Bridge Pins are the pegs that fasten the strings of the guitar into the bridge. They generally have a grove on one side, which is used to secure the ball end of the string against the inside of the bridge. Bridge pins are generally only found on acoustic guitars and can be made of a variety of different types of materials, such as plastic, bone, ebony, ivory

Chamber Music (čémbər myúzɪk) describes music for a small-sized orchestra, usually of 10 or fewer musicians although it can also refer to orchestras up to 40 players. This style of music is typically played in a smaller or more intimate location, while music for a full orchestra is played in a bigger setting. This style […]

Chant (čǽnt) music features repetitive sounds either sung or played on instruments. This music tends to use only one or two pitches that get repeated throughout the piece. Chants can be simple and repeat a melody, or they can be complex and feature lots of repeating phrases. Gregorian chant may be the most popular type […]

Chicago Blues (Šəkágò blúz) is a subgenre of the Blues Music genre. It is a form of Blues that developed in Chicago through the combination of the basic acoustic guitar Blues and the harmonica-based Blues sounds. This type of music made the harmonica more prominent through the use of a microphone, to amplify the sound. […]

The Bridge (br???) is the piece of the guitar which both holds the strings to the body of the guitar and provides a base upon which vibrations bounce before being transmitted into sound. The bridge is positioned perpendicular in relation to the strings and can affect both a guitar’s tone and pitch. Typically constructed from a single piece of wood, the bridge is normally fixed in place. Although some electric guitars utilize a tremolo bridge, which is metal and can be easily adjusted, most bridges are fixed in place and should only be adjusted by a luthier (guitar expert).

Choral (kɔ́rəl) music is, simply put, music written for a musical group of singers to perform. Choir size can vary, depending on the size of the written piece of music. A group can be as small as twelve, or as large as a thousand. Music such as this has been around since the early Medieval […]

A chord (k??rd) is a series of notes that are played at the same time in harmony. More specifically, a chord is a series of three or more notes, usually a combination of at least the first note of a key and the third and fifth note of the same key. A basic chord that consists of those three notes is also known as a triad to music theorists, however chords can also be described as majors, minors diminished or augmented.

The Chorus Effect (k??r?s ?f??kt) is a sound effect applied in music to add richness, fullness and an ethereal quality to a sound. This effect is accomplished by layering sounds like guitars, pianos or voices of almost the same pitch and timbre over one another to create a single sound. The Chorus Effect is named this because its sound is comparable to a traditional chorus of voices, performing together in similar tone to achieve this

Classic Blues (klǼsɪk blúz) is a subgenre of the Blues Music category. Also known as the Classic Female Blues, this urban form of the Blues was created from the mixture of newer and more commercial Blues pieces with the older and more authentic Blues from the past. Notes of Jazz accompanied the acts that began […]