Music & Instruments: Page 87

In this video series, learn some beginner tips on how to play classical music on the piano. Our expert pianist will give you a few pointers related to practice methods, including how to tackle complicated passages, how to build your skill level by starting small, keeping tempo, what to do if you make a mistake, where to focus your eyes, and even a few suggestions for the best types of pianos suited to classical music.

Shoshana Cook shows us how to play piano by ear in this series of videos.

In this instructional video series you will learn how to play an off-beat snare drum to a swing beat. Our expert Peter Van Dyck shares techniques for creating a basic 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 these do it yourself guitar tech videos, learn how to set up a Fender Telecaster electric guitar. Our expert will walk you through some basic techniques, including how to make truss rod adjustments, how to set the string level, and how to change the pickup height—all tips for helping you get the best sound out of your guitar.

In this series of videos you'll learn how to setup a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. Expert guitar repair technician The Ferret shows you how to get the most out of your classic instrument by making a few minor adjustments to various parts of the guitar. He'll demonstrate how to adjust the truss rod, raise and lower the bridge, and flip the saddle bridge on your Les Paul guitar.

Justin explains how to play this electric guitar song: "Can't Stop" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In part 2 he goes over the chorus, the bridge, and the guitar solo.

Learn how to play guitar with this classic Lynyrd Skynyrd song from our favorite guitar teacher Justin Sandercoe. This is the first video but make sure you watch the second one so you can play all of "Sweet Home Alabama". This is really for advanced players.

In this video you'll learn to play Eric Claptons cover of Down & and Out. This version isn't exactly the same but close enough. Make sure to watch part two so you don't miss any main points of the song.

In this two part video you'll learn how to change a G string on an acoustic guitar. Of course, besides learning how to change the string, Justin explains how to know WHEN to change them.

In this video series, our expert Casey Cormier will give you an introduction to the double or upright bass, show you how to handle it, and tell you all about the different parts of the instrument.

In this video series, watch as percussion master Alex Spurkel teaches how to play the doumbek African drum. Learn different hits and forms for this African percussion instrument in these quick and easy step by step music lesson and get useful drumming tips to improve rhythm and form.

In these advanced guitar lessons on video, learn how to develop your skills even further. Our expert will show you how to play guitar in the seven modes, or interval frameworks, of diatonic music (in the key of A).

In these guitar lessons on video, learn how to change chord voicings by playing moveable chords, barre chords, and using a capo. These three techniques will help you transcribe the music you have in your head just as you hear it.

Watch this instructional video series and join the proud ranks of so many who have gone before, who have made the paths of blues music straight and level. Our expert guitar player will show you how to play the basic 12 bar blues pattern with the standard I-IV-V chord progression.

This is a great series that shows the step by step process of creating a recording studio from the ground up and how it is soundproofed along the way. You will learn about the insulation used, how rooms are designed and the differences between each room and the acoustics of each.

Our expert, Hope Wells, shows you some basic ideas for teaching music to children. Using a piano, Hope teaches basic beats, reading notes, and staffs.

In this videos you will learn how to take care of your trumpet, clean the valves and play basic scales, then you can dream of playing dark clubs and soaring solos.

In this series of brass instrument care videos from our music professional, J.D. Keating will learn how to take apart your horn, soak it, clean it and put it back together again.

In these guitar lessons on video, learn some acoustic guitar tips that will help push you over the hump and up to the next level, especially if you are a beginner guitarist.

John Aguilar, shows you basic but vital information on how to get started playing rhythms on the piano such as the boogie and the waltz.

Our expert, Kevin, shows you how to tune a tube and how to play octaves. Learn how to control your volume and range.

If you have taken up the tuba, it is a good idea to know how to take care of your instrument. Our expert, Kevin Smith, shows you how to perform tuba maintanence. Kevin shows you how clean your tuba with cloths and brushes.

We're going to learn some chords to play over a 2-5-1 chord progression in C. We will look at different neck positions and chord shapes to generate unique sounds.

In this lesson, we're going to experiment with the melodic minor scale. We will be jamming on a one chord, Bb7 vamp. If you are not familiar with the melodic minor scale, you should practice it because it is useful in so many more situations than just this video.

This lesson soloing. This chord progression has been used to create many, many hits in just about every genre of popular music. During this lesson, we will investigate the D major pentatonic scale. You may still use the D minor pentatonic scale, but the best players can switch between major and minor pentatonic at will. The D major pentatonic scale is exactly the same as the Bm pentatonic scale. When you play D major pentatonic you are playing Bm pentatonic as well. This is called relative...

Watch banjo expert Geoff Hohwald teach you how to play faster by teaching you two basic chords and how to switch between them efficiently. While the video starts out slowly, it eventually grows in speed so that you too can become a banjo master.

Watch banjo expert Geoff Hohwald teach you the basics of rhythm techniques of banjo also known as chopping or vamping. While it may seem to be a boring skill, being good at vamping is actually the key to great bluegrass music.

Learn the right hand position for banjo with instructor Geoff Hohwald. In this video, Mr. Hohwald explains the intricacies of the right hand position including the subtleties of the xy position which has importance in tone.

Watch banjo expert Geoff Hohwald teach you how to play the banjo arrangement "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms." This is a good lesson for beginners as it has easy measures. This video breaks the arrangement into pieces for accelerated learning

Learn how to play the banjo classic "Cripple Creek" in this instructional video. This song is especially great for beginners due to its slow speed and easy notes.

This video is a guitar lesson for beginners. Learn how to play the Phrygian mode (A major scale starting on the third degree). A tab and slow example of the finger board movement are included.

Brad Davis explains how he uses a double G tuning on the top two strings of his guitar. Convenient for using the top strings as a bass line. Demonstrations in a bluegrass and blues style are performed.

Justin Cantor discusses how to develop a good tone on the cello. Several techniques to get a range of sounds are discussed along with the variables, bow speed, pressure and contact point.

This video is a demonstration of proper shifting technique on the cello. Learn the different hand shifting methods: The underhand and the overhand. Each movement is broken down and explained in detail.

In these lion dance video instruction clips, learn about the music of the Southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance and how it influences and directs the ceremony. Listen to the cymbals and drums as the Buddha puts the lion through its paces, taunting him with his fan. Learn how the different instruments create emotional soundscapes related to the narrative of the lion dance. Get an in-depth look at Chinese lion dance drum music in this video series, a thousand years in the making.

Jim Dufresne taught 20 years in Community College and currently teaches at S.W. Academy. In this series of videos he shows you how to use an elbow while playing the guitar.

In this series of video music lessons, expert drummer Alex Kasmirov demonstrates several tips for playing the snare drum. You'll learn tips on choosing drum sticks, cross stick techniques, how to hit rim shots and how to build dynamics in drumming. You'll also learn tips on how to care for your snare drum and drum sticks, and how using a mirror can help improve your drumming.

This is a great video series that addresses all the wonderful possibilities that you can do with GarageBand. Our expert, David Jackel, walks you through everything step by step and shows you just how easy it is to start a new session and either use the built in loops that come with GarageBand or how to record your own instruments live. He shows you how to edit the loops and the real audio from your instrument and also how to add video to the audio you have created. GarageBand is the perfect...

Playing dobro guitar involves using a slide made of steel or brass to sound notes on the fretboard, instead of the traditional method of pressing down with the fingers. In these online guitar lessons on video, learn techniques to play acoustic slide guitar music.

Here you can learn about bluegrass picking on the acoustic guitar from Reno McCormick.