The Gibson Guitars Hummingbird model is one of their most loved guitars. Players of Gibson guitars often wonder how the great Gibson Guitars Hummingbird model is made. Made in Nashville, Tennessee, the Gibson Guitars Hummingbird model is made much like their other models. To begin with, the wood is chosen for the Gibson Guitars Hummingbird […]

Often people receive a banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar or some other musical instrument as a birthday, Christmas or special occasion gift. There’s glee and joy everywhere. The giver of the gift knows how much the receiver of the gift wants to learn this instrument and the receiver of the gift is ACTUALLY holding the […]

Nowadays, you can throw a party anywhere as long as you have an iPod and a set of iPod speakers. They are so tiny, yet they can boom the bass and shake up the place.
iPod speakers are either portable, which you can carry around, or home models, which you cannot carry around because of some […]

One of the first challenges faced by the advancing guitar player
is learning a core group of basic guitar chords. Why is it so
important to learn these basic chords? Chords form the
backbone of most rock and pop songs, and provide the harmonic
accompaniment to the melody and instrumental solos.
Rhythm guitar based on basic chords provides many […]

Sometimes children in piano lessons can get stuck playing well in one hand position where they feel secure, but become completely lost when presented with music in another key. Learning a new hand position doesn’t have to be scary for students. There are simple and effective strategies for teaching children new hand […]

In reflecting on the world of the Music Business in 2004, there were some very profound and dramatic changes that changed the nature of the Music Business itself. 2004 will always be remembered as the year the ‘Big Five’ became the ‘Big Four’ and don’t be surprised if you’re reading at this time next year […]

Like much of the country I am sick of today’s media driven, image based, digitized and synthetically enhanced music. The so called “artists” who are studio packaged to marketing analyzed perfection complete with the synergistic packaging of cross promotional, cross sales compatibility. Reality television programs, perfumes, clothing lines, books, posters, and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Seattle, WA–December 5, 2005–Brent Magstadt describes
his latest work as a progressive styling encompassing elements
of rock, jazz and folk; music that will darken the room with an
acoustic séance, or light it up with intense electric passages.
Magstadt’s new self-titled album takes you on musical ride that
you will never forget-from progressive rock and jazz fusion […]

The Search for the Right Music
Ever since Georgi Lozonav, the noted Bulgarian physicist and accelerated learning pioneer, conducted his ground breaking studies about the impact of music on learning, trainers around the globe have been trying to find the perfect musical formula to help them connect participants and produce desired results.
When Executive Oasis International formed […]

Everyone’s looking for innovation when it comes to writing songs. Obviously, you
don’t want your songs to just sound like every other song out there. You want yours
to stand out. Making a song stand out from the rest requires innovation -
a new approach. But here’s the danger: if your songs are too innovative, […]