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Friday, December 31, 2010
How To Improvise On The Guitar | How To Improvise A Guitar Solo? (classic Rock)?
I know of scales, and how to work with them to create riffs and licks. But im not very good at the soloing part.I just want to know what key to play in at the time? ( and also which keys are located where? like Key A is located on the 5 fret low E string area)What note to hit after each one? (like patterns of some sort)Just pretty much what i can't teach myself. I've been on this road for like 6 months, i just put a lot of distortion when i jam with my friends band, but i actually want to play a solo not just random notes hahaha. I like Led Zeppelin, rolling stones and etc type of music.
There are several of methods of creating solos. Ultimately they all come down to working with scales based around the chords that are being played...and artistic interpretation. -Scale based solos:A song might be in the key of A major. That would make an A major scale a good starting point, but you aren't limited to only those notes. Look at the chord progression. If it starts on an A chord, then the next chord is a D, you can play notes in the D scale over that chord. A lot of them will overlap with the A scale and you can use that to your advantage. So one method is to learn scales in a lot of different positions. For instance, find every A note on the guitar and be able to play a scale using that as a starting point. That defines your palette of notes.....all the notes you can hit without them being clams. How you assemble these notes is where the artistic interpretation comes in, and there's no magic formula for that. I suggest that you start with trying to follow the vocal line, then play with variations. Don't hit all 1/4 or 1/8 notes....keep it interesting by alternating the timing. Also alternate your attack...bend some notes for feeling, hammer on and pull off for effect, etc.-Chord based solos:This is a variation on scales. Look at the chord progression being played. Whatever particular chord is being played behind your so! lo can b e found in many locations on the fretboard. You may want to Google CAGED guitar method for more clarification on this. Basically, every chord can be played using using a variation of those 5 chord shapes: C-A-G-E-D Sticking with our example of an A chord, try to find all 5 variants on your neck. Obviously, the open A is one. The barred E shape on the 5th fret is another. The D shape is hard to barre, but imagine putting a capo on the 7th fret and playing a D shape. Picture a capo on the 9th fret and play a C shape. Put an imaginary capo on the second fret and play a G shape. Do you get the idea? Now that you recognize all the places to play the same chord, (called "inversions") you can simply play those chords....noodle around with the notes, play arpeggios, whatever. If nothing else, the different inversions will give you a visual reference to where you can find "safe" notes to work with.-Riff based solos:You say that you've learned some riffs and licks. Waste not, want not! Never throw away a good lick, save it in your "bag of licks." When you learn a lick, try to understand how it relates to the particular chord you're playing it against. If you understand it's use, you can use it with other chords just by moving it up or down the neck. Mix and match these riffs, string them together and you've got a solo. When I improvise, I generally use a combination off all the different methods above. Like I said, there's no precise formula for improvising, just some guidelines and some artistic judgement. The more you do it, the easier it'll come.
When I improvise I just play some random notes I feel like playing, but most of the time the "next note" I play is just either of the notes just adjacent to it in the scale. Just "feel" the music and you'll be able to get it right after some time.
Good luck
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How To Improvise On The Piano | Anyone Know A Good Piano Improvisation Tutorial?
I've been wanting to learn how to improvise on the piano for a while now, and I tried googling, but it came up with all of these books and CDs that you have to buy. Does anyone know an online tutorial I can use, hopefully for free? :D
I searched on yahoo for 'piano improvisation techniques' but came up with the same results as you. I think that it's kinda hard for people to teach improvisation since it's such a broad subject and there is no set, defined way to do it. Sorry that I couldn't find anything for you, so I'll just post what I think is the basics for learning improvisation:1.) Music Theory: You have to have some sort of knowledge on chords and how to find them, chord progressions, etc.2.) Rhythm: There needs to be a structure or pattern to your improvisation or else it just sounds like a bunch of random notes.And... I guess that's all there is really. Just work on the two and then figure out how to apply them together. There are tons of websites on music theory. One that I like is http://www.musictheory.net/ For rhythm, I couldn't find many websites. There's this website: http://www.zebrakeys.com/lessons/advanced/improvisation/ but they haven't posted the lessons yet.I also found this website, but I don't know if it's any good. I just saw a bunch of videos about improvisation and was like FWEEEEEEE! ^.^ http://www.musilosophy.com/You can also try to find books at your local public library. I usually get some pretty good books there. Anyways, sorry that I couldn't be of more help. Sorry, sorry, sorry. T.T I probably just told you a bunch of stuff you already know, lol.Well, good luck on your piano improvisation endeavors!
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Finding the right lead guitar lessons online can be a daunting task for beginner lead guitarists as company director and guitar player Nick Dillon knows all too well. "There is so much information out there on the web and so many choices making it somewhat of a difficult task getting started with lead guitar. In my view, the easiest and most logical place to start with learning to solo on the guitar is the twelve bar blues using pentatonic scales. The problem is, most aspiring lead players searching the web don't know this simple starting point, and they end up swamped and overwhelmed by the overload of lead guitar lessons, scales, chords, advice, products, software and other materials.
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Cheapest Guitars | Buy Guitar For The First Time? Some Advice Before You Visit The ...
How much would you pay for a guitar?
When you buy your first guitar, you should know that they are sold for as little as $70. If you buy a used one, even cheaper. And there is practically no limit at the other end of the wallet. I spotted a Gibson J-250 the other day. $20.000 - a bargain! And the next day I saw a Martin D50 Koa Deluxe practically given away. The price tag: no more than $39.999!
So the decision is all yours. Whether you buy a cheap or expensive guitar doesn't really matter in the end. A cheap guitar is as good as any to practice on. But I suggest that you leave the very cheapest guitar where they are, unless you are certain that it is good quality. The reason is that you want to get a guitar that stays in tune all over the neck. And that is a problem with a lot of the cheapest guitars.
So I think you need to spend about 250-300 bucks for a classical guitar. A steel-string a little more.
Steel-string acoustic guitar or a classical guitar?
Or...you maybe want an electric guitar? "Nooooo" cries the pundits. But again - the choice is yours. Of course, if you want to study classic guitar the choice is a nylon stringed guitar. But in most cases it is a question of taste. What sound do you like? Make your choice from that.
Nylon string have a smoother sound than the western guitars. They are also a bit nicer to your fingertips. On the other hand they have a neck which is wider than the steel-string guitar. Could be a small trouble if you have very small hands.
As I stated before, you can choose the electric guitar as you begin to play. People have a way of saying "Buy a real guitar" to start with." But the electric guitar is very much a "real" guitar. Its strings are even easier to press down than the nylon strings. You will have to dig a little deeper into your treasure chest, though. The electric guitar doesn't produce so much sound without an amplifier. And make sure the strings are good quality - i! t is sli ghtly more difficult to tune an electric guitar, and with no-good strings it's even harder to make the guitar sound good.
