You may get intimidated upon hearing your flute tutor speaks about flute scales on your first flute tutorial lesson. Nevertheless, if you really want to master flute playing, you will take it as a challenge instead. You would find the scales helpful enough to improve your flute-playing skills with the right care and teaching from […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Playing Flute
Earlier last year, I was challenged by my bandmates to learn another musical instrument to add to the repertoire of musical instruments that I could play. So I started thinking, “Why not learn Flute?” Thus, I bought a flute, started tinkering with it, and learned the rudiments of playing it. It is indeed great to […]
How To Play Keyboards for Beginners
Imagine you are on a stage and playing the piano like Mozart and the mouths of your audience are all agape, waiting for the next series of notes you’re going to play. I guess you will be so much delighted if that is true. Yet, even if it is not true, you should remember that […]
Best Microphones for Recording Piano
Sometime around the end of last year, I struggled to figure out a way to best capture the piano sound. After engaging in an extensive study on how to do it, I have collated all I’ve learned to come up with this comprehensive article about acoustic piano sound recording. You may find this article useful […]
How To Stop Singing From Your Throat
Do you know that singing from your throat can increase your chance of developing vocal fatigue? If continuously done, singing from the throat can lead to a dry and sharp sensation in the throat, and in some cases, to vocal cords deterioration (vocal fatigue). If not appropriately treated, vocal fatigue can lead to the onset […]
Best Upright Piano for Beginners
Do you spend much time figuring out which upright piano is best for a beginner like you? Well, I also experienced the same thing a couple of weeks ago, and for this reason, I came up with this comprehensive article about the best upright pianos for beginners. When buying an upright piano, a lot of […]
Different Types of Keyboard Pianos
The digital keyboard piano comes in many different forms. It can be quite confusing to budding pianists, particularly if there is a wide array of choices in the stores today. This is the reason why you see several keyboards when professional artists perform live on stage. Knowing each type can make your choice easier and […]
Different Types of Piano
The piano is considered by many to be one of the most popular musical instruments ever invented or played not just because it is easy to learn how to play one but for its versatility as well. It has a wide range of notes available, and you can play the melody and accompaniment simultaneously. This […]
Different Types of Piano Finishes
Pianos come in a wide variety of designs and styles, and yes, it is a consideration when buying one. More often than not, people look into the features that it offers. The structure and piano finish for aesthetic purposes to determine if it would complement the furniture and color scheme of the room where one […]
Soprano VS Concert Ukulele
If unfamiliar with ukuleles, one might wonder if there really is that much of a difference between a soprano and concert ukulele because size-wise, one is only a bit bigger than the other when put side by side. You will discover a whole lot of difference between the two. It might not mean much to […]
What is the Ideal Hand Size for Playing the Piano?
Earlier this month, I was challenged to play Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” Sonata, which required my hands and fingers to be quite busy. It contained the hardest finger twisters I’ve ever tried my hands on. So, I asked myself whether my hands belong to the range of ideal hand size for playing the piano. Hand sizes vary […]
Types of Hand Drums
Hand drums or hand percussions are considered as among the popular traditional musical instruments. Hand drums are defined as instruments that produce sound by striking, shaking, beating it with hand, or a stick. Are you looking forward to learning or playing a particular hand drum? This buying guide will provide you basic information about the […]
How To Clean A Piano Black Finish
Cleaning fine musical instruments such as the piano is essential in ensuring its longevity. Proper care and maintenance should be followed to avoid letting dust, perspiration, and other harmful particles damage it. It is also critical to choose the right cleaning products to use particularly for a piano with a black finish. A well-maintained instrument […]
Different Types of Tubas
The modern tuba that we see now being played in parades, concerts, and orchestras has its origins from the bass tuba patented in 1835 by German inventor Johann Gottfried Moritz and army bandmaster Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht. The valve mechanism has allowed the instrument to have a complete selection of notes, including a low range of […]
Brass Instruments List
Brass instruments, also known as labrosones, which accurately means “lip-vibrated instrument”, they create sounds with the reverberation and amplification of the vibration of the lips through a “tubular resonator“, made distinct by their size, sound, and material. Scholars and critics have often defined brass instruments with the sound it makes and not by the material […]
String Instruments In An Orchestra
The most common connotation with orchestras and symphonies is that most of the musicians are playing stringed instruments, particularly violins. Violins in an orchestra are usually placed in front, moving in a synchronized pattern which carries the harmony or leads the symphony as one group or a unit. String instruments are also called chordophones, which […]
How Much Does A Tuba Cost?
The tuba is a musical instrument that belongs to the brass section of an orchestra. From the brass family of instruments, the tuba is considered the grandfather of the family due to its massive size. It can be as short as 9 feet and as long as 18 feet. When played, it produces a rich, […]
Violin Bowing Techniques List
Most people wonder at how the simple act of moving the bow back and forth perpendicularly on the strings can produce such incredible sounds. It might look easy for some, but it is really far more complicated than one could imagine. Playing the violin is all about how you control the violin bow as it […]
Trumpet Parts Diagram
Trumpets come in different types. There are piccolo trumpets that offer higher register, and there are bass trumpets that come with a lower range of registry. The trumpet, of course, has a long history, dating back to 1500 BC. During ancient times, armies frequently used it in battle. Hunters also used it in hunting. The […]
How Many Notes Can a Trumpet Play?
In general, there are seven pitches that trumpet can play. And we will explore more in detail in this article. With only three valves of the trumpet, the general question of most beginners is how many notes this instrument can play. Out of all the brass instruments in an orchestra, the trumpet is one of […]