Easy Ways to Soundproof Your Music Rehearsal Studio

By admin on February 13, 2011

Music Studio

Listening to an entire band play live music is similar to placing your ears only a foot away from a drill. The music projected would not go less than a hundred decibels, and this means it is very loud that it can damage your ear drums. You might want to soundproof your music rehearsal studio then and here are ways how.

Keep in mind that soundproofing your studio literally means creating a new wall within a wall. The primary goal is to keep the music within your four-corned wall. Hence, anybody outside your studio will not feel like being tagged with a jackhammer.

A regular interior wall, the ones you have in your home or offices, uses only a single partition that allows loud music to easily transmit through vibration. Adding a second wall interferes with the noise transmission, keeping the music within your music rehearsal studio. Your new frames should measure two inches or more from the outside portion of your primary wall using at least a two by four wall stud.

Before putting in place permanently the second wall, you have to make sure that a drywall or any construction wall material either the ones made of plasterboard or stone should be installed in each sides of the wall frames. Ensuring this guarantees a sturdy wall and an impenetrable music rehearsal studio. Another significant fact to keep in mind is to confirm that you have insulated polystyrene as sheathing of your railings. Mirror screws or wood screws are recommended for use in these installations.  Read more...

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Learn How To Read Guitar Sheet Music In Just A Few Easy Steps

By admin on February 3, 2011

Music Books

Learning how to read guitar sheet music helps expand guitar playing expertise. Playing by ear can only get a person so far. The best thing to do when learning how to read guitar sheet music is to take it step by step.

The first step is to find the right material. Most guitar books have basic music and songs in the beginning to help in reading music quickly. Once the basics are met and mastered, it is time to start trying to play. Start in small sections, using one chord at a time. Use the guitar to play the chord out loud until knowing that it is correct.

The next step is to get into the right setting. The right setting is a quiet room without any distractions, because loud street music or children screaming can make it difficult to hear if the chord sounds right or not. Concentration is the key when it comes to learning how to read guitar sheet music.

Now it is time to finally get started. After finding a music book with sheet music, try to pick out an easy, familiar song to play. Doing this makes things much easier. After all, a person needs confidence in order to play a song well.

The final step is to just keep practicing. Practice makes perfect as the old saying goes. The best thing is for a person to enjoy what they are doing in order to do well. There is no point in learning how to play a guitar if it is not going to be enjoyed.  Read more...

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Online Musical Instrument Store – Easy and Convenient Way of Shopping!!!

By admin on January 30, 2011

Music Instrument

Everyone likes music, there is no doubt in that, but everyone are not fond of  the same kind of music , each and every individual have their own taste, as you all know there  are different genre in music for example, jazz, pop, classic and so on. And it’s very evident that, for every genre of music, there will be specific musical instrument. Take for example, classic they mainly use flute, piano et al and for jazz and pop they use instruments which are loud that is drums, cornet etc.

Playing the musical instrument is an art, everyone won’t have the ability to learn and play music. It’s a wonderful past time for the one who plays and for the one who enjoy listening to it. Lot of them even makes it their source of income. People who know to play or not to play, whether they make their past time or not, whatever it is everyone loves music and there is absolutely no doubt in this. For some it’s a matter of pride also. There are lots of people who buy unique pieces of musical instruments just to impress their visitors.  

Buying a musical instrument or for that matter anything, is made easy these days. They can buy it online or visit their local instrument store in the city. Purchasing a musical gadget is all easy if you are not that specific about the brand you need and the cost. There are people who don’t mind spending a lot of money for getting a quality product but there are also customers who go in for cheap ones. Mostly the professional musicians prefer quality instruments no matter how costly it is and the beginners go in for cheaper ones.  Read more...

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Easy Listening Genre / Music

By admin on January 27, 2011

Music Reference

The term ‘easy listening’ has been used as a tag for the style of popular music that is easy on the ear; soft, beautiful, light music for years. It first emerged in the middle of the 20th century and evolved into big band and swing music. The simplicity of ‘easy listening’ music is that it catches the romance of laid-back rhythmic melodies, popular with couples throughout the globe. The genre can include anything from pop singers and bands, exotica artists, through to instrumental forms often played on violins, organs etc. The genre is very similar to what is called ‘lounge music’. However, lounge music is more jazz orientated and more dependent on musical improvisation. Easy listening is usually arranged and orchestrated rather than improvised, which is probably why it’s ‘easy listening’.

Another title given to ‘easy listening’ is ‘elevator’ or ‘lift’ music. This is usually referred to as ‘muzak’, and generally referred to in a derogatory way. I’m sure we’ve all been stuck in a lift, having to put up with the constant drone of noise spilling out of the speakers – so there’s no wonder ‘muzak’ is thought of in a derogatory way.  However, as Muzak is actually a corporation which manufacture, produces and programmes this ‘easy listening’ music, it isn’t actually a genre in itself at all.  Read more...

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Easy Saver Writes Music Marketing Encore

By admin on January 24, 2011

Music Books

Every musician dreams of the day that he or she can perform before a room packed with fans.  But getting started in the music world is not easy. In fact, some people never manage to “find their way” in the music business at all. It is its own world with its own ways of doing things, and success only comes to those who have a particular knowledge of how things work. But even then the process can be slow and frustrating – that is, unless certain tips are shared. The good news for newbies is that an easy saver wrote an encore marketing book, Guerrilla Music Marketing Encore Edition.

This book, and the techniques it teaches, follows up the Guerrilla Music Marketing First Edition. There are 201 completely new ideas and tips; they are not rehashed information copied from the first edition. With this book, even new musicians are finding that they are receiving increased orders for their CDs and other merchandise. Some of the tips are so simple that when they are read, people are thumping their heads and asking themselves why they didn’t think of that first. The book gives just the right push to put things in motion.

This is a book for the do-it-yourself musician. It’s a must-have for anyone who is trying to make it in the music business but who finds themselves working with a shoestring budget – and these days, who isn’t? The book provides easy saver ways to do just about anything and everything in the music business.  Read more...

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