Unless you live in a cave secluded within a very remote island, you would never disagree that the music industry is one heck of a money-making giant. In many news programs from TV or radio stations, there are countless news items about singers and musicians having a rags-to-riches kind of life story. Truly, music is a mysterious, powerful element that is not to be taken lightly.

Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Without music, life would be a mistake.” God created life, and if you’re a musician, you should thank God that He didn’t make a mistake in making you. This world needs musicians and your innate talent is one that can give you a sufficient stream of income.

Making a tutorial vlog

If you know how to play a musical instrument, and are able to consider yourself as “well-versed” in doing it, maybe it’s time to help people learn that skill you have. By putting up a “how to” video blog of you playing the guitar, a piano, or any musical instrument, you could be raking in buckets of cash by doing what is it that you love to do.

Just how attractive can a music tutorial vlog be? Very! According to a survey conducted by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the leading authorities in the realm of classical music, 9 out of 10 children show interest in learning how to play a musical instrument.

"Research into children’s interest in learning a musical instrument finds that young children are keener than ever, but interest among older children is dwindling."

“A new piece of research by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) reveals nine in ten children want to learn a musical instrument."

-classicfm.com

This is a knowledge that should make any musician out there want to start a music tutorial vlog as it indicates that such a project would attract many viewers.

In making that kind of vlog, it would greatly help if you have the knowledge about what musical instrument appeals to most people – the more people who are interested to learn that kind of instrument, the greater number of viewership you can potentially have.

If we are to ask around, the following 3 instruments are the ones people find to be the most interesting to learn.

Guitar – some argue it’s the piano, but speaking from experience, no musical instrument is ever more lovable and appealing to viewers and aspirants alike than this 6-stringed instrument. It’s easy to carry, playable virtually anywhere (unless it’s electric), and is the perfect accompaniment for all solo performers.

Piano – Constantly in a contest with the guitar as the most-loved musical instrument, the piano is a component that’s never missing in every musical show. Also a very good accompaniment for solo performers, it’s a very interesting instrument to learn and will certainly remain as such even in the next centuries to come.

Drums – In most cases, the drummer is often the most looked-upon member of any rock band, next to the lead singer of course. Since this is so true, many kids or aspiring musicians really want to sit next to an array of percussions and be a drummer.

If you are quite skillful at playing any of those 3 instruments, congratulations! You are already on the first steps of becoming a famous internet musician.

For honorable mentions, there would be the violin, the bass guitar, and the saxophone. But then, there are also a gazillion other instruments out there.

Whatever is that musical device that you’re very skillful at, just start a vlog showing how to play it… there will always be anyone who wants to look at you and learn how you get to be so good at performing while using it

Performing on video

Sing a song, or do it with some musical accompaniment, or play some instrumental pieces – these are also very attractive vlog niches. Many bands and solo artists who failed at getting signed by giant record labels opted to publish their music on Youtube. If many of them became internet sensations while others became eventual TV superstars, the same thing can also happen to you.

So what kind of performance videos do people find to be the most appealing? The following would be the most common answers.

Song covers – Though publishing your own original song compositions is the best course of action as an aspiring musical artist, you won’t be easily noticed by netizens since they will have no way of knowing your creations unless you have a really solid set of promotional tactics.

One way to get around to this problem is by doing song covers. Once a Youtube user searches for a particular artist playing its famous song, there is a great chance for a song of that artist that you covered to appear on the search list as well. You can then get a chance of getting viewed again and again, though it would also depend on how good you are at covering a famous song.

But let me give you a precaution: great care must be exercised in picking a song to cover, and how you will execute your stuff in performing it. Why? Because the fans of the artist you’re trying to imitate will have razor-sharp gazes aimed at you. If you don’t give justice to the song or if you don’t give enough compelling musical twists to it, you will have truckloads of negative comments and dislikes that will be delivered to your digital doorstep.

Don’t have too much fear though, because as long as you deliver your style in a truly heart-warming way, or in a manner that deeply touches your audience emotionally, you’ll be fine. No musician or singer is ever bashed or booed if he or she delivers a performance that’s cleanly and nicely executed.

Another thing that you need to be aware of in doing song covers is the copyright policies that Youtube, as well as all social media sites, are implementing about the matter. To learn about it, read this.

Instrumental videos – In connection to “how-to” videos about playing instruments, vlogging about instrumental music is also an interesting one. Like what happens to song covers, instrumental videos that pertain to a famous song searched by a user will most likely appear as well.

By generating the melodies of famous songs via your chosen musical instrument, people will most likely hum or sing along with it. This is the reason why instrumental videos are also very famous.

Mashup videos – What’s better than seeing a performance of a single song? Seeing a performance of 2 or more songs tailored to be as one, that would be the answer. On Youtube, you can find so many vlogs with performers doing mashups of famous songs.

For those of you who don’t have a clear understanding of what a mashup is, it is actually singing to a musical accompaniment of a set of songs with the same chord and harmonic patterns. If you do a musical performance of this kind, viewers will surely find it interesting. As long as you can do it stylistically of course, and in a laser, crystal precision of playing. Read more...