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http://www.capotastomusic.com Piano sheet music notes to the song La Paloma. Free sheet music for easy piano in PDF format. You can download the printable music notes at Capotasto Music!

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Trumpet sheet music notes with piano accompaniment. Download La Paloma free printable PDD sheet music for trumpet at http://www.capotastomusic.com

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Metallica – Nothing Else Matters www.mikesguitarlessons.com Solo Free Online Guitar Lesson Tablature Sheet Music MP3 Itunes enter sandman welcome home sanatarium unforgiven

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My interpretation of “Comptine no.9″ , an unpublished piece by Yann Tiersen

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Preparing to audition for a part in a musical is daunting at best and petrifying at worst for those whose lives have not revolved around singing since early childhood. Some people just know music from having grown up around it. They seem to breathe it and it oozes out their pores. They know every song from every musical, even the obscure ones. At the least provocation they will start to belt out a song so appropriate to the moment that it’s scary, and on key too, hitting every single note. And they don’t seem to freeze up in the face of their audience either. While singing, they’re in their element.

Not everyone is blessed with such a natural command of the audio waves, or with such finely tuned vocal cords. Nor is everyone able to act natural and at ease in front of an audience while singing.

There’s no question that it’s fun to participate in a play, and many people are willing to have a smaller role in a community theater production. Many can shine in such a situation. But what about when the only production your school or local theater is planning is a musical, and you know your singing voice is less than angelic?

Perhaps you enjoy lifting up your voice in singing, but others ask you politely (or not so politely) to refrain from joining in so as not to ruin the song. Maybe even you as well as everyone else can hear your voice crack or warble on many of the notes. And yet, you really want to be in the musical, and you don’t want to just do tech once again this year.

Here are some tips for how to handle this worrisome event.

Tip #1: Read the script. Know what the musical is about and know the characters. Choose a character to audition for that you are well suited to. The character should have your body type and (obviously) your gender. If you’re a large, hairy older male, don’t audition for the part of a slim, innocent teenage maiden.

Tip #2: Choosing your music. Choosing the right music to sing for the audition is of utmost importance. Usually, you don’t sing a song for the audition that is from the musical. Chose another piece of music. Choose one that is in your voice range, without too many high or low notes. You can choose any song, however, songs from other musicals often provide you with a platform to showcase your strong points. You can usually show a lot of expression and movement with them, and this will show your abilities even if your voice cracks. Songs from musicals are likeable and you can usually find the music for them.

Tip #3: When to start. Don’t wait to start preparing for the audition. Searching for the right music can be very time consuming. Sometimes the most important criteria for your choice is not how much you like the song, but whether the music is available!

Tip #4: Finding music for your song. Usually the casting director requires you to bring the music without lyrics on a CD or audiotape or the sheet music for piano. You can buy sheet music online, but you can also get it at a music store or in the music library of a local school. Many songs are available online for free as midi files, although the quality is not necessarily the best. Often you will only have 30-60 seconds to sing, so you can usually find just a portion of the music online, enough for one or two verses and one chorus. Download it, save it and burn it to CD or hook up your computer to your audiotape player and copy it to an audiotape.

Tip #5: Practice, practice, practice. There is no such thing as too much practice. Be sure you have the words memorized so that you never wonder what the next word is. Sing the song everywhere you go when you’re alone. Belt it out in the shower. Sing in the car. Practice with the music until you have it perfect to the note. Practice your hand movements, facial expressions and actions too until they have become ingrained and you don’t have to think about them. Let the actions follow the words. Use your whole body to sing and sing from your belly, not from your throat.

Tip #6: Consider getting a voice coach. If you’re not a singer, this is a very good idea. A voice coach will help you improve your singing and your presentation considerably, and they will give you confidence.

Tip #7: Get a good night’s sleep. Go in to the audition rested, not frazzled and worried. Show your best side. Wear appropriate clothing.

Tip #8: Warm up your vocal cords. Before you sing your song at the audition, do all your usual voice warm-ups and more. Warm up your body, too, with stretching and movement.

Tip #9: Dealing with fear. Everybody is scared at an audition. Everybody really wants to get a part; so freezing up is not unusual. The casting director is aware of this. The very best thing you can do is to relax and allow spontaneity in your performance. Show your best side. Show your expressiveness and acting ability even when you know you’ve missed a note. And don’t sing quietly. Stage singers need to make their voices reach the farthest corner of the auditorium.

