Sangjon Part Punk Drums

Sangjon Part Punk Drums
Know Your Punk Drums Better
By: Victor Epand
Drums are one of the most popular of musical instruments. Drummers all over the world have been making the effort to create a drum set that would truly suit the appetite of music lovers all over the world. One of the primary characteristics of a drum is that it can produce indefinite low and high-pitched sounds constantly.

Punk rock was based on anti-establishment rock music genre in the mid 70s, had the punk drums in their arsenal. The punk drummers made a name for them with playing with the shorter version of the rock. The right punk drum kit gear depends on features like playing style, personal penchant, monetary funds, and moving options of the drummer. The hardware part was constituted by the cymbals and tom-tom stands and was considered an integrated part of the base drum kit. Drums and cymbals are considered the breakable part of the collection as it goes through rigorous wear and tear.

One or two electric guitars, an electric bass, a drum kit, the vocals constitute the distinctive punk rock instrumentation. During the mid 1970s people who did not have too much ability in music tried to express themselves through the new form of rock music. The anti institutional based drumming was quick to catch the attention of the public.

Punk drummers like to change their tuning with particular music intervals. This makes the distance between the tuned notes of one drum with the other consistent. As it is not based on any chromatic notes so the punk drummers can have any start point with the punk drums. Although there are many tuning opinions, the bulk of them revolve around the major chords. In addition, the time factor for the whole music length was shorter than the regular rock so the start with the punk drums was fast.

A drum key or a similar kind of device is used to tune the drum set. The tension of a drumhead is changed to tune it. The difference in tuning between same elements of a drum kit and other percussion element is quite significant. Punk drums are no different.

The punk drummer needs to have a detailed knowledge on the drum kit. The collection, which would increase with time, needs to be setup properly so that it does not get broken down in time of performance. Elements like hoops, lugs, and tension rods do have a key role to play in sounding the drum music audible and sweet to the ear. Lugs are metallic pieces that are attached to the side of the drum.

Alternating with the hi-hat cymbals will help you keep the speed but make sure you are not changing the beats. You can create interesting fills with fast music. Listening to good drummers will help you in building your own creative ways. One of the chief ingredients of the punk music is energy, so beating the punk drums with vigor would help in being attuned with the speed of the music.

Sangjon Part Guitar Is Full Of Fun

Sangjon Part Guitar Is Full Of Fun
Learn To Play Guitar Is Full Of Fun
By: Nick C.
There are many, many, different reasons why individuals decide to learn to play the guitar. What's your purpose? Is it because you just want to play a few songs for your friends? If so, then I commend you for your honesty and wish you the very best in your song-playing adventure. Playing the guitar should always be fun. If you're a beginner, it's important that you don't become overwhelmed or intimidated by those who seem to be able to shred the guitar fingerboard at will. This should be the least of your worries. Especially in the beginning stages of learning to play the guitar. The fundamentals are essential for every beginner. For example, learning to hold the guitar pick correctly is essential in the beginning. Learning right-hand and left-hand finger control is very important. Further, merely feeling comfortable holding the guitar will actually take some work and practice. Once again, the fundamentals of guitar playing are very, very important.

It seems that we're living in a society (musicians included) where instant gratification seems to be the way-of-life for many. We want what we want, and we want it now. When attempting to learn how to play the guitar, this type of approach will leave fatal flaws in one's over all understanding of the guitar. Without an authentic understanding of the guitar, limitations are inevitable. A solid foundation on the guitar (theory and application) will allow one to progress beyond their own expectations. One should strive to become a well-rounded guitarist. In other words, learn guitar chords, rhythm, and guitar solo techniques. So many guitarists today are mainly concerned with soloing. They seem to overlook all of the other aspects of guitar playing. Many beginning guitarists get hung up on issues such as speed playing. In today's musical environment, it's much more important to become an accurate player rather than a flash player. The days of the twenty minute guitar solos, are over (for the most part). Oh yes, in a concert environment it's good to let it all hang out and to blow out the carbon, as they say. However, nothing will top a well constructed melodic guitar solo. A well constructed guitar solo is a far cry from someone just mindlessly sweeping arpeggios.

Is speed important? Yes, in situations that call for speed. However, not all guitar solos consist of playing 128th notes at 160 BPM (beats per minute). Techniques, such as speed picking, sweeping, and tapping result from practicing good habits, not in lieu of them. Further, speed without soul equals nothingness. Why so much dissertation regarding speed? Let me explain.For most beginners, there is generally an event which occurs, that inspires an individual to learn how to play the guitar. For example, desiring to learn the guitar could result from one hearing a song that has a special emotional impact on his/her life. However, it is more than likely that one of the great contemporary concert guitarist (a fire-breathing, neck-shredding Dragon) is the inspiration for most of today's beginners. This is great however, was the inspiration the guitar itself or the fire-breathing, blazing speed, that the notes on the guitar were played at? More than likely, the answer would be speed. Inspiration is inspiration, right? Understand that a speed player is very skilled and has taken the time to build a solid foundation; fundamentals.

