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Most musicians are familiar with the pentatonic scales in one way or another. Most of the time it's usually learned early as a prepara...

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There are many ways to get good at your perspective instrument and achieve some success in the music industry. It usually entails spending...

During the times that I played in various rock bands one thing that always amazed me was how proud rock musicians were about the fact that t...

As we went through school, we realized that there were good ways to learn and bad ways to learn. We discovered some shortcuts and methods th...

There are many times when we set out to accomplish our goals but it either takes too long or doesn't happen at all. When it comes to mus...

One of the most important traits a musician can have is how to listen effectively. Yet it's something that doesn't seem to happen of...

You've decided that you want to learn some theory or some new concepts on your instrument. You may start out reading a book or checking ...

Most of the time when we talk about practicing we talk about scales, chords, technique and songs. But there's little talk of rhythm. In ...

I have to admit, I love yoga. But before you think I'm going to get all new-agey on you let me point out some practical applications and...

One of the first things we learn in music is scales. We're told that these are the building blocks of music but that doesn't mean to...

It usually happens you're so busy trying to get stuff done, that you don't notice. You try and get something done everyday. You work...

One of the most important parts of learning music is memorization. Whether it's a small piece. a couple of licks, scales, chords, or an ...

It's been said a million times that every musician should learn music theory. Here are ten reasons not to: Music theory is for classr...

We go through life relatively quickly. It's easy to go through an entire day and not really remember what you've done. It's just...

When learning theory, most programs take a general approach at the beginning. You learn about scales, intervals, chords and so on. Eventuall...

Every musician knows how important it is to practice. It's drilled into our brain from the first time we pick up the instrument. For goo...

Most musicians are adamant about the gear they have and the gear they want. We all love to talk about the latest and greatest stuff, but th...