Guitar: Chord Types: An Open Learning Guide
A chord is two or more different notes played simultaneously. Most chords have three notes though. Chords derive their names from the root note; so a C chord has C for its root note and a G7
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Guitar: Classical Guitar: An Open Learning Guide
The classical guitar was preceded by the lute, vihuela and five-string baroque guitar. This legacy is reflected in the repertoire of the Classical guitar which ranges from the Estampie, a th
Copy thachin: History and Key Facts
Copy thachin, (Burmese: ကော်ပီသီချင်း, kawpithăchin: IPA: [kɔ̀pìθət͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ]; Burmese for "copy song"), also known as "copy song" or "copy music" in English, is a genre of music in Myanmar that ori
Lip dub: History and Key Facts
A lip dub is a type of music video that combines lip synching and audio dubbing (copying audio from an existing recording) to make a music video.
Clavecin électrique: History and Key Facts
The clavecin électrique (or clavessin électrique) was a musical instrument invented in 1759 by Jean-Baptiste Thillaie Delaborde, a French Jesuit priest.
Aja (album): History and Key Facts
Aja (pronounced , like Asia) is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released on September 23, 1977, by ABC Records.
MacCrimmon (piping family): History and Key Facts
The MacCrimmons (Gaelic: MacCruimein) are members of a Scottish family who have served as pipers to the chiefs of Clan MacLeod for several generations.
Loudness war: History and Key Facts
The loudness war (or loudness race) is a trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music, which reduces audio fidelity and—according to many critics—listener enjoyment.
Music executive: History and Key Facts
A music executive or record executive is a person within a music company, in particular, a record label who works in senior management and makes executive decisions over the label's artists.
Composer-Tron: History and Key Facts
The Composer-Tron was developed by Osmond Kendal for the Canadian Marconi Company in 1953.
Cloud harp: History and Key Facts
The cloud harp, also known as the Keplerian harp, is an open form sound installation which converts the forms of clouds into audio and musical sequences in real time.
All Along the Watchtower: History and Key Facts
"All Along the Watchtower" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his eighth studio album, John Wesley Harding (1967).
Alice's Restaurant: History and Key Facts
"Alice's Restaurant Massacree", commonly known as "Alice's Restaurant", is a satirical talking blues song by singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie.
History of multitrack recording: History and Key Facts
Multitrack recording of sound is the process in which sound and other electro-acoustic signals are captured on a recording medium such as magnetic tape, which is divided into two or more audio tr
311 discography: History and Key Facts
The comprehensive discography of 311, a rock band, originally from Omaha, Nebraska, consists of fourteen studio albums, one live album, twenty-four live concerts released via Live311 four compila
Musician: History and Key Facts
A musician is someone who composes, conducts, or performs music, especially instrumental music.
Overdubbing: History and Key Facts
Overdubbing (also known as layering) is a technique used in audio recording in which audio tracks that have been pre-recorded are then played back and monitored, while simultaneously recording ne
Croix Sonore: History and Key Facts
The Croix Sonore is an early electronic musical instrument with continuous pitch, similar to the theremin.
Controllerism: History and Key Facts
Controllerism is the art and practice of using musical software controllers, e.g.
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth: History and Key Facts
"All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" is a novelty Christmas song written in 1944 by Donald Yetter Gardner while teaching music at public schools in Smithtown, New York.
702 discography: History and Key Facts
American R&B girl group 702 has released three studio albums, and fourteen singles, including two as featured artists.
Epadunk: History and Key Facts
Epadunk, (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈêːpaˌdɵŋk]) or raggardunk, is a genre of music, often electronic, that has been associated with EPA tractors and A-tractors in Sweden since the early 2020s.
Prerelease cover version: History and Key Facts
In the music industry, a prerelease cover version is a type of cover version that arose during the "iTunes era" of the early 2010s when a cover artist released a version of a song before the orig
All Things Must Pass: History and Key Facts
All Things Must Pass is the third studio album by the English rock musician George Harrison.
Music technology (electric): History and Key Facts
Electric music technology refers to musical instruments and recording devices that use electrical circuits, which are often combined with mechanical technologies.
Aaliyah discography: History and Key Facts
American singer Aaliyah released three studio albums, two compilation albums, and 32 singles.
Folk music: History and Key Facts
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival.
Pumping (audio): History and Key Facts
In sound recording and reproduction, and music, pumping or gain pumping is a creative misuse of compression, the "audible unnatural level changes associated primarily with the release of a compre
Producer tag: History and Key Facts
A producer tag (sometimes simply called a tag) is an element of a song, typically at the beginning of it, inserted there by the song's producer – a short sound meant to familiarize the listener w
Digital piano: History and Key Facts
A digital piano is a class of electronic keyboard or synthesizer (rompler) designed to serve primarily as an alternative to the traditional acoustic piano, both in how it feels to play and in the
Music theory: History and Key Facts
Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music.
Music technology (mechanical): History and Key Facts
Mechanical music technology is the use of any device, mechanism, machine or tool by a musician or composer to make or perform music; to compose, notate, play back or record songs or pieces; or to
Paula Abdul discography: History and Key Facts
The discography of American singer and dancer Paula Abdul consists of three studio albums, one remix album, six compilation albums, four video albums, sixteen singles, and three other appearances
Folk ragtime: History and Key Facts
Folk ragtime is a subgenre of ragtime, a distinctly American music.
Red silk gown worn by Shirley Verrett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Red silk gown worn by Shirley Verrett: Date: 1960-1990. Designed by: George Peter Stavropoulos, Greek, 1920 - 1990. Owned by: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010.
Harry Belafonte: Museum Object and Cultural History
Harry Belafonte: Date: 2009; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023.
Back piece for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue costume: Museum Object and Cultural History
Back piece for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue costume: Date: 2015. Designed by: Wilshire Dames, Bahamian. Type: ceremonial costume.
Young Trombone Players: Museum Object and Cultural History
Young Trombone Players: Date: 1997. Photograph by: Kenneth Royster, American, born 1944. Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children.
Photograph of a cocktail party held by Irving Mills: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of a cocktail party held by Irving Mills: Date: 1936. Photograph by: Al Brackman, American, 1912 - 1992. Subject of: Chick Webb, American, 1905 - 1939.
Ebony Vol. XXXIII No. 9: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ebony Vol. XXXIII No. 9: Date: July 1978. Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019. Subject of: Chaka Khan, American, born 1953.