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Cowboys From Hell – VCE Solo Performance Guitar
Pantera were the most popular metal band of the 90s. The instrumental skill of the band was driven by brothers Vinnie Paul on drums and Dimebag Darrell on guitar. This song signalled a change in their sound from glam power metal to modern thrash and groove. Cowboys from Hell features in the single note category […]
Sultans of Swing – VCE Solo Performance Guitar
Sultans of Swing is a landmark guitar recording. It appeared on Dire Straits’ debut album. The song introduced the world to guitarist Mark Knopfler. He is regarded as one of the masters of the instrument. At some stage Sultans of Swing is a must learn for all guitarists. This song is from the single note category in the […]
Major Scale Chords
Knowing the major scale chords will help you learn songs faster, figure out lead parts and write music. Each scale in music produces a set of chords. As covered in our article on triad chords and sevenths chords, we leap a note in the scale to create a chord. This article will help you understand […]
Seventh Chords
Going beyond the basic sounds of major and minor chords introduces us to what is labelled in music as seventh chords. These chords contain four different notes. They add colour or extra emotional quality to the triad chords. For more information on what triad chords are see our post about them by clicking here. Detailed in this article […]
Discovering Hair Metal
Yes the fashion may have been embarrassing. The music certainly was not. The skill level for musicians during this era in pop was constantly being challenged. Who could play faster and louder? Singer higher? Acts were reborn in this era as well like Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake and an unmasked Kiss. The tag of being a hair metal band eventually became […]
YouTube Competition Winners – Term 2
Thank you to all students who participated in our Term 2 YouTube competition. We had so many excellent entries. These videos are also on display in our waiting area at Boronia and Carrum Downs. They are being enjoyed by all students and parents. We encourage all students to get involved in this competition again in Term 3. […]
Discovering Skyhooks
The Australian music industry took massive leaps forward during the 1970s. Bands like Daddy Cool opened the gates early in the decade for Australia’s golden age of rock. Skyhooks formed in 1973 and were kings of the Australian music scene two years later. The band’s outrageous visual style was the perfect match for the popular music television […]
Chris Squire – Bass Maestro
The world has lost one of the musically gifted composer and performers of rock music with the passing of Chris Squire. I was lucky enough to see Yes live earlier this year in what was one of Squire’s last live performances. They performed two albums Fragile and Close to the Edge in full. Both contain […]