So it all comes down to this; As long as the guitar is of decent quality, buy the guitar you want to buy, based upon your likings, style.....and maybe your hands size.
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Play Piano On Line | Can An Organ Play A Piano ***( The 5-line Grid)? Can Organ Be Played Based On Piano Knowledge?
sorry my english's bad. i duno how to say the piano notesthank you
Yes, the organ and piano both use the same music staff :Right hand plays treble clef and left hand plays bass clef.The organ will have additional notations for the pedals and stops but both instruments use the standard staffs.
A church organist is accustomed to playing hymns written on a double staff.
For a student accustomed to playing the keyboard, but new to playing the organ, the greatest problem will be learning to play the pedals. A good exercise might be the Bach c minor Passacaglia and Fugue, which contains a simple repetitive pedal part.
In a qualified sense. The similarities are the keyboards; but it stops there.
There are "stops" to vary the sound quality on the organ; and foot pedals, which are in no way similar to the three found on a piano.
Learning to play these foot pedals is usually the biggest hindrance in a pianist attempting to learn how to play the organ.
I consider myself to be a fairly competent pianist, but when I tried to learn the organ, I simply could not co-ordinate my feet with my hands.
I totally bombed, and just gave up after about six weeks.
Alberich
Apart from everything mentioned so far, I must make it clear that playing the piano keyboard IS NOT THE SAME as playing the organ keyboard.
You have to learn to play smoothly, changing fingers smoothly on the same key, that is sliding your fingers all the time.
I studied lots of special exercises to attain this skill. People tend to think that piano and organ are the same, but they are not...
Modern organs do not have pedals for pumping anymore..but the inferior keyboard to be played with your feet, is another story..not so easy to learn..only practice and long legs can make it !
Why not? If you want to try it, do it! Some s! kills wi ll translate, others may not.
No, the organ is a completely different instrument. However ever all the music notations are the same. Both instruments read off similar music staffs.
The organ comes in many sizes and therefore has several manuals (keyboards). The manuals are usually 3.5 octaves in range and are stacked on top of each others. Some organs have up to 5 manuals, 3 stacked on top and 1 on each side.
There is also the bass manual which is operated by using your feet. Your feet will control all the bass notes for the piece. In addition, there are 3 larger pedals in the middle that adjust volume.
There are also stops. These affect the air flow through the organ allowing the organ to simulate different instruments. The stops are coordinated with the manuals. Certain stops work only with certain manuals. On your stack of keyboards, the higher the stack represents higher registered instruments (piccolo, flute, oboe, piccolo trumpet etc.) Each manuals register has corresponding instruments. As well some organs have preset stop combinations. They may have a brass quintet stop or a full orchestra stop.
It is not easy to play the organ as one has to become very familiar with the registers and stops. Many pianist who attempt to play organ for church or weddings find it hard because the hands are on different manuals at once. The general rule is never to have your hands on the same manual at the same time. Every so often your R.H. will be playing a tenor line while the L.H. is playing a soprano line. It is against what the piano teaches. As well the feet have to be very agile and limber. They have to dance on top of the foot pedals. You have to take off your shoes to do this as shoes often play two pedals at once and shoes are heavy slowing your foot movement down. There is technique where you use both the balls of your feet and the heel to have legato and to move around quickly.
With the organ, much like the pian! o, you h ave to use finger legato for legato touch. The misconception about piano is that pedal is used for legato which is absolutely incorrect. Both instruments require sensitive fingering to develop the legato sound.
When you play a note on the organ, the resulting sound crescendos. Unlike a piano where the sound automatically dies away, the longer you hold a note on the organ, the louder it gets. You have to be very careful about balance so that certain notes don't blend into others or even over balance them. This is also a technique with using stops. One has to know the intensity and power of each stop.
The organ is a very complex instrument to play. It is not simple and posses many challenges.
The organ is a modifid version of the piano. So, yes
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Learn Jazz Scales | Guitar Scales! How Do I Blend Them?
I finally gave in and started learning scales. The reason why i didnt before is because i did not understand them and i do not like to learn something tha ti dont understand. but then i finally understood that 'scales' is what will help you move around the neck and make it sound good at the same time. I only have 2 problems. Ive been learning scales for a 1 week and so far i have learned about 19 different scales and counting. Rock scales. blues.. pent. chromatic, lut.. and counting... im not learning jazz scales cz i really dont like jazz. no offence to anyone out there. However, the two problems that i am facing is that im not sure how to start on a scale when someone is playing a chord. Say for example someone plays a G does that mean in order for me to jam with him i should ALWAYS START ON THE G NOTE ( anywhere on teh fretboard) or can i start lets say on a a note or something .. someone please help me with this. And im last question is i was wondering how do blend scales?
There are all kinds of different scales out there. It's good to learn as many as you can.But since you are just starting, I'd try and focus on some of the main basic scales. That is master a few of the scales first, then go learn more. Half-way knowing 30 different type of scales, won't really help when it comes to freestyle jammin. A thing to consider, is learn music theory on top of learning scales. Scales are a part of music theory and it will only help you to better understand what scales actually are. Your question, if someone plays a G Major chord, do I have to start on the G Note? No you don't. Look at the G Major Chord, it's a basic major triad. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th note of it's scale. So a G Major Chord is: G, B, D. So you could start on any of those 3 notes. Also consider modifying the chord, and you can start on the 7th note of the scale. So an F#. How do I blend scales? By using modes. Modes are the 7 different positions for each Key. So take the key of G Major. You can play that Key in 7 di! fferent positions on the guitar. The 7 modes are: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian. What that means is: Take the key of G Major, starting on the G note is position 1, also known as Ionian. Starting on the A note, is position 2, that's Dorian. Starting on the B note, is position 3, that's Phrygian. Keep going through all 7. So you see, modes is how you play the scale all over the neck. And it's how you blend scales. Because by starting on a different note, you are changing the steps of the scale, and it will give you a different sound, than starting on the root note. Look up Modes.http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons
"Your question, if someone plays a G Major chord, do I have to start on the G Note? No you don't. "
Ovation gave a a GREAT answer, read it over, several times.
Scales get fun when you've really learned them, not just memorized them, you can start ANY where in the scale, and go anywhere you want, in that scale.
Think of it this way, scales teach you which notes to play, which notes to NOT play.
How you move around with them, and put them together, is what makes music interesting.
You've been working on them a week,
congrats, but you've still got a long way to go, to really learn them.
Good luck, practice a LOT,
and have some fun with them.
