February 21, 2011
We usually have an ear for good music; but what about the eyes? If you want to take your music education further, it’s essential to know how to read music. If you or your child cannot read a single note off a sheet of paper but can pick up a musical instrument and play it [...]
September 24, 2010
Here’s a post for the music geeks. Have you ever wanted to make a MIDI file of a score so you can learn the music easily? Did you struggle to find a free, usable music notation program? A free midi editor that can create decent MIDI files from a score? MuseScore can do this and [...]
September 8, 2010
Paul McCartney cannot read sheet music, and nor can I. The internet has done wonders for budding bedroom musicians all over the world. Since the rise in the popularity of free guitar tablature websites, it is now possible to conduct a quick search and learn how to play some of your favourite songs without actually reading [...]
March 9, 2010
In this article, I’m going to outline some of the top resources that I use to find guitar chords for songs that I want to learn how to play. Recently, I decided that I needed a way to relax and get rid of stress – something that is somehow unconnected with the computer. I remembered [...]
January 1, 2010
Writing, or rewriting, your musical scores digitally can be a tedious business. It takes a lot longer than doodling with pen and paper, but is infinitely tidier and more accessible ““ in a way, you’re making it timeless. In this time and age, it’s simply not done to compose your scores on a napkin. Sure, [...]
December 29, 2009
When you’ve been playing an instrument long enough, there comes a time when you will want to compose a theme of your own. Be it a personal twist on Flight of the Bumblebee, a groovy adaptation of Mary Had a Little Lamb, or just that soundbite that’s been in your head for the past twenty [...]
October 18, 2009
For beginner and amateur musicians, there are many online websites offering free sheet music. But once you begin to visit these sites, you will find that many of them are thinly disguised search portals with broken links or front-ends to lure you into purchasing something related to music. We here at MakeUseOf are always happy [...]
