Archive for September, 2008

10 Easy Ways to Boost Your Guitar Skills

Stuck in a rut and want to play the guitar better? Here’s ten ways to do it easily and quickly and they won’t cost you a penny.
1. Check your posture. It’s something that’s too often ignored, but posture is very important when you play guitar. You spend hours practicing and playing and most of that [...]

Scottish Music: Vital and Living Musical Tradition of Scotland

Music has a significant place in the Scottish culture. The music of Scotland has got both traditional as well as modern influences. The traditional music of the country has been able to maintain a special position of its own alongside the immensely popular pop music of the present times. Traditional Scottish music has been influenced [...]

Irish Music - Taking the World by its Special Charm

Ireland has got a rich history dating back to pre-Christian Celtic times. The music of Ireland that has developed through the course of history is also very rich and highly refined. The traditional Irish music has retained its unique appeal throughout the last century and is continuing to do so. Unlike many other traditional forms [...]

If You Want to Learn Guitar…

If you are interested to learn guitar, you should know that you are doing something really great in your life. Even if you do not end up joining a band or really going anywhere with the whole music thing, if you learn guitar you are gaining a new skill that you can carry with you [...]

Learn How To Sing On Your Own

Believe it or not, singers are not always born but made through a lot of hard work and dedication. If you speak, you are able to sing! There are many vocal techniques and that can enable to you progress your singing capacity, so you have to have the determination to practice.

Piano Lamp - Save Your Eyes and Play Better Music

It was not long ago that people would play the piano in the evening by candlelight. Playing with a candle to light the music and keys was dangerous, it could start a fire, and proved to difficult on the eyes, The glare that came from the reflection off of the music went right into the eyes of the player and sometimes caused headaches. A lamp expert reviewed this problem and came up with the idea of placing a shade or cover over the back of the candle to reduce the glare and focus the light on the music. On that day the piano lamp was created.