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Slowing down from the start so that you can play the whole piece – including the easier and harder parts – in one go and at the same tempo, is seemingly boring, but essential to your ability to play smoothly. | Photo: Cristina Gottardi (Unsplash)
5 Unpopular but Effective Rules for Practicing a Musical Instrument
The typical sliding sound of a slide guitar is created by a piece of hollow tube called a slide, or bottleneck, which the guitarist wears on a finger of their left hand. I Photo: Paolo Piga
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #11: Slide Guitar
Setting a realistic goal and writing down the steps that will lead to its completion is the first step towards looking back in a year's time with a feeling of a job well done. I Photo: Emma Simpson (Unsplash)
5 Tips on How to Meet Your Musical Goals in 2025
Persevere and remember that if you have a good teacher who doesn't teach you bad habits, sooner or later you will reach your goal. | Photo: Oleg Ivanov (Unsplash)
5 Things That Can Baffle an Adult Beginner Musician
Massive guitar riffs sound much better if you only play the notes that belong there. | Photo: Vitalii Khodzinskii (Unsplash)
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #10: String Muting
Under the "crew" there is a huge number of people who are involved in the realization of concerts or tours. Without them, even the biggest star wouldn't get a look in. | Photo: Bennie Bates (Unsplash)
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When you spice up your solo with a few flageolet notes, it's as if you're in control of a huge amount of energy that occasionally bubbles to the surface. | Photo: Juan Di Nella on Unsplash
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #9: String Harmonics
So we practise wherever we can and try to find something positive even in less comfortable places. | Photo: Ali Kanibelli (Unsplash)
5 Places (Not) to Practise a Musical Instrument
The process of creating, learning new playing skills and especially sharing it at rehearsals and then concerts are magical moments that motivate every musician. | Photo: Dan Senior (Unsplash)
Music is Not Rocket Science #9: Two Crucial Mistakes of Starting Musicians
Guthrie Govan is proficient in all guitar techniques and his playing is extremely precise. | Photo: Double Head Music
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #8: Legato
With Eddie Van Halen, the shredding phenomenon was started. | Photo: Fin Costello
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #7: Tapping
The bent notes allow us to leave the structured space of the fingerboard and venture into the landscape of quarter tones, "almost-tones" and "between-tones". | Photo: BRILHA
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #6: String Bending
So tune up, and let's get down to work! | Source: Pxhere.com
3 Online Practice Tips for (Not Only) Wind and Brass Instrument Players
Without silence there is no music, so it is perfectly legitimate to say that silence is music. | Photo: David Kristianto (Unsplash)
Music is Not Rocket Science #8: Silent Musical Compositions
I am not good enough, I'm too old, everybody plays better and what about my talent? Every musician sometimes asks themselves these questions when they find themselves at a crossroads. | Photo: Peyman Shojaei (Unsplash)
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The melody of the national anthem, played at the right moment or experienced during the final of an important sports match, can bring tears to the eyes of more than just patriots. | Photo: Debby Hudson (Unsplash)
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