Learning how to play a new song can be an extremely rewarding experience. Whether you play guitar, drums, piano, or sing, mastering a new song is a great way to learn new techniques and improve your craft. If you're anything like me, you probably look up the basic chord changes of the track to get an idea of the general structure to work from. The next step is to listen and play along to get a feel for the timing, melody, and minor variations. However, sometimes the recorded part that I'm trying to learn starts to get in the way. I think I'm shredding this solo, but how can I tell when Mick Mars is playing over me? If only there were a recorded version of the song without the part I'm practicing.
Lucky for me and you, Freegal has an entire series of backing tracks covering many different genres and instruments. If you haven't heard of Freegal, it's a free music streaming service that anyone with a Caldwell Public Library card can access. It's like having a free Spotify account from your library! You can read more about it here.
Nothing makes practice more fun and engaging than playing or singing along with a full band. Want to rock out with Black Sabbath and practice "Iron Man"? How about a backing track you can play flute to for "All I want for Christmas is You"? Or maybe you just want to sing your heart out to some Lady Gaga. You can find all of these backing tracks and more on Freegal! Personally, I'm really excited to see Iron Maiden's "Phantom of the Opera" without guitar!
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