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The unique music of Scotland is easily recognized around the world and has remained a vibrant force to this day while many forms of traditional music worldwide have experienced a loss of popularity to pop music. Even with emigration and the influx of music imported from the rest of Europe and the United States, the […]

Almost everyone I know loves the sound of bagpipes. I love the sound myself even though I am of Native American and French origin. Let’s take a look at what creates the unique sound of bagpipes.
All bagpipes are made with an air supply, a bag, and a chanter. More sophisticated bagpipes may also include more […]

Musical instruments with keyboards have been evolving since 220 B.C. when a Greek engineer named Ctebius created the “Hydraulis” to demonstrate, of all things, the principle of hydraulics.
The Hydraulis led to the organ and a technical evolution of that instrument that has spanned centuries.
Meanwhile came more instruments based on the concept of multiple […]

What is most important as you try to learn to play guitar? Technical guitar exercises or playing music? What areas should you focus on as you try to use your practicing time as effective as possible?
Could it be that both these areas are important and should go hand in hand?
You could practice in various ways […]

With the help of guitar tab notation it is easy to play melodies on your guitar. In this guitar lesson we will play The Star-Spangled Banner.
Guitar tablature is a way to notate how you put your fingers on the fretboard in order to play a song or something else.
I use my own form of guitar […]

Playing piano can be a wonderful experience. If you want to start playing piano sheet music you need to know a few of the conventions used in western sheet music notation. Let’s make a little journey through the music notation djungle!
First we might notice that the piano as we are used to play have been […]

Jingle Bells is one of the most popular secular Christmas songs in the world. You will learn the chords to the song and also to play the melody in this ukulele lesson!
I will show you how to play the song by using ukulele tablature. Tablature is a music notational system that shows you where to […]

Do you really know the name of the notes on your guitar fretboard? You can learn the notes well and in a short time if you put a little energy into the project!
It will really help you as a guitarist if you know the names of the notes on your guitar. Let’s see some of […]

You will learn to sing Amazing Grace with your own ukulele accompaniment in the key of C-major. We will use tabs so you will not need to know sheet music notation.
First you will have to take a look at the way you have tuned your ukulele. Some people don’t care how they tune their ukulele […]

You can learn to compose sheet music for guitar! Just start with the knowledge you have and begin to create your own compositions. Your guitar playing will benefit from these activities and it’s fun too!
You might wonder how you can start to compose. You might also find it difficult to notate the music you create […]