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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

How Does a Tuba Get Its Tone?

The first time I brought home a tuba, I was in middle school. I wanted to play the trumpet, but my band director convinced me to consider…

3 min readJul 30, 2021

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How Does a Tuba Get Its Tone?

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

Maintaining the Correct Clarinet Embouchure

Correct clarinet embouchure enables a player to enhance tone and improve flexibility on the instrument. Avoid bad habits and incorrect…

2 min readJul 29, 2021

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Maintaining the Correct Clarinet Embouchure

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

Types of Triads

Triads are the basic building blocks of music harmony. Triads consist of a series of three notes separated by an interval of a major or…

2 min readJul 28, 2021

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Types of Triads

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

How Did “Taps” Begin?

“Taps” plays in military services to honor soldiers. It has long been associated with soldier funerals and solemn ceremonies in the…

3 min readJul 27, 2021

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How Did “Taps” Begin?

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

Private Voice Lesson Costs and Expenses

Voice lessons are invaluable for singers who want to study effective techniques, improve their range and extend their vocal longevity. A…

2 min readJul 26, 2021

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Private Voice Lesson Costs and Expenses

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

Main Difference Between Regular Music Theory and Jazz Theory

Regular music theory and jazz music theory have similar goals but use different terminology. This can be confusing, but even within…

4 min readJul 25, 2021

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Main Difference Between Regular Music Theory and Jazz Theory

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

How to Make Background Music for a Song

You’ve got a great melody, nailed some vocals, and now you need to set the background music to make your song come alive. If you don’t have…

5 min readJul 24, 2021

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How to Make Background Music for a Song

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

Creating Heavy Metal Riffs & Songs

Heavy metal riffs combine small musical motifs to create melodic fragments. A motif is the smallest identifiable musical idea that consists…

3 min readJul 23, 2021

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Creating Heavy Metal Riffs & Songs

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

How Does a Trumpet Function?

The trumpet is the highest-pitched member of the brass family of instruments. Trumpets have a range of about three-and-a-half octaves, from…

2 min readJul 22, 2021

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How Does a Trumpet Function?

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

The Mystery of Music Composition: What You Need to Know Before Composing a Note

The act of composing music requires years of training, experience, and knowledge of some basic theory to be a professional composer…

9 min readJul 21, 2021

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The Mystery of Music Composition: What You Need to Know Before Composing a Note

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Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

Kevin Ure (UreMusic.com)

Teaching the Craft of Music Composition since 1996. Articles on popular music- and art-related topics. Check out our Lists for more in-depth composing articles.

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