The Guitarra Baiana could be the first electric solid body mandolin. The Guitarra Baiana, also known as the Bahian guitar was first built by Osmar Álvares Macêdo and Adolfo ‘Dodô’ Nascimento around 1942 or 1943 in Bahia, Brazil. The instrument was called ‘Cavaquinho Elétrico’ or ‘Pau Elétrico’ (electric log). It was a electrified hybrid between … Read more
In this video, Finneas O’Connell shares a few of the vocal production techniques he used on Billie Eilish’s single “Therefore I Am” Billie Eilish – Drew Thornton FOH and monitors set up Interview With Finneas Text: I think everything I just played is MIDI data. And so I wrote and recorded the chorus in my … Read more
Several problems commonly affect mandolins in general and specifically Ibanez mandolins. The list below should help you evaluate the condition of a vintage Ibanez mandolin. Top and Back Cracks Like any mandolin, vintage Ibanez models can suffer from cracks in the top and back. The solid spruce top, and less commonly, the solid maple back, … Read more
This music dictionary will help you understand the musical terms, acronyms and definitions used in sheet music, piano tabs and music theory. For example, What’s the difference between “sheet music” and a “music tabs”? What’s PITCH – and why is it so important? What are “INTERVALS”? Find Classical Music Terms – Learn more! The Music … Read more
Although we may traditionally associate the Mandolin with European tradition, in the years following its invention, the Mandolin spread widely around the world. By the early 1900’s the Mandolin as popular across the United States and Japan, thanks to traveling virtuosi such as Carlo Curti and Giuseppe Pettine. Mandolin Popularity in Japan Japanese interest in … Read more