MusicMyLife

Okay, we have been covering the topics of "What a musician needs to know" - my blogpost from a few weeks back - a lot on this blog. I will finish the remaining two topics, but first let's take a break. Apart from what a musician needs to know, there are many people out there, who want to learn guitar. I am on this Google + (as Fluedix) community for guitarists, and I came across this post where a guy or girl wanted to start learning guitar. Many people left suggestions in the comments, first one being "learn drums". That could really be a downer. Anyway, this is for all of you who haven't started learning guitar and want to learn the guitar: 1)Waste not, want not : If you have an acoustic guitar at home already, no matter how dirty it is, clean it and use it. Remember, it is what you play, not what you play it with. A true guitarist can make the worst guitar sound beautiful. Also, don't make unnecessary additions to your guitar.  2)Make it Soft: No n

Now, we all know that there are a lot of music genres in the world. We can study them all, but that will take a lot of time. If one has the time, then studying them all would be great, but this post is for whoever doesn't have that much time. We are going to study some of the most popular music forms, and some famous bands which play that genre, so you have some new knowledge. After reading this post, you shall be able to answer any person who asks you about a particular genre. Since we are studying the most common ones, it's unlikely to be asked any other form, except if you're talking to an advanced musician who has been in the industry for quite a few years. HIP-HOP : By some, this is regarded as the most famous music genre in the world. However, others disagree. Surprisingly, many people who listen to hip hop music don't know it's hip hop, they just know the artist and listen to their music. Either way, hip hop is a rhythmic type of music. It involves all

So I guess it's time to get over my Trinity examination (if you don't know already, check my previous post) and talk about music again. Today I will be explaining to you how Arpeggios and Chord Families work.  Arpeggio s Let's start from scratch. What is Arpeggios? It did sound a bit weird to me when I heard it for the first time. So I'm not going to state any definition here. An easier way to explain what arpeggios is, I believe, to tell you how it is done.  Take your guitar in your hand and hold a chord. For now, let's try the A chord.  Now that you've done that, pluck any string, followed by another, followed by another, in any order and time, as long as it sounds good and covers a bar. While you're plucking your strings, (remember, one at a time) you will hold the A chord. You just played arpeggios.  Now that you got an idea of how it's done, let's move on to understand why it is played. Now again, remember that out here I will st

Today was the day I was waiting for since a year. It was finally time to show my skills to an examiner from the United Kingdom. I was not nervous, I don't know why. It was just another exam for me. The examiner did not look any different from the other Trinity examiners. I was giving the Trinity Rock and Pop guitar examination - Grade 5. I entered the building where the exam was to be held more than half an hour early, with the intention to warm up on the guitar. I met a friend there, who was also waiting to be called in. Sure enough, just a few minutes after I came he was called in. He was giving the Grade 6. I showed the assistant waiting in the same room as me my hall ticket and photo ID. Then I removed my guitar to practice. It was only 15:10, whereas my exam was to be conducted at 15:38.  After I moved my hands a few times across the fret-board playing a number of scales, I thought it would be better if I removed everything I needed for the exam out of my bag and keep it