After jazz, country and Latin music, classical music gets a turn in White Hosue spotlight

White House ready to showcase classical music WASHINGTON ? After showcasing jazz, country and Latin music, the White House is going classical next week. The Nov. 4 lineup for an evening concert in the East Room includes Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Awadagin Pratt. Earlier in the day, the White [...]

Learn To Play Guitar DVD: Improve Your Technical Skills

It seems strange to me how many incorrect assumptions and teachings there are about becoming a better guitarist. Here is one thing that is NOT true.You know what everyone says, “Teaching yourself is the best way to be original”. This is so obviously false its hard to believe that anyone could actually believe it - yet some people still do. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking this is the best way to learn.Listening and studying the music of great classical composers inspired me to study music co

Create A Unique Guitar Playing Style and Identity

by Eugene Walker Learn how to manipulate and mold your sound into something that will set you apart from the rest of the crowd. We’ll reveal some great ideas on how you can make some simple changes that will give you a very unique style. Being Yourself. Who are you? We all remember a point in time where we wished we had the talent and the sound of another guitarist. For many of us, this comparison takes place on a daily basis and can either drive us to work harder or bruise our self-confid

Create A Unique Guitar Playing Style and Identity

by Eugene Walker Learn how to manipulate and mold your sound into something that will set you apart from the rest of the crowd. We’ll reveal some great ideas on how you can make some simple changes that will give you a very unique style. Being Yourself. Who are you? We all remember a point in time where we wished we had the talent and the sound of another guitarist. For many of us, this comparison takes place on a daily basis and can either drive us to work harder or bruise our self-confid

DIANA OLSON INTRODUCES VLAD TO SKOPE READERS

Vlad’s biography says, “Music has the ability to transform, heal and speak to the soul. And when it transcends itself, music is no longer music but rather the truth and philosophy of life. This is the true essence of highly accomplished guitarist, arranger, producer – Vlad… Beyond any musical boundaries, his creations can be described as Contemporary World Fusion, combining a mixture of sounds, from World, Jazz, Pop, Symphonic, Soul and more. Now weave together all of life’s richness and add

An Yngwie Malmsteen Biography

by Nathan Spencer For guitar enthusiasts of America the year 1983 was a turning point. The famous guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen left his native country, Sweden, and emigrated to USA in this year. Yngwie J. Malmsteen is famous for creating a different style of music which is an ear catching fusion of the beauty of both metal bombast and also classical music. This style of Malmsteen sets him apart from other guitarists of his genre. The musical scene changed with his arrival in America, thanks t

Muse Complete Discography (1999-2008)

Muse Complete Discography (1999-2008) Muse are an English alternative rock band that formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy, bassist and backing vocalist Christopher Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard. Muse are known for their energetic and extravagant live performances and their fusion of many music genres, including progressive rock, classical music and electronica. Muse have released four st

5 Things To Do: Saturday

MICHAEL SWAN: SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 2009 gt;gt;gt; 1. Guitarist Vince Brown will be joined by swing violinist Eliza Welch for Swing Café Wine Bar's Jazz in the Cellar from 9-11 p.m. 2. The Tacoma Community College Summer Orchestra will perform Dvorak’s 9th Symphony (the “New World Symphony”) and other pieces for free at 11 a.m. inside TCC's Building 3 Auditorium. 3. It will be downright Mayberry during the Proctor Arts Fest when live music, craft booths, loads of kids’ a

Phish’s Trey Anastasio to perform with the New York Philharmonic

To say I’m excited about this would certainly be an understatement. Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio will be teaming up with the New York Philharmonic for a night of what’s sure to be some fantastic music at Carnegie Hall on September 12 at 8 p.m. Conducted by Asher Fisch, the evening will include orchestrations of classic Anastasio songs and feature the New York premiere of Time Turns Elastic, which blends classical music with rock-blues guitar. “Initially,” says Mr. Anastasio,

New York Philharmonic Teams Up With Phish Front Man

You got jam-band front man in my classical orchestra. You got classical orchestra in my jam-band front man. Either way, the two will share the stage at Carnegie Hall on Sept. 12 when the New York Philharmonic performs a work by Trey Anastasio. In a news release on Monday, publicists for the New York Philharmonic said it would perform “Time Turns Elastic,” a work for vocals, electric guitar and orchestra composed by Mr. Anastasio, the lead singer and guitarist of Phish, and his longtime collabora

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