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The weeklong camps give young musicians an opportunity to participate in workshops with professional musicians, form a band with fellow campers and perform in Common Chord's Redstone Room.
Eric Clapton's first real attempt at songwriting needed some lyrics. A poet came through with the words of "Tales Of Brave ...
With Americana music and a whole lot of tie-dye, WMOT’s Roots on the River might be the best start to the festival season in ...
Photos by Megan Perry Moore “Danger, high-voltage!” The air cracked with this hair-raising energy as Jack White and his band, ...
What ever happened to the iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-345 guitar used by Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future'? Gibson has launched a search to find it.
At a time when the music industry was dominated by manufactured pop stars, violent gangsta rap and angst-ridden nu-metal, The ...
Ignored by investors and baffling to experts, the startup quietly built one of China’s bestselling smart gadgets: a guitar ...
If you’ve seen the hit TV show “Bridgerton,” you’ve likely heard the musical stylings of the Vitamin String Quartet. The ...
That’s normally the lead instrument everyone pays attention ... So with the strange chords happening throughout the tune and the ever-shifting time signatures, the song seems to have exhausted both ...
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The guzheng was traditionally played as a solo instrument, she said, “or duet, or trio, depends on the song.” Playing more modern guzheng songs, she plucked strongly, and energetically used ...
In this video, we break down the first steps to training your ear using chord progressions, giving you the tools to play your favorite songs without sheet music or tabs. Simple, clear, and ...