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Jul 27 2009 |
Why Blog About Music?
Written by Jeff
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 Why would anyone start an undertaking with few prospects of recognition or remuneration? I suppose that’s a quandary that all artists, writers and musicians especially, can understand.
My blog, Music Ruined My Life, was borne of raw necessity. Listening to, and reading about, music consumed so much of my free time (hence that cumbersome title) that I needed to share this particular affliction. I wanted people to hear and get excited about music far off the cultural radar.
All the great material popping up in the clumsily named blogosphere did give me a serious kick in the ass. I envied the success of a friend’s sharp, funny personal blog (a blog that details the day-to-day minutiae of an individual) but felt my own life wasn’t fitting fodder for such a work. Then, the now-shuttered sharity blog (a blog which posts albums for downloading) Power-Pop Lovers, with its huge cache of obscure but brilliant rock n’ roll albums, gave me the final hoof. I began a blog detailing the congested intersection of my life and music, mixing the narrative writing of a personal blog with the musical offerings of a sharity blog.
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Jul 27 2009 |
Learn Guitar Songs Faster
Written by Gary Fletcher
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 There are lots of ways to learn guitar without having your guitar to hand. In this article we'll look at one very easy way to learn guitar songs faster that will also improve your performance skills because you will know the songs you play better.
Why Do You Make Mistakes?Many of the playing mistakes you make arise not from a lack of skill, but from the simple fact that you're unsure what comes next. With doubt like this in your mind you often end up making an error.
Develop detailed knowledge of the songs you play, really memorize them, and you will be able to play with more confidence, make less mistakes, and be more relaxed so you can enjoy playing more.
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Jul 16 2009 |
White Noise
Written by Ava
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 Here's a little something that will make your ears ring!
Jack White of The White Stripes is a killer guitar player--but he wouldn't be able to tell if the guitar killed him. I'll explain. The rocker and Rancoteurs star is used to playing the guitar at such a deafening volume that the people around him have shown cause for concern. Jack himself doesn't even know how loud he can get--he only realizes it when sound engineers show him decibel readings. This taken from Rolling Stone magazine, where he was recently quoted as saying, ""I need to feel it (volume). I've gone through things where I go onstage and the sound guy at soundcheck comes over and he'll hold the decibel meter and show it to me while we're playing - and it's 127 decibels. That’s not good. And I can't even tell. If it's not right there, it feels wimpy, it feels uninspiring." Jack, take it down a notch! Source: Contactmusic.com |
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Jul 06 2009 |
Improve Your Chord Knowledge
Written by Gary Fletcher
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 Here's a simple exercise you can use to build your chord knowledge when you're not playing guitar. Exercises you can do when you don't have your guitar help you to get extra mileage from your limited guitar practice time. You can work on them any time and any place, all you need is a few spare minutes.
One of the best ways you can make good use of your time away from the guitar is to build your knowledge of chords. No matter how long you've been playing there is always something new to learn about them. There are endless sources of new ideas and information. Find yourself some chord theory books, lessons from Internet, or study the chords used in your favourite songs and those of the great song writers.
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 The Guitar Hero series on Jemsite features interviews with guitarists and musicians who may not have star status YET, but their current situations have shaped them to be who they are--determined, fond of their craft, and heroes in their own right. Perhaps you'll see in these upcoming entries the next Jimi Hendrix, Melissa Etheridge, or Duane Allman. Or perhaps they'll become household names by doing what they do best--ripping a mean riff!
None of the Guitar players I've featured so far in this series are your typical guitarists. But Carl Wilson completely deviates from the rest. When I caught sight of Carl for the first time, it wasn't his playing that caught my attention (in fact, I didn't even know he played guitar), it was his recognition as a music critic for The Globe and Mail, who has critiqued singers, groups, and bands, had to know what he was talking about with musical sounds (including instruments) and had probably seen and heard a good many guitarists in his day. |
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Jun 26 2009 |
The Music Man
Written by Ava
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 Dave Munger knows A LOT about music. At least how it makes you feel, what it does for the atmosphere, and how you can learn a lot from it. And he's not even a musician. But maybe he should be? After all, he does know that music has been known to help children score higher on IQ tests, improve your memory, and help you learn languages. And he writes all about it on his blog, which he created with wife Greta. Their blog, Cognitive Daily, reports on fascinating developments in the world of cognition ("the process of thought") from the most respected scientists and psychologists. |
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