When you start out creating music, as a guitar player, the drums are probably not the first thing on your mind. You’re thinking about writing a great riff, how to capture your guitar and get a great tone. So when you’re at this beginning stage, having drums that exist is usually good enough. Going to an Apple Loop, or Logic Pro’s Drummer is usually where most people … [Read more...] about Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 Review – When An Apple Loop Won’t Do It
The Major Scale on Guitar
The major scale is the most important scale in music theory, and today we will have a brief look at how to play it on guitar. What Is The Major scale? The major scale has seven notes, which we label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. The first note, note 1 is the root note. This is the note that we start from. From 1-2 is a whole step. From 2-3 is a whole step. From 3-4 is a half … [Read more...] about The Major Scale on Guitar
Getting Your Music onto Spotify, iTunes and Other Streaming Platforms
Comparison of Music Distributors (CD Baby, Tunecore, Distrokid, etc) If you're a musician wanting to put your music on iTunes, Spotify, Tidal and Deezer (and the myriad other options), then you need a music aggregator. Let's look at what they are, what your options are and which aggregator is suitable for you: What is a Music Aggregator? A music aggregator is a 3rd … [Read more...] about Getting Your Music onto Spotify, iTunes and Other Streaming Platforms
7 Elements of Neoclassical Guitar Playing
Let’s talk about 7 different areas of neoclassical guitar playing, that you can study to improve your skill, musicianship and creativity. Neoclassical guitar is great fun to play. When most people think of neoclassical style, they’re probably thinking of guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Romeo or others. For a lot of people, neoclassical guitar playing is all … [Read more...] about 7 Elements of Neoclassical Guitar Playing
4 Thoughts That Hold Back Guitarists
We are human beings. What distinguishes us from animals, is our ability to think. That fact that we have language, and thoughts, are a unique feature to the human race, which empowers our mind to accomplish great things – such as learning guitar! However, we are not taught how to use our mind -we also have the power to spectacularly sabotage ourselves. We have to train … [Read more...] about 4 Thoughts That Hold Back Guitarists
