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Guitar Books – Three Music Theory Books For Guitarists


30 Apr

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By Mike P Hayes

Sooner or later any serious guitarist comes to realize that a solid theoretical background is the only way forward. Your ear can only take you so far, that’s when your musical theory can kick in and remove any musical obstacles in your way to fully expressing yourself.

Seems pretty straight forward… just go to the music shop and pick up a theory book and away we go; away we go alright… pick up the wrong book and you’ll end up more confused than you ever were before.

Musical fact of life # 1: Not all theory books are created equal.

I remember when I started my first job, it was at a music store teaching music; I had a bit of a reputation as a player in the local area playing in dance bands etc., and since I had already sold quite a bit of musical equipment for the music store based on my track record they thought I would be the obvious choice; if

the store had a potential guitar or amp customer they would leave a message with my mum, then after school I would go down to the store and demonstrate the gear.

Everything started out fine, I stumbled and fumbled my way through the guitar lessons, I’m not sure who learnt the most me or my students I know I learnt heaps everyday mostly about how not to teach.

Anyway, very early in the piece the store manager informed me that if I was going to continue teaching for the store I would need to be “qualified”; I didn’t know exactly what that entailed but it did sound scary

As it turned out what he meant was I needed to be formally qualified… just being able to play the guitar was not good enough if I was going to teach guitar for them.

The good news was they were going to pay for my lessons so that was neat… there was even more good news I could go to the theory lessons instead of having to work at the shop.

So I began my theory lessons and very soon became frustrated, confused and perplexed… things I knew worked on the bandstand the night before didn’t match up with the theory lesson the next day.

The more confused I became the more determined I was about finding the “truth”; so I started studying with other teachers to augment my “paid” lessons from the music store… boy, did that make matters worst; it seemed as if each theory teacher had their own slant on things many basic concepts did not match up.

Long story short… after a lot of playing, thinking and research I discovered….

Musical fact of life # 2: there are different types of theory… in fact there are three distinct types of theory: classical, jazz and rock/blues!

These are very broad categories they are all important and the complete musician needs to be aware of their similarities and differences.

They world is full of traditional classical theory books so I won’t discuss them here. Modern theory as applied to improvisation and the music of our time is what I’m about… it’s great to know what happened 400 years ago but it’s unlikely to help you secure that rock gig next Friday night,

Here’s my top three modern theory books for guitarists

Title: Modern Method For Guitar – By William Leavitt (Berklee Press)

Available from: Berklee.com

Overview: if you want to get in on the ground floor and study guitar and theory as applied to the guitar fretboard, this is the place to start!

Available in three volumes; the first sixty pages of volume one covers the basics of reading music in the first position of the guitar.

Part two of Berklee volume one introduces the five standard fingering patterns for reading music over the fretboard.

Title: Jazz Studies – by Bruce Clarke (ed clinch v.i.s.e text)

Available from: BillyHydemusic.com.au

Overview:A fantastic book that takes off were the Berklee book volume one finishes; the Jazz Studies book is ideal to use in conjunction with Berklee Volume two.

Fantastic explanations of how modes, cycle 5 and cycle 7 concepts work Jazz studies is a great introduction into the world of improvisation, if you have studied traditional theory this book will “blow the lid off” how you look at theory. Step by step instruction, very easy to understand. Highly recommended.

Title: “See It – Hear It / Hear It – Play It” – by Dick Grove

Available from: DickGrove.com

Overview:A complete course with DVD/text instruction from the man himself Dick Grove, you could easily pay $100,000 in college instruction and never get this type of tuition.

Everyone learns differently the DVD’s bring the written text to life helping to maintain the student’s motivation and enthusiasm. Any one of these individual courses or combination of all three theory texts will clear the way for you to express yourself on the guitar.

And now I’d like to invite you to get free access to my “How To Remember 1,000 Songs” eCourse. You can download the course for free at: http://www.guitarcoaching.com

You’ll learn about hit song templates, easy chords simple scales, red hot rhythms, and successful practice strategies in text, audio and video.