There are a range of ways to learn guitar. Check out each idea to see what suits you. Group lessons: If you feel uncomfortable learning by yourself you can take group lessons. The advantages of group lessons are that you have a teacher to help you through tough times and you can see the other students progress and compare yourself to them. The disadvantage is that you won't get as much attention from the teacher as it will be divided. Private Lessons: If you have the right teacher this is the perfect way to learn guitar. Your tutor can monitor you progress each lesson and slow down his lessons to your learning standard. Your teacher will never be caught up with another student because there aren't any - so he can attend to your needs. CD Lessons: There is almost every style of instruction CDs you can think of. The benefit of CD lessons is that you can replay everything said on the CD. If you don't understand a part, you can replay it as many times as needed. The bad thing about CD lessons is that you may not be so enthused to learn the songs on the CD by yourself, and the instructions tend to be more general. This can leave you not knowing where you are in your musical journey

DVD Lessons: DVD lessons includes the good and bad points of CD lessons. The best reason to learn guitar by watching a DVD is that you can see what the tutor is doing. DVD learning goes far in answering those questions boiling in your head. Music Books: if you don't have much time on your hands then music books are for you. There are a range of styles of music books. If you haven't payed much attention to music at school then you will have a hard time reading the music that you don't know. Most people take a long time getting a song they don't know. Internet: The internet is a great way to learn guitar. There are so many links to good sites that can teach you to play those notes that your role model guitarist plays. Membership sites are usually more trustworthy because you are giving money to them for their time in putting togethor good music.

Sangjon Part Play Jazz Drums

Sangjon Part Play Jazz Drums
Learn How To Play Jazz Drums
By: Chris Chew
So you have decided that you want to be a drummer but is at a loss as to which genre of playing style you want to master. Have you considered learning how to be a jazz drummer?

As you probably know, jazz is one of the most artistic and intriguing genre of music and especially so for the jazz drummer. Playing jazz music gives the drummer the opportunity to exhibit his amazing technical drumming skills and capabilities. However, most drummers choose not to take the time to learn how to play jazz drums properly which is partly due to its wide range of technicalities unlike most other forms of music.

Although jazz drumming seem to look very complicated, in reality, it is not that difficult to learn. The main difference is that most drummers are used to the 4/4 tempo of drumming where jazz is played with plenty of triplets and has a different feel from most other types of music. So the drummer may have to relearn some drumming techniques. Furthermore, most jazz pieces are relatively fast in tempo and thus most drummers also need to make improvements on their stick speed.

The first thing a new drummer needs to learn when playing jazz pieces is the basic jazz swing tempo or sometimes called the "swing groove". A jazz drummer's main role is to keep time for the rest of the band just like in any genre of music. The drummer should never overpower the rest of the band unlike when playing rock songs. To do this, simply use your hi hat and ride cymbal.

Ok. Let's start with your hi-hat stepping on the 2 and 4 count to a piece of swing music. It is critical to keep this count over top of everything else that you play. Next, add ride the cymbal with a triplet tempo and feel. Practice these moves to perfection before going further with your drum lessons.

Now that you have mastered how to keep the swing tempo with the hi-hat and ride cymbal, let's move on to the bass drum or sometimes called the kick-drum. Jazz drumming techniques are sometimes very subtle and because of this, the bass drum should not be too dominant. So do make sure that you do not play the bass drum too loudly. This again is unlike most other form of drumming. A good technique for this is keep your heel down when playing the bass drum. In this way, you are more in position control the strength of the kick more easily. A technique jazz drummers often use is the feathering the bass drum. This is done by lightly tapping the bass drum on the quarter or eighth notes.

You will probably know that is highly common for the bass drum to follow the bass guitar player. So you may need to know what kind of rhythm progression the bass player is playing and try to follow him. The bass drum should be played with more of a feel rather than powerful thumping like those in rock music.

The snare drum can be used to help as an accent for the band or can be used to play straight quarter notes.

Another common rhythm in jazz music is the shuffle and every jazz drummer must also master this form of drumming. Furthermore, since jazz music usually have musicians doing solo runs, the jazz drummer must also learn how to play drum solos. By developing these common jazz drumming styles, you will be playing jazz drums like a pro pretty soon!

Sangjon Part Produce a Song

How to Produce a Song
By: Charlie C Williams
What is record production? Surely, there are many thoughts on this concept. There are many record producers, some more famous than others. However, this article will attempt to address some of the basic elements of record production and how to effectively approach the overall task of producing a record.

