SoloBand POST Collection
Did you know that the guitar started out as a pot bellied, four stringed, instrument that was plucked instead of strummed, or that Guitar strings were made by hand “biologically” before the 1780s industrial revolution.
After World War ll, the soldiers returned home ready to celebrate and party like crazy. This lead to the Boomer Generation. But, while they were still babies Elvis Presley became the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
When Elvis Presley released his first Rock ‘n’ Roll movies in 1957 and 1958, A music revolution exploded around the world. Driven by an audience of youthful teens, the music industry was changed forever.
Traditionally, the music industry only focused on music for wealthy people (because they had money). When Rock’n’Roll (driven by guitar music) arrived… The music industry jumped on the band wagon.
If you want to play music instead of listening to music. Then you first need to decide what instrument you want work with. The guitar is the most portable, versatile and affordable but there are still some rules to follow.
When people watch a band playing on stage, it is really exciting to watch… but how do they do what they do?
If you do it right, learning guitar can be simple, fast and fun and a lot easier than learning your ABCs
The first thing everyone learns about playing guitar is the basic 7 open chords. These easy to play chords are the foundation of guitar playing. A capo allows you to modify the pitch of a guitar to suit a singer’s vocal range.
When a guitar player creates a new song, it generally has only three chords. But, if the song is recorded, the music is sent to sheet music shops using classical conventions to reinterpret the song for pianos and other musicians.