. Free printable staff paper @ Blank Sheet Music .net. Music Listing - without preview images. 16 Legendary Fingerpicking Patterns. For tabs see below.
Fingerpicking style is a technique that is used in many famous and legendary songs over the years. The 16 examples in this post are a good source to learn the most common fingerpicking patterns you will ever come across. The fingerpicking patterns can be applied to almost every folk, pop, country or rock song. Try and figure out which pattern suits your favorite song. Maybe you’ll already recognize some of these patterns from songs you heard before. I personally think pattern #12 is a really nice one. Right hand finger positioning Now let’s take a look at the finger positioning assuming you are a right handed guitar player.
For my right hand position I use my thumb to pluck the low-E, A and D-string. For each different chord, you play the corresponding bass note with your right hand thumb. In the video lessons above the tabs I show you what each pattern sounds like and explain the pattern slowly in close up. Practice each and every one of them thoroughly. 10 lessons DIY musicians can learn from Radiohead « Live Unsigned Blog. Music.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Guitar Lessons, Interviews, News, Reviews, & More. June 21st, 2011 by Ben Levin Dear Fellow Musicians, In January 2010 I had the opportunity to audition for the guitarist position on Lady Gaga’s international arena tour.
I made it to the final 15 guitarists and learned a few valuable things about the music business, particularly the music world outside of Berklee. I think it is definitely worth reading this because the experience was fascinating. The audition opportunity fell on my lap by sheer luck. Lady Gaga My name is Ben Levin and I am a guitarist interested in auditioning for Lady Gaga’s band. Here is my website for some more examples: I hope you enjoy the music! After I found out that I had been accepted to audition, I immediately began absorbing Lady Gaga’s repertoire.
The first day of auditions was on Monday, January 18th, 2010 in New York City. Advanced Guitar Lesson - Buddy Guy - Teachin' The Blues. Gears: An Index of Songwriting Techniques. Blog Archive » Tabs: Für Elise (Beethoven) Random Rhythm Motif Generator. Some ways you can use these rhythm patterns. 1) You can play around with these patterns by going to the online drum sequencer and enter the pattern into the app to sample the pattern.
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Unfortunately you can spend a lot of time signing up for free promotional sites online that will do nothing to raise their profile. Your time is limited, as are your funds so you need to focus on the free and low cost promotional opportunities that will really deliver. Marketing people say that you need to see the name of a brand between seven and nine times before you pay attention to it, so each of the below is another chance to get your name out there.