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Let's be very precise about what we're talking about: A MIDI controller is anything that can send MIDI commands to another MIDI device. Keyboard type MIDI controllers are only one kind. But, for the …

Just like learning to read, when you're a beginner, you have to think about every step. … In this case, learning where the beats are in the roll, and therefore where a melody fits around it, is part of learning the roll. Practice is everything. …

An attempt to synthesise the various answers given, while giving some opinions of my own. Portability 'Portable' is a bit of a vague requirement. Some instruments fit in your pocket. Some instrument …

As the parent of a learning child (or the funding body) it provides a concrete measure of the teacher's productivity and the pupil's attainment As a teacher, it gives you an objective way to gauge potential …

In many parts of the world, beginner musicians are taught and examined using a syllabus that is divided into "grades". It is a well known shorthand for ability level ("I play a bit of piano", "Oh real …

Short answer: (Note that this is in a different key to Silver Light's answer; the "three chord trick" in A major is easier for beginner guitarists because it doesn't involve a barre chord) The lon …

As the horn section you met has demonstrated - smoking and brass playing are not completely incompatible. People can play brass, and play well, despite smoking, at least for a period. Smoking definit …

If you have a certain kind of mind, it's possible to self-learn a lot of musical theory, without knowing the academic names for the things you are learning, simply by working your way through a canon of …

Chord sheets simply tell you what chord fits against each part of a song. You can play a reasonable guitar accompaniment to the song simply by fretting the chord's shape and strumming. On other instru …

A national discount chain is offering an adult drumkit for £50 (about US$80). I've often fancied getting my hand in as a drummer. I don't ever expect drums to be my main instrument, but I would like …

You'd be learning habits to compensate for the instrument's faults, that wouldn't be useful habits when you move to a better instrument. …

When you were a child, learning to read, you did process each individual letter one-by-one, and it was by doing that over and over again that you eventually built up the short cut of recognising the whole …

Yeah, some structure is required. Experienced improvisers can sometimes wordlessly communicate a structure. But even experienced people allow themselves to have a chat before starting to play. Try pl …

The most widely recognised music examining body worldwide is The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music: ABRSM. Although based in the UK, they operate worldwide. There are a number of other e …

This is an interesting question to ask, since tapping out the beat with your foot isn't, I imagine, your end aim -- unless you want to become your own "drummer", as with Seasick Steve's "Mississippi D …