When it comes to being a successful musician, social media can play a big role. Any up-and-coming celebrity needs to send time developing their online presence in order to stay competitive. There are 2.3 billion active social media users in the world. That’s a lot of people that can be reached via the power of the internet. However, getting attention on social media is a competitive business. Here are three social media strategies for a musician who is trying to get their sound out there.…
Learning to play the clarinet can be a positive and enriching experience for any music lover. However, to protect the appearance and ensure the quality of the sound coming from it, it’s also important to take care of the piece. Use the clarinet maintenance tips below to protect your instrument.
Clean the Mouthpiece Every Few Days
Because you put your mouth on it every time you play, it’s only proper that you keep the mouthpiece as clean as you can.…
In spite of what their large size may suggest, pianos can be delicate instruments. If your piano has spent some time in a storage unit, you don’t want to just pull it out and start playing it immediately. Being exposed to fluctuations in temperature and humidity during storage can cause some stress on the piano, so you’ll want to take these three steps to minimize the effects of that stress before you start playing.…
When you’re a guitar player, there are few things better than saving up your money and visiting a guitar store with the plan to purchase an instrument that jumps out at you. Unless you’ve been through this process a number of times or have had good advice from fellow players, however, you might be under the assumption that there’s little more involved than selecting an instrument off the wall, possibly plugging it into an amplifier, and then buying it.…
Life in the modern world can be incredibly fast paced and stressful. Unfortunately, prolonged periods of intense stress can take a devastating toll on your health and happiness. As a result, it is important for individuals to take a few moments each day to relax and center themselves. To this end, relaxing music can be an excellent tool, but there are some basic tips you can utilize to make sure that you are getting the most out of your relaxation time.…
Michael Jackson was a superstar singer who was also fascinated with fame. As he gained more creative control over his music videos he began to include more and more famous people into the casting. If you compare his early music videos (Billy Jean and Thriller) you will notice that while they are excellent videos, they don’t have the standard celeb cameos that show up later on in his career. However, it is partly because of those early videos, and one should include Beat It and Bad in that list, that he was later able to cast so many celebs.…
You’ve got hundreds of vinyl records and you feel like your collection has to be worth some real money. Sadly, that’s probably not the case. Assessing record value is an interesting prospect because while most are worth very little, some rare records can be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Common Rules About Record Value
For a record to have any value, it has to be in pretty new or in “…
If you’re an avid electric guitar player, you’ll likely spend time tweaking not only your instrument, but also the pedal board that holds all your effects pedals. Whether you have just a few pedals in your signal chain or you’re the type of person who loves running a wide range of pedals together when you play, there are a handful of simple things that you can do to make your pedal board even more user-friendly for you.…
If you are a musician, you might have dreams of making it big. However, breaking out into the music industry can be tough. Luckily, you do have an option – promoting your music yourself on social media, from your personal profiles on mainstream social media sites to social media websites that are designed just for sharing music. These are a few reasons to give this type of promotion a try. …
