Well being as it is holiday season there are many people searching for Christmas music and guitar chords. Although this blog is for violinists I thought I might as well help out a few fellow musicians during the season of goodwill, right?
So I had a look around for some good chords and good guitar website and there are literally thousands. In fact there are so many you can get bogged down and lose sight of wood for the trees!
Although I am primarily a violinist I do also play the guitar, so I wanted to find a site that would allow me to master as many different Christmas hymns, carols and songs with as few chords as possible. This way I recommend it to people who are beginners they will be able to get as much joy from it as the more advanced players.
So this is the site I recommend:
Christmas music and guitar chords.
It's really well laid out and the guitarist Lisa McCormick explains things really well. She only uses three chords G, C and D and shows you how to play loads of different Christmas tunes with these.
If you are a guitarist looking for some great Christmas music this is a great website to get all the information and music you need.
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Monday, 7 December 2009
Monday, 24 August 2009
Should I Copy Pieces From a CD?
This is another question I get asked a lot and the simple answer is NO. If you really want to learn How To Play The Violin do not copy anyone. You have to develop your own style.
Of course listen to, mimic, take on board, be influenced by a lot of players but don't just copy one person. Sure it's OK to have one teacher and learn everything from them but they will encourage you to listen to as many players as you can.
Imagine if you only listened to one player for your whole life on the same CD. Then you played the same pieces, chances are you would play them just like this one player and you would not be original, unique or creative.
Now imagine listening to the piece of music you are studying and listening to it performed by 10 different violinists. You would here ten different interpretations, ten different styles, all of which would influence you and mould you into a better player.
So don't copy just one person when it comes to learning and playing a new piece. Get your hands and ears on as many different versions as you can!
How To Play The Violin
Of course listen to, mimic, take on board, be influenced by a lot of players but don't just copy one person. Sure it's OK to have one teacher and learn everything from them but they will encourage you to listen to as many players as you can.
Imagine if you only listened to one player for your whole life on the same CD. Then you played the same pieces, chances are you would play them just like this one player and you would not be original, unique or creative.
Now imagine listening to the piece of music you are studying and listening to it performed by 10 different violinists. You would here ten different interpretations, ten different styles, all of which would influence you and mould you into a better player.
So don't copy just one person when it comes to learning and playing a new piece. Get your hands and ears on as many different versions as you can!
How To Play The Violin
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