For many musicians, winning an award is proof that their talent and hard work has come around full circle. Even though being recognized by music institutions is not something that musicians necessarily strive to accomplish, when it happens it’s often a pleasant surprise. Among the many music award institutions there are the Grammy Awards, the…

There are people out there that are so good at what they do that one cannot help but see them as masters of their technical craft. Another word to describe these people is virtuoso. People can exemplify virtuosity in many different things: sports, dance, painting, learning different languages and even playing music. When it comes…

We all love music. We listen to it every day and try to include it in every facet of our lives, but what greater way of showing our love of music than by learning how to play an instrument. I’ve written about easy instruments to play but now it’s time to talk about the hard…

You know, I was thinking: I don’t think drummers get enough credit. Most of the time people’s focus is directed at the vocalist or guitarist of a band, rarely is it directed at the drummer, unless of course the drummer is missing a limb or uses ridiculously elaborate kits or acts wild and out of…

Although we can argue about what the best instrument is, I think there’s no doubt that our own voices come out on top. Not only are our voices very versatile and capable of imitating all kinds of sounds, they’re also very unique to the individual and don’t cost a dime. With our lungs, voice boxes,…

Did you know that many famous musicians started off like normal people on social media? We all like to hear success stories and well theirs is just that – previously unknown but talented people discovered on the same platforms that we use everyday. We live in a time where it seems like if you don’t…

A Little History on the Ukulele The ukulele is a four-string fretting instrument so closely associated with Hawaii that at one point it was the official instrument of the Kingdom. The ukulele was developed in the late 1800s in Portugal under different names and introduced to the Hawaiian islands in the 1900s, where the natives…

The guitar is a fretted string instrument that typically has six strings that are commonly tuned to E – A – D – G – B – A. It was developed in the 13th century in Europe and falls under the category of chordophone, which are instruments that produce sounds by vibrating strings stretched between…

Imagine a dark, humid club with flashing lights and a dancefloor, with loud music playing and people sweating moving to the rhythm into the wee hours of the night. What kind of music do you think they’re listening to? Techno? House? DnB? It’s the type of music to make anyone get up and dance –…