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How could certain styles of music isn’t more popular?

April 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Performing Arts

thomas m asked: I saw a person ask , if you could play any instrument Flawlessly which would it be?
The answers surprised me. People were listing instruments for jazz and classical music. I expected to see guitar, bass, drums, piano, etc
If people Enjoy these types of instruments, why isn’t Jazz and such much more popular? [...]

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How do these songs for my first gig sound?

February 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Performing Arts

epitome of innocence asked: Me and my guitar. At a cafe. What do you think?
1st Set:
1. Say It’s Possible ~ Terra Naomi
2. Santeria ~ Sublime
3. Bubbly ~ Colbie Caillat
4. Umbrella ~ Rhianna
5. I Can’t Make You Love Me ~ Bonnie Raitt
6. Sea Of Love ~ Cat Power
7. Hallelujah ~ Jeff Buckley
8. Little White [...]

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play guitar in jazz band?

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Performing Arts

dog with smurk asked: there’s a jazz band at school. I know how to play the guitar pretty well. I just started learning standard notation. Do you think I can play the acoustic guitar in the high school band?Emerson

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Jazz piano advice?

January 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Performing Arts

Mike asked: I have played both piano and guitar, know basic music theories (chord, scales, etc), can read music but very slowly, have pretty good ears (used to transcribe guitar tablature a lot) but have little rhythmic sense when it comes down to reading from sheet music, and not that good at piano (pretty good [...]

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