Garage Bands
Guitar Tuning Tips
by Edward D CuplerAbstract
 Most
new guitar players and even some experienced ones have
trouble staying and playing in tune. I'll try listing
here some of the common mistakes and their solutions.
When putting new strings on your guitar you must always
make sure you stretch them as you tune them to pitch.
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Get your Garage Band our
of the Garage in into a Gig: Part I: Press Kit and Demo
by Dennis Damp Jr.
 So
you have your garage band and want to know the next step
to start performing for an audience. Maybe you are the
parent or friend of a band member and feel the band is
ready to play some shows. You may just be sick of all
the noise coming from the basement where your son or daughters
band practices. Well, its not easy to get out of the starting
blocks, but with a little hard work, your band can get
moving. When your band finally has some songs together
and are playing well, now it's time to take the next step.
Get the band out of the garage and in to a gig. Of course
your band won’t make much money at first, but with
a well rehearsed act and some leg work your project can
get off the ground running. In the following article I
will explain a few tips your band or band manager may
need to get your band some gigs or shows.
The band’s first step is to put together a quality
press kit. A press kit for a start up band is usually
comprised of a cover page, artist bio or introduction
of the band, band pictures, song list, equipment list,
contact and booking information, and a demo tape or CD.
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Good
writing has a transcendent quality and possesses the power
to transport through time and mindset. Even if it is done
purely for the sake of entertainment, good writing enables
us to see and experience life from vantage points much
different than our own. Steve Andrews (aka The Bard of
Ely) offers a complex and varied array of songs that are
in short "good writing".