If you know how to play a Dobro guitar you have at your command a whole range of notes that you cannot get to without a slide. You can slide into notes which, with that unusual Dobro wail, makes your audience's hair stand on end. When we talk about knowin...

Bar chords are the first advanced step for the guitar player. You have some kind of understanding of how to play open guitar chords and you have practiced till your fingertips are hardened enough not to hurt any more. So the next step is to learn the basi...

The question of whether bass or guitar is harder to play often comes up in the minds of guitar beginners. Some even think that the bass must be easier to play because it has less strings than the guitar. Right at the beginning of guitar playing, instead o...

The Ting Tings, with their signature brand of sound that seems to resemble an eclectic mix of Brit pop and alternative tunes of Franz Ferdinand and Portishead, is out to conquer the world not only with their songs, but with their free-spirited take on the...

Having trouble tracking down your perfect violin? You're not alone. Many have found that getting a great sounding violin that fits their playing style can be confusing and frustrating, especially for students and beginners. No matter wh...

Having trouble tracking down your perfect violin? You're not alone. Many have found that getting a great sounding violin that fits their playing style can be confusing and frustrating, especially for students and beginners. No matter where you look ther...

A poem dedicated to a passionate Polish soprano who at one point inspired my romantic feelings and still does my keyboard to write about her and our time. It is in this poem that I include roles which her soprano voice might some day interpret. Rompry...

Music is the ultimate source of entertainment. The styles of music has a changed a lot over time. In the case of Tamil songs, many new instruments have been introduced and the western style has been greatly influenced in the new ones. The Tamil songs that...

There’s a trend towards more professional podcasting and video games by using impactful sound FX and implementing professional sound design in podcasts and video games. We would suggest that there are in essence are three main categories of sound FX peo...

Whether you are looking to enhance your production, add some reality to your amateur film or include a little zing to your website, using sound effects from a sound effects CD is a common way to do it. A sound ef...

When it comes to learning such new skills patience will be your guide. It is important to progress slowly one step at a time though we all want it now without the effort so it is very easy to get frustrated which will take away your concentration. T...

When practicing try and be disciplined about your time, ideally one hour a day minimum. Split the time up into various practice sections. So for example the first five minute maybe of warm up scales, patterns or runs, followed by ten minutes of cho...

There is an old saying if you don't use it you will loose it. That is very true for improving your electric guitar playing. So get in to a routine that will insure regular guitar practice. Try and form a template for practice. So for example st...

This is the fun part of improving. In order to grow as a good all round player, even though you may have a favourite genre or style you frequently want to play, it's great to try and great a lot of different musical influences around you. So try and...

In my opinion, the Internet is one of the most exciting and useful inventions ever. You can find anything on the Internet, from books, films, music, your soulmate, stores, or even.... learn to play different intruments. Yes, you've understood perfectly fi...