Bono: From Music To Fashion To Helping The Poor

U2s lead singer Bono isnt content with being part of a top band. Fashion and Music - well Im sure they can mix! Bono was born Paul David Hewson in 1960 in Dublin Ireland. His stage name is Bono.B...Full Article

Karaoke Singing

This article is designed to help anyone to enjoy karaoke and improve their singing performance whether it be as a virgin karaoke singer or as someone starting out on a singing career. It contains tips...Full Article

The Ostinato - What It is and How to Use It

Ostinato means repeating pattern and is used frequently in all types of music. For New Age piano players, it provides a great way to lay down the background of the piece while the right-hand improvise...Full Article

Music Bytes - Tips For Saving On Professional Software For Musicians, Part I

If you are outraged by the prices software giants demand for their tools, its time to check out shareware. Small independent developers often provide similar solutions that cost three to five times l...Full Article

Yo, is Rap Just Another Four Letter Word?

Flaunting any excessive or anti-social behavior is considered brazen. When it is no longer considered brazen it is proof that it has become embedded as part of our culture. Not to say this is a good t...Full Article

3 Secrets To Understanding What Makes Music Tick

Its no secret that virtually everyone loves music in some form or other. After all, music is the universal language. In one way or another we all participate in it from our cradle song to our wedding ...Full Article

Arpeggios and New Age Piano Playing

Chopin used them extensively. So did Beethoven and Mozart. Arpeggios are beautiful and are perfect for the New Age piano style too!You can hear them in George Winstons music. David Lanz uses them in m...Full Article

The King of the Delta Blues Singers - Robert Johnson Still Stands at the Crossroads

Probably the most enigmatic Singer and Guitarist of the twentieth Century is now one of the most revered and respected of all Musicians who make up the Genre of the Blues. I speak of course about th...Full Article

Self-Expression Without Criticism

When I was 9 years old I played the Saxophone and thought I was pretty good at it. Unfortunately, I had a teacher who didnt think so and he went out of his way to make sure I knew how he felt.One day,...Full Article

10 Top Reasons You Should Learn to Play Chord Piano

There are roughly umpteen zillion reasons why you should learn enough chords to be able to "chord a song" at the piano. By "chord a song", I mean the ability to play 3 or 4 chor...Full Article

How I Compose a Piece of Music

A number of people have asked about my own methodology for creating a complete piece of music at the piano. At the risk of oversimplification, the steps are as follows:1. I sit down at the piano witho...Full Article

How to Create a Multi-artistic Piece - Part II

In the last article, the creation of a theme, its development, and the use of a libretto were discussed. As one may recall, the theme is the kernel of a production, which dictates the nature of the pi...Full Article

Hip Hop History

Rap music originated as a cross-cultural product. Most of its important early practitioners-including Kool Herc, D.J. Hollywood, and Afrika Bambaataa-were either first- or second-generation Americans ...Full Article

Top Rap Song

After months of email and posts, weve finally compiled and rated what you submitted as the top rap songs of all time. At first we tried to rank these, but we realized that due to the diverse nature of...Full Article

The Death-Defying Warehouse Party Life: An Interview by William of Orange

About an entire local music industry thats rarely heard from, briefly navigated by a remote being that coalesces, rarely, around music scenes and their absurd atrocities; published by The Stranger wee...Full Article

New M3 with Competition Package

The new competition package available for the BMW M3 is almost sad as it is wonderful. With everyone knowing of the strong rumors of the M3s power plant changing to a V8, its almost heart breaking to ...Full Article

How to Become a Filthy Rich Record Label Mogul

Let me guess, you love music and would do anything to be able to enter into the fabulous life of the music business? Better yet, you would love to become the next record mogul like P.Diddy or Clive D...Full Article

The Acoustic Guitar

The steel-stringed acoustic guitar is usually credited with being developed by C.F. Martin and Company sometime during the 1830s. Although other gut-stringed acoustics were around at that time, it was...Full Article

Why You Cant Play Piano

Its really not your fault. You see, youve been taught that in order to play piano you need to first learn how to read music, and second, play other peoples music.Dont feel bad. Youre not alone. Thousa...Full Article

Is Rhapsody Music Downloads Service Getting A Good Rhap?

Rhapsody music, from RealNetworks is one of several reputable legal digital services for legal music downloads. In order to download online music or hear songs from them you have to pay for them firs...Full Article