Tip #10: The actual audition. When you perform your song, forget all your practicing. Just be spontaneous. You know the material very well – now just have fun with it. If you make a mistake, just go right on. (Don’t stop in the middle and say “Oops” or “Sorry.” Be energetic. The casting director wants to see how well you can act as well as how well you can sing. Keep smiling. If you miss a note, or if your voice won’t obey what your mind tells it to do, just keep going and don’t look like you think you’ve made a mistake. And when you’re done, give a little bow and walk off the stage with confidence.

Good luck! With a smile and a song in your heart, you’ll do well!

Kevin Sinclair
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/auditioning-for-a-musical-for-the-uninitiated-93697.html

This article is devoted to learning how to play guitar (and even those just thinking about learning to play or giving the gift of music to a loved one) and how to approach gaining some kind of proficiency on the instrument. Now, we’ve all seen people playing the guitar at various times, sometimes on TV, sometimes up close (a real treat), playing various kinds of music and at varying skill levels. I think the hardest obstacle to overcome when you’re /www.activemusician.com”>learning how to play the guitar or thinking about starting is the thought that playing the guitar is only something musicians can do, or is only for people who are musically inclined. The simple fact is that anyone can learn to play the guitar. It’s just a matter of spending some time with it on a regular basis, and practicing in a manner that’s both fun and productive. Once it becomes part of your routine, it’s only a matter of time before your skill level and confidence develop.

When I started learning the guitar, there were a couple of learning aids I found to be indispensable. They include:

• Learning to Play Guitar Chord Reference Book – This is really helpful when you’re not sure how to play an F chord or a B minor, or want to learn some other ways to play it
• Artist Songbook – This is a songbook which has the piano, lyrics, and guitar chords to your artist’s favorite songs, and is great for learning how to strum and change from chord to chord
• Classical Guitar Book – This helps you familiarize yourself with the feel of scales and arpeggios, and also improves your sight reading
• Guitar Tab Songbook – As you progress, you’re going to want to play some of the guitar parts from your favorite songs note-for-note, meaning exactly as your favorite guitarist plays them. This type of book has the music for this both in standard notation and guitar tablature

I had a very insightful guitar teacher who started off each lesson by showing me a new chord and how to play it. Some good chord reference books that tackle these types of chords are the Whole Book of Guitar Chords and The First Book of Chords for the Guitar both written by Dan Fox. Once I had a feel for the chord, he would choose a song from a songbook from one of my favorite bands that used this chord (say a B minor or an A7) and would have me learn that song using an appropriate strum pattern. My mom played the piano, and would often visit the music store to buy sheet music songbooks from her favorite artists, so eventually I got her to buy me a few gems of this type:

• Beatles Complete – This is a valuable book for two reasons. One is that it’s The Beatles. The second is that The Beatles composed songs with relatively few and very easy to play chords (“I Saw Her Standing There” has three), and also songs with many and often unorthodox chords (“Michelle” has, um, a lot), especially when used in rock music. This makes it a great vehicle for learning new chords incrementally via their songs
• Neil Young – Decade - My brother wore out this recording and when I started playing some of the tunes from it on the guitar, it gave his little brother some instant credibility. Many of the songs in this book were recorded by Neil on the acoustic guitar, so it lends itself to the beginner who’s learning on an acoustic
• Led Zeppelin Complete – This is a strange and beautiful book. It has the main guitar riffs for every Led Zeppelin song on the first five albums (I – IV and House of the Holy) but it’s in standard notation. I spent a summer learning every song in this book and not only did my guitar playing improve, but so did my sight reading
• Eric Clapton Deluxe Revised – This contains some of the best songs from Cream, the Layla disc by Derek and the Dominoes, and some of Eric’s early solo work, but it’s unique in that it has a separate section with some of Eric’s best guitar solos transcribed. Eric is a great role model when you start learning how to play a guitar solo, because some of his solos are simple enough that they can be played by a beginning-intermediate guitar player (though it takes a lifetime to learn to play it with as much feeling as Eric)

Once we covered the chord of the week and the song that went with it, we would tackle a classical piece. One of the best classical books I can recommend, especially if you’re not a classical guitarist, is Classical Studies for Pick-Style Guitar – Volume 1. This book is great for developing your right-hand picking and also for developing your sight reading since all the music is in standard notation. There are some interesting pieces by Matteo Carcassi, which require you to arpeggiate various chords, and also some Bach Inventions that are arranged for duet guitar, so you can play with a friend. You can hear how this sounds in an on-line guitar lesson I created at WholeNote – Bach’s 8th Invention.

