Music Basics
Why Won't My Barre Chords Ring Clean? How to Play F
One string always dead on your F chord? How to find which string and why, where your finger and thumb should sit, how the guitar's setup plays a part, and four steps to a full F.
From repertoire to setlist, rehearsal flow to showtime — practical notes for bands and news from BandUp.
One string always dead on your F chord? How to find which string and why, where your finger and thumb should sit, how the guitar's setup plays a part, and four steps to a full F.
That "I know these chords" feeling on a new song comes from chord progressions. The common ones, a ready-made table in six keys, and how to spot them by ear.
Is perfect pitch really something you either have or don't? What the research says about how common it is, early training, tone languages and adults learning it, plus how to build relative pitch.
How long should a vocal warm-up take, and which exercises actually do something? A 10-minute routine for before rehearsal or a show, and what the research really says.
Aksak rhythms split the bar into groups of two and three instead of even beats. Here's how to count 9/8 and 7/8 so the whole band lands in the same place.
Sore fingertips in the first weeks usually fade as calluses form. How long it takes, which signs mean stop or see a doctor, and how much your guitar's setup adds to it.
Why does a trumpet playing "C" sound like Bb? Concert pitch, written pitch, and how to get Bb, Eb and F players speaking the same language as the band.
From a hummed voice memo to a finished demo: catching ideas, song structure, chord progressions, melody, lyrics and actually finishing, step by step.
What BPM means, how to find a song's tempo, the metronome methods that actually help, and how to rehearse with a click as a band.