TakeLessons Shares Awesome Stage Trick For Guitarists
TakeLessons invites guitarists to one-up their lead singers by mastering the art of the guitar spin.
Online, November 9, 2011 (Newswire.com) - This year marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of Queen in 1971, and it's been a wild ride for the rock extraordinaires. Over the course of their career, Queen has sold more than 300 million albums, including 16 No. 1 albums, 18 No. 1 singles and the U.K.'s top-selling album of all time. And after 40 years, the band is still well-known - at the MTV Video Music Awards back in August, guitarist Brian May performed "You and I" live with Lady Gaga, and Adam Lambert channeled Freddie onstage with the rest of the band members during the MTV Europe Music Awards this past weekend. Academics have even deemed Queen's "We Are The Champions" as the catchiest song of all time.
TakeLessons (http://takelessons.com), the nation's fastest growing music lessons provider, recently reflected on the late Freddie Mercury's well-known stage presence on their blog, and encouraged readers to take a look at a way guitarists can take charge of the stage as well - by mastering the art of the guitar spin, with tips courtesy of Guitar World. The following is an excerpt from the blog post:
1. Make sure the guitar is correctly attached to the strap.
This probably is the most useful tip to execute the perfect guitar spin. Guitars can fly pretty well, but the landing is always a problem.
2. Find your center.
Guitar spinning is not a martial art, but you can apply principles from martial arts. Find your center of gravity. Be sure you are focused on your center. Are you focused enough? Ready ... steady ... spin it!
3. Employ your coordination.
Guitar spinning is a serious matter. You don't want to get fancy until you are sure you've mastered the gist of the guitar spin. Never try to dance when you flip your guitar - especially if you didn't find your center yet.
4. Establish a security perimeter!
Guitars can be as dangerous as any blunt object. You don't want your singer to end up at the emergency room. It doesn't matter that your singer is a tough one to knock out. Please make sure you have enough space around you when you spin your guitar.
5. Never use your most expensive or favorite guitar.
You don't want to end up crying just because you wanted to show off. That's against that rock star attitude you are desperately trying to achieve.
By sharing these tips with blog readers, TakeLessons aims to help musicians of all ages reach their musical goals, which in many cases involves performing onstage. The blog also invites students and teachers to provide their own thoughts by commenting on the TakeLessons blog, where readers can also view the latest viral infographic about the evolution of music, and also welcomes comments on Facebook (http://facebook.com/takelessons).