Pop music can be found everywhere – in clubs or on the radio; its familiar beat can make you move or tap your feet – but what does pop sound like exactly? Pop vocals are of paramount importance; they must sound pure and polished for optimal listening pleasure. Harmonies may also be added on as […]
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Reggae music has long served as a form of social commentary, exploring themes related to inequality, wealth and power; often focused on exploiting those under a system known as Babylon that exploits them further. Culture music and lovers’ rock, a moderate-tempo style of reggae that emphasizes love, are still prevalent alongside dancehall. Dub, with its
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Country music is built upon masterful storytelling, and one way to enhance its power is with powerful videos. Sometimes these can be emotional while at other times they can bring smiles. This clip from Carrie Underwood shows her distinctive style and stage presence, as well as interviews with fans before her performance in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Blue notes add tension and contrast with major chord progressions. There are several heptatonic and nonatonic blues scales; we will focus on six-note E minor blues scale for this article. To play this scale correctly, special fingering must be employed. Start with the thumb on E and move through until reaching B with your ring
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Metal music genre has often been perceived as aggressive and violent. Correlational studies connecting it to suicide attempts and delinquency have resulted in policy responses and restrictions at mental health facilities and correctional facilities. However, it is crucial to distinguish between anger and aggression. Studies show that listening to metal doesn’t increase anger but instead
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Major chords for piano can be found across a wide variety of music genres, lending each track an upbeat, cheerful sound. Furthermore, major chords provide a good starting point to explore various voicing and improvisation techniques. A major chord consists of three notes stacked atop each other, where each note’s interval from its root tone
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In the 2000s, producers mastered festival banger production and went on to work with some of pop music‘s most unique artists, leading to niche genres like Moombahton (created by Washington DC nightclub DJ Dave Nada). “Smack My Bitch Up” seamlessly combined electronic, punk, and rock influences to become one of the decade’s most beloved tracks.
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Setting pickup height can significantly impact your bass guitar tone. Here, we discuss various factors that will help you select an ideal pickup height for your bass. Humbuckers perform best when placed close to the strings, though there may be issues such as “wolf tones” (more common with single coils) that arise due to magnetic
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Bass guitars feature four, five or six strings tuned one octave lower than electric guitars to provide low frequency foundation for songs – making them sound full and strong. Frequency of strings depends on their length and how it’s depressed (‘fretted’) by left-hand fingers; longer strings have lower frequencies while shorter ones have higher ones.
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An easy way to remember which note makes up a major chord is its root, third and fifth tones – however there may be other considerations such as inversions that make transitioning easier between chords. An altered seventh is created when the seventh note is lowered by half step to create a minor seventh chord,
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