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- Big Band Swing and the Lindy Hop
by John Ferreira. Big Band Swing and the Lindy Hop come up together...
It was around 1927, it was new and it was hot!... It was big band swing and lindy hop, and it was happening in Harlem at the Savoy Ballroom, New York city. It wasn't called the Ballroom just because there were bands there.. no, the Savoy is were the kids went to dance. The Charlston was on the out and the lindy hop was coming in. The dancers t... products, articles, news
- Drummers Of The Swing Jazz Era
by Victor Epand. Rock and roll artists have a tendency to think that they invented the concept of rebellion. That before their genre came along, everything was goody-two-shoes and Miss Manners. What they forget is that the music industry has always been a place of innovation a source of social uproar. Even the waltz, when it was first introduced, was considered an outrage at first because of how close couples had... products, articles, news
- The King Of Jazz Clarinet Benny Goodman
by Victor Epand. Born May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Benjamin David Goodman would grow up to be known as the King of Swing. He was the ninth born and had eleven siblings. His musical career began at the young age of ten when his father decided to enroll Benny and his two older brothers in Kehelah Jacob Synagogue where they took music lessons and he later benefited from lessons given to him by Franz Schoepp, who was a c... products, articles, news
- Five Top Tips On How To Play MIDI Bass Pedals
by Mike Shaw. Arranger keyboards such as the Korg PA1X and the Yamaha PSR S900 are becoming immensely popular, with a little help from the dwindling electric organ market. If you want an automatic bass line along with an automatic virtual band, then the arranger keyboard will provide this, as long as the chords you are playing are fairly simple. The new arranger keyboards however do allow you to turn off or di... products, articles, news
- Perfecting Your Musical Timing - The Metronome
by Rick Binanay. Have you ever listened to your favorite guitar player or other musician and found that you are totally overwhelmed by their sense of rhythm or groove?
Human beings are not born with "perfect time" or "internal clocks". All musicians must and will spend much time practicing with a metronome, a drum machine or drum machine software to develop and perfect this necessary skill. Musicians have to lea... products, articles, news
- A Blues Guitar Primer - Getting Started
by Griff Hamlin. Learning how to play blues guitar is really not that much different from learning how to play any other type of guitar. The main thing about playing blues is in the feel, and the choice of notes and chords that are used. Once you have those 3 things down, it all becomes a matter of practice and patience.
Normally, eighth notes break each beat into two equal pieces. They create the familiar "one ... products, articles, news
- Sheet Music Written For Clarinets
by Victor Epand. Did you know that different types of instruments require different sorts of sheet music? Take the clarinet for example. A clarinet falls in the woodwind family meaning that traditionally it was made of wood and used a reed to be able to produce music. It is made up of four parts. These include (from bottom to top) the bell, the body, the barrel and the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece itself holds the ... products, articles, news
- Tenor Guitars: More Common Than You Realize
by Victor Epand. At first glance, a tenor guitar does not appear to differ greatly from a standard classical acoustic or electric guitar. The tenor's shape is (usually) similar to the more standard models, and so is its size. Upon closer inspection, however, a careful observer will note that this instrument has only four strings, as opposed to the six usually sported by guitars. Such an observer will also notice ... products, articles, news
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