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The guitar is a recognized instrument in modern music, most notably in rock, blues, jazz and country. The instrument commonly has six strings, but 4-stringed, 8-stringed, and even 12-stringed models exist.

What are some of the most popular guitar brands?
• Fender
• Ibanez
• Gibson
• Epiphone
• Washburn
• Yamaha

In the modern-age of rock music, innovators have used the electric guitar to produce unique sounds through finger tapping and effects. One of the most well-known examples of this is Jimi Hendrix’s rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” which takes advantages of distortion and feedback to create a stunning version of the national anthem.

Sheet music lays out the time signature and notation that allows a student to play a musical piece.
Sheet music
From classical movements to modern movie soundtracks, sheet music is used to teach an orchestra how to play a song. Different instruments will have different notation, which makes for a complex song full of rich texture and layers.

Professional orchestra performers must often possess sight-reading abilities. Sight-reading means a performer can play off sheet music without hearing the song beforehand. This skill is valuable because studio-time is very expensive, and the faster an orchestra can complete a musical piece, the better.

Rock and jazz doesn’t utilize sheet music as prominently as classical music. Modern rock is mainly comprised of chord changes that a musician can easily memorize; jazz relies on a lead sheet that lays down the timing and chord changes, but allows room for solos and improvisation.

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