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I second Strats' comment about a metronome !!!
So many guitar/bass/drummers, never develop a GOOD sense of timing, and have a real problem playing along with others, for just that reason.
Ssssssssssssss
Concentrating on harmony will help you find your place and stay in the same key with the band. Check out the notes that make up the chord and see how they sound in the scale. Then to blend scales, try chromatic runs between them. Take bits and pieces of scales and see how they fit together. Riffs, licks and runs are made from scales, not of scales. If you make! mistake s, don't worry about it. Practice is about experimenting as well as rote. Relax and play
All great answers thus far (i don't know about the ssssss answer thought)
Couple of things if I may add.
1> USE A METRONOME! This is hugely important, start out slow and build speed from there. I started at about 40 bpm and worked up to close to 200. It takes time so don't get discouraged.
While you use the metronome, make sure to get your notes fretted properly, this will have a MASSIVE impact on your tone as you get better. Any fret buzz or wrong notes need to get corrected while you're going slow.
2 > Always experiment with the scales. True, you must learn the rules before you can break them, but bending them a little bit to find the line of good and bad is important.
3> Learn the different shapes of the same scale. You know how to play a G blues scale at the 3rd fret? Learn it at the 5th, and so on up the neck. This will help out more than you will know; it's where you sound different. I think this may be what you are refering to when you say blend the scales, it's playing the same scale in several spots.
4> Slow down a little and master one before you go on to then next. Scales is where everything is made, you wanna rock? KNOW YOUR SCALES!
5> Have fun and rock the house! Turn that amp all the way to 11!
peace,
Ok I hope this doesn't turn out to long or complicated.
Look up the modes there are seven of them. The easiest way is to learn all seven of them across the neck (low E to high E).
The modes are
Ionian
Dorian
Lydian mode
Phrygian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
This is the part I hope doesnt confuse you. I can't remember eact as I am not a music teacher but this way helped me.
Each of those modes is movable like every other mode scale etc.
They usually do ! the majo r (also known as the Ionian mode) scale starting from C as there are no sharp of flat notes so if you read out the notes it would go like this CDEFGABC.
Each of those modes if played in a different position will have no sharps or flats.
Aeolian mode is also know as melodic minor scale and if you play it starting from A it will habe no sharps and flats. ABCDEFGA.
Do you see the pattern?
For another example one of the modes (cant remember what it is called) will start from D and go DEFGABCD.
So the way I would say to learn is to practice each mode (from which ever position doesnt have any sharps and flats as it will mke it easier) from low E to high E and back. Practice this daily and then one day all of a sudden it will unlock the guitar.
Its hard but just keep at it!
go to wikipedia to check out the modes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_mode#Use
and go straight to Greek and it will list the modes and you can look into them further.
ok mayb this will be the most confusing but all the modes linked up will be the major scale and all you have to do to change it to a minor scale or any other of those scales is just play from a different position.
If you have any more questions feel free to shoot me an e-mail i fell i have made this too long.
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Bc Rich Bass Guitar | Difference Between BC Rich Warlock And Bronze Model Bass?
Considering buying a BC Rich Warlock bass. I'm not sure if it's a Bronze model, it doesn't say so on the headstock. I used to have a BC Rich Warlock bronze electric guitar, that said Bronze on the headstock. I checked out the website and found the exact guitar listed as BC Rich Warlock Bass, not bronze.Can you tell me how much this guitar costs new?
The warlock bass just recently got added to the bronze series so that might be why it doesn't say it on the headstock. Its a good guitar for a beginner, but not much versitility. It only has volume and treble knobs, no mid, low, or high knobs. The only thing I didn't like about it is, the strings, when pressing the first fret tended to clatter. The fret board is large (34" fretboard 24 frets) also but some people prefer this. I paid right at 250$ for mine but now that it belongs to the bronze series it may cost more. Maybe 300$ but shouldn't be more.
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Eden | Eden: It's An Endless World!, Vol. 2 (v. 2)
- Title: Eden: It's An Endless World!, Vol. 2 (v. 2)
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Learn Guitar Modes | In Guitar Music, What Are Arpeggios And Modes?
I started playing guitar about 3 months ago but im teaching myself. Can someone tell me what arpeggios and modes are and if it is good to learn them?
Arpeggios are plucked chords instead of strummed (i.e. pluck a G chord with your fingers instead of using a pick)Modes are also known as scales. They come in really handy when you want to do lead guitar, or are doing impromtu music. As the key of the songs changes, you can use Modes to play the lead, or do a ton of embellishments (like John Mayer)Hope that helps....
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Ear Training Software | What Kind Of Computer Would Be Best For An 11yr Old Kid With Non-verbal Learning Disability?
My son has a non-verbal learning disorder (google it), and so he has difficulty keeping track of assignments/time, difficulty with fine motor skills (handwriting), and difficulty processing information that comes through anything but his ears. This means, for example, it takes so long to process what he sees on the chalkboard and turn it into output in the form or handwriting in his notebook that he can't keep up with the other kids. If he learned keyboarding skills, this would really help!So I wanted to get him some techno-gadgets that would help him. I was thinking of a laptop. It needs good video/graphics, durable, portable, maybe a tablet PC so he can work on his handwriting. If anyone knows of some good handwriting TRAINING software, it would be great. We have Dragon Naturally Speaking already. Also, a PDA to help him keep track of his schedule would be good. What products would you recommend? The cooler the better!He has an IEP, and we're in Ontario. I wasn't aware that there may be roadblocks to him being allowed to use these things in class...which is what it was meant for! I wouldn't want anything distracting for the rest of the class, and I'd want to ensure that it could be stored safely during recess and moved easily from school to home. If the public school system (which really isn't equipped to provide him with what he needs anyway) is going to be give us nothing but roadblocks, we'll be looking at a private school - or HOME school if we could manage it! - next fall.
I recently read an article about some interesting software for kids with organizational and related issues, designed to run on Palm-based PDAs. It's made by a company called SymTrend. I'm not associated with them in any way, and I'm not trying to promote their specific product. I just thought it sounded neat, and I'm considering it for my 13-year-old daughter with NVLD and Asperger Syndrome. The software includes diaries for self-monitoring; checklists and reminders; and "guidance screens" for help in handli! ng chall enging situations. I thought a PDA would be cool for kids because it can go everywhere with you, whereas a laptop might not always be convenient, and I like the idea of software that's tailored specifically for kids with these kinds of issues.
Is the child in special ed and have an IEP plan?
If yes, all this needs to be agreed on by the whole IEP team and written into the IEP plan for him to be able to have these things and use them.
If this happens, the school will have to provide the things for the child. They can't be taken home or given to the student, though.
