Category Archives: Musical Instruments

Becoming A DJ: 3 Things To Know

I’ve previously spoken about the idea of making money from your musical passion, and I still believe it’s something well worth considering. If you enjoy something, then why don’t you try and make some money out of it?! 

Clearly, there are loads of ways you can get into the music business. But, one of the ‘easiest’ is to become a DJ. DJs have loads of work opportunities as they can play at clubs, weddings, parties, or even on stage at festivals. If you love music, then it might be a brilliant career path for you. 

Before you make any rash decision, there are a few things to know about being a DJ. Here they are: 

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Moving Home: Moving Your Piano Safely

Expert knowledge and experience are essential to the safe transporting of your piano to your new home. It is important to ensure that you get a fully insured and dedicated team of professionals to do the removal. So how do you tell removal companies apart?

The key to getting the right piano movers is to ask the right questions. It is not enough to simply ask whether a company can move pianos, you need to be more specific. You need to know whether they have experience of moving grand or upright pianos and the type of equipment they use to achieve piano removals.

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4 Easy Ways To Improve Your Guitar Playing

It doesn’t matter if you’re somewhat a novice or a more experienced guitarist, the likelihood is that if you have a passion for your craft, you’ll want to better yourself. Sometimes when you get into a set routine with your playing, it can be tough to know how to shake things up. Never fear, here come a few ideas to ensure you see fast results! 

 Keep it fresh 

When you’ve got your fav tunes learnt and perfected, it’s easy to get into habits of repeating yourself each time you practice. It’s vital to learn by repetition and keep up your craft, yet if you want to advance further, make sure that you learn something new every day. It doesn’t have to be an entire song, of course; it could be one new chord, a strum pattern, a new technique or piece of advice from a trusted source. If you ensure that you are keeping it fresh with new things all the time, you’ll become quickly become more of a versatile and rounded guitarist. 

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Stop Gigging From Ruining Your Health

Going to gigs is a great hobby. Who doesn’t love seeing their idols on stage? There’s nothing quite like the thrill of live music and seeing your favorite band play, but do you ever think about your health when you’re going to gig after gig? It could have an impact on your future.

Stop gigging from ruining your health with the following tips.

Protect your ears

Hearing music live is an incredible feeling, but it’s not always great for your hearing – especially if you prefer to be at the front of the room. While it might not affect you much right now, too many nights of live music could harm your hearing in the future. 

There are different things you can do to protect your hearing at a gig, including wearing ear protection. If signs of tinnitus (ringing in your ears) start appearing, you’ll want to look at hearing aid solutions for people with tinnitus to help ease your symptoms. Try standing back from it all once in a while, and give your ears a long break between gigs.

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Hobbies to Try Out if You’re Stressed or Anxious

Every now and again you will get to a point where you have just had enough. Whether work is frustrating you or home life is hectic, you’re bound to get stressed or anxious from time to time. Luckily, there are a number of ways in which you can relieve your stresses and try out a new hobby. You could play the ukelele, head out onto the sports field or take up cooking; there are so many different activities that will relieve your stresses and bring a smile to your face. Consider some of the following hobbies and you will always have a go-to stress reliever at hand.

Golf

There is something calming about the wide, green, open space of a golf course. As long as you have the right equipment, you don’t really need anything else to take up this hobby. Check out your local country club and make sure you look into the best lightweight golf bags. Golf could be a new sport that you take up on the weekends or when you feel particularly stress.  Strike that ball from the tee and all of your worries will fly away with it!

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Playing The Ukulele

Have you been searching for a fun instrument to play? If so, a ukulele definitely fits into this category. There is a lot to enjoy about this sort of instrument. In this blog post, we will take a look at the benefits associated with learning to play the ukulele, as well as providing you with some useful tips on doing so.

Why should you learn to play the ukulele?

There are many reasons why playing the ukulele comes recommended. This includes the following:

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4 Encouraging Tips for Your Child to Learn to Play a Violin

Motivation is an important aspect in your child’s learning process. This is especially true when it comes to playing musical instruments. If you want your kids to learn how to play the violin, there are some helpful tips to encourage them to hone such talent.

How to Encourage Kids to Practice Playing Violin

Perhaps, the best way to motivate a child to learn playing an instrument is not through giving rewards. It’s actually not a good idea since it develops your child’s motivation in dependence with rewards. So here are the most encouraging tips to get your child excited in playing the violin:

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