The traditional music of Ireland is known and appreciated worldwide. It is also the foundation of several modern genres. Moreover, its versatility often allowed Irish musicians to fuse it with more contemporary styles. It is no wonder it has drawn the attention of many music lovers and musicians alike! ...
Learning an instrument is always a hard task, which requires an attentive balance between theory and practice. Any instrument, even a simple recorder or a small ukulele, requires hundreds of thousands of hours of training to be mastered. However, some musical instruments are extremely complex, way more than other ...
When you think of the ocarina, the first thing to come to your mind will probably be 'The Legend of Zelda' world-famous video game, which heavily featured this instrument during the game play. But, the ocarina is actually an ancient instrument. Besides percussion instruments (different kinds of drums and rattles), ...
Guitar players with small hands often find the design of regular guitars to be awkward to play. Therefore, manufacturers offer short-scale guitars for more comfortable playing. There are different aspects, such as neck thickness, shape, and radius. However, these are all things that we can get over. A couple of ...
We usually classify guitar pickups in two large groups – single coils and humbuckers. The problem with such classification is that the P90 pickup is often overlooked. Although essentially a single-coil pickup, the P90 is a class of itself. It features a unique design and delivers a pretty distinctive tone. These ...
The Pan flute is one of the oldest instruments known to humanity. It still persists as a beautiful instrument used in folk music everywhere around the globe with different names and sizes but using the same principle. The name ‘Pan flute’ comes from Ancient Greece and the legend of the creation of this flute by ...
Egg shakers are a fun and great-sounding percussion instrument that just about anybody can learn how to play! They are great for musicians and recording, as well as fun for children to learn how percussion works. Egg shakers are essentially a type of rattle – little egg-shaped (thus the name) rattles made from ...
Great headphones are an essential item when practicing or recording your guitar playing, but you could easily get overwhelmed with all the options out there. If you’re at all serious about playing music, you know how essential good speakers and headphones are. You need to hear the sound you’re making as clear as ...
The intuitive use of the Maracas makes this percussion instrument one of the easiest to stimulate a musical attitude in both kids and adults. Maracas are so easy to play, so versatile and fun, we often forget that they can have an important role in many different genres and styles of music. What is the origin of ...
A good tuner is essential to getting a great sound out of your Ukulele. If you are a ukulele player, you know the importance of a good tuner. It greatly helps with sound quality and makes playing a lot more fun! Ukulele tuners are affordable, user-friendly and usually quite compatible and accurate. The ukulele ...