If he's not in special ed, the school does not have to provide these things or allow you to provide them.
I heard of one student where the school said he could have something like this but that he couldn't use them at school. Stupid, huh?
The school might say the child can have these things and use them WITHOUT an IEP plan, but they can also refuse this or take the things away and you can't do a thing about it.
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Used Taylor Guitars | What Is The Best Way To Sell My Taylor Big Baby Guitar? Pawn Shop Or Music Exchange Store?
What is the best way to sell my Taylor Big Baby Guitar? Pawn Shop or Music Exchange Store?I have a used Taylor Guitar. The model is a "Big Baby". I don't have time for craigslist or ebay as I need money tomorrow for a trip I am leaving on. In Seattle there are a few music exchange stores as well as several Pawn Shops. Where will I get the most value for the guitar...a Music Store or Pawn Shop? Any advice? Please only answer if you are knowledgeable on this topic and have experience selling or purchasing music equipment. Thank you for your time
You would be better off selling it to a friend who wants to learn how to play ... you'll just get ripped off by those other places.
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Play Piano Online | What Is A Website Where I Can Play Piano Online For Free?
I would like to play piano online for free. Could someone help?I actually would just like the online lessons!! thanks to anyone who can help!! no thank you to anyone who can't! I appreciate all the help!!
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How can you play it online?!
keyboard??
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
How To Improvise On The Piano | What Can I Do So That I Can Learn To Improvise Melodies On The Piano?
I have a dilemna. I am not a very good bass clef reader, so I do not like reading music to play a lot of the times. So, instead I use lead sheets. The problem is that even though I can play my favorite melodies with ease, the chords and the arrangement just sound boring and redundant. I see piano players all the time improvise with ease, and their arrangement of the song just sounds so beautiful. I want to step outside the box and start using different types of arpeggios or something! So, how can I tap into that creativeness so that I can learn to improvise WELL?Will music theory help?Please I need as much answers as I can get!!! And good ones!! PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!
Music theory will definitely help. Although I can play the piano a little, it is not my main instrument, but I say learn lots and lots of theory. In the mean time, instead of just playing the chords with your left hand, try some passing tones and runs. I don't what style of music your into, but chord coloring might sound good as well. That is where you play a note that is not in the specific major chord you are playing, but sounds good any way, for instance, play an E note along with a G major chord. Just try not to play the E and the D side by side, or play them at different times throughout the duration of the chord, and it will add a nice touch. I also use lots of 7ths. Like i said, I don't play the piano much, but I do know theory. I hope this helps you.
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Play Church Songs | What Songs Would Be Good To Play At A Church Wedding?
im getting married in a few months and im having trouble finding rap songs that would be good to play at my wedding ... were having it in a church and the reception is in the fellowship hall so im trying to keep the music to my style but also church appropriate.... what rap songs would be ok to play?
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Forget the rap. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - The Rolling Stones
Check with the church! our church wouldn't allow any secular music to be played during the ceremony... and if they do allow it, they may have some suggestions! :)
Here is a site which has a list of wedding appropriate rap songs and their performers. http://www.weddingandsongs.com/popular-wedding-songs-24/ scroll down to get the list.
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Fingerstyle Improvisation | Irish Jigs & Airs Arranged For Fingerstyle Guitar
- Title: Irish Jigs & Airs Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar
- Author: Duck Baker
- ISBN: 078666911X
- Publisher: Grossman's Guitar Workshop
- Pub Date: 2003-01-01
Learn Guitar Modes | Guitar Modes?
my teacher gave me a sheet of modes and it looks like a lot what is the best way to learn modes.
There are a few ways to think about modes. The first way is to think about how each of them are derived from the major scale.For example, Dorian mode is the major scale played from the second note to the second note. So D Dorian is C major played from D to D.The order goes like thisIonian (Major)DorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianAeolian (Minor)LocrianAnother way to think about it is using the circle of 5ths. Every fifth you go up you alter the major scale by adding another flat, just like a key signature.Lydian (a fifth down from major) #4Ionian (major) no sharps or flatsMixolydian (a fifth up from major) b7Dorian b3 b7Aeolian (minor) b3 b6 b7Phrygian b2 b3 b6 b7Locrian b2 b3 b5 b6 b7I hope that cleared things up for you.EDIT: Changed the b1s to b2s. That was silly of me.Thanks, Saul.
It looks like alot because it is alot. the besty way to learn them is just practice.
Phrygian and Locrian are b2, not b1. =)
Saul
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Training The Ear | What Is Music Theory, Ear Training, And Sight Singing?
I am applying for classes in college and I was interested in vocal classes but I wasn't sure if these are what I am looking for or what they are because the site doesn'tt give background on each course.
Music Theory: Being able to know the technical and terminology side of music. For example, knowing the scales on the piano. For example the method of "Circle of Fifths" helps you determine how many sharps are in the scales of C, G, D, A and so on. You also learn what each "notes" mean, what its called, how long it should be played. The key signature that indicates how many beats per measure. Ear Training: Once you are used to playing the notes, you can easily listen to something else being played and recognized what note it is without the sheet music. Professional musicians can listen to a song and recreate it.Sight Singing: Similar to ear training, when reading music sheets without the playing, you can imagine what the notes sounds like and sing it.
Music Theory is the basic building blocks of music, its how scales are made, how intervals are made, key signatures, time signatures, harmonic minors etc. Ear training is the IDENTIFYING of chords (dominant, diminished) scales (blues, major, minor pentatonic) Intervals (perfect 4, major 3rd) and many other things that require you to listen to something, and answer. Sight singing is when you are given a piece of music, and you are supposed to sing that music right away without practicing. All these things are vital components of making great musicians.
The other answers have it right. In a music theory class, you work with music notes and learning how to identify scales, keys, clefs, chords, etc in written format. In ear training, you identify those things by listening. A typical assignment might include the instructor playing a note on the piano, telling you what note it is, then playing another one and having you figure it out from there. Sight singing combines both skills. It involves being given a piece of written music and s! inging i t without hearing it first. Most people struggle with it at first but once you learn some basic techniques, it gets easier with practice.
Music Theory is learning about notes, rests, and counts and all other terms that go into written music (sheet music etc.) It usually helps you to read and compose music.
Ear Training is learning to hear a note and be able to name it, or someone tell you a note you sing and you can sing it.
Sight Singing is looking at music and being able to sing it, usually without accompaniment or it being your first time singing the song an you just read it and sing without ever hearing it.
If you have done anything like Royal Conservatory Exams you should know theses things.
hope this helps :)
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How To Improvise On The Piano | When Improvising On Piano, How Do You Know When Combos Of LH Notes Will Harmonize W/ RH Notes?
