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Electronic Music History and Today’s Best Modern ...

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

Electronic music history pre-dates the rock and roll era by decades. Most of us were not even on this planet when it began its often obscure, under-appreciated and misunderstood development. Today, this ‘other worldly’ body of sound which began close to a century ago, may no longer appear strange and […]

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The Seven Different Types of Written Music

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

As a bassist, bandleader, teacher, and music copyist, I’ve worked with hundreds of singers throughout the years. Though working musicians know hundreds of tunes, singers need to have good charts in order to have their music played the way they want. I define a “good chart” as a piece of […]

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How To Gain The Power To Create Intense Musical Emotion

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

Most guitarists want to be able to express themselves better with their guitar playing; however, the majority of guitar players have no idea how to actually practice this skill. This leads to a lot of time being wasted on practicing guitar in a way that does not produce big results. […]

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How To Gain Music Fans And Build Promoting Skills

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

However, the answer to “How do I get more fans and promote my music career?” is not easily found by taking a highly generalized approach that ‘seems’ to work for other musicians. At any given moment, you (or the band you play in) may be struggling with various unique challenges […]

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The 7 Qualities You Must Have To Make It In The Music Business

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

Most of the qualities I will be discussing have to do with the way you ‘think’ rather than the specific actions you take. It is rare to find someone who has the right mindset that contains all of these qualities. However, you can get ‘trained’ to develop a success oriented […]

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The Top 5 Myths About Making It In The Music Business

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

Are you searching for ways to make it in the music industry? In order to break into the music business and develop a long-lasting, successful career, it is important to (first) eliminate all of the misinformation you have heard about becoming a pro musician. Truth is, believing in music industry […]

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How to Listen to Ambient Music

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

Many years ago, I had a college friend who was an evangelizing devotee of the abstract painter Marc Rothko. I remember her gushing over a catalog of Rothko’s work, while I was thinking that I must be aesthetically challenged; I just didn’t “get” it. After all, most of the paintings […]

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4 Questions About The Music Industry You Should Not Be Asking

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These […]

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Four Things That Kill Your Chances For Music Career Success

ChaseSpeaks | November 4, 2020

What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all […]