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1. When to Practice Your Guitar by Jeremiah La Follette
   
   Many guitar players know that they should be practicing at least 2 to 3 times a week. The question sometimes is not whether the guitar should be practiced, rather, the question is WHEN should the guitar be practiced.
   
   
2. Best Drum Machine - #1 Software on the Market! by Olusegun Fakankun
   
   If you're looking for the best drum machine, then you've come to the right place. In a few seconds I'm going to introduce you to the #1 beat making software on the market. But first, let's quickly talk about what you should look for in a drum machine.
   
   
3. Lead Guitar Notes - Beginner Guitar Music Theory by Frank A Smith
   
   Which lead guitar notes are the right ones to play? How do you know whether to play in a minor scale or a major scale? How is the mood of the song going to be changed by the solo you choose to play? These are the sorts of questions any reasonably experienced guitarist asks him or herself whenever composing a new song, or adapting an existing song to fit their bands playing style (or more often than not... the lead singer's vocal range). Figuring out which lead guitar notes to play can be very frustrating for this reason.
   
   

4Ibanez Guitars and Their Early Foray Into Original Guitar Design by Clinton Carnegie
This article gives a brief history of Ibanez guitars and describes a few of the company's earliest original guitar designs. In 1977 the Norlin Corporation sued Ibanez guitars and it's US distributor over design infringement. Norlin at the time owned Gibson guitars and the lawsuit was over the design of the headstock which Ibanez had copied and used throughout its Gibson-copy product line.

5. Guitar Chord Riffs Give You Your First Opportunity to Play With a Band by Frank A SmithGuitar chord riffs (or progressions) are the foundation of any guitar-centric song sound. These days unless you're listening to rap or techno ever song you hear on the radio has guitar chord riffs at it's foundation. Even some rap and hip hop songs sample just the short guitar chord riffs from popular songs to create new songs. Learning your first guitar chord riffs is the fastest way to get yourself into a band. Learning the basic patterns used in the most popular songs

6. Learn to Play Guitar DVD - 2 Things Learning Guitarists Should Think About by Dylan TrantIt's difficult to know whether you can really learn to play guitar on DVD. This article features two important considerations anyone should look at prior to picking up a package. Specifically, it speaks about: 1. Learning Styles. 2. Minimum program components to consider prior to purchasing.

7. Guitar Note Charts - Understanding Ambiguous Chord and Scale Fingerings by Frank A Smit
Guitar note charts typically either describe leads, scales or chords but many times do not adequately describe the actual fingerings to accomplish the desired playing scale. It is my hope that in spending a few moments here the novice player will have a better understanding of how to accomplish chord and scale patterns. Let's see if we can lift some of the fog on the basic guitar note charts you are likely to see.

8. Electric Guitar Chords - Start Your Journey to Become a Lead Guitarist by Frank A Smit
We've designed a lesson demonstrating barre style fingerings on the first and second string to introduce the novice player to the more frequently used rock and metal guitar chord fingerings. Players interested in learning other styles will find this lesson useful as well, to the extent that they wish to add the flexibility of these positions to their player.

9. Guitar Pro Review and 30% Discount Coupon by Tom Fontana
Guitar Pro is a leading tablature editing software, and guitar song writing workshop all in one. Its simple interface makes it very suitable for learning new songs, and its abundance of features makes it the perfect platform for guitar song writers.

10.How to Rap Like Lil Wayne - An MC Case Study by Andrew Tucker
Among the number of rappers most respected today, he is one of the most instantly recognizable in the game. In this article, I'll show you how to rap like Lil Wayne using a variety of techniques.

11.Learn Guitar For Beginners - Best Way to Start Learning Guitar As a Beginner by Tom Mandasco
Learning guitar is not difficult if you really put your heart into it. Like playing all other music instruments, guitar playing requires a lot of practice. This article gives you some of the tips on how to learn guitar for beginners.

12. Everything You Need to Know About Violin From A-Z - Frank Peter Zimmerman by Eric B Hill
Hello Today I am continuing with my series everything you need to know about violin from A-Z. Today we are on Z for Frank Peter Zimmerman. Frank Zimmerman is a German violinist, he had his first violin lesson at the age of five and gave his first concert with an orchestra at the age of 10. Since then he has spent his life performing with a number of major orchestra's all around the world and collaborating with some of the world's greatest conductors.

13. Keys to Mastering Guitar Scales and Chords by Jason Michael Scott
When you start out playing the guitar, scales and chords seem like just the most impossible thing to get the hang of. With chords you never think your hand will remember the position, and with scales, just looking at the fretboard can be confusing. When I first started playing guitar I thought those exact things. But eventually they become so easy it's like tying your shoe.

14. Teaching Children Music by Lesley Komlos
Young children are often eager learners when it comes to music. This is one reason why many parents begin music lessons at an early age. There are many benefits derived from learning music.

15. Lyric Analysis - Mental Exercise by Tina Sanchez
To listen to a song is soothing, and usually with more complicated lyrics, we take time to read through the wordings and, if possible, relate them to our own concerns or form our opinions on them. The content of songs is only one or the other: they are outright explained or hidden beneath metaphors and other symbolisms. Finding out what you favorite tune means is a good way to go deeper into your music appreciation as well as a good way to exercise your analytical skills.