Can we understand this through theory. I was struggling with this last night. You are playing in two different ranges (let's keep it simple and restrict it to a 4 octave keyboard). So, how do you know when 2 or more notes in those ranges will sound harmonious played together, so when you are improvising, you can just jam? By the way, this isn't just a question about Jazz. It is relevant to Piano theory, regardless of what you do with it, including Classical. Your thoughts?So lets assume the key of C. If you play 2 or more notes that fall within chords in this key your are golden right?Well, the harmonious notes seem to fall into chords that are seperated into 2 or more different octaves. Like Trans-octave chords. Good term?
Melodies imply harmony that will support and enhance them. There are often several *right answers*. If I want to accompany Amazing Grace in a simple folk-song style, I will choose chordal vocabulary that uses a small palette, and conservative use of any accidentals. If I choose to be more daring - then I can include more secondary chords, non-chord tones, and a more far-reaching vocabulary, including harmony that is NOT structured in Common Practice. Picasso could have drawn a perfectly recognizable woman, even photographic in realism, if he choose - but he chose another path. So do we. Do this often enough, and your mind's ear leads your trained hands to exactly the right keys to play - it takes no more conscious thought, but becomes part of your artistic expression.Some composers have developed *systems* that have rules that will make you sound just like THEM. There are rules for Palestrina, Hindemith, Webern - many, many more. Some people LIKE rules -they feel secure, and successful if they complete the crossword puzzle. Other people are anarchists - and that does not automatically make them * creative* - sometimes, they are just making junk. Sometimes it is hard to tell if you are creative, or just deluded - thus, the "Naked Emperor".Added - yes, spacin! g of cho rds is a consideration. The larger spacing at the bottom works best - but you find Beethoven piano works with complete triads low, in the LH - the thickness might not have been as bad on the piano of his time. By all means, you can play it safe by trying the I IV V triads with whatever notes of the melody feel (probably metrically) that they could use emphasis or enhancement. Feeling frisky? Move on to the substitute chords. By all means, be aware of the usual progression of harmony in any key - I IV vii iii vi ii V I. After a I chord, you can go anywhere - but try not not make a *back-progression* unless you really like that sound. If you can play this series of harmonies in any key (ahhh - I remember Keyboredom Class in undergrad school . . ) then you have some skills under your belt . This also goes for guitarists who want to learn something REALLY useful. Now try that same progression all in 7th chords. Try it in triads and in 7th chords in every inversion. Can I do this? Yup - knowing how to get around has been my bread and butter for almost 40 years, since I had choral/vocal jobs - and I am so NOT a singer. (Yes, I am a professional flutist in our chamber music business - but I have 3 degrees in which piano was my major instrument, and my area of concentration was functional and collaborative piano, certainly NOT a concert soloist track. That would be my husband - who does not have the *play anything in any key* kind of skills I do - but has been a soloist at Lincoln Center. Different dog in the fight.)Hope this helps - it a a big project to learn in the abstract/technical sense, but will pay BIG dividends.
I assume it has to do with the key you sing in. if you use notes from chords that belong to the key you sing in then they will sound harmonious
Unless I am playing a 2-hand arpeggio, I prefer to play notes with the left hand that are part of the chord being played with the right hand; for example, if I am playing G major with the right hand, I would not want t! o play F # or Bb with the left hand. If I am playing a scale with the right hand, I will be playing some notes that are not part of the chord, but I still play notes with the left hand that are part of the chord.
You could try thinking modally. A mode is basically a scale. For example, the C scale is really just one mode. It has all of the white keys and you play from c to c, with C being the main bass note.
If you make D the main bass note and play from D to D (still all white notes), that is another mode of this scale called Dorian. You will get a slightly different feel, especially if you keep D as the main bass note.
Find a chord shape (like 4 notes with the left hand, skipping every other note) and just move it around while staying in a particular mode. Come up with many different shapes to get different colors. You can move it around the mode wherever you want, and as long as the right hand is playing melody notes in the same mode, you'll be ok.
Experiment with having different primary Bass notes. For example; still using all white keys, from E to E is called Phrygian...and gives a spanish flavor. (Play these chords from bottome up: egb, fac, gbd, fac, egb.) F to F is called Lydian, and has a happier color to it. A to A is called Aeolian (or more commonly- "minor").
A deeper understanding of music theory would take considerable time, study, and practice. Sadly, most books out there are either way too complicated or way to simple. Search around, or send me an email if you want more advice.
All best!
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Jazz Arranging | Composing Blues For Jazz Performance
- Title: Composing Blues For Jazz Performance
- Author: John Stein
- Publisher: JS Jazz
- Pub Date: 2010
- Music, including guitar tab, for 11 of John's Compositions
- All musical examples included on the CD
- Composition tips and advice to enable one to write original music
- Arranging advice
- Photgraphs and Anecdotes from a life spent in music
Learning How To Play The Guitar | FINE ARTS STUDENT OF THE WEEK
David Adamson
Year: Senior.
Age: 18.
Art focus: Symphonic band.
Adviser nomination: "David is a highly motivated percussionist in symphonic band and our drum set player in Jazz Ensemble I. His musicianship and leadership is much appreciated."
Art activities: Symphonic band, Jazz Ensemble I, choir and Knowledge Bowl.
Did you play drums as a child? "I started in sixth grade."
What made you decide to play percussion? "When I was in fourth grade, the Brainerd High School band played a few songs for us and that is when I fell in love with the xylophone. I like the way it sounds.
"I play pretty much everything. There are at least 15 percussion instruments that include the drum set, snare drum, color instruments, cow bell and the whip. It's fun that I'm not always playing the same thing over and over again."
Plans after high school: "I'm not sure where I'll go to college, but I know for sure that I will join the band there. I love music."
Artist most admired: Buddy Rich.
Memorable fine arts achievement: My first jazz band concert in the fall of 2009."
Do you play any other instruments: "I used to play piano and I'm learning how to play the guitar."
Favorite Christmas cartoon: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
Favorite TV series: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
Favorite book: "The Tao of Pooh."
What will be in your Christmas stocking? "Hopefully new drum sticks."
Favorite Christmas treat: "Anything chocolate."
If you were an instrument, which one would you be and why? "A drum set because it's really loud and energetic like me."
Parents: Chris and Wendy Adamson of Brainerd.
Honorable mention: Steph Northway, senior, art: The art adviser said, "Steph is technically skilled in a variety of artistic areas and media. Her creative problem-solving always ! packs su rprises or causes the viewer to consider alternative perspectives. Steph's hallmark seems to be mystery."
