For anyone out there who has a little musical talent and who's dreamed of having a band it's a fact that getting a band going without spending a lot of money is eminently possible. One only needs to understand that one should be getting only what the band needs, at first, and not what it wants. So, keep track of musical talent and then practice a great deal at first in order to make it in this very tough market.
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Lessons in Music Improve the Mind & Behaviour of Children
Thursday, November 26th, 2009A study fromt eh Government has shown us that learning a musical instrument whilst studying at primary or middle school helps to improve a child's behaviour, memory and intellegence. This is the first trial year for the Government. Professor Susan Hallam who works at the Institute of Education for the University of London analysed various scores and tests on behalf of researchers’ studies on the benefits of music to children. This discovery led to a group of researchers to believe that learning a music instrument of any kind enlrages the left side of the brain which apparently leads to kids being able to remember a fifth more information than someone who had not decided to try and learn a musical instrument. This research was commissioned by the Government in an effort to try and get more children to start learning musical instruments and partake in extra curricular activities outside of school. Eventually, the Government does want to try and implement an incentive for kids aged 7 to 11 to try and start to learn a musical instrument by 2011. Apparently, music lessons increase a students IQ by seven points compared to 4.3 points for drama lessons. Other similar tests have been run in America and they have also found that playing a musical instrument such as Electric Guitars, Digital Pianos & Grand Pianos helps improve a child’s behaviours and commitment to school. This is due to the fact the when a child works in a smaller group there is a certain level of trust respect and above all else, compromise. When a student is young, music makes a major contribution to help that child develop his own self-identity and is seen as really valuable source of support to help them feel accepted into society. It gives them something they can feel happy about. Some of the country’s best known artists, including Jazz-pop singer Jamie Cullm is a great supporter of what the Government are trying to achieve and is playing his part by travelling to various schools and playing to the kids.
New Beatles Tracks Available for Digital Download
Saturday, November 7th, 2009Arguably the most famous band on the scene, The Beatles are set to re-release a vast amount of their music backlog accompanied by a bran new computer game. The new game which is called, "The Beatles: Rockband" is released on Wednesday the 9th September.
On the game you can see visual simulations of the band performing some of their most famous tracks at some of the most popular venues from around the country. This coincides perfectly with their record label EMI’s scheduled release of 14 of their new digitally enhanced albums which will available in early 2010.
Guitars of the Gods
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Mark Knopfler talks about a Fender Stratocaster
There can't be many people who've not fantasised about becoming a guitar hero. Standing proudly onstage, thrashing out blistering power chords loud enough to make the paint peel from the walls. And there are a number of truly great electric guitars that have stood the test of time.
The best of signature metal guitars
Sunday, July 26th, 2009For some guitarists, the signature guitar can either give them the tone of their hero, or just be another way to get more money out of them. So here we have picked three signature metal beasts that need some attention.
The Dimebag range from Dean Guitars. While most guitarists have one signature guitar -Pantera and Damageplan's guitarist has had thirty three done in his honour. After his death in 2004 Dean decided not to let the guitarists name go into obsuricty and bought out a large range of Dimebag Darrell guitars. The pickups in the guitar depends on the age -newer ones feature the 'Dimebucker', instead of EMGs. If your after a Dean just choose with pickups you like better and then go for which guitar looks good to you. If Dimebag was your hero, this is the range to look at prices range from the 'dimeblade' at £219 to the 'rebel razorback' at £3500 -so choose wisely.
The main points to remember when building a guitar
Monday, July 20th, 2009So, your obsessed with guitars to an almost unhealthy point - there the first and last thing you think about during the day. You get withdrawal symptoms every day you dont play and your living of tins of beans in order just to save the money to buy a new guitar. Now you want to have a crack at building your own all dancing all singing guitar -so what work will go into making it?
Three of the greatest composers of classical music
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009We'll look at three classical compsers/ piano players who heavily influenced classical music.
Ludwig Van Beethoven. Famous more for the fact he composed, Beethoven wrote and performed music while being deaf in his later 20s with the use of a sound rod to feel the vibrations. Born at the end of 1770, Beethoven followed in the family tradition of music by working at some point in the court of the Elector of Cologne. The elector financed his move to Vienna in 1792, where we studied the violin and counterpoint. Beethoven started to loss his hearing in 1796 in his twenties, which has been speculated to be the result of lead posioning, due to its high volume of use. The work of Beethoven has been put into three different setions: the early, middle and later periods. His early period work was said to be influenced by mozart (who we'll get to in a minute) and went upto 1806. The middle period went from 1803-1814, and the later period went from 1815 up till his death.
Heavier than hell: The guitar players whose legacies still live on
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Heavy metal has a huge line of guitar players who dominated the stage and played like the demons the vocalists sung about. Here's three players who did just that, but are now sadly no longer with us.
- Randy Rhoads. Formely of LA rock band Quiet riot, Randy Rhoads was best know as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist when the singer went solo from Black Sabbath. Rhoads helped write such classic Ozzy songs as 'Crazy train' and 'Dee'. Randy's classical influence and background can be seen on the first two solo Ozzy albums which he played on. 1979's 'Blizzard of Oz' album and 1981's 'diary of a madmen'. It is believed that Rhoades would've gone on to leave the band to study classical guitar at UCLA, and he would seek out classical guitar tutors on tour with Ozzy to keep up his knowledge and playing skill. The specialist guitars that Jackson had made for him are extremely popular with metal guitar players. Rhoads died tragically in a plane crash in 1982, and his since been an inspiration for thousands of guitarists since.
- Chuck Schulidner. 'Death's main axeman, vocalist and head songwriter. Hailed as the father of the death metal subgenre, a term he himself wasnt comfortable with, Chuck was a huge influence on many guitar players and extreme metal. 'Scream bloody gore', the first album from Death, was the template for the genre known as death metal, but with each album the style and directions changed. Death released four more albums before Schuldiner folded the band in 1999 to play guitar in a new band 'control denied', which released the one album 'the fragile art of exsistance'. Schuldiner lost his battle with cancer in 2001, the metal community had raised money on many occassions to pay for his operations.
- Darrell Lance Abbott -'Dimebag'. The guitar player of Pantera and Damageplan, who also played guitar for the 'rebel meets rebel' project. Pantera was formed in 1981 as a glam metal band, but the bands first album 'Cowboys from hell' saw them take a much more heavier groove laden approach with the music. Thier next album 1992's 'Vulgar display of power' was the band breakthrough album, featuring the songs 'this love','walk', and 'a new level'. The next album 'Far beyond driven' reached the top of the US charts at a time when metal wasnt considered 'popular'. Pantera brought out 2 more albums before a breakdown in communication split the band into two camps, never reconsiling before the guitarists death. Dimebag was tragically shot while performing onstage with Damageplan in December 2004, which saw the metal community grieve as a collective once again.