Who do you think of when you think of important modern musicians? Perhaps Kenny G or Rob Thomas come to mind. Maybe Lady GaGa or even Carlos Santana are more your style… The truth is, everyone has their musical preferences and there are many popular music artists that contribute to the wide variety of great music available today.

Some of these artists may be considered to be expert musicians as they have chosen and mastered their musical instrument and genre of music. The best of these artists may have even mastered more than one musical instrument.

One style of modern music which has implemented the brass instruments in with modern rock is ska. Bands like the Mighty Mighty Bostones and Real Big Fish are among ska artists who have kept the big band sounds alive while implementing them into the rock scene with guitars and drums.

Some of the former popular artists such as Johnny Cash and Elvis really took the acoustic guitar to the next level. Both of these great artists have demonstrated great vocals along with the acoustic guitars great sounds. Not only were they both great performers, but they also had been great composers of their time as they did create amazing and unique songs.

Another amazing musician is Kenny G who is well known for Jazz music and taking the saxophone to its full potential. For those who enjoy the expressive sounds possible with the saxophone, Kenny G is a great artist to listen to as he proves that there is more in performing with the saxophone than just the basic sounds that it is known to be able to create. He, as well as other jazz musicians, pour their heart and soul out into their music.

Country artists have their place in the music industry as well and use the acoustic guitar in a completely different way than other styles of music. When you listen to country as compared to other styles of guitarists, you will begin to see that this musical instrument can perform many different sounds and be used in many styles of music. This is one reason why the guitar is such an important and popular musical instrument in modern music.

No matter what style of music you prefer or what musical instrument you like the most, you will notice that the sounds you associate with one particular instrument may actually vary when played by different artists or when used in different styles of music. For even more diversity, when multiple different instruments are played in unison, you will get a completely different sound than when playing it solo.




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