by John Mahoney
Kulak’s Woodshed (KulaksWoodshed.com), is an LA music venue that is a center of the LA singer/songwriter scene, live streams performances worldwide via the worldwide web.
One of LA’s best kept secrets is now making it known throughout the US and the world that live performances of seasoned players and new artists can be viewed for free on the Kulak’s Woodshed website. Read more »
Tags: Entertainment Industry, John Mahoney, Kulak's Woodshed, KulaksWoodshed.com, L.A. Music Venue, Labor Of Love, Live Performances, Live Webcasting, Music Club, Music Scene, Music Venue, Paul Kulak, Professional Sound System, Singer Songwriter, Television Studio, Video On The Web, Woodshed, Worldwide Web
Arts, Entertainment and Music, Live Performance | TipsForTheBand.com July 28, 2010 | 
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Author: Diana Yampolsky
Please note: The below article is meant to be a humorous essay on the all too frequent use of various incorrect vocal techniques. As the disclaimer often goes: Do not take it directly and do not try this at home!
I thought that in this article I would vent a little of my frustration and have some fun while sharing some of the insights I’ve gained over the years regarding myths about learning to sing. Read more »
Tags: Abdomen, bending your knees, Diaphragm, drop your jaw, Humourous Essay, Larynx, Maximum Power, sing scales, tilting the head back, upper diaphram, Upper Palate, Vocal Cords, Vocal Techniques
Learning to Sing, Singing | TipsForTheBand.com July 20, 2010 | Comments (0)
When you actually get to look at the succession of chords in a song, it can be pretty intimidating when you see the inversions come up. Chord inversions are something that seems to be really intimidating for most beginner guitar players.
And there are a lot of guitar players who just shrug off the learning of chord inversions just because they think that it is difficult to learn and that they will be able to become really successful guitar players without even learning these inversions.
What you might not know is that the chord inversions could be something that you really need to learn for you to be able to get the exact chord that would fit the song. Read more »
Tags: Bass Chord, Bass Note, Beginner Guitar, C Chord, Chord Inversions, Cmaj7, Guitar Players, Inversion, Song Chords, Tonic
Arts, Entertainment and Music, Music Instruction, Music Theory | TipsForTheBand.com July 12, 2010 | Comments (0)
Author: evan
This week we’re going to look into some tips on how to improve your technical agility. One of the main abilities a musician must have is to have command of the technical aspects of his/her instrument.
Tip #1: Play everything slowly
“Slow is the same as fast”. Maybe you’ve heard of that phrase. I’d like to interpret it as understanding that all movements that you make while playing rapid passages must have the same relaxed feeling as though you were playing slowly. What better way to do that than practicing slowly? Read more »
Tags: Emotional Fashion, Hear Music, Muscles, Music Tip, Musical Instrument, Musical Performance, Musician, Passages, Performance Technique, Play Music, Technical Agility, Technical Aspects, Technical Exercise, Tempo
Developing As A Musician and Performer, Functioning As A Musician | TipsForTheBand.com July 4, 2010 | Comments (0)
As performers we must never forget that our bodies are our instruments. So, just as you would care for a violin, guitar or any other instrument, you must be prepared to look after your body.
If you fail to look after your body, you will not perform to the best of your ability and you may not be offered the opportunities you deserve. Here are three top tips to help you maintain your vocal stretch and stamina on stage:
#1 No Shouting: Read more »
