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Let’s say you’re a budding music star. Maybe you play the piano. Like most normal, everyday people, you probably go online. Sure, it’s wonderful for sending messages to friends, watching animals do stupid crap on YouTube, and downloading anything that’s out there. But what about using the internet in a better fashion? Doctors get medical updates. Researchers use the global span of hundreds of search engines. Scientists harness the power of cloud computing. So why should you, a budding musical star, not get access to the same online material that these other jerks get? The Rough State of Piano Music Because digital piano music is a little corner of the internet, and only useful to a specific number of people, its online presence has stuttered. It’s way behind the times.

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Just as we’re downloading music to our iPods, why should digital piano music be so far behind? Shouldn’t there at least be a dependable site online for proper sheet transcriptions we can trust? Talk About Arbitrary Standards… If you thought music copyrighting was out-of-date, you should see some of the pages pushing digital piano music. Some require you to have a 100% working printer, because you will only have one tiny moment to get a hard copy of what you’ve bought. If something messes up, tough luck. Other sites selling classical music have wildly altering standards when it comes to their files. Sometimes you’ll get a PDF, other occasions a set of PNGs that don’t print cleanly, and on other days you’ll be dumped with a proprietary format that’s generally useless. Users and Reviews Are Fundamental The only true way to guarantee the sheet music you’re buying is honest is through the claims of other users. If other pianists are using the site’s transcriptions, and claiming that they are quality, you can buy with confidence. One of the leading digital sheet music sellers, PianoStreet.com, has also established a burgeoning group of forums around its digital sheet music sales. In reality, the site was born out of a pre-existing forum, named pianoforum.net, so the sale of piano transcriptions was something that came naturally, instead of a straight-up business from the moment of conception. Audio Samples Are Crucial, Too Why download and pay for digital sheet music if you can’t figure out what they should be like when played? Yeah, we admit, your piano teacher might be able to play it for you, but if you’re in this alone, you’ll need to track down a legitimate recording to hear how it should sound. A proper sheet music site should provide loads of mp3 recordings of everything they sell, adding reams of value to the actual transcriptions. Online Forums/Businesses like PianoStreet.com have loads of their most typical easy/intermediate transcriptions online as mp3s, the exact ones that any fresh musician is happy to learn. Pay Once, Download Forever Although content producers won’t budge much, many have come to the realization that the way of the future will probably go the way of subscription models, where you will pay a flat rate and get everything you want. Sites like PianoStreet.com have used this for their content offerings, providing monthly memberships that permit you unlimited access to properly done sheet music. The Good Guys And thus it’s not all hopeless. A little group of sites, led by PianoStreet.com’s contributions, are altering the way digital piano music is being purchased. Ignore the rest and follow the best!

Beginners can sometimes feel overwhelmed when they start learning classical guitar. The technique, sight reading, interpretation and the whole complexity of the experience can make one feel a bit anxious about what proper steps should be taken to gain visible results. It doesn’t help that classical music as a whole conjures up images of snobbish people that aren’t very interested in letting someone in their private circles.

Well, it’s not like that at all. Learning classical guitar can be fun and rewarding if you keep in mind the things we will be discussing in this article. and no, it’s not mandatory to wear your tuxedo, pull out a monocle and start speaking in a “highbrow” tone.

Jumping straight into complicated material is one of the biggest mistakes that beginners make and it leads only to frustration. Imagine for a second that you are trying to work on your car’s engine with the blueprint in front of you. Now, if you have never taken an auto mechanic course and don’t know much about how engines work you won’t get very far. You might be able to figure out where certain parts are by looking at the blueprint but you’ll have no idea what exactly they do and how you should fix them.

If your car engine would be your guitar playing, then your blueprints would be the sheet music. But there is another component that must be brought into the mix for things to work. Either take classical guitar lessons or teach yourself using a classical guitar method such as the one by Mateo Carcassi or Sagreras.

These books have been written in such a way as to gradually give you tangible results. Because they are method books, they teach the student in a progressive and correct way, and as a result you may find yourself tackling your favorite piece easily and with great results. They use exercises as well as “studies” (musical pieces devoted to teaching you a certain technique) to build your technical as well as interpretative skills. Besides teaching technique, methods also facilitate intimate knowledge of your instrument, which is just a fancy way of saying that you will know your guitar inside and out. But can you really teach yourself classical guitar? Yes, you can. Two of the greatest classical guitar players ever, Tarrega and Segovia, where self taught.

