Music Basics
What Is Vibrato? How to Develop a Natural Vibrato
How vibrato happens, how fast good vibrato is, why you shouldn't force it, and when a shaky voice is worth showing to a specialist.
From repertoire to setlist, rehearsal flow to showtime — practical notes for bands and news from BandUp.
How vibrato happens, how fast good vibrato is, why you shouldn't force it, and when a shaky voice is worth showing to a specialist.
From YKS requirements and the aural skills stage to conservatory vs music teaching and choosing pieces, how to prepare for the aptitude exam.
What research says about adult learners, the real advantage of starting early, what to expect in year one and where to find lessons and a community.
What sets a makam apart from a scale: melodic path, resting note and dominant, the 53-comma octave, rough Western equivalents and bağlama meets guitar.
How jazz began, swing and improvisation, what a standard is, how each era sounds, four albums to start with and jazz in Turkey.
From whole and half steps to the major and minor formulas, harmonic minor and why "what key are we in?" matters at rehearsal.
The One, sixteenth-note feel, the one-chord vamp and space. Where funk came from, the bands that shaped it and what each player does in a funk band.
Same notes, different order. How to play chord inversions on keys, why they make changes smoother and where a keyboard player should put chords in a band.
The gig is two days away and your voice is going. What to do first, whether whispering helps, when to see a doctor and what the band can do.