Are you interested in taking steps to maximise your potential in the music industry? As you probably know, the music business is a highly competitive field. Every year thousands of people try to find a footing selling their music. Here are some of the key ways you can maximize your potential success as a musician. Expand Your Reach as a Musician First, you should think about expanding your reach as a musician. You need to …
6 Ways Kids Benefit From Learning Guitar and Music
Benefits of Learning the Guitar for Kids Children can benefit from learning the guitar in a variety of ways. It helps kids both musically and developmentally. Here are our 6 Ways your kids can benefit from learning the guitar. 1. Cognitive Development 2. Emotional and Social Growth 3. Motor Skills and Coordination 4. Discipline and Patience 5. Cultural Awareness 6. Academic Performance Learning the guitar can thus have a holistic impact on a child’s intellectual, …
4 Ways Keep Motivated Playing Musical Instruments
Learning the guitar or any musical instrument is one of those things that everyone wants to do at some point. Maybe you’ve put it off every year, waiting for the perfect time. The problem is, there’s never a perfect time. You will always have something else going on, or have distractions stopping you from getting started. Maybe you’ve already bought your instrument, but you haven’t yet picked it up and started playing. The thing is, …
4 Ways To Advance Your Music Career
The music business and industry is tough to break into and it’s hard to get noticed. There’s a lot of competition out there and sometimes it’s about who you know instead of how talented you are. However, it’s no reason to give up on yourself or your dreams of becoming a well-known artist and musician. You must continue to improve and get better over time. Learn four ways to advance your music career so you …
The 5 Essentials Any Newbie Musician Needs
Whether you are learning to play an instrument or thinking of doing so, there are a few essentials you will need to get started, perform at your maximum potential, and be consistent. From the instrument to self-motivation and confidence tips, here’s more. Carry cases If you have an instrument or a microphone setup, you will need a carry case. This will allow you to easily transport your goods from your home to where you are …
Music, Its Good For You!
The power of music is, quite frankly, mind-blowing. It is amazing how we can play a song, and within 30 seconds, our mood can change. Whether it is a slow love song or an upbeat summer jam, it can transport us to a different place entirely, completely impacting our emotions. This is something that you can use to your advantage, giving you the all-important pick-me-up whenever you need it. Music can lift your spirits when …
Learning An Instrument – 4 Essential Tips
Learning an instrument can be a very fulfilling skill to have. In fact, learning music might even open up to new opportunities in your life. When learning an instrument there are some essential tips that are worth learning in order to be successful. Here are four essential tips for learning an instrument. Invest In A Decent Instrument Ffirst thing you should make sure the instrument you’re investing in is a decent one. Like anything in …
Are Tabs A Good Way To Learn The Guitar?
So, you’ve just picked up your first guitar, and you’re eager to learn. A quick Google search will point you in the direction of thousands of online guitar and tab resources. Throughout your research, you soon see the same thing coming up over and over again: guitar tabs. Effectively, this is a style of written music that faciliates learning how to play the guitar and much popular guitar music. The ‘tabs’ represent the strings and …
5 Essential Items for Every Serious Guitarist
Everything but the guitar? Whether you play Jazz, Post-rock, Indie, or Classical, there are plenty of guides on how to choose the right guitar. However, you may not be so sure of the other essential items of equipment you will need to make sure your guitar performances run smoothly. Luckily, you can get a rundown on this topic below. Guitar Tuner Regular or special tuning of your guitar can make all the difference to your …
How Musicians Are Affected by COVID-19
How COVID-19 is Affecting Guitarists and Musicians Well, this is a guitar website after all… We’re all musicians, we’re all in this together; even if it doesn’t always seem that way in heated political discussions on social media. (I’m guilty, I know) Things have changed A LOT. The 2nd week of March 2020, I was finishing up a typical 5-gig week. On that following Monday, everything was cancelled. Everything on my calendar gone, literally …