Build either whole-tone collection from any root, choose practical spelling, inspect the six-note formula, compare the complement, and map augmented chord colors for composing, arranging, and practice ...

A dulcimer is a stringed folk instrument which basically comes in two different varieties: the hammered dulcimer – which has strings stretched over a sounding board with a trapezoidal shape, generally ...

Tip 1 — Measuring for the Box: Always measure the guitar inside its case or bag, then add your padding allowance to all six sides. For a standard single box, add 3 inches of padding per side. For ...

Tip — DC Resistance vs Tone: DC resistance alone does not determine output level or tone. Two pickups with the same DC resistance but different magnet types and coil geometry will sound completely ...

Musical tradition is at times a rather odd element of this popular art. One of those traditions that still holds true for today is that of using Italian terms to instruct a performer in notated scores ...

Army of Me was released in 1995 on Björk’s second studio album, Post. The song opens with the repeated bass line in the Locrian mode. Although the root note is somewhat ambiguous, it will be revealed ...

Music is littered with vocabulary. Dictionaries of music list the numerous terms that you have the option to embed into your language if you wish. Many of these terms are Italian as that wonderful ...

Electric (light strings) 0.005" (0.13mm) 0.008" (0.20mm) 0.012" (0.30mm) High action mid-neck Electric (medium strings) 0.007" (0.18mm) 0.010" (0.25mm) 0.015" (0.38mm) High action mid-neck 24.75" ...

The two words in the title of this article are no exception and, in my experience, have been at the center of many an animated discussion regarding just how they should be played as well as when they ...

It’s maybe an odd thought to consider that once there were no orchestras. That fabulous collection of a hundred or more hard-working musicians ready to perform a symphony or concerto, not existing.

To be completely clear from the outset of this article, the term ‘folk music’ covers an immensely broad and diverse selection of music from across the world. Quite frequently this term is used to ...

When we think of an orchestra, we immediately think of a large number of violinists sitting in front of the stage, in an almost privileged place near the conductor, just like the cellos and violas.