From Mike Hayes – The Guitar Coaching Guy & the Express Guitar System

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Professional Elvis Costume Guide – What You Need to Know


29 Apr

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Professional Elvis Costume Guide – What You Need to Know

By Eddy Firestone

The first thing to consider when dressing up as Elvis is the clothes. Whether you decide to go as an early era Elvis or a later/ Las Vegas style Elvis, there are many sources for suitable costumes. If you choose the clean cut Elvis of his first collaboration with RCA a good slightly oversized suit jacket with a skinny tie can be the main elements of the costume. If you decide that you’d like to be the later Las Vegas style Elvis, a good white jumpsuit with some glass jewels sewn on will certainly accomplish this goal with panache. It’s even better if you have a lot of chest hair to expose with a deep v-neck in the front. If not, you might consider a chest wig.

One of the most defining characteristics of Elvis was his attitude. If you’re going to embody the King for a night, you must consider a few key pieces of his persona. He was above all a sex symbol, so you must cultivate a sheepish sexy grin that entices everyone into worshipping at your feet. If you can grin with one half of your mouth, you’re well on your way.

The slicked pompadour that was his trademark style will help a lot. If you can’t get your hair to take that shape, or don’t want to bother, you can find Elvis wigs online. Keep in mind the new fad of using a pink wig (for your Elvis hair instead of the regular color of black. Once you consider that Elvis’ appeal was based generally in his attitude, you must then look at his physical expression. His stance and dance moves, and how that swagger of his encouraged everyone since to embody a looser and more casual confidence. His most popular full bodied photos show him always with his legs spread wide. He would often dance in this position and while it helped to ground him and keep his balance, the point of it was that it was highly sexualized.

The most important fact about Elvis and his success was undoubtedly his music and his velvety voice . While it’s not a requirement that you take on someone’s persona when you dress like them, it certainly can make an evening more fun. Listen to Elvis’ recordings and search for video clips online. If you can croon at least one line from one of his most popular songs, you’re sure to be the hit of the party.

The finishing touch on your Elvis getup, will have to be the faces that he made. A good standard is looking up with your head angled down. This forces you to raise your eyebrows and look questioningly up at someone. Practice the half grin that came so naturally to him and flare your nostrils slightly if you can. The desired effect is one of sexual suggestion and sheepish naivete, the combination of which is irresistible to any woman. At the end of your successful party performance, you must honor the guests with a final head-hung face- completely-loose, and hair falling out by this point, “Thank you very much”

To complete your costume, you will Need A Wig. The best way to find Discount Halloween Wigs is to search the internet. You can also find A Mullet Wig the same way.

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Free Computer Music Recording Tips – Basic Recording Music Equipment


28 Apr

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By Gugulethu Mokwebo

It’s really shocking that there are music producers who use basic or even free music recording equipment and still achieve great results. So I’m going to cover the basic recording music equipment you need to get the best sound from your home studio. In order to get the most out of your computer music recording you need to go for the best quality music production equipment.

If you are on a shoe string budget but you have an important recording session, hiring top notch studio equipment is not a bad idea. The digital music production age has made a lot of music producers to do everything in the box. If you are recording music in the box you will need a professional audio software (find out more about that on my blog).

On this online music production lesson I’m going to focus on recording audio without a mixing desk, using the internal software mixer. If you are working inside the box you won’t need a mixing desk. But if you have outboard studio gear stick around you might learn a thing or two from these free music production tips.

And if you are using VST plug-ins you won’t need a mixer, you will only need it if you are using hardware synthesizers. You just need a good audio interface with a lot of inputs. Get yourself a valve pre amp to record rich vocals and guitars. Other audio interfaces come with built in pre amps. Use DSP headphone mixes from the soundcard if you need different headphone mixes. Getting a headphone amp can bring out a good vocal performance because the singer and the producer will be able to hear exactly what is being recorded.

You can also be able to add effects to encourage a great performance. But other audio interface come with a built in headphone amp. You must also get a pop filter, if you have a good budget go for nylon but you can get amazing results with metal pop filters. If you really need hi-end quality recordings you may get yourself analog to digital converters, but they are very expensive, and I wouldn’t recommend them for newbie’s.

Avoid using USB microphones, they may be good for recording a lecture but not a professional audio performance, and if you are on a very tight budget get one with no auto gain circuits and they must have solutions for monitoring. To get the most out of your pre amps you will need an accurate monitoring. Buy a good pair of monitors, and as a professional music producer, you also need a competent sound engineer to master your tracks.

Do your research first and read up reliable reviews before buying your ideal recording music equipment, and don’t waste money on poor gear.

