Instrument Care and Management

Drum heads are some of the most complicated and frustrating things to tune when you get started. There’s really not a pitch to tune it to like there is with any other instrument. The standards and recommendations change wildly depending on the style of music you play. Every drummer will have a slightly different take […]

If you have ever played any sport, you know that your muscles need time to rest between high intensity activities. Not resting causes your muscles to fatigue, lose that consistency you trained so hard for, and puts you at risk for injury.  If you’re a singer, these same rules apply to your voice. Your voice

When it comes to cars, I’m not much of a mechanic. I know a few things, but for the most part I let my mechanic do the work. They know when I need new tires, breaks, spark plugs, or how to identify any other issue that comes up. When it comes to my guitar, I know

While the upright piano is not always the instrument of choice these days, that doesn’t mean there aren’t people who prefer it. Some people want the real thing and that’s totally understandable. It’s not uncommon to see people straight up giving their upright pianos away for free on facebook marketplace. However, there are some tradeoffs

Drums are a tricky instrument. They come in so many forms and shapes. Every drummer will have their own preference on what configurations they use and it can be tough to know where to start. In this article, we’re aiming to look at some popular setup tips as well as popular configurations of shells and

Our ears are the most important tool we have as musicians. It’s because of our ears that we were able to enjoy music. It’s because of our ears we know if what we’re playing is right. Your ears are finely tuned and calibrated parts of our body that allow us keenly tune in to the

Probably one of the most overlooked parts of guitar maintenance is string changing. Most people assume that unless you’ve broken a string, there’s no need to replace them. Unfortunately, that’s really not true. There’s a time when you’ll have to change your strings even though they still work. Let’s talk about the reasons first and