First let’s take a look at the 5 Steps of the creative process:

STEP 1: THE IDEA
Think about the song you’re going to write. It can be just some lyrics written down on a piece of paper, a melody recorded on your cell phone voice memo or mini recorder, or a home demo. Ultimately, it will need to be produced into a full song.

During pre-production (which we will discuss later), the producer creates the arrangement – vocal or instrumental, decides how it will be recorded, and who will be the players. This process includes songwriting, song selection, song adjustment (key and tempo), style determination, instrumentation decisions, creating a working demo, and rehearsing.

STEP 2: RECORDING
During this step, the performances are recorded to any one of the many recording hardware or software on separate tracks or direct-to-stereo which is used to record some jazz ensembles and many live performances. When you record direct-to-stereo, the recording becomes the final version and you are unable to change any of the characteristics of the instruments. Most professional recording is done using multi-track recording, where individual musical performances and vocal performances are recorded on separate tracks. This gives us the flexibility to edit and process the tracks, and to mix them into a final stereo version well after the original performance. It also allows for us to add to an original recording, as well. This process is called overdubbing.

STEP 3: EDITING
In post-production, the song is ready to be edited changing individual performances or the entire arrangement. In midi editing, you can change single notes or even the specific instrument that plays those notes. You can also change the complete arrangement of the song by copying and pasting entire sections of the song.

STEP 4: MIXING
It is during the mixing stage that the individual tracks that make up our multi-track recording are combined/blended and processed using effects to create a final stereo recording. We have the ability to control each track separately. In this stage we want to document and organize the various elements for the intended mix. We are able to control such elements as volume, panning, equalization, and effects.

STEP 5: MASTERING
Mastering is the preparation of our final stereo mix for distribution making final adjustments to the overall sound – (incl. editing out unwanted sound, EQ overall song, compression, if needed, for final format).
The Master Tape

1. What is the Master Tape?
the completed mix with added equalization and the signal processing effects. Some times called the "mix master".

2. How is it Done?
Utilizing high-end mastering equipment, the producer or/and the engineer are involved in the final mastering, creating balances in volume, time between songs and equalization issues.

3. What you Do With It…
For CD duplication the master is sent to a duplication plant and CDs are creating in accordance with prescribe technical specifications.

Even if the ultimate format for the use of the recording is other than a CD, the mastering process is implemented to insure a professional consistency with regards to the recorded music. Once mastering is complete, the song is ready for its final format (ie. AIFF, MP3, Wave, Liquid Audio, Real Audio, Web Streaming, CD, etc.). The producer has now done his job.

The Impact of Technology in Producing Recorded Music:

An integral part of record production is understanding the technology that supports the science. Technological advances in recording equipment and computer platforms have dramatically changed the landscape of record production.

In desktop production, the self-produced artist often wears more than one hat, in many cases taking on the roles of composer, arranger, and performer. When we use multi-track recording techniques, composition and arranging can be part of an interactive process where one musical idea suggests another.

Just as composers have traditionally used the piano to work out fully formed compositions from fragments of musical ideas, desktop producers can start with a skeletal idea for a song – perhaps just a drum pattern and bass line -- and develop it into a complete musical arrangement. The most powerful capability of computer-based desktop
production is the ability to rearrange and edit both audio and MIDI performances after they've been recorded.

How to Produce a Song/Understanding the song

Once you have a grasp on the creative process and understand current trends in recording technology and there applicability to our project, you can now attempt to produce a song.
a. Describe the artist’s identity.
b. Identify the song’s style and intended audience. Is it similar to other records?
c. Describe the budget constraints?
d. Describe the record's purpose, in terms of an artist’s career. Is it a catchy first single to establish the artist? To get a deal? A demo to get a gig as a cover band? A different direction, used to learn something new?

Knowing about the artist’s qualities and motivations creates a context and shapes
an overview for how to approach a production. It will help you answer the main
question, “Why take this particular production approach for this particular artist and
this particular song?”

Decide what the song is saying. In other words, how does the song itself influence the approach to the production? Knowing the identity of the song is as important as knowing the identity of the artist. Indeed, “production” is the melding of song and artist onto record.

a. What is the lyric’s story, and what individual sections, phrases, or even words direct or affect the production at all scales?
b. How does the melody interact with the lyric?
c. Does the melody emphasize lyrics or direct the flow of the song, or just create a musical element and draw attention in its own right?
d. How do these invite production elements?
e. How do harmonic elements affect all of this, and again, invite production attention?
f. How does the overall structure of the song dictate the production approach and/or flow of the record?

These may seem like “songwriting elements,” because they are! The first job of the producer is A&R (“artist & repertoire”). Choose the best song and then oversee touching up or rewriting and restructuring the song, if necessary, until it is the best it can be.
That is what much of pre-production is, and it is often the most important element of the entire production process. A great song for a great artist makes the producer’s job easier, and the song often points the way to approach the production.

