tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50312512339025065012011-11-27T15:19:35.139-08:00Learn Music|Play Music|Love MusicIamnoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031251233902506501.post-17970896744591840472010-11-08T02:46:00.000-08:002010-11-08T03:35:18.216-08:00

I have been searching for a travel bass for the longest time and I think I've finally found one that matches my need. I introduce to you the Kala Ubass. Don't be fooled by the size of this short-scale (20") bass. It packs quite a wallop largely because of its unique polyurethane strings. Check the following jazzy demonstrations. And here's the Ubass as played on a more contemporary tune

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I was in elementary school when I first heard of Michael Jackson. His hit songs "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" were enjoying heavy airplay at that time. I wasn't into music back then so I didn't really pay much attention to those songs. I did, however, enjoy watching other kids my age copying Michael's dance moves. Like them I also tried learning Michael's signature moonwalk although it

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I've been wanting to learn how to play the ukulele for some time now. The ukulele caught my attention a few years ago when I heard the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain play its version of "MacArthur Park." They also have a version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Very interesting, really.With my interest piqued, I researched on other ukulele artists and I discovered the so-called Jimi

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When it comes to learning guitar solos it helps to have perfect pitch or the ability to immediately identify notes by ear. However, perfect pitch can only go so far when you're dealing with blistering solos. You can strain your ears all you want but, at a hundred-notes-a-minute, these superfast solos would probably just leave you questioning your own abilities.But fret not because there's always

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I used to have a drummer friend who could play without a bass drum but make his set-up sound like a complete drum kit. All he used was a snare drum, a cymbal, and a floor tom. If you listened to him play with your eyes closed you'd swear he had a bass drum.Sadly, this friend of mind passed away a few years ago. His death was quite poetic in the sense that he died just as he had always wanted,

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It is quite common for people to explore songwriting immediately after learning to play an instrument. I had the same transition from merely playing other people's songs to writing my own not long after I learned my first three chords.As I soon found out though, three chords can only get you so far. I also learned that stringing chords together is far simpler than composing the lyrics. Some

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I'm a little saddened by the recent loss of Susan Boyle in Britain's Got Talent. I was rooting for her just as I did for Paul Potts. Both of them have great voices. I must admit though that their underdog appeal also helped me make my choice.Someone should sign Susan up for a recording contract. It's not unlikely an album by her will be a bestseller especially among lovers of musical theater.

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If you're just starting out to learn guitar here's one piece of advice you should heed. Get yourself a decent chord chart and learn the basic chords. Memorize your major, minor and dominant seventh chords. That's pretty much all you need to be able to start playing some songs.It cannot be stressed enough that practice is important and the best way to practice your chords is by playing songs. Go

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I know how to play four instruments: the guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and drums. This is not to say though that I can play each one of them exceptionally well. I'm what you might call a jack-of-four-instruments-a master-of none.I created this blog as an outlet for my musical explorations, frustrations and occasional triumphs (whatever that means).Join me in this journey.

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