Articles related to "Guitar Playing"

While they may be a lot easier to read than traditional sheet music for beginners, guitar tab users also need to be taught how to read them properly.

One proven way to get better at playing the guitar is to develop a good practice routine. A developing guitarist will have a solid routine with clear goals in mind.

Everyone, at some point, finds themselves playing the same stale riffs over and over and experiencing an urge to do some violent Pete Townshend guitar smashing...

It's important to learn how to properly tune a string instrument if you're planning on learning how to play it.

If you've never played guitar before, your first lesson is bound to be a painful one that could lead to an abrupt and early end to a promising career.

Zero-resistance strumming and muscular awareness are the best way to prevent or help combat any potential RSI issues a guitar player may be suffering.

Chicago has one of the richest musical histories of any American city. Musical genres such as jazz and blues had major historical events happen along the shores of Lake

Life and music of Spanish virtuoso guitarist and composer Francisco Tarrega, famous for Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Lagrima.

Thousands of people try to learn to play the guitar each year. Some take the cheap option and try to learn through a web site. Are they dooming themselves to failure?

Chord by chord, musicians can master eighteen Christmas classics to strum with family and friends during the Christmas season.

Band instruments, guitar, piano, drums?--New Parents and kids can take a look at their personalities to discover which musical instruments they'll most enjoy playing.

Musicians don't have to spend thousands to get a quality instrument. For a few dollars, a buyer can get a hold of a great guitar that can provide hours of enjoyment.

Electric guitar music arouses high frequency passion, which is why it is a good idea to strap on a flack jacket when you point out the five best rock guitarists ever.

These days a serviceable, even very good, guitar can be bought for under $1000 US whether you're talking acoustic or electric, but let's look at the high end...

In the mid 1920's, a new style of American music came to national prominence. The popularity of Country Blues was propelled by the success of Blind Lemon Jefferson.

Almost anyone can learn guitar. Here are basic strategies to ensure guitar playing success.

The guitar is jam-packed with musical possibilities. One can play virtually any style of music. Moreover, the guitar can be tuned in many attention-grabbing ways.

Jerimae Yoder's music is as fascinating as his story. The Extreme Tour artist describes his "Vertical" CD, from IBB Records as "Modern Acoustic."

Based on the hit Stratford Festival production, Orpheus Descending returns to Toronto as part of the 2006-2007 Mirvish Season at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

Shopping for your tween's first guitar can be daunting. There are so many brands and styles. Use this guide to help you in your decision-making process.

Looking for a wellspring of relief from the mundane desert of indie rock music? Hold on! Claes Cem AKA Captain Mirage is coming to the rescue!

A disturbing tale of city meets country, 'Deliverance' presents the viewer with a series of disturbing assaults on the senses, as well as the dangers of the wilderness.

The documentary film Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) features They Might Be Giants co-founders John Linnell and John Flansburgh.

4/5: With Love Made Me Drunk, Gregory Page has created a highly successful concept album, where Paris shines as both a romantic and haunted setting for the musician.

Hana Pestle and Erin McCarley are two up and coming female vocalists to keep your eyes and ears on.

Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke and guitarist Cal Scott performed in concert at the Arts Center in Elkins, West Virginia on March 30, 2008.

Jeff Healey, one of Canada's finest guitar heroes, died of cancer on March 2, 2008, after battling the disease that left him blind at an early age for most of his life.

4/5: New Brunswick's Julie Doiron returns with Woke Myself Up, a fantastic, finely-crafted album that sets the tone for what should be an eventful year in music.

Kansas City's alt.country darlings, The Last Call Girls, combine bluesy rock and toe-tapping country with a distinctly feminine perspective.

Rock Band developer Harmonix claims that a person who can play Rock Band on expert can play real drums. How much of Rock Band drumming translates to real drumming skill?

The new Getty Images Gallery, at Movieum of London, is showing an exhibition of rare and unseen images of the Beatles by famous photographers, including Robert Whitaker.

The new CD from Stephen Lynch is a mixed bag in which many of the shorter cuts outshine longer jokes that take too long to develop.

Iconic 1960s rock songs detail the music of rock's best guitar player Jimi Hendrix and the list is only complete with his signature psychedelic tune Purple Haze.

Folk101’s Unsigned Series presents Derek Olive—a Montreal-based, singer/songwriter and guitar virtuoso whose debut album Our Passing Nows will be launched July 14th.

The four singers added duet performances to their weekly line on American Idol. Also, Kris failed to impress the judges with his Beatles rendition.

Though often maligned in book and film, persons with albinism can take pride in the achievements of singer-songwriters Edgar Winter, Salif Keita, and Yellowman.

Review of the seminal album by the greatest British guitarist, master of folk blues, and icon of sixties Britain.

First of the three flawless albums that Nick Drake released in his brief career. A seminal album of British folk music of the sixties

1988's Starfish would prove to become a landmark album that would succeed in popularising one of Australia's greatest musical exports, The Church

Friday following a controversial trial, an Italian court found the 22-year-old overseas student Amanda Knox guilty of the first degree murder of roommate Meredith Kercher

Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) valued uncompromising reverence for his music more than achieving commercial success.

Eight years after his death George Harrison, the youngest of the Fab Four, has been given his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

A leading light of the British folk revival and one of the most influential artists of the past four decades

Carlos Santana and the Salvador Santana Band performed their dynamic, Latin influenced music for a lively crowd.

Jeff Beck is largely known as one of the world's best guitar players and part of a trio of legendary English rock guitarists including Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.

Hunky Dory was released in December 1971, to critical acclaim and subdued sales. In the forty years since, however, it has become one of Bowie's biggest successes.

Playing a combination of punk rock and traditional Irish folk music, LA-based Flogging Molly return with their new album Float and a more measured sound.

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Finger strength is essential for playing any instrument. Therefore it is necessary to build the muscles in order to play at a higher level.

Once you have the basic understanding of how to read a guitar tab, here are the basics to learning how to read and play bends, slides and hammer-ons/pull-offs.