Music & Instruments: Page 85

"An older gentleman told me the other day "no one makes any records anymore!" Well, I thought to myself; "millions of people make records every week, just not on vinyl or tape like in the old days..."

In this instructional video series you will learn how to play several contemporary drum beats. Our expert, Shaun Schaefer, shares techniques for creating a bossa nova drum beat, adding fills, and offers tips and advice on how to begin the process and walks you through some great informational steps to becoming a more advanced drummer.

In this video series, our expert will demonstrate how to build stamina, speed and control in drumming. Expert Kevin Grossman demonstrates these exercises that, with practice, will definitely improve your drumming skills.

Learn to play the slide guitar. This is a beginner lesson.

In this 2 part electric guitar lesson you will learn how to use various methods to use doublestops.

In this lesson you will learn how to play funk guitar like James Brown using rhythm, chords, and other techniques.

In this lesson you will learn the proper techniques for picking. Learn how to hold and use the pick with both electric and acoustic guitars.

In this guitar lesson you will learn how to sound like Carlos Santana.

In this guitar lesson you will learn all about octaves. This technique is used by bands like The Foo Fighters, System of a Down, and Bush and can be used on both electric and acoustic guitars.

In this guitar lesson you will learn how to play scales in thirds for a killer sound and riffs. Demonstrated here with minor pentatonic scale and the major scale.

Learn how to rock and play electric guitar like Judas Priest.

In this video series, our expert Mike Lais will teach you how to change the strings on your guitar. He will teach you how to pick the right kind of string for the kind of guitar playing you want to do. He will also teach you how to loosen the strings, remove them from the guitar head and bridge, and put the new string on the guitar head and bridge.

David Taub explains how to get the same thick tone as Stevie Ray Vaughan.

In this video series, watch as professional violinist Jason Salmon teaches you how to play scales on a violin in B flat. Improve your music theory and violin playing technique with the help of these instructional videos.

In this video series, watch as professional violinist Jason Salmon teaches you how to play scales on a violin in Eb (flat) major. Improve your music theory and violin playing technique with the help of these instructional videos.

In these music studio recording and production videos, learn how to use a 4-track reel to reel tape recorder to capture your vocals, guitar parts, drums, record songs, or even make a demo CD. Our expert will walk you through the operation of a fairly simple reel to reel machine in several steps, including the basic and advanced functions, rear components, using mics and connecting to other mixing boards, recording on four different tracks, mixdown, bouncing tracks, and final tips for mastering...

Now that you know the power of the music, in this video series, learn how to use a Korg Triton Studio synthesizer to create songs and melodies of your own. Our synth expert, RT Ouk, will explain many of the basic functions in detail, including how to use the different modes on the Triton keyboard, such as the Combination Mode, the Program Mode, the Sequencer, the S. Play Mode, the Sampling Mode, and the Global Mode. Also get tips on often used buttons like Disk, Compare and Menu, which allow...

Our synth expert, Ryan Larson, will explain the basic sequencing process step by step, including how to use samples, setup and create loops, choose and add effects to tracks, record instruments like a thumping bass drum, crisp hi hat cymbals, tight snare hits, and other percussion, add bass lines, keyboard melodies and horns, how to mix tracks, and even how to play the sequencer for a live performance.

In this video series, watch as jazz artist Ryan Larson teaches basic swing progressions on an upright bass. Learn how to find the frets and chart the scales. Get tips on simple bass progressions and melodic patterns. With these easy online upright bass lessons.

In these free jazz piano lessons on video, pianist Ryan Larson teaches us not only how to improve our freestyle technique, but also how to read and write music—since you are only able to improvise with what you know. Keyboard lessons include how to play 5th chords, how to do chord progressions in the key of Eb major, how to use sharps, flats and intervals, how to play bass lines, how to change chord voicings, and how to play different melodies on the piano.