Read my reasoning below, and leave a comment if you agree/disagree.The reason why I think GuitarTricks was the winner versus JamPlay, is because:Most video lessons and guitar tools are downloadable, which is nice when you're not connected to the Internet. You can't download song lessons ...
In America’sSister Golden Hair, the catchy guitar chords are fuller and ring truer with more twang. Harmonies sound like they’re being sung with greater enthusiasm, and the bells underneath are less hollow-sounding. Hi-res FLAC tracks increase the level of insight again, prizing open the ...
In Ragtime piano music, measures are incremented into four ticks. In 2/4 time each tick represents an eighth note, while in 4/4 time a tick is equal to a quarter note. The lower bass notes typically fall on the first and third ticks of each measure, alternating with chords on the ...
The advantages of playing piano or guitar include being able to play chords and hear the harmony together with the melody. There are also great producers who play violin, trumpet, drums, bass, or can sing.Any instrument will doif one is proficient. ...
1. Stay close to the home key When you start writing a song, you might start by singing or humming a melody that’s in the musical key most suited to your voice. So, when you’re writing a verse, it’s important to choose chords and chord progressions that are the closest to that...
When speaking of consonance, we’re referring to notes and chords that sound good when played together. Meanwhile, dissonance refers to notes that sound off when they are played together. Similarly, we can speak of consonance and dissonance in the context of harmony. However, sometimes dissonance...
Like the dead notes explored above, palm muting is not a complete form of muting since that would require complete silence from the guitar. Instead, it dampens the notes (or chords) to create the chug-chug-chug sound. They are performed with the right hand resting lightly on the strings ...
Where popular music tends to use triads to convey harmony, jazz often uses a variety of seventh chords with extensions and alterations to create a rich sonic environment. Polyrhythms and Syncopated Rhythms: Jazz usually features overlapping rhythms and beat accents that are typically weak in other ...
The title of this sonata conjures up a ferocious image of hammers pounding on a keyboard, and its opening chords further portray this visual. But “hammerklavier” is simply the German word for “piano.” Beethoven wrote this sonata in the midst of a deep depression, when he was suffering ...
Mac Huff Broadway's hot ticket explodes in an arena- rock love story of scorching guitar solos, big hair and hot hits from the 1980s! Opening Act I, this mini-medley is a powerhouse salute to the past with three classic songs of the era. A su- per feature for pop and show groups,...