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A Guide to Buying Elvis Gifts


23 Apr

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By Ian C Brodie

The problem with many Elvis fans is that they’re so obsessive. And they’ve got good reason to be so, Elvis was the King, after all.

But it also makes them very difficult to please when it comes to gifts. They can be very picky – and they may already have what you’re thinking of buying, or an equivalent.

So how do you find a brilliant gift for an Elvis fan?

The first and most important thing is to understand what they like. All Elvis fans are different. Some are serious collectors. They only buy original memorabilia: 45 records, original Presley posters, signed photographs and the like. Others are more light hearted: they like Elvis teddy bears and cuckoo clocks. Still others like to show their love of Elvis visibly in their clothing or jewellery.

So try to find out what they like by looking at the types of Elvis material they already have. Do they have a huge collection of old records and authentic Elvis memorabilia? Is their house filled with Elvis mugs, Elvis statues and Elvis light? Or do they regularly wear Elvis t-shirts or leather jackets with little Elvis symbols?

This will tell you what sort of thing to buy for them. A serious collector probably won’t be interested in cuddly Elvis slippers. But they may be interested in original posters or artwork.

For serious collectors the best place to look is often eBay. But do beware. The eBay listings are often dominated by people selling locks of Elvis’s hair, of snippets from his pajamas – all of questionable authenticity. You’ll be on safer ground with records, books and posters. Better still, a serious collector and fan is likely to be interested in reading about Elvis, or watching documentaries and films. As long as they don’t already have the item, they’ll appreciate it and you don’t need to worry about buying the exact authentic 1960s version.

For fun collectors, novelty is the key. Make sure you know what they already have (it’ll probably take a visit to their house to see, or a word with someone who knows them well). Then buy them something in the same vein – but that they don’t have.

Finally, for those who like to wear their love of Elvis with pride, the key is to find something that matches their style. Some may prefer gaudy items, with huge pictures of Elvis on them. Others may prefer something more subtle – where the Elvis element is simply a logo or a piece of detail. Make sure you get something in keeping with their style – and, of course, in the right size.

Where to get your Elvis gifts?

Google is your best friend here. There are hundreds of shops with Elvis memorabilia and gifts. But make sure you deal with a reputable supplier. Than means check the feedback on eBay, and make sure that an online store is well established and preferably accredited (for example with Verisign). A good guarantee and returns policy is crucial too. You just never know with Elvis fans – so the ability to send something back that just hasn’t worked out is useful.

Ian Brodie is the editor of Elvis Memorabilia Reviews a guide to the best Elvis Presley memorabilia, collectibles, gifts and posters. To visit the site and see the range of Elvis gifts reviewed click here: Elvis Gifts.

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Design Your Own Elvis Presley Halloween Costume!


22 Apr

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By Eddy Firestone

Not sure what you want to be this Halloween? Designing your own Elvis Presley costume is a blast and it can be inexpensive too! We will walk you step by step through how to put together Elvis’s famed stage attire, but the ways of making an Elvis Presley costume are endless! Pick any era of the king from jailhouse rock to the good old fashioned hound dog Elvis!

Lets begin with his jacket, this is the hardest part to an Elvis Costume. If you have a great suit jacket then this will be perfect, you may just need to have it altered a bit! If your really feeling like getting Elvis back in the building then you want to sew this jacket yourself out of a suede style fabric. Elvis’ jacket was always tucked into his pants and left unbuttoned. If its your own suit, you will have to remove the front flaps of the jacket. Elvis always left his sleeves undone so that he could easily move his arms. You’ll also want to shape the collar so that it makes that classic popped out look around your face. Do this by lifting it up from the fold and using a small paperclip around the bottom of the neck area. You can decorate the jacket with pins! Elvis always wore a plain tee-shirt under his jacket, either white, red, blue, purple, yellow, or black!

The best place to find slacks for your Elvis Presley costume is at a neighborhood thrift shop! You are looking for tight-fitting, white pants! You want to cut the hems at the bottom as to create the classic Elvis bell-bottom effect! The next thing to add to our Elvis costume is a belt. Your belt should have a large buckle and should match your jackets color! Now comes the fun, Elvis Shoes! You want pointed black shoes, and a high heel would also add to the costume!

One of the most fun parts to an Elvis costume is the hair! If you have long hair and long sideburns then you can use gel to style it! If not, Elvis wigs are cheap and easy to find online. If you are styling your hair to look like Elvis’s use gel and slick it up into a pompadour!

