American Idol Auditions With new auditions for American Idol being held in Seattle next month, a lot of my friends around here are thinking about whether or not they have a chance. It is amazing how many people have secret dreams of making it big. Although American Idol auditions might seem...

Musical Spoons Up until Soundgarden release the video of Spoon Man, few people were really aware of musical spoons. All of a sudden, they reached a brief period of popularity. People who never would have been caught dead playing music spoons were suddenly clicking away against the knees, legs,...

 Musical Shakers Until I started studying African music, I didn't realize how significant musical shakers can be. In our culture, most people think of shaker eggs or those little maracas when they picture musical shakers. The shakers we use are pretty rudimentary, and they are used for...

  Music Contests With the popularity of American Idol, more and more people have been turning to music contests as a way to try to get discovered. Although the show centers around a music competition featuring singing as the primary activity, most music contests actually focus around...

  Taylor guitars are alright, and Gibson guitars have their uses, but for me there is no substitute for Martin. I have been playing Martin guitars for about 20 years – as long as I have been playing guitar at all. I was pretty lucky to get to start out on a Martin guitar. You see, when I was a...

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  Grease The Musical Writing a hit musical is something of a challenge, especially one that's going to endure through the years. Grease the musical is one such production, popular for its catchy songs and entertaining characters. It was written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. They set the...

  There are many different music industry careers, and even more paths to careers in the music industry. Tomorrow's music industry pioneers can come from any background. Some of them start out as acoustic engineers with a solid academic background. Others start as bouncers in clubs or...

  Music is a demanding discipline and every serious would be musician wants to enroll in one of the best music colleges to gain their qualifications. Some of these colleges are extremely prestigious and household names across the world. They are keen to preserve their traditions whilst keeping...