Are you a frustrated song writer?  It does not matter if you write lyrics or just instrumentals those who write music are always looking for ways to get their music noticed.  They dream about the prospect of getting their music heard by one group, or one singer who they know would love what they have written.  Their greatest wish is for the acknowledgement that the compositions they have written are worth performing, or recording, by professionals. But it all comes down to figuring out how to get the music heard by the right people.

If your dream is to compose a musical score, sing in an opera or learn to play an instrument a useful tool to any of these eventualities is to learn music theory. Music theory is the study of the elements of music. It looks at the harmony, melody, structure and rhyme of a piece of music. It analyzes the parts. If you are looking to compose a piece yourself, it helps you to know how to put these pieces together.  Music theory is not simply the writing of musical notes. It is learning to know why the notes are placed where they are and what they will say to the musician, and to the audience, once they are played.

Have you wondered if playing a musical instrument is really for you? Or, have you wished you could talk to someone who could help you figure out that guitar riff you are having so much trouble with. What about trying to decide if a career singing is really what you hope it will be. Does your voice play rock and roll or should you consider singing opera. What about wood instruments, do you have the power to blow a flute or a trombone?  When it comes to music there are so many potential questions you may want to ask. What kind of forum can you use to get some unbiased answers?

Just over ten years ago the MP3 player was deemed the new file extension of an audio format that a company had been pursuing since the 1980s. They were ecstatic that they had finally and successfully completed nearly fifteen years of hard work.   This incredible invention, along with the Internet and its access to the world, has changed the music industry and how the average person listens to their music in a permanent way.  What was once unheard of is now available to anyone who wants one.

Music can heal best when you are receptive to it. That means that if you stand at attention and only vaguely listen to the music or treat it like it is nothing more than the background it will not help you at all. But, if instead you are sitting there comfortably in your favorite place in the room with your stereo on, take off your shoes and kick back. That will help the music to help you. Then do not do anything else at first. Let the music be all that there is. Let it be absorbed. Breathe easy and release the tension.

When planning your corporate event, wedding, bar mitzvah or country club social, one of the questions that is always asked is what to do about the music.  This question can be difficult to answer because it depends on so many things. For example, the size of the place you are having the event, the time of year, inside or outside and what kind of music you want played are all factors. There are several other things to consider that must also be thought through before it is decided whether you should choose a band instead of a DJ.

The dream of so many musicians is to cut a demo and after sending it around to find that their music has been accepted and they have been offered a contract to record. It may be a dream, but it is very often an impossible one.  Whether it’s an independent or a well known recording label the first step is to get listened to. All too often musicians make so many errors with their demos that they never get the attention they may deserve. Here are some of the pitfalls that must be avoided.