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Ukulele Lesson: Hey, Soul Sister by Train

By Ben Blakesley Georges Music Learn to play "Hey Soul Sister" by Train Check out this video lesson that will show you the exact chords to play. Also, see below for a comprehensive chord guide to learn to play this great song! Follow along with me...

8 Tips to Being a Successful Gigging Musician

Believe it or not, being a gigging musician is much like any other business. Businesses can succeed or fail, and so can musicians. Not to worry, follow these tips and you'll be ahead of the game, or at least on the right track. Of course there is no ...

7 Things You Must to Do at an Open Mic Night

You're fired up and ready! You've been playing your instrument for a few months now and you're ready to show the world what you've got.You may not be ready for stadiums, but you figure your local coffee shop's Wednesday night Open Mic Night is a good...

Improve Your Drumming With Less Ismore

By Tim KamakGeorges Music In this Drum Club issue, I would like to introduce all of you to my good friendLess Ismore (get it? Less Is More :-)).Ok, enough with the bad jokes. Defining the Concept For years, successful musicians, songwriters,...

Collaborate and Learn

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music     NEWS FLASH!! There is a world outside your bedroom/basement/practice studio! Get out and play with others! Often, we musicians get trapped in the routine of holing up in a dark space focusing on our ...

Great Gifts For Musicians

  By Bill TrevenaGeorges Music     Whether youre looking for some last second gift ideas for a band-mate, you were lucky enough to get a Georges Music Gift Card, or even some cold, hard cash, here are some staple ideas to help out with...

Ukulele Sizes and Types - A Beginner's Primer

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music   So you fancy yourself a ukulele player? Good for you! But just what are all of these different instrument sizes? Am I stuck with the size I started with? Let's run down the different types and sizes of ukul...

Bring It! - Guitar Sounds to Go and Getting Self-Contained

By Jon Chappell Last month we talked about getting a clean country sound: bright, tight, and spanky. This time, Ill detail just what can happen to your soundor any soundwhen its set up in isolation and brought out into the real world and offer caveat...

Add Percussion to Your Guitar Playing

  By Ben BlakesleyGeorges Music As a frequent solo guitar player, I'm always looking for ways to add more musical elements into my performance. This is a great little technique for doing just that at a very low cost and with virtually no learn...