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16: Alex Boye European LDS Musician The biography of
Alex Boye is a spiritual soul crooner but it hasn't always been that way. Until seven years ago he was climbing the pop charts of Europe on the fast track to stardom. Then something changed.
"I seemed to have everything, but I wasn't satisfied," Alex said. "Deep down I felt a loss."
Alex grew up mimicking the sounds of mo-town, but never consid
17: Get Rid Of Singing Stage Fright
Do you know that even well known professional singers also get stage fright now and then. A bout of terrible stage fright had prevented the great Barbara Streisand from performing live for many years. So you are not alone, aren't you?
In reality, stage fright is only a mental condition for the fear of the unknown. Yes, it is the basic human fear
18: A Brief History of Gibson Acoustic Guitars
Orville Gibson, the founder of the Gibson Guitar Corporation, started making mandolins in 1894. From the beginning, Gibson established himself as a quality instrument builder who added his own innovations. His mandolins were modified in such a way that they had a richer sound.
Before Gibson could really watch the success of the company take off
19: A Brief History of Ovation Acoustic Guitars
The history of Ovation Guitars is unique because its founder, Charles Kaman, was actually an aeronautical engineer designing rotor blades for helicopters. It was this experience that caused him to contemplate standard guitar structure and eventually lead to the development of the round-backed composite body. Traditional guitars have wooden backs an
20: Get Noticed As A Singer
Some singers catapulted to stardom rather quickly, some sparkled, flickered a little and then faded into obscurity while most singers stayed the same for years if not forever at mediocrity level?
Why is it that most singers never make it big in their singing career, not to say becoming superstars? Well, for starters, most singers begin their car
21: How To Tell What Major Key A Song Is In Quickly and Easily
Key signatures are a type of musical notation that indicate which key the song is to be played in.
But key signatures, despite the name, are not the same thing as key. Key signatures are simply notational devices; just as a note is the notational name for a pitch, key signatures are the notational names for keys. It is what it says it is: a
22: Learn To Play Tom Dooley With Ukulele Chords
This song can be played with two chords on your ukulele. You will learn this song in a few minutes time without the interference of sheet music. Here are the chords!
The first chord we will learn is C-major:
C: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1
I have to explain how to read this tablature notation. 3/1 means that you press down the third fret on the first s
23: Transposition and ModulationHow To Transpose To a Different Key and Modulate Between Keys
How do transposition and modulation relate? Are they the same? Let's take a look at both of them and see what makes them tick.
I am sure that you have had the experience sometime in your piano-playing life when someone asks you to play a song -- but in a different key than in which it is written. It might be a singer wanting you to lower the son
24: Ukulele ChordsLearn To Play Easy Chord Changes
It is very fun and mostly easy to play ukulele chords. Let's take a look at some easy chord changes!
Before we delve to deeply into our ukulele chords let's take a look at the tuning of your ukulele. The resulting names of the chords we play depends on how we tune the ukulele.
In this ukulele lesson I assume that you play a soprano ukulele an
25: A Brief History of Washburn Acoustic Guitars
Washburn Guitars has its beginnings near Maxwell Street, Chicagos famed home of the Delta Blues. They have been making various instruments since 1883 and their success had been closely tied with the wide spread popularity of both jazz and blues. The fact that the shop was located so near to this famed area is sort of by accident. At the time, the s
26: The Key to Rockstar Riches isn t the Music or the Look
If you're in a band and you're struggling for recognition, it might not mean that you play terrible songs or are completely talentless. It might simply mean that you aren't focussed enough as a group.
Picture this: four people surrounding a ball. All four of the people are connected to the ball with ropes and a harness that allows the ball to m
27: A Brief History of Dean Acoustic Guitars
Dean is a manufacturer of both electric and acoustic guitars. Compared to some of the companies, Dean Guitars are pretty new. But, that doesn t make their acoustic guitars any less remarkable. This is a company that was started by a teenager named Dean Zelinsky whose aspiration it was to create guitars that looked and sounded different than other
28: Downloading iPod Music Did You Know It Is So Easy
iPods are the best thing that could happen to the music buffs. It is amazing that technology has allowed us to carry thousands of songs in such a small device. There are many add-ons which allow you to download music. However, do you really know anything about downloading music through the internet?
It is actually very easy to download music int
29: Ukulele TabLearn To Play Yankee Doodle
An ukulele is very effective for strumming chords to songs. You can also use this instrument to play melodies. Let's learn a melody with ukulele tab and without sheet music!
Here is the first verse and refrain of Yankee Doodle, as often sung today:
Yankee Doodle went to town
A-Riding on a pony
He stuck a feather in his hat
And called it ma
30: Learn To Play Happy Birthday To You On Your Ukulele
An ukulele is a fantastic instrument to use on a birthday celebration! Today you will learn the ukulele chords to a famous song!
We will first take a look at the lyrics:
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday Dear ...
Happy Birthday To You
The names of the chords we play presupposes that your ukulele is tuned in C. T
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