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Scales – Music Theory Made Easy
Scales in music are a selection of notes from the twelve sounds in our music system. If you are unfamiliar with the twelve notes in music read our earlier article on Understanding Music Notes. We will be discussing the following scales and modes pictured below. These are the most commonly used in contemporary music. It is a […]
How to Play Open Chords on Guitar
Open chords are the richest sounding chords to play on guitar. When people imagine a guitarist playing they usually conjure the image of open chords being strummed. They can frustrate beginners due to the physical demands required to play them. In this article we will help eliminate some of that frustration with tips to learn and […]
Teaching the Worst Band in The World
When this clip went viral in 2010 Atlanta’s Hush gained the label “Worst Band in the World”. Five years later this clip is still hilarious. It also highlights that playing in a band is not easy. The song they are (trying!) to perform is Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. This is a good choice for […]
Concert Night 2015
Eastern Suburbs School of Music celebrates the great year that was 2015. Our end of year concert nights take place on Wednesday 16th December and Thursday 17th December. Wheelers Hill Secondary College once again is host to the shows. We will present band performances, celebrate students that took part in the ANZCA Guitar and Ukulele exams […]
Buying a Guitar – Electric
Buying a guitar? So many guitars to chose from? So which one is for you. Mistakes are made when buying a guitar that do not suit the style of music you intend to play. It is important you understand what each different guitar model will sound like. Understand what music you will want to play and […]
How to Play Bass
One of the easier string instruments to start learning is the electric bass guitar. The most common way to play this instrument is plucking one note at a time. No need to learn difficult chord shapes like guitar. You can get straight into playing with other musicians in short time. In this article we explain […]
Buying Guitar Strings
So what gauge guitar strings do you want? Electric? Acoustic? Nylon? Bronze? Nickel? Single string or full set? This can be the questions you are interrogated with when going to buy new guitar strings for the first time. In this post Eastern Suburbs School of Music guitar teacher Rhys Lett will unlock the secrets of […]
iTunes Store Bargains – November 2015
These great albums are available at amazing prices currently in the Australian iTunes store. There is something here for all rock students of the Eastern Suburbs School of Music to listen and learn. Eat Em and Smile – David Lee Roth David Lee Roth left Van Halen in 1985. At the time they were the […]