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By Don G. Anthony

There are many ways to use the internet for music marketing and the promotion of your music. Today I want to go over a couple of ways other then MySpace and Facebook to do this. The very first thing I would like to talk about is “keywords”.

These are words that people type into search engines. The reason a lot of internet marketing fails is because people do not know how to select keywords that will align buyers with a product. Keywords such as your group name itself can be one of the many phrases you will use in order for people to find you and your music to no you exist.

You have to look for certain terms such as “Hiphop Music In Houston”, this is what they call a long tail keyword, its very specific to what is being searched for and around that term is how people will find you. Now of course this is just an example of how this is done. You will have to do your own research in order to find what applies to you.

But using our example for this form of music marketing promotion, and you were a hip hop artist from Houston, this term is what they would be searching for online. This would be one of the key words you would use to build your online campaign. Another way to drive traffic to your site in order to sell music is article marketing and blogs.

People view blogs and articles as a reliable source of information coming first hand from the blog owner or article writer. Its a great way to get yourself backlinks to your site from other writers and a good way to share information and increase your page ranks. “Artist Data” is a free service that solves the challenge of updating by automatically updating artist websites, social network sites, Twitter, local press, concert data bases, official newsfeeds, and even tour books. Other music marketing promotion tacktics include “Internet Radio” there’s AOL, Imeem, Last FM, Pandora, and Yahoo to name a few, also if you go to Soundexchange” they collect royalties from the internet, cable, and satellite radio stations then pays those royalties to the performing artist. Read the rest of this entry »

We all know that Prom Night is memorable if we have at least 2 songs to remember for the rest of our life. So, I listed below the possible choices:

1. Just Dance by Lady Gaga, this hit single captures perfectly the fun for prom. It is a must for the night’s playlist.

2. Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” – A mellow song that will surely captures the heart of every couple/partner. So, make sure you won’t step on your date’s foot.

3. Nobody of WonderGirls – who can miss this song, this is the talks of the town so I include it on the list.

So, its up to you to continue my list…

Beethoven did not find composition effortless and easy as was the case with other composers such as Mozart or Schubert. His process of musical composition was often a little tortured with numerous scribbling, scraps and rewrites being done before finally the piece was complete.

It’s one of the things which made it hard at times for him to keep track of his various works in progress as he was not the most organized of people and in fact had a male secretary to assist him in his various affairs.

He was known to frequently enjoy walks among the woods on the outskirts of Vienna and each summer would go away to the countryside where he would spend more time walking. He cherished nature and would carry a notebook and pencil with him on his excursions, jotting down melodic ideas and sketching vague musical structures. If you look at Beethoven’s writing it’s rather hard to decipher and difficult to read, especially in the informal sketches.

A lot of what at first glance may have seemed innocent doodling would eventually morph into majestic symphonies, concertos and sonatas. It seems that Beethoven’s mind would come up with the initial idea quite spontaneously but then require time to gestate before the rewriting would begin. He would rewrite over and over and over until it was perfect. Read the rest of this entry »

By Payo W Perry

Boss has a long tradition of providing effects processors for guitar and bass. From it’s instantly recognizable individual stomp boxes to fully fledged multi effect processors, Boss continues to improve upon the science of digital modelling and realism for digitally generated guitar sounds.

GT stands for ‘great tone’ and the distortion sounds do represent a big leap forward primarily due to how the pick attack and dynamics react against your playing, just as if you were playing through a real tube amp. Of course there is still a massive way to go before digital modelling could ever come close to a tube amp but nonetheless these effects processors are improving.

As you’d expect from Boss the range and quality of the effects in this unit are excellent and you pretty much get the entire range of Boss pedals. Almost all user reviews describe them as very transparent, powerful and crystal clear. The unit gives you a lot of possibilities in terms of how you mould your guitar sound and on the front end of the unit it’s tried to make it very simple and easy, even for complete novices, to achieve a good quality guitar tone across a wide range of genres.

On a personal note I didn’t like the Wah Wah sounds so much but having said that it’s always possible to use your own external wah pedal. The unit is build like a tank, looks great and seems very roadworthy. I would expect to see it being used a lot by local musicians gigging around town especially due to its portability and sound versatility. Read the rest of this entry »

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By Kathy Unruh

Have you ever wondered if music has any effect on intelligence? Some baby boomers may remember their parents telling them that Rock and Roll would lead to permanent brain damage. But, kidding aside, is it possible that music may have a positive impact on cognitive thinking?

Recently I learned about an experiment several scientists conducted in 1994 using three
groups of preschoolers…

The first group received private piano and keyboard lessons
The second group received private computer lessons
And the third group received no training at all
After four months, the children who received piano and keyboard lessons scored 34%
higher on abstract reasoning tests than the other pupils! Read the rest of this entry »

By Tom Vohr

The “Play in Pitch” ear training method was developed by a string teacher for string teachers and students. “The hardest thing to get across to beginner students of stringed instruments is the concept of matching pitch,” says Mr. Patrick. “I would have my students match the pitch as I played a series of notes or a scale on my piano. This worked well during our lesson time but I wanted my students to get the benefit of matching their notes to true pitch while at home during their regular practice time so I developed this ear training method and have had great success with it. From beginner to advanced all my students benefit from the Play in Pitch program.”

With the violin, viola, and cello, the finger has to be in the exact spot on the fingerboard to produce true pitch. The “Play In Pitch” perfect pitch ear training method is intended to help you do just that … play in pitch. Fretted instruments like the guitar, mandolin, and bass guitar are easier to play in perfect pitch as long as the instrument is of good construction and the strings are tuned properly. The placing of a finger behind a fret will produce a true pitch. Fretless instruments like the violin, viola, and cello, demand more from the musician in producing true pitch and that is where the “Play in Pitch” ear training methods are a valuable tool in learning to play in pitch. Get instant MP3 downloads and start training today. Read the rest of this entry »

By Carolyn Anderson

The piano is a popular instrument to learn and learning to play it is indeed a very rewarding experience. However, like any other instruments, you need to have the effort and passion to learn how to play it. If you want to teach yourself to play the piano, you have to prepare well and make sure that you will never give up until the end.

- Get a good instructional material to guide you through your learning. For sure, you can find a lot of resources anywhere on the web and tutorials on how to play piano but it is important to be consistent with your methods and your instructional materials. If you want to teach yourself to play the piano well, you have to stick with a systematic plan of learning the instrument. This way, you will not be jumping from lesson to lesson without any direction in mind. Find an instructional method that you feel comfortable witht – which depends also on the existing skills you have in terms of playing the piano.

- Learn one thing at a time. Of course, it may be tempting to put both your hands to work in practicing the piano but you can make your learning easier if you have only one hand to focus. Take your learning one step at a time. You can learn to play with your right hand first and then your left. You may want to focus first on your hands before trying on the foot pedals, which will be simpler to learn when you have mastered everything with your hands. Learning everything at one time may make your learning process a little difficult. Read the rest of this entry »