by Ed Haas
The blues has influenced almost every genre of music. All the great guitar players of our time have been influenced to some degree by the blues. The music theory involved in playing the blues is rather simple, but the feeling that can be applied to playing the blues is what makes it so popular.
The 12 bar blues progression:
If you want to learn how to play blues, you need to know the 12 bar blues progression. Just as its’ name implies, it is made up of 12 bars (measures) of music. the 12 bars just keep repeating. The most common chord progression would be the I, IV, and V chords of the key that you want to play in. Read more »
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Blues Guitar, Guitar, Learn To Play, Music Styles | TipsForTheBand.com May 17, 2010 | 
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by: Richard Rowley
There are many adults worldwide searching for violin lessons online or offline. Learning to play any instrument later in life is a very challenging and exciting time. However there is one common mistake that many adults make during the learning curve. If you can avoid this you will progress much quicker.
The major error I see a lot of adults make when learning an instrument is that their ears are too developed! Okay I know this sounds strange and having developed ears is not really the problem. Read more »
Tags: Adult Learner, Adults, Aural Perception, Fluent Reader, Learning Curve, Melodies, Music Reading, Music Theory, New Music, Note Recognition, Reading Ability, Reading Skills, Sight Reading, treble clef, Violin Lessons, Violin Players
Violin, Violin Lessons | TipsForTheBand.com November 9, 2009 | Comments (0)
By IPRWire Staff Writer
Having a solid understanding of piano music theory is something that will put you above the rest as you learn to play the piano. Musicians who can recognize chord patterns, note values, rhythmic structures, and scales are immediately more successful when it comes to learning new music easily and playing along with other musicians.
This is because theory is the backbone of all music, and being able to understand these basic concepts is vital to learning and mastering all styles of playing.
If you are simply interested in gaining a new skill and enriching your artistic capabilities, learning to play the piano can be one of the most calming and satisfying things you do in your life. Music is a great way to escape from stressful things that are one your mind and focus on something that you really want to do. Read more »
