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Learn about musical instruments and the world of music. en-nz Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:04:40 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/do-not-buy-cheap-musical-instruments <p>The problems with buying cheap musical instruments or brands that are unknown.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/do-not-buy-cheap-musical-instruments">More</a></p> Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:04:40 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/do-not-buy-cheap-musical-instruments buymusicmusical instrument http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/baroque-and-early-jazz-compared <p>A comparison of Baroque and Early Jazz, two styles of music that one would not normally compare.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/baroque-and-early-jazz-compared">More</a></p> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:49:06 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/baroque-and-early-jazz-compared baroque periodearly jazzjazzmusic styles http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/vibraphone <p>The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp, is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It is similar to the xylophone but uses metal bars instead of the wooden bars.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/vibraphone">More</a></p> Mon, 26 May 2008 04:10:43 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/vibraphone musicmusical instrumentpercussionvibraphonexylophone http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/electric-guitar-history-how-music-was-changed-forever <p>The electric guitar was created as a solution to the soft melodic tone of the acoustic guitar not being heard over larger brass sections. Read more about the history of the electric guitar and the people that developed it.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/electric-guitar-history-how-music-was-changed-forever">More</a></p> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:14:28 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/electric-guitar-history-how-music-was-changed-forever electric guitarguitarhistorymusicmusical instrumentpick-uprockstratocaster http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/music-and-the-human-body <p>Music can have many effects on the human body. It can be used for things like drowning out unpleasant sounds and feelings to encouraging the release of tension. Read about some of the many effects that music can have on the human body... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/music-and-the-human-body">More</a></p> Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:00:03 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/music-and-the-human-body human bodymusic http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/does-music-affect-the-heart-rate <p>Music is an important part in our life, but does music have an unnoticed affect on the human body? Find out how music can affect your breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/does-music-affect-the-heart-rate">More</a></p> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:23:56 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/does-music-affect-the-heart-rate bodyheartmusictempo http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/joining-a-band <p>Although playing solo can be cool, music can sound better when it is played by a band or ensemble. Get more enjoyment out of your music playing by joining a band or starting up your own band.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/joining-a-band">More</a></p> Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:20:35 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/joining-a-band bandensemblesmusic http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/musical-ensembles <p>An quick and easy overview of the different names that can be given to ensembles, ranging from duet and orchestra to a sinfonietta. Finally know what your conductor was talking about.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/musical-ensembles">More</a></p> Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:45:51 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/musical-ensembles ensemblesmusic http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/how-to-care-for-your-skin-drumhead <p>Animal skinned drum heads need care, just like other types of drum heads. Learn to look after and tune the skin on your drumhead. With good care, you will get more use and life from your drum.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/how-to-care-for-your-skin-drumhead">More</a></p> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:55:28 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/how-to-care-for-your-skin-drumhead caredrumheadskin http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/didgeridoo <p>The Didgeridoo is a wind instrument from Australian Aborigines that is thought to be the world's oldest wind instrument. It is essentially a hollow branch with a hole at each end.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/didgeridoo">More</a></p> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:52:25 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/didgeridoo brassdigeridoowind http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/surbahar <p>A surbahar is best described as a bass sitar and was originally used for the Hindustani classical music from North India. The long sustain it has on notes makes it great for playing slow music.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/surbahar">More</a></p> Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:20:08 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/surbahar musical instrumentsitarsurbahar http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/guiro <p>The guiro is a percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a wooden stick along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/guiro">More</a></p> Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:42:37 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/guiro guiromusicmusical instrumentpercussionscraper http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/pochette-violin <p>Pochette violins are small violins that were popular due to their size and the ability to place them into a deep jacket pocket. Originating in the 17th and 18th centuries, they were popular with dance masters who taught in many locations.... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/pochette-violin">More</a></p> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:56:07 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/pochette-violin bowedmusicmusical instrumentpochette violinstringviolin http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/sarod <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/sarod">More</a></p> Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:36:09 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/sarod bowedsarodstring http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/ashiko <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/ashiko">More</a></p> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:18:10 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/ashiko ashikodrummusic http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/darbuka <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/darbuka">More</a></p> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:16:50 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/darbuka Darbukadrum http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/ghatam <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/ghatam">More</a></p> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:16:46 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/ghatam drumghatamindia http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/claves <p>The claves are a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of short wooden sticks that are struck together to produce a clean clicking noise. Cheaper claves can be made out of plastics, but the sound is not of the same quality that wood can achieve. ... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/claves">More</a></p> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:16:43 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/claves clavesmusicmusical instrumentpercussion http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/tambourine <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/tambourine">More</a></p> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:13:22 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/tambourine musical instrumentpercussiontambourine http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/vichitra-veena <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/vichitra-veena">More</a></p> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:12:46 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/vichitra-veena indiapluckedstringvichithra veena http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/jazz <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/jazz">More</a></p> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:12:38 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/jazz jazzmusicstyle http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/thalam <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/thalam">More</a></p> Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:29:16 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/thalam percussionthalam http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/gottuvadhyam <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/gottuvadhyam">More</a></p> Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:28:32 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/gottuvadhyam gottuvadhyamstring http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/psychological-marketing-with-music <p>... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/psychological-marketing-with-music">More</a></p> Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:26:42 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/psychological-marketing-with-music advertisingmarketingmusicpsychology http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/douglas-lilburn <p>Short history of Douglas Lilburn... <a href="http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/douglas-lilburn">More</a></p> Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:01:19 GMT http://www.musicguidebook.com/articles/douglas-lilburn douglas lilburnmusicnew zealand