Attention all friends, readers, partners, and contributors. The Blogging Musician needs YOU! What’s this all about then? Well, I’ve set an early goal for 2023 to build up my YouTube channel and gain entry into the YouTube Partner programme… … and to do that, I need: 1000 subscribers 4000 watch hours per year YouTube channel?
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How an afternoon of pumpkin picking taught me a valuable lesson I should have already learned. This weekend we’d booked into a pumpkin-picking event for the kids at a local farm. Sounded great on the surface. £2 a child, not too far, and they were all VERY excited. But when I looked at the small
Dad Diaries: The worst-case scenario that never happened. Read Post »
If you’re a musician, you already know that the quality of your performance is the most important factor when you’re on stage. If you play badly or your songs are boring, you’ll lose your audience in an instant. However, did you know that the way you look also has a part to play in how
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I’ve finally put to be bed all the ideas and thoughts I had flying about for years, and released my first ‘proper’ album This is Who I am. With the slate now clean. I thought I’d put together a diary of the songwriting process from beginning idea to final cut, so here it is….. The
Songwriting Diary #1 : From nothing to something. Read Post »
If you are just starting on the guitar with some beginner guitar lessons, the strumming process can seem like a daunting hill to overcome. Besides learning how to move your wrist in a particular up-and-down movement, you will also have to study modern rhythms. These basic syncopated patterns and techniques will be the key to
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Introducing Autumn Breeze; A new song written, produced, and performed by Harson Robkus. Who are Harson Robkus? Harson Robkus are me and David Robson, a songwriting duo from North Shields, UK. We’ve been in bands together going back 30 years and have been writing songs together for almost as long. Autumn Breeze by Harson Robkus
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Advice and tips for the Gigging Guitarist. Less is more Keep it simple! There’s a wealth of very complicated equipment available on the market today. Multi-channel amps, multi-effects units with their own effects loops using the four cable method (4CM). But ask yourself, are the thousands of sounds available any good? would you use them?
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How to setup your own home recording studio including the hardware and software involved and tackles the problem of latency Mic and Mic stand There are 2 basic types of reasonably priced microphone; Dynamic and Condenser. If like most people, you don’t have the luxury of a sound-proofed room, and are setting up a studio
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Learning music is quite fun, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. It takes a lot of practice, improvement, and mentoring as there’s always something to learn. In fact, some of the most prominent artists continue to practice regularly to improve and hone their musical talent consistently. Musical instruments are undoubtedly necessary, and you can easily
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