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How To Write A Jazz Song | What Is A Good Way To Start Writing A Song On Guitar? And Also Coming Up With Lyrics?
i try to write songs and lyrics on guitar, but always have trouble getting started. So jsut wanted to know how other musicians get started with writing blues, country, jazz, etc.
Get a journal from the dollar storefor a happy song:make a list of things that give you pleasure, make you happy (not smutty things)grow the list, everytime you get a happy feeling add to ittake your journal with you when you go to do a happy thing - meaningful lyrics will come to youif you get happy seaside, ask other people at the seaside how they are feeling and what they are thinking aboutstrum your favourite chord over and over and over at your happy place while you listen to the rhythm of the seaside
Get a permanent magic marker, preferably black, turn the guitar over and just start writing whatever words come to mind....you can put them in the right order later.
I always use the back of the guitar when writing songs, because the strings get in the way on the other side.....lol
Well...Think of your situation right now and think of the things you want people to see in your song...
Then match the tune and words to the chords...
That's what I usuually do,,,
but I get stuck with using C-G-Am-F all the time!!!
It bugs me out!
Get a feel for the rhythm of what you want to express.
don't worry about "putting it together", You can edit later on.
write a paragraph of what your wanting to say.
then look for rhymes, or possible ones.
assemble as needed, repeat.
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Learn Guitar Notes | The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook (Guitar Chord Songbook)
- Title: The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook (Guitar Chord Songbook)
- Author: The Beatles
- ISBN: 0634022296
- Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
- Pub Date: 2000-02-01
- Includes -
- All Together Now
- Baby's In Black
- Doctor Robert
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Training The Ear | Why Isn't My Music For Ear Training 3rd Edition Disc Working In My Laptop?
I bought the textbook with the CD in it today, and it's not letting me open it. I don't know what to do....and I have homework to do!
Well if your running Windows Vista it wont work without some simple settings changes. Here's what you do:1) Insert Disc2) Go to Computer3) Right click on the icon for the CD-RoM4) Select Explore5) Right Click on MusicET file and select properties6) Go to the Compatibility tab7) Under Compatibility Mode click on drop down menu8) Select Windows 98 / Windows me9) Apply the settings10) Run the MusicET file and...11) Ta-Da!! :DGood Luck on your homework! :d
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Buy Classical Guitar | Should I Buy An Acoustic Or A Classical Guitar??
I love old music, The Beatles, Dylan, Cat Stevens, etc... and i want to buy a guitar to play my favorite songs, i'm a beginner, i haven't played guitar before, should i buy an acoustic or a classical guitar??and is there a sound difference between them??Much appreciated..
The difference is that an acoustic has steel strings rather than nylon or gut strings. THere are also technical differences in the structure of the guitars and the nature of the sound.Get a steel string guitar - you will be happier with it for what you want to be playing.
Well i dont know to much about gitars but i would go with a aucoustic beacause thats wat they tol me wen i got mine
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Play Church Songs | Whats Good Songs To Play In Church? [on Guitar]?
hey, im wondering wat you guys think are some good songs to play for the congregation in church? i play 6-string acoustic guitar... please let me know the song names and artists if there is one. thanks a whole lot. =]like especially fast, energetic songs would be great! thanks alot once again! =]
"Amazing Grace" is always special. Grams
At Christmas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night
Play something by lamb of god lol
My favorite hymn is Morning Has Broken, ancient Celtic tune with words by Eleanor Farjeon
There is a site called Guitar Hymns that might help you with some more choices:
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Study Jazz Composition | The Harmony Of Bill Evans (Keyboard Instruction)
- Title: The Harmony of Bill Evans (Keyboard Instruction)
- Author: Jack Reilly
- ISBN: 0793531527
- Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
- Pub Date: 1994-05-01
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Techniques To Improvise | How To Improvise A Full-Length Play: The Art Of Spontaneous Theater
- Title: How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater
- Author: Kenn Adams
- ISBN: 1581154933
- Publisher: Allworth Press
- Pub Date: 2007-10-16
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Jazz Modes | When Jazz Guitarists Improvise What Scales/modes Do They Use?
They use stuff which sounds real different from pentatonics. You probably know what i mean, but for example in this video he doesn't just use pentatonics. I don't mean just in this video but generally what scales/modes are they using?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPzZKJaz3Ko
The major scale is the most used scale. In jazz you see a lot of 2-5-1's. An example is Ami7 - D9 - G Maj7, This is all in the G major scale. In Jazz most songs will change keys and in so they will change what scale they are playing. We use a diminished scale and many different approaches to soloing. We use the Jazz Minor aka Melodic Minor. It would take a long time to explain all the different approaches. Learn the chords of the song and play arpeggios with lines around the arpeggio. In the video link he plays a lot of arpeggios.
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Learn How To Play Bass Guitar | I Want To Learn How To Play Bass Or Guitar, Any Idea Which Is Best?
I want to learn how to play guitar or bass.. which one of the two is the easiest? I really don't know how to play, not even basic notes, yet I want to learn. Should I get an acustic or electric or does it matter at all? Thank you
I got an electric guitar for a present. I didn't know how to play it. So I got a video to show the chords, then I got on the Internet to get the tabliture for the songs I liked. I would play the song as I played, over and over again.I still don't think I'm great or anything, but now I know my chords and can play the choruses of at least 3 of my songs. It's a process, but you just have to keep going.Oh, if you have the funds.. you can pay for lessons to. Many guitar stores will have information on this.
First learn to play a normal guitar..no amps....learn on it....then you can play any guitar....and in will be cheaper in case you change your mind and decide you don't wanna play guitar..
Guitar is more versatile.
I would suggest starting out on Bass or Acoustic guitar and switch to electric guitar once you've learned the basics.
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Learn Guitar Scales | Learn Guitar Scales For Lead Guitar Mastery: Online Guitar Learning Company ...
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Finding the right lead guitar lessons online can be a daunting task for beginner lead guitarists as company director and guitar player Nick Dillon knows all too well. "There is so much information out there on the web and so many choices making it somewhat of a difficult task getting started with lead guitar. In my view, the easiest and most logical place to start with learning to solo on the guitar is the twelve bar blues using pentatonic scales. The problem is, most aspiring lead players searching the web don't know this simple starting point, and they end up swamped and overwhelmed by the overload of lead guitar lessons, scales, chords, advice, products, software and other materials.
They might land on a website only to find a barrage of enticing products not necessarily suited to their level of playing ability. They often end up struggling to advance with lead guitar, fail to learn guitar scales, and simply end up wasting their precious time with various distractions and products.
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Guitar Lessons | Guitar Lessons Online For Christmas
Guitar Lessons online are the solution to this sadly common problem - You're a hopeful guitar player.,but your guitar just sits on a stand in the corner of your room, looking cool but begging, "Play Me." You want to pick it up and play something that burns, but all you can manage are a few strums. It's frustrating, isn't it, when you really crave to be able to do some serious jamming? What you need are guitar lessons online for Christmas!!