In the beginning it is a good idea to spend at least half of your practice time doing exercises. This will help you become more limber on the guitar and you will also see great progress in the pieces you’re working on.

After you get a classical guitar method and you start working it, the next step is getting some material so you can build your repertoire. Pick carefully so that you balance your own personal taste with the level of the piece. In other words, the piece you choose should be one that you like and at the level that you can handle technically.

You may go to a gym wanting to be Arnold Schwarzenegger, however trying to weight lift 250 pounds when you can barely get 70 pounds off the ground isn’t the way to do it. If you do attempt it, instead of bigger muscles you will probably end up in the hospital. It’s the same thing that’s happening when you attempt to play pieces that are way above your current level. Having said that, it should be noted that it’s good to get pieces that challenge you a little bit. This makes you grow. You will have to use your good judgment as to what constitutes challenging. Just like getting a hernia isn’t a muscle building technique, playing way above your level will only lead to failure and frustration.

Because of the nature of baroque music and of his compositions, Bach’s works are extremely conducive towards gaining great balance and technique on the instrument. Therefore, any student would benefit immensely by learning from the master’s material. Bach’s pieces are also great for developing great tone and they are fun to play. For example: Prelude BWV999 (originally for lute), while incredibly beautiful in its sound is also great for working with the fretboard hand because it is based on a series of chord progressions combined with a loosely melodic bass line.

If you don’t own a metronome, GET ONE! Learn to play slow and in time with it. This way you will form all the right reflexes and once you move the material up to speed the difference will be clear. Arguably, mastering rhythm with a metronome is an essential quality that will separate the amateur from the pro. To the people that may scoff at this and not understand the true importance of working with a metronome, think of it this way: imagine something as simple as a person walking across a hallway. If I ask you to describe them you would probably tell me what they looked like, what they had on and so forth. Now imagine another person walking across the hallway, but this guy is very shaky on his feet, he sometimes double steps, stumbles and flails his hands about trying to keep balance while walking. If I asked you to describe this guy, you’d probably tell me that he had a crazy walk, and he couldn’t walk straight etc.. That would be the impression that would stick with you. Same with your rhythm skills. If you don’t master them, people won’t be able to remember or appreciate your playing because their attention will constantly be distracted by the tempo stumbling and bumbling about.

If you follow the steps noted above you will see great improvement in your overall classical guitar playing. Not only will this affect your playing but also your enjoyment of the instrument. As you follow this route you will see results and feel satisfaction. Like a veil being lifted, you will be able to see the path you must follow and pretty soon you will be tackling with great ease and elegance the piece that seemed so hard a while back. As always, if you need some advice as to the material you should be pursuing, or what book you should get, feel free to drop me a line.

BW RECKNAGEL debut Album “Nihilum” which is available online via http://www.bwrecknagel.com, has already attracted classical music lovers and pianists all over the world and will also be soon available via I-tunes and other online sales providers. Since there is a rising demand for piano sheet music in general, customers can now receive the piano scores of all 10 pieces for free together with the download purchase of the Album on the website. With more and more people expecting free goods on the Internet, fee sheet music is also one of the most popular sought after items on the Internet.The pieces appeal to advanced piano players as well as professionals with a very appealing feel, strong melodies and rich harmonic structure. Originally performed by Russian Pianist Xenia Russo, all pieces are more likely a description of mood and rather than being technically demanding, BW RECKNAGEL’s work calls for a more intimate and personal context with a meditative approach.With the romantic style of classical music still being one of the most popular, BW RECKNAGEL’s piano compositions, a sublime mix between Minimal Impressionism and Romanticism, are already reaching an audience which goes well beyond the strictly classical scene. Unlike other contemporary composers, BW RECKNAGEL has no academical background in classical music but an interesting history which spans from a classical upbringing to a very active life in the music world and music industry in London since 1992.For more information and downloads please visit:http://www.bwrecknagel.com For press releases and videos please visit:http://www.bwrecknagel.com/blogFor press enquiries please mail: press@bwrecknagel.com