Music Tutorials

We've added links to some music tutorials that you may find useful.

Please feel free to post these on the internet but do remember to include the footer information about the author and the link to "smartassmusic.com"

Every musician would love to be better but when we're learning it's difficult to know exactly how to go about improving, aside from simply practising for hours.

Here's my tips to making the most of your natural ability:
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If you search through many royalty free music libraries it won’t take long before you come across cheap midi sounds from the past 20 years of computer recording. With the sophisticated virtual instruments available today this need not be the case and with enough care, these instruments can sound impressive, musical and even move you.

Here’s my tips to getting the most from virtual instruments:
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My own study of piano technique began after my initial rapid progress (0 to Grade 8 in 1 year) began to subside and I needed to go back and cover much needed groundwork and really understand how to control the instrument, my muscles and my thoughts!

The article below (re-printed with kind permission) is written by Canadian pianist ALAN FRASER 

Writing and arranging music for the piano can be daunting, especially for those musicians who aren't pianists. Here's my tips for good piano arranging

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