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There have been some really great guitar players over the years, some are still playing believe it or not. These are the best guitar players ever to have existed.

Jack White

White really is one of my favourite guitarists that is still among the living, many people would disagree with me though. I feel that he is a very underrated player and that he should be recognised for his talent. The solos that he takes part in are awesome and he has really mastered the digitech whammy. The White Stripes are great because they are really different to the kind of thing people are used too but then again all of his music is a bit different.

Jimmy Page

If you are not sure on who Page is then you cannot like music he is of course the lead guitarist from Led Zeppelin and he changed the way people saw acoustic guitars and banjoswhilst still sticking with that same image he was famous for. There are many people out there that look into learning the first part of Stairway To Heaven before anything else and this is thanks to Page?

Jimi Hendrix

There is no way there could be aguitars list without Hendrix entering the fray and he was of course known for many, many things. His cover of All Along The Watchtower and the amazing solo in Voodoo Child to name just two of the things. His tragic death actually influenced many hundreds of people which is why he is always on lists. He did so much in a very short space of time indeed and for that he deserves a spot high up on the list.

So there you have it, if one of these artists has inspired you then why not get out there and learn to play?

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Getting children involved with music is something that people just simply not do very often at all, I mean there is the recorder but when it comes to the other instruments they just simply do not hear of them until they get a lot older and for me this is just too long to wait. So what are really the ways in which Schools can help kids get interested in music and playing it.

Bring Someone In

I remember something that my middle school did was to actually bring someone in to play a load of different instruments to everyone in the school at the same time. In a way I think this is what got me into music in the first place an if I had this at a younger age I would of enjoyed it sooner. Getting kids to underStand music a lot sooner would be a really good idea to take on indeed and this comes from getting people in earlier. Bringing people in to actually play nursery rhymes or songs the children recognise is a really good idea.

Out Of School

It is appreciated that most schools out there cannot fit more music classes into the schedule as by law they have to do a set amount of lessons. Is there actually a reason why you cannot put together an after school music lesson, I do not think so. This is a really good idea to take on for the kids because it shows them that playing a fairly decent instrument is more than possible, it really helps them to see someone that knows what they are doing.

You will find more and more people turning to music for careers if schools spent a bit more time looking into music and this would be really good for everyone involved, more people should be encouraged to actually take up music, it would be very beneficial indeed.

Guitars along with banjos and acoustic guitars are something that a lot more people need to get into, help the schools in making children aware of these instruments.

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Pleyer Pianos the oldest piano makers are planning of redesigning their new pianos. Pleyer piano makers was established in 1757. It was founded in 1757 by Ignace Pleyel who passes away in 1931 and his son Camille took over the company. These pianos were very small and were of unorthodox designs that what we see these days. The Business is not doing so well because of the competition from Chinese and Korean piano companies. The Asian companies have more or less taken over most of their business. That is why Pleyel has now decided to bring in the new change by recreating a new shape and design to their pianos.

These new artistic designs will be creative so that it catches the eye of the people, the whole purpose of this change to increase their sales. when interviewed about this change Arnaud Marion the artistic director of Pleyer replied: pianos have help their shape for many years. They want to do something new and change the design and the shape so that it catches the eye of the people.

This is interesting, he also said that the sales has gone down from 70’s and 80’s by a mile. In 1980’s they used to sell over 40,000 pianos and now they are only selling up to 8,000 pianos each year. It is not entirely sure if their sales have gone down because of having old designs or is it because of the Korean and Chinese competition.

In the current era, we are being introduced to new technologies every few months it is really important for any business to adapt to these changes and move head to head with them. Many instruments companies have done design changes to their products in last so many years. For example the shape of guitars, keyboard pianos, drums kits and other instrument’s designs have changed from the past.

It is good that Pleyer are planning to do a new change, because it one of the recognisable companies in piano world. Over the years Pleyer have created a huge profile in the musical industry and they are all waiting for this change.

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