In response to the continuing concerns relating to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the Piano Technicians Guild has compiled the following advisory. Hopefully, you will find it helpful. 

Advisory: COVID-19 and Consumer Piano Care 

The Corona Virus (COVID-19)…

Given that allergy season is starting up, I found these TWO tips to be a perfect way to keep you performing at optimal level and help ease any of the symptoms associated with this time of year! 

There are dozens of organizations in the USA which regularly award cash to serious artists, allowing the recipients to focus entirely on furthering their music career in some way. And unlike loans, they don't need to be paid back. 

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Like everything else in the music biz, booking gigs must be approached like a business. The first step in that approach is gaining some understanding of who you’re trying to contact. If you were a promoter and your email inbox…

Singers are often preoccupied with losing or damaging their voice, and rightly so! Whether it is broken, veiled, hoarse, weak or vulnerable to fatigue, changes in the voice often prevent proper singing. Aggravated symptoms can even create more serious consequences…

You’ve probably heard of "singing from the belly" but the relationship between digestion and your voice goes far beyond the technique of breathing. What you swallow can and often does affect your voice. Time to have a look at…

Are you a band or a singer-songwriter with the talent to open for national acts but don't know how to get these gigs? 

Are you frustrated because you know your act is good enough but you can’t get a hold…

Marketing, or rather lack of it, is why many musicians don’t get where they could have otherwise been, and why they struggle to make sales, get gigs, and generally move their music career forward in any meaningful way. The good…

As a singer, you should never expect that lightbulb moment, that miracle product or that magic formula that will immediately and radically transform your voice (real life is not like a shopping on QVC or a Harry Potter saga). 

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First, the bad news: You won't make any livable wage monetizing YouTube videos until you start raking in views in the hundreds of millions. So that's the bummer. But, the good news is that you don't have to rely solely…

Unwind. For some, this is exactly what you are looking for on vacation, to take a break from the daily grind. But for singers and musicians, unwinding may end up winding you up. Stopping your practice sessions can slow down…

Once you have your own website, you want to make sure all of your branding is consistent. One thing musicians often overlook is having a custom email address. This one small detail can really make a difference. Here’s how: 

When talent and consideration are unevenly dispersed in a musical group, it can often lead to injustice and frustration. Here's a short review of the most misunderstood and underappreciated musicians within their own groups. 

If you’re working on your next album, you’re probably thinking about how you’re going to promote and sell your new music. When it comes to selling your music online, there are countless options available to musicians. 

From…

Tis the season to be jolly with a fa la la la lot of sales! The holidays make people feel warm and cozy and they’re in the buying mood. Give them plenty of gift ideas with your music and merch. 

While music artists keep giving away their music and getting paid less and less for their talent.... Pink Couch Music Studios has been creating ways to charge more for music. 

We have been able to do this by simply…

Winter is coming! In order to prepare our body to confront the chilly months comes a tendency to stock our medicine cabinet with Vitamin C. But what about the voice? Taking care of the voice is as essential as…

It’s a fairly common event: a singer timidly steps on stage, belts out a song and the judge’s chair doesn’t turn around. The singer, though talented, doesn't move on to the next round due to one thing, song choice. 

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As much time as you spend in your rehearsal space perfecting your sound, it won’t mean anything if it’s botched coming out of the PA. All the money you spent on new pedals, amps, guitars and strings doesn’t matter if…

Singing carries a message with it. If your articulation of the song’s words isn’t at its best or if it’s drowned amongst style effects, the song’s message will need to be decoded by the listener. 

Unlike with a conversation…

The Grammy Awards were last night! Did you watch? The CBS network broadcast the show live last night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Here are a couple of fun facts about The Grammys: 

• The Grammys is…

Sometimes one of the best things you can do for your music career is to join forces with another band or artist and make some music history. 

One of the best ways for emerging bands to gain new fans…

Within just the last half of the 20th century, music has become democratized. Available to everyone & found in virtually all homes, the spread of music has brought us all new talents, new rules & new practices. 

Here are…

Do you want to become a professional musician, but don’t know where and how to start? Do you really want a successful career in music, but your fear of failure is holding you back? Are you unsure about what to…