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How Microphones Work
Friday, 31 Oct, 2008 – 11:59 | 4 Comments
How Microphones Work

This lesson is from my Revision3 Show titled ‘Your Weekly Music Lesson with Walt‘. This week we learned ‘how Microphones Work’. To learn more and keep up top date simply follow me on Twitter, join …

Why Creative Commons Rocks!
Wednesday, 29 Oct, 2008 – 16:00 | No Comment
Why Creative Commons Rocks!

Creative Commons is the new Copyright. I refer to it as Copyright 2.0
Why is this important, well, because my music is licensed Creative Commons which allows people to use my music, mash it up, and …

How annoying am I to Follow on Twitter? My Follow Cost…
Wednesday, 29 Oct, 2008 – 10:36 | 2 Comments
How annoying am I to Follow on Twitter? My Follow Cost…

So yesterday iJustine added me on her Linked In profile. I hadn’t commented on her blog in a while and figured I’d say hello. On her latest post she mentioned about Follow Cost which …

Music Modes Explained
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 14:22 | 3 Comments
Music Modes Explained

OK, so yesterday I wrote a post about the Modes in music. Think of the modes as being a simple loaf of bread. Now… cut that loaf into 7 separate slices, and imagine every slice …

Improvising on Scales and Modes
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 14:01 | 3 Comments
Improvising on Scales and Modes

OK well there are two questions here that I get asked alot:
1.) How can I improvise on scales/modes
The best way to simply improvise is to get a Drum Machine, or something that keeps a beat, …

DADGAD and GGDGBD Tunings!
Friday, 24 Oct, 2008 – 16:11 | No Comment
DADGAD and GGDGBD Tunings!

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There are Six strings on the guitar (EADGBE) but if you tune them accordingly to DADGBE, then that is called DAD-GAD tuning. …

Your Weekly Music Lesson 5 ‘Time Signatures’ on Revision3 Beta
Thursday, 23 Oct, 2008 – 10:23 | 7 Comments
Your Weekly Music Lesson 5 ‘Time Signatures’ on Revision3 Beta

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Your Weekly Music Lesson with Walt! Class #5: ‘Time Signatures’. This was recorded at Podcamp Pittsburgh in front of a live audience. The response was awesome, and I hope to do …

Top 10 best Guitar Tab Sites
Wednesday, 22 Oct, 2008 – 13:07 | 7 Comments
Top 10 best Guitar Tab Sites

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Podcamp Pittsburgh 3 Thoughts and Experiences
Tuesday, 21 Oct, 2008 – 12:06 | 8 Comments
Podcamp Pittsburgh 3 Thoughts and Experiences

I’ve said it before: “New Media is magical – not because of the technology, but because of the people.”
PCPGH3 was no exception. It was a blast, met amazing people, learned cool things, and got to …

Note Duration per Measure
Friday, 17 Oct, 2008 – 13:13 | 4 Comments
Note Duration per Measure

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This video about Note Duration’s per Measure explains how many beats you can achieve within a measure in music. If a Time Signature in music is in 4/4, it …

Triplets
Friday, 17 Oct, 2008 – 10:50 | No Comment
Triplets

The definition for a Triplet in music is simply “Three notes in the space of two”. So if you have Eighth note triplets in music, then its “3 Eighth notes in the space of 2 …

Your Weekly Music Lesson #4 ‘Tempo’ on Revision3 Beta
Friday, 17 Oct, 2008 – 7:30 | No Comment
Your Weekly Music Lesson #4 ‘Tempo’ on Revision3 Beta

Week 4! This is all about ‘Tempos‘ in music. The tempo is designated by Beats Per Minute (BPM). We learned Chords a few weeks ago, as well as the notes on guitar, and now we’re …

Where to find Free Educational Music Software
Wednesday, 15 Oct, 2008 – 14:07 | 8 Comments
Where to find Free Educational Music Software

I tries my best to compile an decent list. So below are a bunch of freeware games/lessons/tutorials, that you should look up. I understand music can be difficult, and I always refer my students to …

Triplets in Music Explained!
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 9:23 | No Comment
Triplets in Music Explained!

This video is based off my Youtube Music Channel.
Swing and Straight Eights and Triplets are important to learn.
There are tons of examples of them in all the music you listen to everyday – but …