The one thing that’s changed over the past decade in sheet music for guitarists is the emergence of guitar tab songbooks. In the late 1990′s, an archive of guitar tablature files was collectively created and dubbed the On-Line Guitar Archives (OLGA), in which random guitarists from around the world created text files containing their own transcriptions of how to play your favorite songs by your favorite bands. The problem was that the quality and accuracy of the transcription was hit or miss. Sheet music companies finally wised up and started releasing accurate note-for-note transcription books, which were the real deal. In my day, you were a god if you could play the guitar solo, “Eruption”, played by Eddie Van Halen off Van Halen I, because you had to learn it by ear off the record, which is pretty much impossible. Today, you can just buy the Van Halen I guitar tab songbook and get all the music for Eruption both in guitar tab and standard notation. Oh, and they also throw in the rest of the songs from Van Halen I, and from Van Halen II, as well. I’ve always loved the whacked-out intro that Eddie plays in Mean Street, which opens the Fair Warning recording. The Van Halen Guitar Anthology Series has the tab for this, note for note, including every last harmonic, pick scrape, bend, and tap. It’s unbelievable. And it’s not just Van Halen. You can find similar guitar tab songbooks for The Beatles, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Nirvana, Green Day, Audioslave and pretty much anyone else you can think of.

Finally, as you develop your practice routine, the one thing most often overlooked during practice is being able to play in time. When you start to get comfortable with chords and strumming, there’s a natural tendency to stop or to hesitate while switching between chords. A good metronome will make you aware of this and force you to play in time. The Qwik Time QT-7 Quartz Metronome is a good budget option and provides a good click, while the Wittner Wood Case Metronome w/ Bell and Cover is the kind you can hang onto forever and pass along from generation to generation (and I should know – I have one from my grandfather). The Fender MT-1000 Chromatic Tuner/Metronome is unique in that you get both a metronome and a guitar tuner in one convenient package. Very handy, indeed.

You too can learn to play the guitar today! Hopefully, this gives you a bit of direction as you learn to play the guitar. Remember that it’s simply a matter of spending some time regularly practicing some of the basics and then applying them to your favorite music. Keep expanding your knowledge of the basic chords and learn to play songs that use them, along with the strumming patterns of the tune. Combined with some classical pieces for dexterity and developing your sight-reading chops, you’ll be well on your way to mastering the guitar in no time!

Christopher Sung
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/learn-to-play-guitar-a-beginners-guide-88437.html

TAB, which is short for tablature, is a good way for many people to learn to play the guitar. When learning to play the flute, piano, saxophone, violin, and other types of music, a person uses written music. However, the guitar is different in that chord diagrams are used instead. Now, some people have the ability to read chord music quite well while other people struggle. Because of this, a different method of learning was devised whereby a person can learn guitar TAB.

Tablature is simply a way in which a series of notes are written so a person can learn a riff or run on the guitar. For many individuals, the option to learn guitar TAB is a blessing, helping them learn quickly and with much less frustration. However, you need to understand that while TAB has many benefits, a few drawbacks do exist.

First, when playing the guitar, you are playing not only notes but also rhythm. With TAB, transferring information specific to an intended rhythm is difficult, if not impossible to do. For instance, if you play a musical instrument using sheet music, part of the music shows the rhythm so you know how fast or slow a song should be played. However, when you learn guitar TAB, this rhythm information is not there. For this reason, most people will choose a song they already know the rhythm to so all they have to learn are the notes.

A major difference in how a person would learn guitar with TAB is that the lines on the sheet music have lines that represent the guitar strings. In addition, the music would have dots on the lines, which is the appropriate finger placement. With this, you simple look at the fingers and place yours on the guitar string to match. Again, for many people to learn guitar TAB is the only way they can grasp this particular instrument.

