Learning Piano: Online Lessons Vs Physical Lessons

If you are looking to learn the piano then you will be glad to know that you have the freedom to choose from a couple of options at your convenience. These days learning piano is not that difficult as it use to be back in the days considering the options you have.

You can even get started learning the piano from the comfort of your home. Online piano lessons or physical lessons, this is one of the main common questions that people have in their minds when they are looking to learn the piano. So, I will give you a brief overview of both of these learning methods, and then you can choose the one that you think is suitable for you. 

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How To Use Music Merchandise As Part Of The Marketing Strategy?

Musical bands often take advantage of shows, musical tours, festivals, and outdoor concerts to sell their merchandise in order to make more money. It also increases the band’s public awareness, and the band’s performance will be a reminder to the guest when they think of the experience. 

Marketing merchandise is one of the most effective ways to grow your engagement on different social media platforms. It boosts your marketing effort and helps you create vibrancy with your audience. But, in what ways can you use music merchandise as a part of the marketing strategy?

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Setup Your Instagram Profile As A Professional Musician In 4 Steps

Whether you like the fact or not, Instagram and social media as a whole is a huge part of building an online music business in the modern age.

Your ability to utilise social media to get clients and session work as an aspiring professional musician may have a direct correlation to your success (or lack of). 

You may have been posting great content on your business Instagram profile for a while but you’re just not landing any clients or even getting a glimpse of interest.

This is frustrating for you because you’re investing all of this time and effort into it but aren’t seeing any rewards for doing so. 

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How To Be A Musician During A Pandemic & More

• M Banks | How To Be A Musician During The Pandemic
• Michelle Nguyen | Monstercat Partners w/Amanotes, Launches Music, Custom Level In Tiles Hop
• M Banks | What’s The Best Vehicle To Take Your Band On Tour?
• Joe McLean | 8 Ways AI Is Helping Musicians And The Whole Music Industry

How To Be A Musician During The Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we do everything from working and shopping to the way we play music. For musicians, it’s been especially challenging. Venues closed their doors and large gatherings are dangerous — and in some cases, even outlawed. This doesn’t mean you have to stop playing or putting your music out there, though. What do you need to do to be a musician during a global pandemic?

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Monstercat Partners With Amanotes, Launches Music And Custom Level In Tiles Hop

Monstercat strengthens their imprint in the gaming landscape through their most recent partnership with Amanotes, the powerhouse in mobile music games. Amassing a diverse library of electronic music in hit games like Magic Tiles 3, Tiles Hop, and Dancing Road, this collaboration is notably the largest catalogue deal with an EDM label for Amanotes.

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What's The Best Vehicle To Take Your Band On Tour?

The internet might have changed the music industry — both for better and for worse — but no digital delivery system will replace the kind of fierce energy that comes from touring the country with your band. What is the best vehicle for taking your band on tour? This post will answer your questions.

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8 Ways AI Is Helping Musicians And The Whole Music Industry

Music is a great part of the daily lives of the majority of this entire population. It could be listening to your favorite song on the way to work or perhaps it might be even a cultural song performed at an important ceremony. 

Different genres of music have grown to be loved by billions of people worldwide. This love is mainly due to the emotions that are invoked by music. That is why independent record labels have worked on unleashing different types of talent in the music industry to touch their audience’s emotions.

So, what is music to become when it is blended with machine technology? Here are 8 ways artificial intelligence is being implemented in the music industry and the impact of such.

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Artist's Guide To Isolation & More

• MusicThinkTank | Artist’s Guide Preparing For Winter Isolation 
• Osama Hmed | Top 5 Features Of 2020 Users Expect Your Music App To Have
• Meghan Belnap | How To Set Up The Best Sound System In Your Own Home
• M Banks | How To Build A Music Studio

Artist’s Guide Preparing For Winter Isolation

While the pandemic has raged throughout the summer, many parts of the US have had the advantage of fair weather, giving us - at times - some semblance of normalcy, and the ability to interact with others in relative safety. That said, winter is fast approaching, and with no vaccine on the immediate horizon, creatives will be forced to once again batten the hatches and prepare for a season of isolation. While a bleak prospect, our time spent in lockdown this spring has given us some tools for coping with the coming season.

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Top 5 Features Of 2020 Mobile Users Expects Your Music App To Have

When mobile apps first entered the market, people considered it to be a miracle. They were happy with what the apps have to offer. But now, the mindset of people has changed. With the growth of mobile applications and technologies, the involvement with our smartphones has also grown big. The user behavior has also changed and now they expect a prolific app with interactive features. An app that engages people with its features is more powerful than the one which is basic and doesn’t have engaging elements. 

If you see from a user perspective, they expect your app to interact with them, offer them security and give them customized features. 

So, if you’re planning to create an app and you want it to be successful, here are the top features your mobile should offer to the users.

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How To Set Up The Best Sound System In Your Own Home

A quality sound system can add an impressive amount of richness to your home. A sound system that is properly installed can allow you to enjoy your favorite songs with a new appreciation and become absorbed in your favorite movies as if it was your first time watching them. The good news is that properly setting up a sound system isn’t rocket science. Instead, you simply need the correct components installed using the correct techniques.

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How To Build A Music Studio

Making music and getting it out into the world is easier than ever, thanks to the power of the internet. Unfortunately, most modern homes don’t come with built-in studios. They also aren’t designed with acoustics in mind, unless you count parents trying to muffle the noise of small children running at full speed during all hours. 

If you want to make music in the comfort of your own home, you really need a music studio. What will it take to turn your spare room into a studio you can be proud of?

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What Makes Quality Headphones For Classical And Rock Music Enthusiasts

If there is one thing people are hooked on, it is the music they relax or rock out to on a daily basis. To enhance their listening experience, music enthusiasts spend a bundle of money on high end audio-systems and top of the line speakers. However, sometimes they need to keep it quiet, but still want to experience full body, quality sound. This is where having a superb pair of headphones are required for the task. The following are some tips to consider when looking for the right kind of headphones for getting the most out of classical and rock music.

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