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Hit the road, preferably by train, if possible to see your favourite band in concert. A jam session with friends from another town also counts. I Photo: David Nieto on Unsplash

5 Tips to Prevent Burnout for Musicians

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)

5 Underappreciated Professions in the Music Industry

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)

TOP 5 Musicians' Fears