Another characteristic of a good producer is one who is cable of identifying what specific elements are being heard sonically and musically and adjusting those elements so that the song is audibly appealing the listener?
a. Name each element you are hearing (instrument, voice, sound, combination).
b. What are each element’s sonic qualities, and what is its part in the arrangement?

For example, “I might describe a part I’m hearing as a 12-string
electric guitar (the type of instrument) with a clear but
idiosyncratic sound (color/timbre) playing a IV chord (the music)
with the third on the top, open voicing(arrangement), with a slow
but aggressive, anticipated strum (performance)”.

c. At what point does an element appear in the production/song? I find it best to analyze a production by going section-by-section, and then bar by bar, down to the beat. It helps to define the general, overall production feel of each song section.
d. Where does a specific musical element appear?

As producers or engineers, we often think in technical terms—panning, reverb, delay, volume, etc. The listeners, however, just hear things located in 3-dimensional space. So, define spatial placement as they do. Then you can figure out the possible
technical ways to achieve that.

For example, “a muted trumpet drenched in reverb, panned off to the right, with a lot of a reverb and low in the mix, is heard by the listener as a soft trumpet off in the distance, perhaps on a misty night”.

How is it played? What is the emotional approach, attitude?
This overlaps with much of the above. “How” may include equipment, effects, and so forth. A specific instrument through a specific processor helps define the sound and is used to support the attitude.

Know what the purpose of each musical element is? Above all, this is the most important question for good production. For each and every element in a record, a choice was made to have it.
a. Why was it included?
b. Why that specific instrument at that specific location in this specific song, located in that specific space, played with that specific approach?

There is a purpose for each choice, even if it’s just to “keeps the groove,” or some other simple musical purpose.

Record production is akin to directing a movie. Like a director is responsible for managing all of the elements of making a movie so is the record producer of a great record. Record production takes thought, skill, knowledge, and wherewithal. There’s no better way to understand it that to go through the process if you’re interested in record production. It’s a great experience to hear a finished project for which you were primarily responsible. There’s nothing better than your first time because now you know how to do it, and how to make it better the next time around. Like anything, you will get better with experience. Read this article. Reread this article. Then read it one more time and take the leap…produce a record or if nothing else get involved in a record production!

Sangjon Part Guitar Player Setup

Sangjon Part III
Guitar Player Setup and String Action Tips
By: Daniel Lehrman
It is a real puzzle to me, why are new guitars so poorly setup from the factory? Unless it came out of the Custom Shop for lots of money, most guitars don't even seem to be checked out before they leave the factory. God forbid the music store selling it checked it out before you got it!

To put it in simple terms, rarely have I handled a guitar that played well and was not properly adjusted by a guitar maker or luthier. When I use terms such as adjustment, I am referring to the height of the strings over the fretbaord, whether the neck is truly straight or does it have the correct relief or bow to it, how level the frets are all the way up the neck and intonation. Is one fret a bit taller than the others? Can you imagine what that does to your tone and playability if the frets are not level all the way up the neck?

Realistically speaking, if you have not played a properly set-up guitar, then you probably have no idea how much potential your guitar has. Meaning that it will sound better, but more importantly, it sounds better because it is easier to play. Obviously a guitar or any instrument will sound better if it is adjusted to factory specs. Since most things are mass produced nowadays, a lot less effort is put into the time consuming part of checking each instrument individually in order to make sure it is on the money.

Some folks actually buy a less expensive guitar, take it to a reputable guitar center that has a competent luthier and bring home a guitar that actually plays and sounds better than a more expensive model. A smart player always has a guitar setup that way. Mind you, it is not a replacement for a Jeff Beck Custom Shop Fender guitar or a Zakk Wylde Custom Gibson guitar, or maybe the most versatile guitar ever, the Eric Clapton Stratocaster. Again, these are really expensive guitars and one should expect it to be setup right on the money.

Describing the detailed procedures of a setup is not easy. To understand the terms and services involved one might go to Guitar Players Center, Stewart-Macdonald or Warmoth for in-depth setup techniques used and excellent explanations, in terms we all understand.

An analogy I use that everyone seems to understand is that an un-tuned (not set to specs) car is not fun to drive or very efficient, and it is the same with your guitar. It is more fun and easier to play your guitar when it is setup properly.

Most of the setups that I am familiar with cost about $50.00 to $100.00 plus parts. Parts meaning strings generally. Most of the time it is precision craftsmanship needed, not parts. And don't forget, never choose a luthier because of his prices. Check around and ask about the business, call the BBB. Just make sure you get a good guitar maker. Price is not the only important issue, quality is.

Enjoy.