Electric Guitar Amplification - What It Really Is

A look at what exactly is going on with the electrical amplification of an electric guitar's performance, and why two coils are better than one....

The Materials And Methods Of Making A Guitar

A look at the shape, design and features of a guitar which produce such a wide variety of different sounds and voices...

The Importance And Methods Of Tuning A Guitar

Why a guitar's tuning requirements are more important than for many other instruments, and ways in which the tuning is carried out...

The Wide Range Of Styles Of Guitars And Performers

A look at some well known guitarists, and their unique styles, and the types of guitars which can help create a particular style....

The Two Main Guitar Families, And Their Relatives

A look at the two main types of guitar, and the many variations that each main category can be sub divided into...

I Want To Buy An Electric Guitar. Where Do I Start?

So you want to be a rock star, but before you're star material you need to learn to play the electric guitar, and get your own. Where do you start learning about electric guitars?...

Keyboard Instruments: Organs, Harpsichords, Pianos, Keyboards & Synthesizers

Even non-musicians are familiar with keyboard instruments. Few people reach adulthood without having had at least one opportunity to bang on a keyboard of some type. However, many people (including musicians) aren't aware of the history behind keyboard instruments. Their evolution is both fascinating and surprising....

Piano Study Is for Adults Too, And They Have More Fun!

If music in general and piano in particular interests you, then now is the time to begin. When it comes to learning the piano, age is no barrier. If you truly desire to learn the instrument, you will apply yourself accordingly no matter what your age....

Great Jazz Pianists and Their Contributions to Music

Some of the greatest piano players in history became known for their proficiency in jazz. Technicality and a heavy reliance upon the ability of the musician to improvise makes jazz piano one of the hardest styles to learn....

How Jazz Got Started

Though many associate the birth of jazz music with the city of New Orleans, its origin may be a bit more ambiguous. Like many other musical forms, jazz evolved over a period of years. It's widely agreed, however, that jazz music as we know it today was born in the southern United States....