The music industry can be a tough nut to crack. It’s a competitive world with countless aspiring artists vying for a limited number of opportunities. Networking is one of the most important things you can do to increase your chances of success in this industry. In...
Music Finds a Way By Scott R. Sheehan, NAfME President An edited version of this column appeared in the September 2022 Investing in Arts Education issue of Education and Career News. Read the full issue here. In every culture on every continent since the dawn of...
If you want to learn the guitar without having to pay for expensive music lessons, there are several great channels on YouTube to choose from. Marty Music Marty Schwartz is a vivacious guitar instructor with many excellent YouTube videos. He teaches electric and...
Vocals are the lead and the last flourish of your musical masterpiece for the vast majority of recorded music. Adhering to the fundamental principles given below will assist you in developing positive habits in order to produce voices that sound professional....
All popular songwriting, such as folk, blues, pop, and rock songs, builds on fundamental song forms. The songwriter chooses the best structure for the genre of the music to write by being familiar with the basic song forms and their traditions. The two main categories...
Before streaming, musical artists would typically receive around nine to 12% for a physical album. This amount increased as they became more successful. It was easy for artists to make money from their music since physical albums were typically the primary source of...
The dawn of the internet made it easier than ever for somebody to become a musician. One platform, in particular, that’s had a big impact on this is YouTube. If you were to search, you’d find a practically unlimited amount of videos on YouTube that can...
If you’re a guitar enthusiast, you probably get very excited at the thought of all the new electric guitars that get released each year. Each year loads of new guitars are manufactured and put on sale, coming in all shapes and sizes and meant for all sorts of...
Music is a wonderful thing. It can affect our emotions, remind us of far-off memories, and help us form social connections. With the way technology has evolved, we have thousands of hours of music at the tips of our fingers at all times. But there’s one thing...
Musicians are constantly looking for new sources of inspiration. While that is often found by expanding their musical horizons via listening to new artists, there are other alternatives such as reading a good book about music. Books have the ability to spark new...
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