This book is a sort of amusing guide to one man’s journey to learn and learn about the instrument which is central to most popular music – the guitar. On his way to eventually performing a rather nervous gig to over 200 people, mostly friends and family, and suffering the insults and objections of his [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Guitar Man by Will Hodgkinson
Posted in Rock On With Hoges, tagged guitar man on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Give Your Opinion On Guitar In 60 Seconds
Posted in Lessons & Learning, Recommendations, tagged guitar course, guitar in 60 seconds, guitar lesson videos, guitar videos on October 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Kenny Salter from Guitar-In-60-Seconds has provided us with a few video’s from his brand new guitar course Guitar in 60 Seconds 2.0 and would like your opinion on them. We’ve seen these videos and think you’ll get a lot out of them. Kenny’s teaching style is relaxed, clear and easy to understand. He doesn’t just [...]
Music As A Business – Practical Tips On How To Get Heard
Posted in Performing/Gigs, tagged getting your music heard, music as a business, music business on October 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you are a musician, it is natural that you want other people to hear your work. The general route would be to send demos to music labels in the hopes of getting signed. This, however, can be a long and tedious process and only a small percentage of musicians end up getting that sought [...]
DeQuervain’s Tendonitis – Symptoms and Treatment
Posted in Musicians Health, tagged dequervains tendonitis, tendonitis symptoms, tendonitis symptoms and treatment on October 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
DeQuervain’s tendonitis is also recognized as DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis, DeQuervains syndrome and DeQuervains disease.
De Quervain’s tendonitis is a unpleasant condition characterized by pain and swelling on the thumb side of the wrist. De Quervain’s tendonitis is a condition brought on by irritation or swelling of the tendons found along the thumb side of the wrist.
This [...]
A Step-By-Step Lesson On How To Change Your Guitar Strings
Posted in Gear/Equipment, tagged change guitar strings, change your guitar strings, guitar strings on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Changing your guitar strings might make you feel a litte uncomfortable if you have never done it before, but it’s really quite simple and should become a regular part of your guitar care routine. Before you do anything, first take time to make some personal observations such as:
1. Which way do you have to turn [...]
Frank Zappa’s “We’re Only In It For The Money”
Posted in Artists, tagged Frank Zappa, Songwriting on October 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Cover Story for October 5, 2007 – Frank Zappa’s “We’re Only In It For The Money”, cover photo by Jerry Schatzberg by Mike Goldstein – RockPoP Gallery
Sticking with out “psychedelic” theme another week, this week’s Cover Story is on one of the best from the era – Frank Zappa and The Mothers of [...]
How To Write A Hit Song
Posted in Songwriting, tagged how to write a hit song, songwriter, successful songwriting on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Writing a hit song can be a daunting project for the new songwriter. Assuming that he has mastered the initial technique of composing a lyric, melody, or both, there are still a few points that he should be acquainted with before he is ready to present his song to the publishers. Among the questions that [...]
Learn To Play Spanish Guitar
Posted in Lessons & Learning, tagged learn to play guitar, learn to play spanish guitar, spanish guitar on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Being diverse in your musical entourage will come easier once you have learned to play one or two instruments well. When it comes to playing the Spanish guitar, which is also called the classical guitar, it is always best to dedicate your time to learning it well, and then switching to other types of guitars [...]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome In Musicians
Posted in Musicians Health on October 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist. Along with the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome comes considerable pain and impairment along with numbness, paresthesia (pins and needles) and loss of hand strength, coordination, and pincer grasp. This impairment is problematic for almost [...]
