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25/06/2025

😎 Some musicians can't accept that three basic harmonic functions can be enough to write a good song.

Today, we will take a look at a few notorious phrases used with equal contempt by either "classical" or "punk" musicians—two irreconcilable music groups. The former have studied at the conservatory or at least a classical music school and can't go without notes, the latter either couldn't or would...

17/06/2025

Is the perfect pitch a gift or a curse? 🧠 And what about the rhythmic hypersensitivity?

Let’s be honest: musical talent often borders on traits associated with the autism spectrum or ADHD – for instance, the ability to analyse and structure pieces down to the tiniest details, or the capacity to dive into practice with such hyperfocus and flow that you forget what time it is and don...

11/06/2025

The law of the street is merciless. 😮‍💨

It is only partly true that buskers will do anything to please to tourists (and their wallets) by playing hit songs from the radio and that big city centers are ruled by the local mafia. There are still plenty of places you can play without being harassed by the local authorities, there are even fes...

04/06/2025

Playing bass is easier than playing guitar, right? 🤡

Playing bass is easier than playing guitar, drummers are animals, amplifiers and guitars from the golden sixties are the best, and music is nothing but an expensive hobby? Let's have a closer look at these four myths about music—and why they're false. 1. Bass is easier to learn than guitar Myth: F...

01/06/2025

🎸 If you’re tempted to record acoustic covers, it’s worth investing time in fine-tuning a visually appealing environment, proper mic and lighting setup.

From time to time, I meet someone who claims, in a more or less dismissive tone, that there’s nothing new to invent in music anymore and all songs are just repetitions of the same thing. While I don’t fully agree with that statement, indeed, not every musician always has to write original songs....

20/05/2025

🎧 In less than forty minutes of listening to this ten-part puzzle, we experience so much that it is essential to re-listen to fully absorb all the musical or lyrical details.

American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega kept her listeners waiting for her next full-length album for the whole ten years. However, the collection Flying With Angels shows that the artist has put in a lot of effort and, after years of composing and testing, selected only the best pieces, which revis...

17/05/2025

😭 There’s no worse physical torture than stepping on a Lego brick, except maybe listening to the awful sounds coming from "musical" toys.

How many stories of successful musicians start with the sentence: "And my mom bought me a guitar." The question now is: Was it an act of a wise parent who sensed the child’s musical talent, or just a random shot in the dark, like when you constantly offer children different types of vegetables and...

07/05/2025

👀 Should I tell stories about the lyrics, be funny, encourage action, or just play and let the music do the talking?

"I want to see your hands! How are you? Cheers! Don't worry, we won't bite you, come closer to the stage. And now everyone! But this is really going to be the last one. We love you! Thank you, and the next song is..." You must have heard these and other similar phrases more than once at a concert of...

29/04/2025

🔥 Read exclusive interview with
Richard Kruspe right now on Insounder.

Link in the comments. ⬇️

He is best known for his work with the famous Rammstein, with whom he celebrated their 30th anniversary last year, but he also finds a place for his musical ideas in the successful project called Emigrate. With his distinctive sound, Richard Kruspe is certainly one of the most influential guitarists...

23/04/2025

🔥 The right video at the right time can have a profound effect.

Every so often you come across a video that has a profound effect on you. I started learning guitar in my teens, and though I was always interested in music when I set out on my guitar-learning journey I took to it with a zeal that bordered on obsessive. I was hungry for guitar-related content, and....

15/04/2025

🎸 Guitar master Alex Skolnick, known not only as a member of Testament, showed us his gear.

More on insounder.org. The link is in the bio. 😎

09/04/2025

🎸 So, how do we guitarists search for the perfect sound? First, we have to create one in our heads.

In the past two episodes of our miniseries, we discussed classic guitar amps and modellers/profilers in terms of their historical development and technology. In this last episode, we'll try to list all the possible combinations of their use and also speculate where future developments in this area m...