'Cue the music' is a common phrase that is used when getting a piece of music ready to play, or when directing somebody to start playing. ‘Queue the music’ is not used very often, but it’s technically valid. ‘Queue’ is a very common word in UK English, where those from the US would use the word ‘line’ E.g. “I ...
Frank Sinatra's main genre is best classified as 'traditional pop' or 'classic pop'. However, his songs also straddled between 'easy listening', jazz, swing, and big-band. Defining the genre that Frank Sinatra’s can be a bit challenging. While most casual fans consider him to be a jazz musician, this is partly ...
Ed Sheerans music straddles between pop, folk-pop, and singer-songwriter. He also collaborates with artists from different genres, ranging from grime to hip-hop. Ed Sheeran is an enormously popular musician, having sold over 150 million records worldwide. He is most commonly regarded as a pop musician, and his 2016 ...
A rock band is a musical ensemble that performs rock music. Rock bands most commonly have four members, with two guitarists – one for lead guitar and another for rhythm guitar – a bassist, and a drummer, with one of the members also singing lead vocals. However, there are other formations that include vocalists who ...
Mic monitoring is a feature on headsets that feeds the audio signal from your microphone to your own headphones. This allows you to be able to hear yourself more accurately. When using mic monitoring, people generally speak at a suitably lower volume which improves their microphone audio quality, by not overloading ...
If you have an old car without an aux input, there are still a number of easy ways that you can play music from your phone on your car audio system. You can do this using either an FM transmitter or a car audio cassette adapter. There are options for both aux cables or BlueTooth connections depending on the model ...
A hidden track (or secret track) is a song placed on an album, EP, or single, which is recorded in such a way that the average listener would not notice them. A hidden track is often placed after a large gap of silence after the last song on the release. Hidden tracks are not very commonplace these days due to the ...
The B-side is a secondary recording that gets less attention than the main music releases of an artist (which are referred to as the A-Side tracks). The term B-side originated from its use in vinyl records. The listener would need to physically flip around the record to the opposite side to listen to the remaining ...
When you’re a musician, keeping up with the rhythm of a song is essential. It’s a no brainer to practice your rhythm and train your ears and muscle memory to keep up with different rhythms. In this article we are going to present you with 6 useful rhythm training apps and websites, so you can train easily on your ...
Stage presence is an essential part of being a well-rounded musician. Unlike a recording where the audience will only hear you, in a live performance you will be judged by both their eyes and ears. A natural and smooth stage act will supercharge your performance and ensure that your fans look forward to following ...
Wind chimes have been around for a very long time and for a very good reason. They provide people with beautiful, soothing tunes. They can really brighten anyone’s day. Because they are relatively cheap and easy to make, there are tons of different chimes on the market today. So, to help you make a decision, we’re ...
You can listen to Spotify directly from your web browser without downloading any software. How do you use it? What are the differences between the Spotify Web Player and their desktop and phone apps? We’ll dive into the pros and cons of each. We will also talk about their recent move to support Safari again, which ...