In music, a melody is made by intervals, the sonic “distance” between notes. While casual listeners can generally tell when a note is different from the one that preceded it, it takes a certain skill to be able to reliably identify the exact intervals between notes.

This skill is called relative pitch. When, for example, note G#5 is followed by D6, a musician with relative pitch knows that he or she has just heard a tritone. When you have relative pitch, you can hear the... Read more

Guitars have dominated the music world for a long time now. The guitar was first introduced in Europe and as been around for hundreds of years now. Presently, guitar tops the list of preferred instruments when making music. For solo performances or acoustics - guitar is widely used.
Time has made guitars evolve together with the human race. As a member of the string instruments or the chordophone family, the original guitar has six strings. Other variants of this beautiful instrument,... Read more

We'll show you how to slice pre-made sampled drum loops to help you re-arrange them, create variations as well as totally new new drum grooves.

To aid us we'll be using Propellerhead Software 'Recycle!' software to aid the slicing of your drum loops since this easily creates a MIDI file representing each beat slice of the loop. This enables you to load the resulting Recycle! file (REX) into your sampler software for easy arranging. An alternative for both PC & OS X is iZotope's... Read more

I have been playing drums for about 12 years, and while I took lessons about half of those years, I now realize that private lessons may not be the best way to learn. Not that private lessons aren't good for some people, but I think there are better alternatives.

The first issue I had and continue to have with private lessons is the cost of the lessons. I paid anywhere from $15-$30 an hour for drum lessons, but the rate can go even higher. At $30 an hour, those lessons were adding... Read more

Wanna hear Randy Jackson say "Welcome to Hollywood Dawg"? And even have Simon love your singing voice as well? If you've ever wondered if there was a way that you could train your voice to sing with the range and control of a professional singer, I can tell you that there actually is, and you can get it for a fraction of the cost of a professional vocal coach.

Everyone wants to be able to sing, that's human nature. But it takes proper traing to learn to sing like a professional.... Read more

Chapter Four

Christmas morning in the Lee household came and went that year as it had done so many times before with little to distinguish it from all those that had been and would be yet there was something that made it outstanding or at least in the mind of Parker’s sister, Kim. It being her who had spent what to her was a considerable amount of money in getting her brother a present she was sure he would like as how many times had he mentioned his tastes which included music... Read more

I will show you a possibility how you can start your music career with a world-wide audience for free. Let?s keep it short and get right into the important things you need and have to do:

1. A PC with a sound-card(line-in/mic), graphics adpater that support 3-D and a broadband internet connection
2. Sign up for a free Second Life Basic Account
3. Get a free streaming software and install it on your PC
4. Set up your PC to start streaming your live music into the... Read more

You can be instructed on how to play a song on the guitar in just a few short guitar classes, even if it's your first time even holding a guitar. Once you have the basic chords memorized that most songs are comprised of, you can play with them and have your own songs created quickly enough. If you want to learn about chords, you have to know more about the layout of the guitar. Locate the six vertical strings and the horizontal, evenly-spaced lines that are directly beneath the strings. The... Read more

In order to piece together an entire song on the guitar, you first need to be able to play chords. As a beginner, it is vital you start from the bottom and work your way up. While there is no standard list of beginner guitar tabs that people go by, there are between 8 and 18 basic chords you will need to learn.

The basic major and minor chords that you should become familiar with include A Major, A Minor, C, D, Dm, E, Em, F and G. A lot of beginners are amazed to learn that these... Read more

While the guitar is a sought after instrument to learn, many find it is quite difficult to learn. Just looking at guitar sheet music you will get a sense of how complex it can be. While many instruments require musicians to read one note at a time, the guitar can have as many as six notes at a time.

Obviously you do not want to jump right in and start learning to read six notes at a time. This will only frustrate you and set you up for failure. Instead, you want to take it slow and... Read more

There is no question the guitar is one of the most desirable instruments people want to learn to play. While some are talented enough to teach themselves, most require guitar lessons to truly learn the instrument. Although anyone can sign up for lessons, there are certain things that need to be done in order to make anything out of those lessons.

Before anything, it is imperative you take the time to research and find a qualified teacher. As a student, you want to know the person... Read more

Learning to play the acoustic guitar can not only be enjoyable, but it can mesmerize those who you entertain. What many beginners do not realize is how many popular and well-known songs use no more than a few chords. You will be happy to know some of the greatest songs ever made can be learned fairly easily. Here are 10 easy guitar songs you can learn to play today.

1. For What It’s Worth
This classic was played by Buffalo Springfield back in 1967. A majority of this song is... Read more

Parker Lee was on stage signing with that voice of his which could make opera arias so special that few would deny that his was talent of a rare kind. It was on this occasion as he sang the role of Othello in the Met that he felt the presence of all those who through out his career had supported him at times even more than he had himself. How this moment was a glorious one for him not only as a professional singer but as a person was something that perhaps only he truly felt though his sister... Read more

Although Music Biz is generally a place where independent artists can be informed and be related, it is actually a community site by category. It interacts with other artists by providing avenues of exchange in insight and personal opinions. Music lovers, music enthusiasts and music players have one common thing that makes them different from other artists—their interest in song played. Any form or type of music can be categorized as a hobby, entertainment, job, interest, lifestyle and many... Read more

In a previous article “Repetition and Musical Learning,” the focus was on various ways to use meaningful repetitions to enhance musical learning. In this article we look at the history of repetition as it evolved through the centuries of music development.

Repetition of tones and patterns is an innate part of all music. Repetition encompasses a large variety of types and forms. Repetition gives structure and meaning to help us understand the music. It is a very important principle... Read more