I notice that to be a common question in this generation, especially on the Internet. It seems that people of all ages are asking it today. Things are not at all like they were back in the 1950’s when I was a kid growing up. I never heard of such a question being asked back then. Mind you, there was no need to ask it either, because Continue reading What’s Wrong With Today’s Music? »
Feb 11
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What’s Wrong With Today’s Music?
Posted by RogerW | Tags: Beatles, Beethoven, Chopin, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, money, Mozart, music, musical experts, Rolling Stones, rubbish, Schubert | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
Feb 11
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When To Start Learning A Musical Instrument
Posted by RogerW | Tags: best & brightest musicians, desire to learn, Learning musical instrument, musical instrument, musical instruments, passion | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
There are as many opinions on when to start learning a musical instrument as there are musical instruments themselves. This article is simply an opinion too, but if this question is being asked by a parent or guardian about their child or children, I would encourage them to trust in their own intuition, rather than get too Continue reading When To Start Learning A Musical Instrument »
Feb 11
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Why Learn A Musical Instrument?
Posted by RogerW | Tags: desire to learn, Learn musical instrument, more intelligent, musical instrument, musical skills | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
All sorts of experts and researchers are telling us that the music student is likely to be far more intelligent than the person without musical skills. Better to learn a musical instrument than learn computer they say, especially if you want to develop abstract reasoning skills, supposedly necessary for the study of mathematics & Continue reading Why Learn A Musical Instrument? »
Oct 10
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How Much Do Drum Kits Cost?
Posted by RogerW | Tags: cheap drum kits, cost, cymbals, drum fittings, drum kit, drum kits, learner drummer, second-hand drums | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
When it comes time for the learner drummer to make a decision on which drum kit to buy, he or she will be inundated with all sorts of information, opinions and pressures, so it is not a decision that should be taken lightly. When asking how much do drum kits cost, it is advisable to think of “cost” in greater terms than simply that of a Continue reading How Much Do Drum Kits Cost? »
Oct 10
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What Are The Benefits of Taking Drum Lessons?
Posted by RogerW | Tags: band, benefits, drum lessons, drummer, drums, musician, orchestra | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
The most common misconception about drummers from people in general is that they are not thought of as musicians. How many drummers have been asked by the uninitiated, “And do you play any other instrument?” It’s their weird way of finding out if the drummer is “musical” or not. If the drummer should inform that person that they do not play another instrument, it confirms their (misguided) Continue reading What Are The Benefits of Taking Drum Lessons? »
Oct 10
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How Do You Know If You Have A Musical Talent?
Posted by RogerW | Tags: hidden musical talent, hidden talent, interesting word talent, musical talent, talent | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
Interesting word “talent.” One dictionary describes it as, a special natural ability or aptitude and a capacity for achievement or success; ability. If that is true then the good news is everybody has talent. How come? Because everybody is special, everybody is natural, everybody has ability, and everybody has a capacity for achievement. Success? Well what’s that? How do you Continue reading How Do You Know If You Have A Musical Talent? »
Oct 10
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How Much Do Piano Lessons Cost?
Posted by RogerW | Tags: cost, piano, piano course, piano lessons, piano lessons cost | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
It’s an interesting word, “cost.” A man was very proud of the second-hand motorcar he bought recently. He said got it at a bargain price. The problem was, from thereon in the cost to him was enormous. Everything he imagined to go wrong with his “bargain” did go wrong. To get it to work properly and safely he ended up with a Continue reading How Much Do Piano Lessons Cost? »
Oct 10
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Why Take Drum Lessons?
Posted by RogerW | Tags: drum, drum lessons, drummers, drumming rudiments, drums, play drums, playing the drums | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
The drumming enthusiast sees his favorite drummer performing magnificently behind the drum kit and he says to himself, “I’m gonna play like that!” So he saves up his money buys the best set of drums he can lay his hands on and starts to go to work. And he’s not too bad either – for someone who’s never had a lesson. “Why take drum lessons?” he asks, seeing no need for them at all.
That’s the way it is for many drummers. They’re Continue reading Why Take Drum Lessons? »
Oct 10
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What Skills Are Needed To Play The Drums?
Posted by RogerW | Tags: healthy positive mindset, insight, mental skills, patience, physical skills, play the drums, self-discipline, skills | Categories: WhataGreatHelp | No Comments
According to the mother of a 14 year-old who’s keen to learn them, her friend recently informed her that the only skills needed to play the drums were to purchase some drum sticks and a practice pad from the local music store, then come home and, “let him go bang-bang-bang!”
Any skilled drummer knows that’s pretty Continue reading What Skills Are Needed To Play The Drums? »