I love my guitar!! When I am playing, it feels like an extension of my body. I started playing long ago, but it took me a long time to get good. Now, I can play with friends, and give a performance on stage I feel good about. In fact, if I do say so myself, a great performance.
There are so many ways to learn how to play your guitar, and I'm happy to say, now much quicker ways than when I started. Of course there are the traditional methods, such as guitar music sheets, books, guitar teachers, DVDs, guitar software, and guitar teaching classes.
But now there are some groundbreaking new teaching methods, using the secrets of advanced learning techniques, and they cut your learning time dramatically. These techniques use mental visualization which activate the same pathways in your brain you would use when you play, without actually playing your guitar, or hearing your playing. This teaches you a powerful practice technique you can do anywhere, when you don't have your guitar...in the bath, laying in bed, riding on the bus!
There is so much to learn, not just the chords and how to strum and pick. To really be a true guitarist, you have to know how to tune it perfectly in all the different modes, play scales, major and minor chords, bar chords, percussive strum, 16th note rhythms, triplet rhythms, and don't forget the powerful 12 bar blues.
So, you can see that there is a lot to learn, and obviously you want to learn guitar fast. I know when you imagine it, a year seems like an eternity, so you certainly! don't w ant to think it will take you years to play your guitar well. Do your research and find the teaching method that suits you best.
Then leave a note for Santa and tell him you want to guitar lessons online for Christmas! Happy Holidays from Tyler.
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Improve Ear | Does Mixed Hearing Loss Level Improve Once The Infection In Middle Ear Gets Sorted?
My 3.5 year son has been detected with a moderate hearing loss. Doctor says it is a mixed loss. He has fluid in the middle ear. We have started ENT Treatment for middle ear infection. My query is that after the middle ear infection is resolved, will there be an improvement in the degree of the loss.Will my child still need hearing aid for speech development? Will the usage of aids be temporary or permanent? Please help.
A mixed hearing loss is a combination of a conductive hearing loss and a sensorineural hearing loss. The conductive component of mixed hearing losses are often temporary like how you describe for your son. If the conductive component is caused by middle ear fluid, the part of the hearing loss will more than likely get better. The sensorineural component is permanent. And depending upon the degree of the sensorineural component, he may or may not require amplification from hearing aids. I would recommend you consult your audiologist to discuss the effects of your son's hearing loss on his ability to hear and understand speech. He or she will be able to give you a better idea if he will possibly require hearing aids. It truly depends on his audiogram and your son's audiologist and ENT will be your best sources for determining the answer to this question.
Hy, i got mixed hearing at age of 6 did medication but didn't work i am yet looking for another way. ,so treatment you have done may not work on speech but he may hear sound like birds singing or plane flying sorry? he may need hearing aid to hear people talking at low tone
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How To Play An Acoustic Guitar | Guitar Hero Series: Michael Hedges
By: Brad Conroy
There are many familiar names in the guitar hero category , and each player has brought something new to the guitar world in terms of technique, sound and style. These are the players who have been credited as inspirations to the next generation of great players, who in turn push the boundaries that their heroes have established.
Often the mainstream neglects players that are truly worthy of guitar hero status. Maybe because they aren't as commercially successful and don't have the same exposure to such a broad range of listeners that Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton have.
Acoustic guitarist and composer Michael Hedges is one of these truly exceptional and innovative players, and he perhaps made the most significant advancement in guitar technique in the late 20th century.
Hedges completely redefined acoustic guitar technique with his groundbreaking use of percussive tapping, classical right hand finger style, left and right hand tapping, "whacka whacka" strumming, use of alternate tunings, and his compositions are so beautiful that the listener doesn't even realize how incredibly difficult they are to play.
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Hedges grew up in Enid Oklahoma where he played various instruments until he eventually decided to dedicate himself to the study of flute and guitar. After High School, Hedges went on to Phillips University in Enid to study classical guitar and composition with E.J. Ulrich, who Hedges credits for having a profound impact on his life.
After graduating from Phillips University he enrolled in the world-renowned Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore Maryland, where he studied classical guitar with none other than legendary guitar pedagogue Aaron Shearer as well as Ray Chester, and was in school at the same time with such classical guitar luminaries as David Starobin and Manuel Barrueaco to name a few.
Hedges earned his degree in musical composition, and said t! hat he h as always felt that he was more of a composer, and that the guitar was just his outlet for musical expression.
Hedges also studied electronic music at Stanford University's renowned electronic music department and he has been quoted as saying:
" I went to the school of modern 20th century composition. I listened to Leo Kottke, Martin Carthy, and John Martyn, but my head was headed more towards Stravinsky, Varese, Webern, and a lot of experimental composers like Morton Feldman. "
One night while playing in Palo Alto, co-founder of the esteemed Windham Hill record label Will Ackerman heard Hedges performing and in a later interview had this to say about that experience:
" Michael tore my head off. It was like watching the guitar being reinvented. "
In 1997 Hedges died in a car accident, but he was able to record almost eight complete albums and was nominated for a Grammy Award twice with his 1984 album Aerial Boundaries , and the 1990's Taproot before he passed away.
Within his recordings, Hedges was able to completely redefine the concept of how to play an acoustic guitar. He collaborated extensively with his musical compadre Michael Manring, who is one of the finest and innovative bass players around.
Within Hedges discography you will hear him make extensive use of percussive guitar sounds, harmonics, vocal singing, tapping, and so many more elements that truly secure him as one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.
Hedges performed on a wide range of instruments, but the most note worthy are his1971 Martin D-28 guitar (nicknamed "Barbara") which has a combination of a Sunrise S-1 magnetic pickup and FRAP contact pickup under the treble strings, a custom 1980s Takamine guitar with his name on the headstock, a1920s Dyer harp guitar which is configured with a FRAP/autoharp pickup combo and reconfigured with Sunrise S-1 and two Barcus Berry magnetic pickups for the sub-basses (glued straight to ! the body ), and his Steve Klein electric harp guitar with a Trans-Trem bridge.
Michael Hedges truly did re-invent the acoustic guitar in the early '80's with his landmark album, Aerial Boundaries , and players today are still trying to pick up on what he was already doing thirty years ago.
His guitar playing is so inspiring and his compositions are so beautiful it is no wonder why so many note worthy performers like acoustic guitarists Andy Mckee, and Kaki King who performed his piece "Ritual Fire Dance" for the 2007 movie August Rush , and classical guitarist Andrew York are still so obviously influenced by the Hedges style.
