If there is one musical instrument which is popular throughout the world, cutting across different cultures, then it has to be the violin. It therefore, does not come as a great surprise that the number of people who want to learn violin is constantly on the rise.
You get on stage, plug in your acoustic guitar, tweak the sound and start playing. Things are rolling along fine, and then, suddenly, in the middle of the song, an obnoxious “honk” slaps you (and the audience) in the face!
Today’s younger generation may have a hard time believing this, but there really was a time when cell phones, PC’s, pagers, texting, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and the Internet, didn’t exist! Back in those pre-historic times, buying a guitar was a much simpler affair. It was also much more limited.
Bob Marley posters for me are kind of old-time, as they are so full of vigor. If your one of those that saw Bob live, then you in truth are a blessed somebody. For the remaining majority there are only recordings. Some individuals enter this life, with a bigger than life character and mission.
Selmer makes many saxophones and their line once included the legendary Mark VI. Their recent models have returned to design ideas that the Mark VI had.
I remember the very first time I received my acoustic guitar. It was the most amazing thing I had ever received as a birthday present, however there was just one problem…I had no idea how to play the guitar. In all honesty at this point in my life I could only boast a few piano lessons and a vague understanding on how to read music properly. But this was not nearly enough to learn how to play the guitar and to learn how to strum with clarity and professionalism.
You see all those notes on lines and spaces and don’t have a clue about how to read music. Maybe you know enough to get by but start to get overwhelmed when trying to read notes. These are common feelings when first starting to learn music.
Yamaha produces many things, from electronics to motorcycles, BUT the company was founded as a musical instrument manufacturer in 1887 and has become a contender in the saxophone market. In those days, company founder, Torakusu Yamaha, started the company to produce pianos and reed organs.
In the early days of learning how to play guitar, there are few techniques that strike more fear in the hearts of newbies than the dreaded “F” chord. Although I have had students that were able to quickly master the F chord, the majority struggle with it.
In 1979, Sony made history by releasing the first Walkman. It was originally to be called the “Soundabout”, “Pressman” or “Stowaway”. Sony listened to European kids who called the new gadget a Walkman.
