Guitar

albums that have been released every two years. The media may swarm her for her personal life but she is an artist that is all about the music and positively influencing her fans. From the beginning of her career she has been able to play her own guitar and piano. Throughout her tours she has performed playing a ukulele, banjo, and drums as well. Swift’s first album, self-titled, was released in 2006 when she was just seventeen. She wrote “Love Story” (2007) when she was eighteen and it became…

My Guitar Early one Christmas morning in 1976 towards the end of Elvis’s life, career, I was gifted my very first acoustic guitar. Maybe it was because I was born in Tupelo, Mississippi some thirty-six years after Elvis Presley, that made me suited to play and sing with a guitar. Or perhaps because I was born on the same day as the legendary Johnny Cash, exactly thirty- nine years later, to the day, that I would inherit the intense desire to play, write, and sing with a guitar. After an…

I believe John Lennon would have eventually learned guitar even if his half-sister Jackie had never showed him how to play banjo because John was already into painting and poetry. Painting and poetry, like music, is a form of art and expression. Since he was an introvert and often stayed inside, he used the uninterrupted time alone to write. I think his love of writing poetry helped him termendously when it came time to create lyrics. Additionally, John's dream of making it big financially…

Jimi Hendrix was a prominent cultural figure in the 60’s. He was a gifted guitarist and songwriter. His style and look influenced some of the biggest artist we know today such as Rick James, Prince and Erykah Badu. I enjoyed listening to this piece by Jimi Hendrix. I can remember the melody but I would have to listen to the piece a few times, only because he does a lot of improvisation. The only part I can remember easily is the chorus because I feel as if it stays constant; he does not change…

The sweet pumpkin pie, the tart apple pie, and of course, the rich, chocolate ice-cream topped off the amazing meal. I glanced from face to face, privately thanking God for each family member. There were smiles everywhere, from my brother's mischievous grin, to my grandmother's heartwarming smile. I looked around the room at the decorations I had helped my mother put up. Pictures of pumpkins, still up from last Halloween, hung next to Christmas wreathes and holly. In the center of the…

Characterization in “No Guitar Blues” Have you ever wondered what makes a strong character? In the story “the no guitar blues” the author Gary Soto created a very complicated character Fausto. To help develop Fausto's characterization the author uses indirect characterization, direct characterization, and internal conflict. Indirect characterization is what the character is thinking doing or looking like. the Indirect character of the story “the no guitar blues” is Fausto. Fausto is a indirect…

The song “Paradise” is originally an English pop song by Coldplay, a British rock band. It was released on 12th September 2011 while the cover version of this song, “Peponi” was released 3 years later on 9th January 2012 by a crossover band - The Piano Guys. The Piano Guys had included some African folk-like elements into the original version of “Paradise” by adding some African traditional instruments, costumes and the language. I observed that The Piano Guys and Alex Boye have utilized their…

Dragonetti spent much of his life experimenting on the bass, working to perfect its capabilities. In his younger days he had sampled both the four string and the three string basses but preferred the three string which he would tune in various ways. He was one of the first to drop the tuning from A- D- G to G- D- G, giving him access to lower pitches. When he played Der Freischütz he would lower the A string down to F# for the first two movements. His hard work and experimentations with the bass…

From Room 93 to Badlands, much had changed in artist Halsey’s career. For over nine months in 2014, the singer only had one single called “Ghost,” a song about loving someone who was toxic to you. In early October, she released a five track EP called Room 93, which told the experiences of a few youth that affected their day-to-day lives. It only took a year, from sleeping at her manager’s parents’ house to having her own apartment in L.A., for her to be inspired to make this album. On August 28,…

Ive been asked by alot on how to build there bank rolls, the key is long term profit. We are not going to get rich overnight! My best advice , to building is set your self a realistic limit for what you want to achieve each day. example: would be say to make a $30 profit every day 30x 7 days a week= $210 a week . Once you achieve your set goal, stop for the day regardless of how many wins may come. Dont up your stakes due to wins coming in, greed is what will kill you. Bet somthing your…