This guest post is by Jamie Northrup of jamienorthrup.com. A lot of the keys to being a successful musician are the same as being a successful blogger. Some of the similarities between these two professionals are that both write a lot, both present their work to an audience, and both can choose to do it [...]

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Inside Facebook has released a top 25 list of the most liked Facebook pages on the platform. It's an interesting list with quite a mix of brands, artists, and companies....

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Even though the rest of the web has moved on from Myspace the site is still the go-to network for a great many musicians, maintaining relevancy with bands that use it to easily track fans, set up (and publicize shows) and host music, photos and news in a single place. The problem is that, as so many superior social networks have been set up, Myspace has become dated and lost its appeal for the general public. A new service, the recently launched Headliner.fm looks to reinvent music-based social [...]

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In my opinion one of the purposes for having a tablet is to replace paper. As a musician I have a fair amount of sheet music on paper in folders that I would prefer to have on a tablet like the iPad. Several apps are available for the iPad that display sheet music, but Tonara is unique in that it follows along as you play and automatically updates the screen with new music as you reach the bottom of the screen.


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Check out this video. iPad app listens to musicians and follows along, so you don't need to switch sheet music. It does a lot more. This is why the iPad is just so cool. Does your tablet do this? Playing a musical instrument can be challenging, especially for beginners. Trying to follow along with sheet [...]

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