If you really want to bring your Elvis costume to the next level, kick it up a notch with sunglasses, watch, guitar or even a microphone stand! The more time you put in, the more likely you will win best costume at your Halloween costume party!

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What is the Best Drum Shop?


21 Apr

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By Colin G Steele-Perkins

Are you looking for a new set a drums? Or maybe you are looking for your very first set. It can be hard to find a reliable, and affordable drum shop. Here are a couple of tips to get a high quality set of drums for a low and affordable price.

Finding a store that specifically sells percussion instruments can be a very difficult thing to do. Instead, you will probably have to shop at a music store that sells all types of musical instruments. If you shop at one of the big music stores like Sam Ash, or even Guitar Center, you will be able to find a pretty good selection of percussion instruments in their drum section. These big music stores usually have employees that specialize in one section. This means that even if you shop at one of these big music department stores, you will be able to deal with a knowledgeable employee.

You can find a drum shop that only sells percussion instruments but they can be hard to find. Search online to see if there are any in the area. If there aren’t, you can also shop online for your drum set. Shopping online can be a great way to see a wide variety of sets and percussion pieces. Using the internet can also help you find great deals. Most music shops will have an online counter part. There are also sites like Musiciansfriend.com that deal solely with internet sales. You will be able to see a wider selection on these sites and get your drums at a more affordable price. The downside is that you wont be able to test them out.

One other method that many people use, is that they shop for their drums online. When they find a set that they are interested in, they call around to a local drum shop, to see if they carry the set. They can then go and play the set to see if they like it. If they do, its back to the internet to order it, and then they wait for their new set to arrive.

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Pages of useful information about drum shops and drum tuition.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Recording Gear


20 Apr

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By Jonathan Richard Meager

Playing in front of an audience is only part of the fun for some musicians, as many also enjoy recording material from the comfort of their own homes or in a professional studio. But people who are looking to buy their own recording gear must consider a number of issues before making a purchase. First and foremost, what type of recording do you want to do?

Most recording equipment can produce results that would easily be good enough for professional release, while other options could be better suited to creating multi-tracked demos. And some may want to commit a band rehearsal or live performance to disc, rather than a studio track.

Musicians in all these categories therefore need the capability to record at least in two tracks, either in a standalone digital audio device or through computer-based software. At least one microphone is also an essential requirement, although additional mics can be particularly useful when recording instruments such as drums.

And before recording, a person should ensure they have the proper cables to meet their needs, as many mics for instance contain XLR connections, while guitar amps typically have jack sockets. If the digital audio recording device only contains inputs for one type of connection, adaptors can be purchased to enable both cables to be used. Mic stands can also be useful in ensuring optimum sound for your recording, so accessories such as these are certainly a worthwhile purchase.

Recording equipment needs to have a sufficient number of inputs, particularly if the project involves recording a live band. Microphones, guitars, drums and keyboards all need to be individually input into a recording device at the same time to give producers the chance to mix each instrument in isolation.

This means that at least four tracks of simultaneous recording capability are needed, as well as MIDI inputs and outputs. Separate microphones for each instrument and vocal will also be required, along with headphones and studio monitors for playback and overdubbing.

At this stage, recording artists may benefit from the use of outboard gear such as a mic preamp, a compressor, a channel strip and a mixer that has a sufficient number of channels. Other accessories at this stage could also include direct boxes, pop filters, studio foam, monitor stands, racks and recording furniture.

But what if a project needs to be recorded on a much larger scale? A 12-channel mixer or eight-track recorder may be insufficient to be cope with this, which means more specialised top-end equipment would be needed.

Bigger projects should only be recorded on a device that can deliver at least 16 separate tracks of simultaneous recording, and a selection of headphones and monitors will be required if the producer, engineer or musician wants to listen to the track with a critical ear.

Using different types of microphone may also be useful, as using a combination of dynamic mics such as the Shure SM58, through to ribbon and condenser mics, will make sure that all types of instrument are covered.

People engaged in larger projects could further benefit from incorporating a wide array of signal processors into their recording set-up, such as mic preamps, compressors, limiters, equalisers and effects units.

And finally, a much larger and higher quality mixing desk would be needed to do justice to the music being made. At least 24 separate channels will ensure that all the sounds can be suitably recorded, isolated, manipulated and balanced to produce the optimum result.

