East Indian music is full of very cool sounding slides and bends built from interesting scale tone combinations. It can be a fantastic direction to study for introducing some very different sounds into your guitar playing... Many years ago, (probably around the mid-1980's),...

The lawsuit by BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music says that Cox Internet and Media (of Atlanta, Georgia USA), blew off several copyright notices from two Rightscorp clients. BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music have sued Cox Communications for copyright infringement,...

Welcome to... "Micro-Lesson 031"  This micro lesson teaches a jazz progression in the key of, "Bb Major."  This Micro Lesson takes a look at a 4-bar jazz progression known better through harmonic...

Music industry bodies criticized a UK Parliament bill that finally made it legal for music fans to make copies of music, including ripping their own CDs, for failing to give compensation to the owners of the music. Industry pressure group UK Music criticized the legislation...

Welcome to... "Micro-Lesson 030"  This micro lesson teaches a fast Pentatonic Lick in the key of, "A Minor."  This Micro Lesson takes a look at a fast paced pentatonic minor lick in the key of "A...

If you think the Internet democratized music, think again. The top 1% of musicians earn a whopping 77% of the revenue from recorded music, and it's only getting worse. There isn't a crisis of money in the industry — there's a crisis of equity. Derek Thompson reported in...

Welcome to... "Micro-Lesson 029"  This micro lesson teaches a Jazz Walking Bass-line in, "A Major."  This Micro Lesson breaks down an example of a Jazz Walking Bass-line riff. This riff functions around...

Welcome to... "Micro-Lesson 028"  This micro lesson teaches an Arpeggiated Riff in, "E Minor."  This Micro Lesson takes a look at performing a selection of diatonic chords from the key of "E Minor" as...

A new study turns music theory on its head, making it easier for non-musicians to understand elements of music — perhaps, there are more commonalities than you might have thought. TV On The Radio’s lead singer Tunde Adebimpe once told Rookie, “Songs are like spells, you...

When it comes to getting our Minor key chord progressions to have a strong sound, there's one chord degree that just can't be beat for gaining strength and that's the sixth degree of Natural Minor. This particular harmonic degree offers the composer an extremely substantial...

Guitarist Jim Root shoulders most of the composing duties in his band Slipknot. When asked about his writing style Root says, "For the most part, I just try to imagine our live show and think of the kinds of things that would sound good when I'm up on stage. When you can...

Pop songs, humor and sport themes sit alongside traditional hymns and classics, with Frank Sinatra’s My Way toppled off the top spot for the first time in more than a decade.  The research, carried out by the UK’s largest funeral director, is based on over 30,000 funerals...