Guitar Types

Guitar Types: Dreadnought Style Acoustic Guitar

While the dreadnought appears in many variations, this is the guitar that comes to mind whe guitar that comes to mind when most people think “guitar.” Sometimes called a western guitar, the Dreadnought is a big instrument with a full sound and a lot of bass. Ideally, dreadnoughts are loud guitars designed to accompany singers or fit into a wide range of musical idioms. For the average player, this is the right guitar.

Different styles of dreadnought guitars include the standard dreadnought constructed of a full range of guitar tone woods from common ones like mahogany and spruce, to woods that are rather exotic like Brazilian rosewood, lacewood or jacaranda. Some guitars don’t use wood at all. Instead, they are constructed of composite materials like carbon fiber. Using different materials in the construction of a guitar will contribute dramatically to the sound of the instrument.

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INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY

In the field of music there is much to be explored, and the psychological influence of music seems little known to modern science. According to modern science we are taught that the influence of music, or of sound and vibration, comes to us and touches the senses from without. But there is one question which remains: What is the source of the influence that comes from within? The real secret of the psychological influence of music is hidden in its source, the source where sound comes from (1). Read more

Artist Kelly Clarkson

Only the most annoying pop apologist would defend Kelly Clarkson’s output as a whole, but her voice is strong and rich, and she’s certainly done more with an American Idol crown than anyone else. There’s nothing quite like the magic of a mega-hit especially one as undeniably excellent.
As the rock-inflected “Since U Been Gone,” which put her on the music map and in the years following her breakout single, Clarkson has worked hard to churn out catchy songs and maintain her wild popularity. Her fourth album, this year’s All I Ever Wanted, has performed with an expected rate of success, offering the same chart-topping trajectory and easy radio picks as her previous releases.

Kelly Clarkson – Lincoln Medal Awards!

Kelly Clarkson stays classic in black at the Lincoln Medal Awards held at at Ford’s Her performance will be taped for broadcast on ABC on July 2.

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Gavin Rossdale announces Bush reunion

Bush will perform their first live show in eight years as part of the Epicenter weekend in Fontana, September 25-26th.
(New York, NY) Bush is returning to the front line in 2010.
Bush will perform their first live show in eight years as part of the Epicenter weekend in Fontana, September 25-26th, joining Eminem and KISS at the Golden State’s inland empire venue.
Also in the fall, the first new studio album in nine years from Bush will be released on Interscope titled, EVERYTHING ALWAYS NOW.