There will be many performers for a very long time that will continue to pay homage to one of the most inspiring, innovative, creative, and extraordinary guitarist to ever live, the late Michael Hedges.
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1971 Martin D-28
Various custom '80s Takamine guitars
Lowden L-250 guitars
Martin J-65M guitars
1920s Dyer Harp Guitar
Steve Klein Electric Harp Guitar
1913 Black Knutsen Harp Guitar
'78 Ken DuBourg Acoustic
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"I feel I can always hear his heart when he plays. He respected my playing too, and that simply thrills me." " Pete Townshend
"Michael was unique. His music transcends genre and trend. It's truly musical, fun and enlightening." " Steve Vai
"His playing has a feel and timbre all its own – technically brilliant, but always organic and true." " Joe Satriani
"One of the most brilliant musicians in America." " David Crosby
"I considered him to be a genius and when he died I lost a great friend." " Graham Nash
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Click to Visit the Michael Hedges Collection at Amazon.com
Breakfast in the Field (1981)
Aerial Boundaries (1984)
Watching My Life Go By (1985)
Li! ve on th e Double Planet (1987)
Up Close Volume 6 Michael Hedges Windham Hill Sampler (1990)
Taproot (1990)
Strings of Steel, a compilation (1993)
The Road to Return (1994)
Oracle (1996, 2009 Valley Entertainment reissue[8])
Torched (1999 – posthumous)
Best of Michael Hedges (2000 – posthumous)
Beyond Boundaries: Guitar Solos (2001 – posthumous)
Platinum Gold Collection: Michael Hedges (2003 – posthumous)
Pure (2006 – posthumous)
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Techniques To Improvise | Improvised Weaving Techniques?
I wanna weave sooo bad. :(But I don't have one of those big stupid machines for doing it.Does anyone have any improvised weaving methods, or ways to make an improvised loom? :(I tried using hair combs and lego, but those did not work very well.
Have you considered a Navajo loom? They're easy to make and use.http://www.rmmeluch.com/Navajo.htm is a very fancy one.http://www.pvcloom.com/whybuild.htm is an original.I know one weaver who made her loom in a wide doorway with a crossmember on brackets across the doorframe... she just rolls up the bottom of the loom when she's done weaving for the day.You can also weave on a backstrap loom, tablet weaving, horizontal warp-weighted loom, cardboard loom, freehand weaving.... if you really want to weave, you'll find a way.
Yes a NAVAJO LOOM is great but really you should start smaller
a tapestry loom or
A card loom is cheap
there is a loom where you make belts or other small bands.
Check out Weavers Cottage in Aqua Dulce, CA
they have a web site where you can buy used looms so they are not so expensive.
they also give classes.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING like this in your area too.
good luck
The very simplest is a cardboard loom. Easy to make, simple to weave. You have all the materials right there -- so nothing to buy. It takes a bit longer than using a loom, but you need to know if you like it enough to invest that much money. http://www.craftstylish.com/item/2546/how-to-weave-on-a-cardboard-loom
http://www.biglearning.com/article-cardboard-loom.htm
http://www.montessoriworld.org/handwork/weave/weaving3.html
I like back-strap looms too. Or card-weaving... or inkle loom.... or a simple tapestry loom. Oh, the list goes on and on. If you want to weave, there is always a way.
Find your local weaving group or guild. Find another person that weaves. It really helps to have someone that can help you find the things you need, or to give you some p! ointers. And there are hundreds of groups on the internet -- join one.
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How To Improvise On The Piano | How To Improvise At The Piano
Although many people seem to think that improvising on the piano is just taking a seat and starting to bang out notes that are random, there really is a whole lot more to it. Learning to improvise is important if you are going to play the piano, and even though it may seem random, there is actually a method behind it all. It's important that you learn the music basics and spend some time practicing, and then you'll be better equipped to learn how to improvise on the piano.
Know Your Scales
If you want to learn how to improvise, the first thing you need to do is to learn your scales. Learn both the minor and the major ones, and you should spend plenty of time practicing them as well. It's also important that you learn all of the basic chords as well. Scales and chords will be important when you go on to try to improvise.
Listen to Improvisation
Another great idea that will help you learn how to improvise yourself is to actually listen to improvisation. Take the time to listen to some of the greats in jazz improvisation, such as Bill Evans. Listen to the creativity and the passion that they play with. This will inspire you and train your ears to know great improvisation.
Use Your Emotions
When you are trying to practice improvisation, remember that you'll need to use your emotions. Emotion really is what inspires improvisation on the piano. Think of it this way; if you could take your emotions and communicate them with the keys, how would that sound? When you learn to use your emotions in your playing, you'll find that improvisation becomes so much simpler for you.
Find Your Own Style
Finding your own style of improvisation is great as well. Sure, listening to others and even imitating their style can be fun and helpful, but you'll want to come up with your own unique style. Explore improvisation until you come up with a style that is all your own that you enjoy playing.
The More You Learn the Better You'll Improvise
It's important to realize t! hat the more you learn of the piano, but better you'll be able to improvise. As you practice more, your improvisation will get even better. You'll be able to communicate easier with the keys. So, spend time practicing and learning all you can about the instrument you are playing. This will help you to become better at improvisation in the long run.
Improvisation can be a huge amount of fun if you know what you are doing. So, keep these considerations in mind as you work to learn how to improvise when playing the piano.
About the Author:
Kevin Sinclair is the publisher and editor of MusicianHome.com - an information site for beginning through to advanced musicians. He has a growing number of learn piano reviews available.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Online Violin Lessons | Violin Lessons For You
If you are new and just decided to start playing the violin, it can be a bit hard to learn a new instrument all by yourself. If you don't have the discipline and self motivation and practice the on a regular basis, it's less easy to make a progress.
There for are violin lessons the best way to get started off in the right direction, and from the beginning, learning the right way to play. To take the opportunity to have a violin teacher who will teach you everything you need to know and by step by step lessons. While attending in a violin lesson, you will learn reading violin notes, how to hold the violin, practice intervals and how to play and develop your skills playing the violin.
The great thing with having a violin teacher is that they know what's working and what's not, they know how to teach you and in the best way.
You do have the opportunity with modern technology to take online violin lessons. Which works fine as well, you can get a whole course downloaded and you can take your time, repeat them as much as you like, play them when you have time. They are structured in a very easy step by step so you will understand and be able to play it with a little practice.
When starting to play a new instrument like the violin, it can be frustrated not to be able to play directly and there for are violin lesson the essential way to make you way to become a great violinist.
About the Author:
Carl Von Spike has been nominated for his article Violin Lessons Making Good Sense He invites you to bring your violin and come join us. He also share with why Jamorama is so great.
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