Archive for 'Guitar'
The History of the Guitar, part I
17 August 2007The 1950’s saw a great change in popular music. As music evolved from Big Band Music of the 40’s, and then the Delta Blues, the guitar became a much more prominent part of the instrumentation of popular music. When Elvis Presley entered the music kingdom, it was the birth of Rock and Roll. When this […]
A Great Blog about the Guitar
12 July 2007In an effort to promote this blog I came in contact with another blogger who runs Jim’s Guitar Blog. I read through several of the posts and found it to be quite interesting - especially for those that share his passion for guitars. It is quite clear that Jim is a guitar enthusiast. You can […]
Learn to Play the Guitar
2 July 2007Another category of instruments that I mentioned briefly in an earlier post about instruments is the plectrum group of instruments. This group includes the familiar guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, and banjo. A plectrum is more commonly known as a pick. This is a small, usually triangle shaped, piece of plastic that […]
