Loggerhead Records

The rhythm of the blues has gotten into your blood. You have been captured by this music that came from the African-American communities in the Deep South, the rich legacy born out of the hardships of slaves and prisoners. They made music from field hollers, chants, shouts, and work songs which grew into the unique form of American music known as the Blues.

There is one legend that a cornet player and bandleader named William Christopher Hardy wrote the first blues song, which was both documented and printed in the year 1912. The song was called “Yellow Dog Blues.” Over the years blues music has become more and more popular all around the world. It appeals to all ages, and many music lovers want to try to learn blues guitar.

Learning to play the piano can be a difficult task. If you are learning from a piano teacher then it is most likely that they will choose the music that you play. If you are learning to play on your own then the job of finding beginner piano music to play is all your. Trying to play music that is too hard for you will only result in frustration. The following is a list of songs that are a great for a beginner:

1) Hot Cross Buns – This is one of the very first songs you should attempt to play. Very easy skill level.

2) Mary Had a Little Lamb – Great children’s song that is easy to learn.

When recording vocals I have noticed many times that people are surprised at how they sound when they hear themselves played back over the monitors. This is because what we hear in our heads is not what a microphone will hear (pick up). People often think their voice is a tad bassier than it really is due to the proximity effect of their own voice. Proximity effect occurs when a sound source is very close to a mic mic thereby increasing the sources bass greatly. Think radio voices.

There are really only 3 things to consider when recording vocals: The volume, the tone and gain structure.

Regarding volume we are dealing with two things:

1. Is the person very soft? If so you will have to turn the mic up to compensate for this. And likely EQ for intelligibility of the words. This often means using EQ and cutting frequencies lower than 80hz and maybe a dip in the middle range around 300hz and maybe adding a little peak EQ between 3 to 7kHz.