Studies have proved that music education is immensely beneficial to students. It grows a student as a performer by positively impacting his academic performance, social skills, and mental development. Music education helps to slingshot the height of student learning and creativity to a new benchmark. That’s why it plays a vital role in the overall […]
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There’s never been a better time to pursue a career as an independent musician. You no longer have to depend on major record labels to give you “permission” to share your art with the world. But there’s one problem that many independent musicians still face — getting the right beats. You might think you’ll have to
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Anthony Nebel is the founder of Melody Beats. He helps empower online musicians to improve their craft and find their voice. He is an experienced musician writing guides on singing, songwriting, and using instruments to help beginner musicians become better at their craft. Anthony’s articles:
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The art of songwriting has the power to bring you to transport you to another world. After learning a little songwriting and maybe even writing a few songs yourself, you probably want to level up your songwriting skills. You want to learn not just how to create those lyrics that stick in your head the
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A strange blog to start off the year 2022 with perhaps, but here’s why this year I’m not rushing into any hasty guitar acquisitions …yet. Reason for Guitar Buying Guilt #1. The myth that is resale value Resale value is a myth and a marketing ploy. Although It’s true that vintage Fenders and Gibsons have
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The industry demands a lot from musicians. If you’re an independent artist that’s just starting out, you could run yourself ragged trying to promote your music, play shows, and get noticed. If you’re an established touring band, you could quickly burn out from playing shows every day, meeting with the press, or writing new music.
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It’s hard to find very many bright spots regarding the past couple of years. Most musicians had to cancel tours and shows, and limit any kind of fan interaction. But, if there’s been one benefit to that, it’s the free time to be creative. It’s been a great time to spend working on projects, coming
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#1 : The Secrets of Songwriting First the bad news. I’ve been writing (mostly guitar-orientated) songs for over 20 years now, and there are no secrets. No short-cuts I can share with you that’ll transform you into a hit-maker overnight. I can’t plant an idea into your head and I don’t even believe songwriting is
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A band is a perfect formula for musicians and showmen. Your drummer is the backbone of the band, holding everything together. Alongside the drummer is the bassist who functions as the base (bass?) of the rhythm section. From there, all of the other instruments can flow around the beat and groove to create your perfect
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