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CLASSIC ROCK
You know you are getting old when Time Life starts selling your favorite music on TV.
Kevin Stiles, Production Supervisor, Madera, CA, USA
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-13)
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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PERFORMING BLUEGRASS
In bluegrass music, the most tasteless licks, especially on the banjo, get the best response.
Ellen Klaver, musician, Boulder, Colorado
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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PROBLEM SOLVING IN MUSIC
To master difficult spots in music, change whatever you have to in a passage to make it easily playable (tempo, dynamics, articulation, register, etc.) and then gradually change it back until you eventually arrive at the original version.
Jeffrey Agrell, music teacher, Coralville, IA, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2010-07-26)
Current Rating: 7.7 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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BUYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
If you're buying a musical instrument for a beginner, spend twice as much as you think you should. The instrument will be better built, easier to play, and it will sound better. And it will have a better resale value.
Jim Willett, musician, Boston, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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BETTING ON A ROCK BAND
Rock bands with far-out names almost never make it to the top because they usually play music that's equally far-out.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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PLAYING ROCK AND ROLL IN NEW YORK CITY
In New York City, all you need is 45 minutes of original music and your band can play in the bars.
Kid with Mohawk haircut and engineer's boots, overheard in restaurant, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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TUNING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
A stringed instrument is less apt to slip out of pitch if the strings are tuned up from flat than it is if the strings are tuned down from sharp.
Robbie Aceto, musician
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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THE TITLE TRACK RULE FOR DJS
A title track is most likely to be the best song on a recording.
Max Vidrine, KDVS DJ, Davis, CA, USA
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-06-24)
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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PLAY MUSIC YOU LIKE
You will get farther and be happier playing music the way you like it than by changing your sound to please others.
Archibald Clumpy
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7.8 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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STORING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
The higher the humidity, the duller and thicker a wooden instrument will sound.
Alan T. Whittemore, YMCA Physical Director, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Music played on a high-quality musical instrument sounds better no matter who's playing.
Mark McMullen, accountant, Alexandria, Virginia
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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