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You can tell a good teacher by the fact that even though you hardly played anything in class, the new technique or scale seemed beyond your abilities, and you felt like a loser overall, on the way home you look forward to the next lesson. I Photo: Lechon Kirb (Unsplash)
5 Qualities to Look for in a Good Music Teacher
When you stop exhausting yourself by sweeping problems under the rug and battling yourself – and instead take the trash out of the basement and examine it –the path from burnout back to music doesn't have to be so thorny. | Photo: Unsplash
5 Tips Against Musician Burnout
Many especially five-piece bands can't resist the temptation to form a V behind their frontman. The Foo Fighters are no exception, and the brick wall in the background is of course not to be missed. | Photo: Live Nation
TOP 8 Greatest Clichés in Band Photography
The work flow and the way that I record  is very quick. I'm trying keep it as fresh and as honest as possible. We met at this year's Colours. | Photo: author's archive
Urian Hackney (Iggy Pop, The Armed): I Couldn't Find a Lefty Guitar So I Ended Up Playing Drums
Songwriting retreat: deep woods, fresh air, and a head full of riffs. I Photo: Ben White on Unsplash
5 Tips on How (not) to Compose Music at a Cottage
After 30 years of Morcheeba, Ross still dreams of monasteries and Skye just wants some people to vanish to Mars. Luckily, their music remains very much down to Earth. | Photo: Michelle Hayward
Skye and Ross from Morcheeba: If We Could, We'd Do Everything Differently
Summer is the perfect time to give yourself the chance to slow down, look inward and catch scattered sources of inspiration. I Photo: Ruslan Zaplatin on Unsplash
5 Inspirations for Writing Songs (Not Only) in Summer
Turn off your brain fog, focus only on playing, react to the ideas of others and let things flow. | Photo: Jason Edwards (Unsplash)
Too Good for the Job: the Trouble with Overqualified Musicians
There is a special group of musicians who combine a concert with storytelling and need to retell the content of the next song in detail or share something crucial from their lives after every song. | Photo: Cody Board (Unsplash)
TOP 5 Most Annoying Musicians' Phrases at Concerts
As a musician you want only one thing – to buy one more guitar, one more effect, a bigger pedalboard and a better amp. | Photo: Unsplash
TOP 5 Musicians’ Quirks That "Normal" Mortals Don’t Understand
If you're on a Mac, try GarageBand; if you're on a PC, then maybe BandLab or Reaper. | Photo: Unsplash
5 Reasons Not to Put Off Working with a DAW Any Longer
Some musicians can't accept that three basic harmonic functions (or in the case of minimalism just one) can be enough to write a good song | Photo: Pixabay
TOP 5 Musician Stereotypes
Performing at a bluegrass festival in Ireland I Photo: Caolán O'Neill-Forde
The Guitarist's Survival Guide: The Road From Ireland
No more carrying around songbooks and performing from behind a wall of sheet music. You’d just look at the whole notation once and instantly memorize it as a kind of “visual map.” | Photo: Unsplash
5 Brain Superpowers That Will (or Won’t) Make Your Life as a Musician Easier
Lou Reed | Photo: Flickr
Covered #10: Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
The law of the street is merciless | Photo: Pxhere.com
10 Perks of Busking: Why It Pays To Take On the Challenge