... would sit with my fingers on the strings at random positions, listening to the sounds it made. I didn't even know that there were such things as chords or harmonics, and the concept of tuning a guitar was completely over my head at the time. For a couple of weeks, I had the guitar out ... could play "Yesterday" quite well. The next step was to learn more songs. I asked my mom to show me more and she introduced me to chords. She explained how to read a chord chart and I found some old guitar music magazines that had lots of chord charts in them. Then I tried ... sounded good and which ...

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... I still had this longing to play. When I saw someone that played an instrument fluently I would envy them and wanted to start again. One time my dad showed me a couple of chords on his guitar. I learned my first song that I played over and over, like a cd player when put on repeat. I put the idea aside for a while. Then one day my best ... they just wouldn't listen. Switching from one chord to another would take me all verse long. There were also so many chords to memorize, but I stuck to it and went small step at a time. Right now I know most of the important chords and of the basic st...

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... graduating with the highest guitar performance degree. During my studies at the Music School I was really attracted to Harmony. I understood the meaning of music with Harmony because you learn the chords, how chords are connected to themselves. Being at the Conservatoire is something really amazing; you can learn a lot of new things which you did not know. I see myself in 5 or 10 ... ...

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... instruments have very specific roles in this tune. The trombonist plays in the tailgate style, trying to make up for the lack of a bass player. The pianist franticly plays the chords to the song. The clarinet plays obbligato to the melody and handles the stop time fills while the cornet plays the actual melody. The song's form is very repetitive and ... (this song is in 4/4). Some of the instruments have similar roles to "Dixie Jazz Band One-Step". The trombonist plays in a tail gate style and the piano player plays the chords in a similar fashion. The drummer uses some percussive tools...

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... instruments have very specific roles in this tune. The trombonist plays in the tailgate style, trying to make up for the lack of a bass player. The pianist franticly plays the chords to the song. The clarinet plays obbligato to the melody and handles the stop time fills while the cornet plays the actual melody. The song's form is very repetitive and ... (this song is in 4/4). Some of the instruments have similar roles to "Dixie Jazz Band One-Step". The trombonist plays in a tail gate style and the piano player plays the chords in a similar fashion. The drummer uses some percussive tools...

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... at two third of the solo. (from 1. To 3.20). But suddenly, we enter the second part of the piece. This change is totally unexpected since a new measure begins, with two chords played by the organ (at this point we still think we are in the organ solo part), but the trumpet actually takes over. As opposed to the organ solo, the ... to the given melody. Like during the organ solo, the rhythmic section basically plays the same pattern, but incorporate a few changes like the roll of drums, or steady and stubborn chords of guitar. (fini a 5)( In this new part of the piece, the trumpet and th...

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... of music. Debussy created many compositions for piano, from the rather conventional, "Pour le piano," to the austere Etudes. Debussy thought in a new manner. His music lacked decent resolution of chords. This was a completely new style of music, in which certain 20th-century ideas were formed around. The early 20th century was indeed revolutionary in the music world. There did not ... ...

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... rhythms performed in an exaggerated triplet swing style. Frequently the tuba or string bass plays on the first and third beats of each measure, with the banjo or piano playing chords on beats two and four. This is known as "two-beat" style, and gives the music a sound similar to ragtime. "Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band- was one of the first ... ...

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... . With the five strings and more frets many composers started to write classical music for the guitar like Frescobaldi. New books were also being printed dealing with major and minor chords. The sound of the guitar was very gentle and very harmonic; the instrument gave no major challenges for the performer. This instrument was very popular among people because it was ... ...

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... . With the five strings and more frets many composers started to write classical music for the guitar like Frescobaldi. New books were also being printed dealing with major and minor chords. The sound of the guitar was very gentle and very harmonic; the instrument gave no major challenges for the performer. This instrument was very popular among people because it was ... ...

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... . This kind of playing technique is apparently still used today. In present day it is known as the "okongao" or "cora" in certain parts of Africa. Other early guitars include chords strung over turtle shells, wires on clay pots, and strings over wooden bowls. ("Some guitar History") All these "early guitars" are very different from how the modern guitar looks. So ... ...

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... his practice guitar, and I kept it for a year. I had no one to teach me guitar, so I taught myself. I went to the bookstore and bought a chord book. After I learned all the chords and music notes, I started to pick up on the guitar pretty easily. One day a boy from school was in the same music store I was trying out a new guitar. After I played ... ...

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... . The tambourine gives the music a feel of celebration and joy; It's there in constant repetition, keeping the music in time on track with the drum kit. His pianist plays strictly chords, providing an overall sounds of his music, to fill the background. His guitar is used to create melodies and not to carry the music; as well as the violins and ... ...

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