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Music Instruction DVDs

While many individuals are content to play a musical instrument "by ear" or by practicing individual pieces until a reasonable proficiency is achieved, others wish to develop mastery of one or more instruments, and commonly seek formal instruction in the form of music lessons.

Perhaps one of the most obvious things one needs to know about playing an instrument is how to hold it, or sit at it. For many instruments, the best way to move the fingers to achieve a desired effect may not be at all obvious.

For example, when playing the piano, "fingering"—that is, which fingers to put on which keys—is a skill slowly learnt as the student advances, and there are many standard techniques which a teacher can pass on.

In addition to fingering, a guitar player learns how to strum, pluck, etc; players of wind instruments learn about breath control and embouchure, and singers learn how to make the most of their vocal cords without hurting them.