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Underrated Free Online Music School

by Damian C.

For a very long time we have used the source of the internet for information. As time processed we found ourselves indulged with all kinds of information. Some of us aren’t readers (and I won’t assume it’s t he people reading this article) and sometimes we can see pictures and arrows pointing one way or another, but how effective is the information if we don ‘t see it move. We have come to a point in time where we can even get college degrees online and even though it might still be expensive, it sure beats getting up to go through traffic and being hasty because of our day jobs holding us back a few minutes from being early.

That’s why in this article I want to discuss the benefits of YOUTUBE. YouTube has become a ever growing source of information for many things including music. The site is being populated by everyone around the world and has become one of the biggest viewed sites ever. My advice to a lot of you who spend time on their MySpace mostly and are aspiring to become a musician should really touch basis with YOUTUBE instead. I can say this mostly goes for all the novices out there because you will find the most basic lessons on any instrument you’re wanting to learn. Best of all you can also send comments with more questions and your email will notify you of their answer to your question.

I’m not saying that more extensive education for music is always on YOUTUBE, but the majority of things you will learn in YOUTUBE will be taught by many people in many different ways. So if you don’t get it from one person you can go to the next while avoiding your “guidance counselor” to schedule you in when he or she is not busy. With just a mouse click away you can find more information. This goes beyond just learning an instrument, but you can learn cover songs, you can learn about the business of music, watch an interview of your role model which might give you tips or simply just inspire you to become what you want to become.

I think a great success story comes from my very own guitarist in my band. When I first entered the band he didn’t know much about theory and only used certain types of scales to put into his compositions. Although, his technical styles were great in terms of speed, endurance, and accuracy of his own instrument, he made a decision to learn more. Every lesson he learned to improve his guitar playing greatly enhanced his compositions as well. Within just three months or less, my guitarist became a newly evolved guitarist and composer.

I recommend everyone to take their time to go on YouTube and learn something, even if its not musically related!


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