Entries Tagged as 'Education'

Is It a Social Networking, Video Sharing or Music Competition?

Music Nation

Just found this website, MusicNation.com. This website is an online music community. Bands can upload videos. Bands have friends and fans. Fans can share their favorite music videos. Fans vote their favorite videos. The most voted video win the competition.

Yes it is a music social networking. You can sign up as a band, music writer, singer, guitarist, music talents, or just music listener. There are two accounts in MusicNation.com; one is regular account and the other is artist account. As an artist account you will be able to enter the competitions and connect with your fan base.

What you can do with regular account? Like myspace, you can add friends, add galleries, comments other profile, create your own blog, upload media, create events, and more available features. The different from myspace are you can create your own favorite artists, create favorite musical styles, you can connect to other music hobbies. You can discover music and videos from all over the web.

What the advantages of artist account? Instead of the basic features above, you can promote your own music videos. This is great word of mouth marketing. When your fan likes your videos they can share and tell others about your videos. You can go to competition and win the prize. Bands that get a lot of play have a chance at getting signed by MusicNation.com’s partner EPIC RECORDS!

If you are a band, artist, music talent, or just fan, check this MusicNation.com website!

What Fender Guitar should I Buy?

So you are looking to buy a Fender electric guitar? The answer is depends on what kind of music you play.  If you play mostly rock and want something with a great sound, and of course one that looks really good cheap electric guitar, you probably need Fender guitar.

Fender Squier

If you’re a beginner and just start to learn electric guitar. You should buy a cheap electric guitar one. A Squire Strat would do just fine.  The fretboard isn’t too sharp or heavy and it’s a nice all-rounder. If you’re near a Guitar Center, they usually go for around $200. But it is not recommended to buy this cheap one, if you want to learn  seriously.

Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Horisontal Picture

Fender Stratocaster

If you experienced player and need more quality sound with less price, you can try Fender Stratocasters (Strat) which is made in Mexico that are very affordable and have a good sound. This mexican made guitar is cost a half than the American made one.

The Japanese made Fender Stratocasters is the most good one. Off course the price is higher than American made. The American made, is enough if you can’t find the Japanese made.

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Which Fender Guitar is Better?

There are three famous fender type, Squier, Telecaster, and Stratocaster (strat). Most Fender users prefer to use Stratocaster, it means Stratocaster the best one. The Japanese and American made is the best quailty of stratocaster. There are many models of Fender Strat, the standard Fender Stratocaster is the least expensive one, it cost only about $300 - $400.

Please note that there are a Squier Telecaster series and Squier Stratocaster Series. These Squier series is defferent with Telecaster series and Stratocaster series. This Squier series is cheap guitar actually not made by Fender itself, but made by licensed manufacturer. It is not recommended to buy Squier series.

Conclusion

Squier is the cheap Fender guitar version. It is not recommended to buy this one. If you just begin to learn electric guitar, it is ok to buy this one.

Stratocaster model is recommended. The Mexican series strat is cheap and good enough and recommended for beginner. If you have money and you are experienced you should buy the American series one.

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Whose salary of music teacher is highest?

From this list: guitar teacher, piano teacher, bass teacher, banjo teacher, drum teacher, ukelele teacher, and vocal teacher; whose salary is highest?

From indeed.com website, I got a result that banjo teacher is the highest among other teachers, its average salary is $54,000 per year.

Average salary of guitar teacher is $44,000 per year. Average banjo teacher salaries are 21% higher than average guitar teacher salaries for job postings nationwide.

Music Instrument Teacher Salary

So, is it better learning guitar or banjo?