Another important thing to know about TAB is that as you read the TAB, the line on the bottom is the sixth or deepest pitched string on the guitar while the top line is the first or highest string. You will also find when you learn guitar TAB that the dots may or may not be accompanied by a number, which is a reference to the fret on that particular string you need finger. For this, you would make the decision as to the finger used.

Then, as you learn guitar TAB, understand that if a song has two or more notes needing to be played simultaneously, they would show up on the TAB with one directly above the other. Additionally, when looking at a tablature, anything that shows up as an “O” means an open string or no finger placement on that particular string.

For most people who learn guitar TAB the beginning is a bit awkward and confusing but with time, it will soon become extremely easy. Many people learning to play guitar prefer this method for a number of reasons. In addition to being visually easier to learn, hundreds of TAB songs are now available online, giving them a much greater selection of songs to learn without having to pay for expensive DVDs, CDs or instructional material.

Nick seigal
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/learn-guitar-tab-does-it-help-you-teach-yourself-guitar-420712.html

I need a website where i can get piano sheet music, for almost any songs…please and thank you….

Here is my best choice for you. All these sites are used by me personally.

http://www.load.cd/sheetmusic/instrumentation/7_piano/

http://www.piano.ru/library-e.html

http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.free-scores.com/partitions_libres.php?CATEGORIE=70

http://www.8notes.com/piano_sheet_music.asp

There are gazillion adults who took piano lessons as a child but stopped playing for various reasons. Some aren’t the least bit interested, but many wish to return to piano playing at some point in their lives.

I have never heard anyone express relief that they didn’t learn how to play piano, but I have heard many people say they regret that they didn’t make the most of their childhood lessons. Many people with those regrets suffer from the “round-to-it” problem–they’d love to relearn piano as soon as they have time to get “round-to-it.” And of course no one wants to sit in old-style classes with a silver haired grandma who couldn’t tell rock n’ roll from a rock. In addition to that, their busy schedules would only prevent them from attending the piano lessons regularly.

So what’s the answer?

There are two connected factors that create an unprecedented opportunity for these type of adults.

Firstly, the internet has opened up opportunities and information for everyone. Up until this decade people were mostly limited to a piano teacher that was in their region. But it’s not true any longer. A lot of piano teachers today have branched out into the online world by offering lessons on the internet. Some teachers will supply various media to help learn to play whether you are a beginner or an advanced improvisational player. And they are simple to find as well. Typing phrases about piano playing into Google or other search engines will return a wide variety of interesting results. (Attempt it, and see the results!)

The next thing is one that was already there, yet until recently has not been exhibited well enough for a layperson to digest. Basically, there are three methods for learning to play piano, and combining elements from the different techniques can produce better results than relying on just one method.

Those three methods are:

(1) Playing from a copy of the printed music. More than 95% of piano lessons are based on the ability to read sheet music and to make your fingers do what your brain wants them to. This is the traditional approach to piano lessons; featuring repetition of scales, drills, finger exercises and continually practicing pieces from the most basic to advanced compositions.

(2) Playing without the need for sheet music. Some rare people can truly play songs “by ear” and they don’t need any instruction since they can play any song they want easily. You can learn some techniques to play by ear, but don’t fool yourself into thinking you’ll be playing like a pro in no time. However, most people will find that they can be taught the method to play a song by ear, thus, learning how to play well enough to entertain for company.

(3) Using chord symbols allows you to play the piano. Numerous expert pianists – particularly those that play jazz – use lead sheets. Fake books are musical books that contain their songs in a “lead sheet”, which contains just the musical melody and the concurrent chords for the song. This kind of piano playing requires you to learn at least some chords and you will need to understand how to read music in the treble clef, which is much easier to learn than both bass and treble.

This type of piano playing does exist and is accessible to all, even though most view it as a style limited to professionals. This isn’t so. It’s a simple method that can teach you an appreciable amount relatively quickly. In just a few weeks’ time, you can play the piano well enough that you’ll be proud of your playing and want to play for your friends.

These techniques are all feasible and can be learned using piano teachers online. The most effective thing to do is to combine all three – learning to read music, developing an “ear”, and learning the chords and how to use them to create music.

It doesn’t matter which method you choose – just choose one and begin. It will boost your self confidence and entertain you at the same time.

Duane Shinn
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/how-to-start-tickling-the-ivories-again-as-an-adult-583973.html