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Jazz Electro Songs and Where to Find Electro Songs

Posted by admin2 on August 19th, 2010 Comments Off



Music is a very diverse sphere of specialization that has a lot of youths and adults crying and begging for stardom. There is just something about music and celebrity status that is so intertwined that they two are historically inseparable. Anyway, for anyone intending to have a career in electro music listening to it is fundamental. This article will guide you on how to find electro songs.

Before you go as far as searching for electro music you must have at least figured out what sort of electro music you want to specialize in. This is very important because any musician must at least have an image before he/she has a large following. It also gives you a harder grip on your chosen field of specialization that will definitely help propel you forward.

Generally there are a lot of music stores around. But it is very rare to come across a music store that deals specifically with electro music, even though there are quite a few of them in major cities. A store specifically selling this music definitely gives you the best of what exists instead of the surface coverage of music genres that general music stores give.

The internet is a place where you can get a lot of music, sometimes without even having to pay for it. Go online and surf through the internet to see if you can find a few websites dealing with electro songs. Use the Google search engine to navigate through the different websites as this works better than most. If you do have the right amount of money you can pay for the songs but there really is no need.

A lot of websites on the internet give away free content. It is these websites you should actually work with since they give you time to build up the right financial resources. And sometimes buying original CDs is way better than actually downloading products that could be infested with deadly viruses.

If all these different resource bases do not give you satisfaction I suggest that you find a few electro bands in your town or city. Generally musicians that specialize in certain genres of music normally have catalogues and catalogues of it.

Finding electro songs is not difficult at all if you have the right mind to do it. But if you give up too early on you are going to go nowhere.

By: Kobie Okoma

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What is a Chord Symbol?

Posted by admin2 on August 15th, 2010 Comments Off



Frequently used as a form of notation, chord symbols are used primarily utilized in many forms of modern music and even some jazz styles. The main difference between these types of notation is that the chord symbols do not display the function of the chord. If you look at classical music, the Roman numerals can often be difficult to read, especially if the piece contains a lot of changes.

The Root

The root is what points the musician in the direction, of, obviously, the root of the chord. You must also bear in mind that chord symbols also take into account inverted chords. It may also be the case that under some circumstances the chord will have a root that is NOT the base note. As an example, in the E6 chord, the root will be E. If, however, there is a diagonal slash below the original symbol, then the chord’s symbol note will differ from the root note.

Quality

This will tell you whether the chord you are looking at is major, minor, diminished or augmented. As an example: in the symbol Cmaj7 – the maj is telling us that the C chord is a major chord. As you might expect, the abbreviations relate directly to the type of chord: maj, min, dim and aug.

The Extension

The extension is what tells the player whether or not the chord differs from a triad (a third chord). If you take the example above, Cmaj7, you will see that the chord is a seventh. When there is no number in this position, the player is to assume that the chord is indeed a triad.

Alteration

(no fifth) – the chord must be played with the fifth tone removed.

(sus) – signifies that the musician is to play the fourth scale note over the third. Sus is simply an abbreviation for suspension.

(-) – usually followed by a number, the minus sign refers to the lowering of a chord tone.

(+) – the opposite of the minus sign, and therefore refers to the rise of a particular chord tone.

Alterations are there to give any specific (and often seemingly irregular) instructions to the musician as they play the chord. The alteration is always written in parenthesis after the extension. The above is a brief breakdown of some of the most common alterations. The alterations in chord symbols are a bit like the appendix in a book – and it serves much the same purpose.

When you look at a piece of sheet music, instead of seeing the music note for note, you will be able to understand more of the direction in which the music is going. Even better is the accompanying ability to improvise and make your own sounds – the beginning of a wonderful relationship between you and your music. Being able to read these chord tones will serve the musician in much the same way as a legends list on a map serves a lost navigator.

By: Lauren Paltrow

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Buying a Good Jazz Guitar

Posted by admin2 on August 7th, 2010 Comments Off



If you are planning to learn how to play the guitar and really want to be good at it, I would suggest that you start out with learning Jazz. Jazz guitar playing does not have any actual base of music theory but instead, is a theory which is a collection of ideas which were passed on from musician to musician. Jazz players never really needed music theory to come up with their music, but instead, needed to thoroughly know the instruments enough to give a rhythm to accompany the other jazz musicians. Jazz playing changed over the years and now has become a base for many other genres of music.

It is said, if a guitarist knows how to play jazz, he is really good. This is because jazz playing has a vast background and includes a huge number of unique jazz scales and licks. Jazz playing will teach you how to create your own strumming patterns and chord progressions, making your music very unique. When learning jazz theory, you will learn to rely mostly on the seventh and third notes of a chord. Jazz may seem like fun, but requires a good amount of practice and dedication. However, learning jazz is what I would recommend for anyone who is planning to start out with guitar playing.

When going to buy a jazz guitar, it is best to go with someone who already knows how to play the guitar, and plays it well. A person who has good experience with guitars will be the best one to tell whether or not a guitar is good. If you are buying the guitar online then you should consider only buying a reliable make. Also, read testimonials of people who have bought a guitar from the site you are planning to purchase your guitar. The prices online will definitely be a lot cheaper than at a regular music store, and you can also find places that offer other things along with the guitar.

Not all guitars are meant for jazz. Back in the day, before solid bodied electrics were made, people used acoustic guitars. But now however, the hollow bodied electric guitar is the ideal choice for a jazz guitar. When buying an electric guitar, make sure that you do not buy one without doing a good amount of research. The ideal jazz guitar is a hollow bodied electric guitar. Makes like Gibson and Epiphone are commonly used in jazz guitar playing and are known to be some of the best jazz guitars. Do not go in for a solid bodied guitar if you want to only focus on jazz since the tone of those guitars won’t suit the genres.

If you plan to play other genres of music also, then you should probably think of going in for a Gibson or a Fender. Guitar makes like Ibanez and Kramer are really good but mostly meant for heavy metal. The tone of the guitar mainly depends on it’s pickups as well as the design of the body. Archtop guitars are typical jazz guitars and you can find them in many makes. Make sure that the guitar you buy has a floating bridge to allow adjustments so as to increase or decrease the action. Once you get a good jazz guitar you will not have a problem with spending time learning.

By: Shoked Mohol

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