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Basic Piano Drills (Exercises For Your Fingers) -- Upon hearing the word piano, the very first thing that pops into your mind is the set of black and white keys. Anybody can play the piano believe me. You don’t necessarily need to go to music schools or hire certified music instructors to tell you how to pound those keys and play a song. You can be your own teacher as long as you have the interest and the eagerness to learn then it wouldn’t be so difficult.
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Building a Good Relationship With Your Guitar -- The guitar is considered the friendliest musical instrument there is. It is because the guitar is the handiest musical instrument that could stand on its own.
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Adults Can Learn to Play the Piano Too -- Are you well past adolescence and have always had a hankering for tickling the ivories? Maybe you didn't have the money as a child. Or your family was always moving. Or you probably didn't even know there was such a wonderful thing as the piano. Whatever the reason it is never too late to start. Really!
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Bluegrass Music - Alive and well in the Appalachians -- One of the Appalachian Mountain region's greatest contributions to the world is Bluegrass music. Born in hills and hollows, Bluegrass is simply mountain folk music with heavy Celtic influences.
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How to Construct Basic Chords and Create Melodies on the Piano -- The easiest way to start learning how to build chords is to practice their constructions in the key of C Major. You're just playing all white keys.
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How to Create "Hip," Mature and Lush Harmonies -- Rarely is a chord played with its tones contained in a single octave, the root on the bottom, the third in the middle, and the fifth on the top. Usually chords are "voiced!"
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So...ya wanna be a karaoke host -- There are currently many, many wonderful KJ’s out there hosting each night. Having met some of them, their shows are usually quite different but all are very enjoyable. The host will usually make (or break) a show so, as in any business, customer service is always the number one priority.
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Music For A Better Life -- Would you like to pop in a CD and have a better quality of life, and even self improvement? There are three ways you can use music to accomplish this.
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5 Ways Musicians Can Practice Better Self-care -- By paying closer attention to your self-care, you can have easier access to your creativity, to your muse and to your inner strength and resilience. You'll also have more energy, more tolerance for others and yourself and more confidence in your work.
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Ouch, it hurts when I play! -- For this month’s column I interviewed Dr. Sarah Mickeler, B.Mus., D.C. Dr. Mickeler is a former professional musician and a chiropractor who concentrates on musicians’ injuries in her practice.
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