The Musically Sound is an online acoustic music resource guide for music professionals, performing musicians, students of music, and music lovers. Learn helpful tips to guide you in your music journey. Explore the latest topics & trends, instruments & gear, and resources to enhance your music life. Find concerts, festival, and events to connect to in the music world. Explore music in all its glorious “soundness.”
While the music world is vast and inspired in its scope of history, expression, and library of material, the focus of The Musically Sound is largely acoustic music, covering topics related to Americana, bluegrass, folk, Celtic, and pop singer-songwriter genres. Topics of interest we enjoy covering can be summed up in the following:
The Musically Sound makes an effort to cover pop and indie artists in spotlights, featured videos, album reviews, interviews, as well as looking at trending music topics and persons of interest.
Going on 30 years of teaching music instruments like classical, rock, and acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, and piano, I have a lot to share on the music tutorial front. Enjoy articles covering subjects like improving guitar technique, 3-fingerstyle banjo tips, preparing for a recording session, how to make the most of private lessons for beginning and intermediate players, music theory tips to enhance songs you’ve written with more variety in chord usage and accompaniment styles, and more!
Do you have a desire to learn to play that vintage guitar your grandpa passed down, but don’t know what kind of book or course to buy to learn it, or what accessories you need the most? Want a recommendation on the best items to take with you when attending a festival like Bonnaroo? Check out our write-ups on the best products to enhance your music life.
Whether you are a music lover who craves attending summer concert series, music festivals, or conventions, or you are a country artist or singer-songwriter in search of venues your solo act or band could book and play, The Musically Sound provides information on upcoming events to keep real musicians and concert-goers alike in the loop.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to quality acoustic music venues in the United States that feature both up-and-coming and seasoned performers alike. Whether you are interested in hearing country, blues, folk, Celtic, world, or pop voices and styles, or looking to play well-known stages, visit our page on the best acoustic music venues.
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This video produced by The Musically Sound showcases indie folk artist Bett Padgett. You can learn more about her at www.bettpadgett.com.