I am the Communications Manager of Gear4music.com. I am committed to delivering the most informative and useful articles about musical instruments and equipment.

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Elvis Presley – First Exposures to Gospel Music


19 Apr

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By Connie Limon

Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 as the twin of Jesse Garon Presley born about 35 minutes before Elvis stillborn in East Tupelo, Mississippi. Vernon Presley, father of Elvis, built a home in preparation for the birth. The home was a two-room shotgun style. Out back there was a pump and an outhouse. The home was lit with oil lamps when he and Gladys moved in December of 1934.

When Gladys, Elvis’s mother was twenty years old she took a job at the Tupelo Garment Plant that paid two dollars a day for a twelve-hour workday. She settled herself and her family on Kelly Street in East Tupelo where her uncles lived and had started a First Assembly of God church in a tent on a vacant lot. Gladys met Vernon Presley at a typical spiritual type church service(Guralnick 1994 Last Train to Memphis). I imagine the members of these church services sang and danced praises to God under the anointing of the spirit of God. For those who do not understand this type of worship, it was labeled a holy- roller church. I get the impression from things I heard Elvis say that he truly did not like the church to be called a “holy roller” church and felt this term to be more of a derogatory term than actually describing what went on. The correct terms are spirit of God and the anointing of God. Gladys and Vernon were married in June 1933.

The Presley family was active in church and the community. In 1937 Gladys’ uncle Gains became the only preacher at the Assembly of God Church now housed in a modest wood-framed structure on Adams Street built primarily by Gains. Many in this tiny congregation recall a very young Elvis Presley throwing himself into the hymn singing. Gladys liked to tell how when Elvis was just a little fellow, probably not more than two years old, he would slip down from her lap, make his way down the aisle and up to the platform and stand looking at the choir trying to sing with them. He could carry the tune and would watch their faces to try to do as they did (Guralnick 1994 Last Train to Memphis).

As time went on, Vernon Presley tells of how they had friends and relatives, but the three of them, Elvis, Gladys and Vernon, formed their own private world. There are no memories of Elvis ever belonging to a gang, just memories of him making cars out of apple crates, playing out behind someone’s house, going fishing once in a while. If his mother told him to be back promptly at 2:00 p.m., friends who knew him said he would be sure to return on time. Vernon described Elvis as being a gentle boy and when he asked Elvis to go hunting, Elvis replied, “Daddy, I don’t want to kill birds” (Guralnick 1994 Last Train to Memphis).”

It is pretty much agreed by story tellers that Elvis and his parents formed a gospel trio and sang in the Assembly of God church as well as traveled to various revival meetings in the area to sing and worship God. The travel was not of a professional nature, but more of just visiting churches in the area at revival times. Perhaps the most told story is when Elvis sang “Old Shep,” at the Morning Prayer program at school. He was later entered into a radio talent contest sponsored by local station WELO on Children’s Day at the fair. Elvis spoke of the event as the very first time he sang in public (Guralnick 1994 Last Train to Memphis).

Written by Connie Limon Visit my website of a journey through the past of Elvis Presley at http://smalldogs2.com/ElvisPresleyGraceland

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Who Was Elvis Presley, the Hound Dog?


18 Apr

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By Eddy Firestone

Elvis Presley had been performing live for a few years when he booked an appearance on the Steve Allen show. It was 1956 and the mainstream culture was barely able to contain the budding sexuality that his music was bursting with. This was before he was popular, but now 20 years later Elvis is so popular (to this day that Elvis Wigs are a huge seller on Halloween.)

It seems that there was a sense of containment that a lot of the older generations felt towards the new sounds and culture that was developing. Ed Sullivan agreed to have Elvis perform on his show, but only allowed him to be filmed from the waist up. It was understood that showing Elvis’ dance moves and gyrations would mean that Ed Sullivan no longer had a “family” show.

While it seems to us now a relatively tame dancing movement, pelvic gyrations, at that time, were considered very taboo, and totally inappropriate for mass viewing audiences. Parents of teenagers were often horrified at Elvis’ performance style, and Frank Sinatra called it, “a rancid smelling aphrodisiac”.

