Music Articles and Reviews

YouTube can be one of the best promotional tools for independent musicians. It is a site that contains some of the highest traffic on the internet, and in itself, is one of the largest search engines. All of the biggest names in music have already been taking advantage of the site by placing their videos in the spotlight. The independent musician should also try to take advantage of YouTube, and this article will tell you how.

Having high quality studio monitors for mixing and mastering is no big secret, any audio professional or enthusiast will tell you, but it is worth repeating and explaining again.

Studio monitors are not necessarily made to make music sound good, although a well recorded and mixed album will sound very good through them. They are made to reveal all the details of recorded sound; this means the good ones and the bad. The point of having monitors, as opposed to regular speakers, is to be able to tell when music is improperly mixed. Regular listening speakers have a habit of making everything sound at least pretty good and hiding little faults or poor quality sound samples.

Two aspects that have developed recently have created a dramatic shift in the way music is distributed: the first is the falling costs of music production equipment and software, allowing many more individuals to become involved with making music, and the second is the increasing ability and range of the internet.

These simultaneous changes have virtually destroyed the old plan where you had to be on a major record label to have your music distributed or even recorded. Now many people are producing their own professional music independently, and this article will talk about how those same people should be able to distribute it on their own as well.

Thanks to the demand caused by the rising number of independent music artists and their desire to sell music online, several websites have risen to support this market, but before you consider any of them, there is one thing you need to think about first.

Although it has not been covered in depth, article marketing can be a very effective method for musicians to promote their websites and music. Most of the time, composers and musicians are told to market their work with social media and networking sites, and maybe to get some music videos up on YouTube. This is all good advice, but it is leaving out something that could prove to be one of the best long term marketing strategies: search engine traffic.

Sight reading guitar chord can be a difficult task to master. In general, the guitar is one of the hardest instruments to learn sight reading on because there are multiple places to play the same note. This creates a situation where you must learn multiple sight reading positions to be able to play parts that may go higher or lower than normal in pitch. With all of these complications, sight reading guitar chords can really be challenging, but with a rational approach and some consistent practice, you will have it down before long.

An effective syllabus is a commonly overlooked, but essential pillar of any K-12 music class. In these introductory statements, sometimes called disclosure documents, teachers set out the crucial information that they want students to know and be responsible for. As one of the first things that parents and students read, syllabi (the plural of syllabus) form a vital first impression, and the policies outlined therein can last the entire year—for better or for worse. Hence, any ambiguity, omissions, or even a simple miswording can result in heartache and confusion for everyone involved. Writing a good syllabus takes thought and experience, yet teachers receive little training in developing them. This article offers K-12 music educators some suggestions for composing quality syllabi.