A new incarnation of Emagic Logic Audio for PC has undergone plenty of major revisions. What does it have that previous versions don’t have? The debate over which is the best sequencer is endless and is not going to find space here (oops, it just did) but, suffice to say that Logic Audio is one of the world’s most popular combined audio and MIDI sequencing packages. Logic V4 is available in three versions – Silver, Gold and Platinum – and has launched simultaneously on both Mac and PC platforms (look out in next month’s FM for the test of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Experience the joy of practicing with the most comprehensive music accessory available today. The Harmonic Metronome Demo is a fully operational version of the program, although it is limited to the major and minor scales and the arpeggio option is not available. Even with these limitations, you will be amazed at the ability of the The Harmonic Metronome software to aid your musical practice. (The full version suports a great many modes and scale patterns, plus the arpeggio option.) System Requirements MS-DOS compatible 486 or better 8mb RAM Windows 3.1 or better Mouse Sound Card with MIDI Synthesizer Follow these […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All tricks in this section are written for guitar solos in the key of A major. Key information is important when learning new tricks. The same trick played in two different keys will sound like two different tricks. Easy Trick […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a simple blues exercise for beginners. E7 E—|———————–|–0–0–0———————–|———- B—|———————–|–3–3–3———————–|———- G—|———————–|–1–1–1———————–|———- D—|————–0–2—–|–2–2–2————–0–2—–|———- A—|——–0–2———–|–2–2–2——–0–2———–|———- E—|–0–3————–0–|–0–0–0–0–3————–0–|———-
Here are the pentatonic scales in the key of A Pattern 1 E—|——————————–0–3–|————- B—|————————–1–3——–|————- G—|——————–0–2————–|————- D—|————–0–2——————–|————- A—|——–0–3————————–|————- E—|–0–3——————————–|————-
For those guitarists that have been stuck playing “easy guitar” versions of songs or not playing certain songs at all I guarantee that learning barre chords will be the single biggest leap you will ever make in playing ability, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are some simple rhythms for the beginners out there. Exercise # 1 Rhythm Down Down Down Up Down
Here are some E Minor Riffs for you to work with. Watch the long finger stretches. Warm up before attempting to play these. These are typical riffs you might find in a hard rock or metal solo.
Below are some examples of fingerpicking, they are not too complex, and will get you started. Go slow and look at the fingering below each example, or use your own if you wish. Experiment with different chords, just move the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lets Look More Closely at the Major Scale in C the notes are: C D E F G A B C Later, we will learn the modes of this scale, and what chords to play when playing in C, as […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the basic patterns for the Major Scale in the open position. Later we will look at more detailed patterns of these scales and the modes. Try these for now.
Here are some exercises using the E Pentatonic scale. Practice them slowly and try to build up speed.
Tony Chestnut Tony Chestnut knows I love you (sol mi sol mi sol la so mi) Tony knows (re mi fah) Tony knows (mi fah sol) Tony Chestnut knows I love you (sol mi sol mi sol la sol mi) That’s what Tony knows (re fah mi re doh mi doh) Toe, Knee, Chest, Nut (Head), Nose, Eye, Love (cross hands over heart) You (Point) Toe, Knee, Nose Toe, Knee, Nose Toe, Knee, Chest, Nut, Nose, Eye, Love, You That’s (clap) What (Clap) Toe, Knee, Knows. Point to each body part as you sing it. Sing it over and over […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Singing and the Brain: Developing Mental Concepts for Singing by Dr. Robert Shewan. A handbook for teachers of singing. Concise, easy to use, includes demonstration tape. Explains the connection between the brain and the use of our voice and how to build mental concepts that result in conceptual singing. Dr. Shewan has over 30 years experience as a voice instructor and choral conductor. This handbook is used at the Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium in Spoleto, Italy.
The Classical Music Ring is an association of sites featuring performers, the history of Classical music, musician biographies, sheet music, luthiers, and almost everything else related to the world of Orchestral and Operatic music. It is the longest established and largest organisation of its type.
Here is a 12 bar blues progression to try. This one is for acoustic, although you can play it on electric. Play each bar slowly as you learn the changes. This is not too difficult. You may want to increase the font on your browser to print this file for easier viewing.
Here are some E Minor Riffs for you to work with. Watch the long finger stretches. Warm up before attempting to play these. These are typical riffs you might find in a hard rock or metal solo.
If you start on the note C and go to the next highest C playing the C major scale, you’ll have: E——————————————————– B——————————————————– G——————————————————– D————-7-9-10————————————- A——7-8-10——————————————– E-8-10————————————————— C D E F G A B C If you start on a different note, but still play only these notes, you’ll have different “modes” based on that same set of notes. You already know two modes, the Ionian (major) and the Aeolian (minor), here are all the modes:
Dubturbo 2.0 Preview Download Dubturbo To Try For Yourself Dubturbo version 2.0 is almost out and I must say it does look amazing. We where actually very lucky to give it a demo as a beta tester and compared to Dubturbo 1.5 this is going to shack the music software world, especially if they keep the price the same as it is now. However, they are talking about increasing the price(we hope they don’t). After talking to the owner of Dubturbo I can honestly say his goal is to keep it affordable so anyone can start making their own beats. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dubturbo System Requirements We have received a few emails from people asking about Dubturbo’s system requirements and if it’s compatible with Mac computers. Dubturbo is compatible with both PC and Mac computers plus laptops and macbooks. The only system requirement you really need is the AdobeAir plugin (free download) and we have tested Dubturbo on both new and older computers both Mac and PC. You wont need a super computer to run this software but the faster your computer is the faster the software will run. In our opinion Dubturbo is one of the best beat making software on the market for the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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