When Elvis scheduled and appearance on the Steve Allen show in July of 1956, it seemed yet another great opportunity for publicity and advancement of his career. He had been performing Hound Dog for audiences for a while at that point and had perfected his wiggling hips and dance movements. Just the previous month, he had appeared on the Milton Berle show. There, he performed “Hound Dog” to screaming fans and this recording can be found on numerous websites. While the song itself contains no explicit words or anything particularly groundbreaking musically, it was Elvis’ interpretation of it that people found offensive.

The lyrics, originally performed as a blues song by a woman, sing about a lazy good-for-nothing husband who can’t even put food on the table to feed his family. In Elvis’ version the words and music are the same, but adding his dancing to the music and the way his voice bumped and growled over the words suddenly gave it an electrically sexual connotation. The line “they said you was high-classed” which in an earlier version meant the promise of a solid husband who was a stand up citizen, could now be interpreted as in reference to a woman, where high-classed has an immediately sexual meaning.

For his appearance on the Steve Allen show, he participated in a comedy sketch and then appeared in a suit and tails with his hair flatter and more slicked back for a rendition of his famous “Hound Dog” song. Steve Allen was a composer and TV personality who often mocked popular recording artists by reading their lyrics as poems.

There are a lot of popular music songs that will seem nonsense when read as poems, but when sung, the intention is clear. When he had Elvis on as a guest performer, he not only had him dress up much more than was appropriate for his performance, but he had a live basset hound rolled out for Elvis to sing to. While some parents and conservative types were appeased and even entertained by this scenario, Elvis himself was humiliated. It was clear that the real version of “Hound Dog” required more of a hipster style of dress, and a high pompadour which got shaken out by enthusiastic dancing and full gyrations of the hips.

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Homemade Elvis Presley Halloween Costume Guide


17 Apr

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By Eddy Firestone

If you decide to dress up as the young Elvis Presley for Halloween the first thing you’ll want to do is find pictures and video of his early performances. Unfortunately, there is not much video out there, because his performance style and dancing moves, were too sexually suggestive. When he appeared on the Ed Sullivan show, the camera was instructed to shoot him only from the waist up so that it could be broadcast as family entertainment.

Now that you’ve seen some video, you have a basic idea of what you’re going for, and we can begin to assemble the outfit. You can wear either the sleek black suit or a jacket and pants, but there are a few requirements. The jacket must be loosely fitted and can be either all black or all white or light a cream or very light yellow or beige will do). The tie, if you wear one should be skinny, as this was the fashion then. Most importantly, the pants must be wide legged and loose enough to allow much movement. In many videos of Elvis, he typically stands with his legs spread wide. This ends up accentuating the movement of his legs whether it’s shaking or tapping to the beat.

The imperative for an Elvis costume at any point in his career is the hair. You absolutely must have a perfect black pompadour with the a small piece at the front flopping around. It’s even better if you begin your night with the perfectly slick hairdo, and through the fervor of your spot on Elvis impersonation. If you can’t get your hair to behave like his, you may have to get an Elvis wig, but there are many great sources for fabulous Halloween costume wigs online.

For Halloween night, depending on your plans, you may want to bring a prop. The best Elvis props are guitars, or microphones. While a guitar makes it possible to sing Elvis’ songs with accompaniment, it can be cumbersome and you can also sing and have more freedom to dance if you only use a microphone, if you feel you need a prop at all, that is.

You’ll want to make sure that you hone some of Elvis’ signature dance moves, especially if you’re going to a party on Halloween night. If you watch videos of his early material, especially “Jailhouse Rock”, which he choreographed himself, you’ll see that he uses a lot of hip movement, and often bends his knees and sometimes shakes them during performances. If you’re wearing loose pants and dance this way, you’ll be sure to attract plenty of attention from the ladies. If you’re feeling particularly racy, you may even stuff your pants. It was rumored that Elvis had a pipe sewn into his pants to suggest that he was supremely well endowed. Whether he did or didn’t his dance moves and performance style made women crazy.

While Elvis was known popularly as a sex symbol, his fame was really instigated by his velvety voice and playful lyrics. If you’re dressing up as Elvis for Halloween, it’s a great idea to practice singing some of his songs. Pick the ones you like best and learn the words. Practice lowering your voice and mimicking his singing style. The best songs for a young Elvis to sing are Jailhouse Rock, Love me Tender, Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, and Are you Lonesome Tonight.

Incorporate all of these elements into your Elvis Halloween costume, and you’re sure to be the hit of the night!

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