A little bit of uke history The ukulele is by no means an old or ancient instrument. One of the earliest appearances of the word ukulele in print was in 1907 when the ukulele was mentioned in a catalogue of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The ukulele was developed in the 1880s, based on several
It’s not that complicated. If you want to go from zero to hero on the guitar following these 4 steps is a good way to do it. 1. Learn some basic note positions, scales and chords. 2. Play along with some basic songs. Learn melodies and chords. 3. Play along with more songs. 4. Play
The other day I was working on a revised arrangement of the Beatles’ song “Let It Be”. I was thinking we might get the family together on Xmas to play it. But the reference to “Mother Mary” has a Catholic sound to it, and since none of our family is Catholic I thought some might
When we were in Charlottetown recently with Jack and Liam we went to see the movie “Yesterday”. If you aren’t familiar with the story, a struggling (Indian) singer in England gets knocked unconscious and when he wakes up find himself in a parallel universe where there is no Coca Cola, no “cigarettes”, and no Beatles.
When you join MuzicTrain you get to use hundreds of practice tracks for free. Practice Tracks are play along songs that are a great source of practice material. Practice Tracks play in the browser of any device with access to the internet: phones, tablets, desktop and laptop computers, and smart TVs are all perfect for
We all know that Elvis was one of the biggest rock and roll stars ever – maybe THE biggest. But do you know that when he was in elementary school music was the only subject he failed, and he was ridiculed by his fellow students for his odd singing style. Before he made it big
Bruno Mars, whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, was born in Hawaii in 1985. As far back as his early childhood his entire family was involved in the music business. His mother was a singer and a dancer, his father did Little Richard impersonations, and his uncle was an Elvis impersonator. They all encouraged
Today we’re announcing, in cooperation with the Waterloo Region District School Board, a number of awards and bursaries for students graduating from WRDSB schools. For more information see MuzicTrain Bursaries.
Today we’re announcing, in cooperation with the Waterloo Region District School Board, a number of awards and bursaries for students graduating from WRDSB schools. For more information see MuzicTrain Bursaries.
It is unfortunate that music education is being offered less and less in quite a few of our school systems in North America. As education budgets get squeezed, some schools are taking music from their curriculum to create room for other subjects. But the truth is, music education and involvement can be very important to
