What Are Your Favorite Songs to Play Air Guitar to?
In Ep. 46 of Soundfly’s podcast, Carter and Mahea are joined by songwriter and “actual” guitarist Dre DiMura to discuss Air Guitar Songs.
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The 9 Best Music Books of 2019 So Far
It’s half-way through 2019 and this year has already been chock-full of great books about music. Don’t stress, we’ll walk you though some of our faves.
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10 Memorable Mid-Song Bass Riffs (And the Techniques Used to Pull Them Off)
Bassists don’t always get the credit they deserve. Here are 10 examples of rock bassists eeking out a moment to let their brilliance shine through.
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10 Famous Song Titles That Never Appear Lyrically in the Song
The generally accepted rule of songwriting these days is that your title should be part or all of your hook, it should appear in the chorus at least once, and it should repeat over and over and over and over and… This is reflective of a “marketing” perspective on songwriting, a legitimate approach to the…
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How Mellotrons Work and What Makes Them So Special
You know the sound from songs like “Strawberry Fields Forever” but now, dive inside the Mellotron and discover why it’s incomparably unique.
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The Unacknowledged Impact Gregg Allman Had on My Life as a Musician
I never listened to the Allman Brothers much, which is probably not what you’d expect to hear from somebody who’s about to write 500 or so words about Gregg Allman. But as I reflected on his passing last week, I realized that Gregg and his brother Duane had a much greater impact on my life as…
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What Makes a Great Debut Album? These 5 Classics Can Teach Us Everything
What makes a great debut album? Its reflection on its time and place in contemporary society? The hype it generates? An ethereal and indescribable showing of artistic genius and virtuosity? While there are certainly patterns and similarities within the athenaeum of commercial music — the “sophomore slump,” the “edgy cover artwork,” or the scorched-earth PR campaigns…
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5 Essential Alternate Tunings for Acoustic Guitar
Go beyond your standard stable of chords and explore a whole new world of alternate tunings to make your songs stand out.
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Discover Alternate Tunings with Led Zeppelin’s Classic Guitar Riffs
The consensus amongst musicians seems to be unanimous: Led Zeppelin has written and performed some of the most high-intensity rock and roll music ever. Yet beneath the fuzzed out, thunderous madness of Valhalla and Middle Earth typically associated with rock’s golden gods, there is a wealth of musical ingenuity and innovation waiting to be uncovered by…
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Uncovering the Jazz Influence in Pop, Rock, and Hip-Hop Classics
+ Bridge the worlds of theory, improvisation, and jazzy hip-hop, and improve your piano chops with Grammy-winner Kiefer in his course, Kiefer: Keys, Chords, & Beats. Jazz music is daunting to wrap one’s ears around. It is safe to say most Americans have a complicated relationship with one of our oldest art forms. Jazz is chronically…
