Creative Tips for Beginner Songwriting
Getting stuck on how to get started with songwriting? Check out these tips on enhancing your creativity...
Feed Your Right Brain with Online Music Lessons
Arts programs are dwindling in education, even though they complement other academic subjects. Online music lessons provide an affordable alternative to private instruction.
Simple Techniques to Overcome Stage Fright
Have you ever found yourself with a case of stage fright? Don't worry, you're not alone.
EP Challenge
There's no reason to sit on your musical creativity. Join the challenge to produce your own EP!
Considering Piano Lessons with Software
Learn to play the piano with top software teaching methods...
Tips to Learn to Sing Harmony
Struggling with singing harmony? You're not alone. Check out these tips on learning how to hear and sing harmony.
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Useful Music Theory for Guitar
Here’s a set of free video lessons from JamPlay that cover the basics of music theory, specifically for the guitar. This series assumes you know a few basic chords. Read More →
Learn Music For Free
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. The title of this post is absolutely true. You can learn the fundamentals of music for free. I’ve spent several weeks developing Presto, a music learning web portal that you can download to your desktop. It includes over 35 interactive presentations that start with the fundamentals of note reading, rhythm, and advances all the way up to chords, progressions,... [Read more]
Nashville Flooding: Help by Donating
Nashville is my second home, as I spent 9 years living there. It pains me to see the damage that was done by the flood over the weekend. The pictures are unbelievable. Right now there are missing people, and the shelters are getting rather crowded. The Red Cross is doing everything they can to help. If you would like to donate, please visit: Middle Tennessee Red Cross You can also conveniently donate... [Read more]
Introducing MusicTyro’s EP Challenge
I’m very excited to announce a project that I believe will be a strong community developer for all of you out there who really want to let your music creativity thrive. This is an opportunity to actually get up and running with a music project. I’d love it if I could encourage as many readers as possible to follow along, comment, interact, and to start their own projects simultaneously. I’m... [Read more]
The ABC’s of Song Structure
I’m certainly not one to try to set specifications on how art should be created or performed (that kind of defeats the purpose of art). Like many expressions of art, songwriting doesn’t have to follow any hard set rules, but for your music to have broad appeal (if that’s what you’re going for), it’s a good idea to understand basic song structure. There is no doubt that... [Read more]
Why Vocal Exercises Are Important
One of the first obstacles a beginning singer has to overcome is how awkward and ridiculous vocal exercises feel and sound. Your voice relies entirely on your own anatomy, which poses a unique challenge in comparison to learning other instruments. So why are vocal exercises important? Just as physical exercise is needed to be fit, vocal exercises are crucial in building a great voice. As a singer... [Read more]
