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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips on performing your music for others
- Have you ever dreamed of performing a piece you created for others. Imagining that they are captivated and held spellbound by the music? If you have, you know that it can be a long road from actually coming up with something, practicing it, and then giving it to an audience. In my own case, I had a good opportunity to perform. It was in a coffeehouse that already had a decent piano.The prob...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Common thoughts that kill inspiration
- Do you sit down at the piano and feel anxiety or peace? Are you anxious to begin creating or does the thought of being at your instrument bring you a sense of well being? It all begins with what you're telling yourself. If you think that what you are doing is not good enough, it's sure to kill off that quiet little motor of inspiration.The thought of not good enough can put you into a deep ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to play piano using a few chords
- How many chords do you need to create a piece of music? Would you believe that it doesn't really matter and that whole pieces of music have been created using just one chord? For example, if you play a D minor 7 chord, you could use the bass note D to create a drone effect and anchor the whole improvisation. It could last for a few seconds or many minutes.The important thing is were you in ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Open position piano chords - perfect for the new age style
- The Open Position Chord (OPC) allows you to create a vented sound. A sound that is open, literally, as opposed to the closed triads taught in most course books.The OPC covers more than two octaves of the keyboard allowing you to create without moving the hands around too much. Perfect for the beginner and advanced player. New Age music in particular has an open quality that is created in a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - All about eminem
- Marshall Mathers, was born October 17, 72, and could be by far the most notorious and recognised rap music musicians of this age, having the alias Slimshady. Slim Shady is perhaps best known for being one of the very few influencial white rappers in the hip hop industry, and not only one of the most critically acclaimed.Marshall Mathers is in addition infamous for the controversy with respe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Music for cross cultural accelerated learning
- The Search for the Right MusicEver since Georgi Lozonav, the noted Bulgarian physicist and accelerated learning pioneer, conducted his ground breaking studies about the impact of music on learning, trainers around the globe have been trying to find the perfect musical formula to help them connect participants and produce desired results.When Executive Oasis International forme...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Breathing space in music
- While most students want to know when to play certain notes and chords, it's equally important to know when not to play. For example, I had a student who knew how to improvise and play in the New Age style. What he didn't know how to do was to allow for breathing space. I tried to teach him that you don't have to play note upon note but allow for some pauses.Eventually he got it. He learned...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Throat singing in inuit culture
- Originally, Inuit throat singing was a form of entertainment among Inuit women while the men were away on hunting trips. It was an activity that was primarily done by Inuit women although there have been some men doing it as well. In the Inuit language Inuktitut, throat singing is called katajjaq, pirkusirtuk or nipaquhiit depending on the Canadian Arctic region. It was regarded more as a type of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Adirondack versus sitka spruce
- Both of these timbers make great soundboards on flat top acoustic guitars. They have had popularity at different times in history heres the story so far.Adirondack or Red Spruce was very popular piror to WWII. It is found on a lot vintage acoustic guitars. The high weight to strength ratio made it useful in the construction of aeroplane wings during the war. The ratio is what makes it so pr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You cant force play
- A student once asked me; "How come sometimes the music comes freely while other times, I feel blocked and can't play?"A perfectly valid question and one that many students of improvisation ask. You see, the problem is that many think they should be able to just sit down at the piano and play anytime anywhere. But this is unrealistic. Why? Because you can't force play!Improvisation is...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pakistani pop music
- Pakistan is blessed with talent and when we talk about Pakistani Music, you can never stop picking up one of the best Pakistani pop song uptill now because there are number of such hit songs nobody can judge the best one in past decades such as "Dil Dil Pakistan" , "Huwa Huwa", "Mehndi ki Raat", "Na Kaho", "Dil Haray", "Ankhain Milanay Walay",...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - History of the clarinet from the 19th century
- While composers had already begun to write music for the clarinet, such as Mozart with the Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet, it was the 19th century that saw an explosion of use of the clarinet in the music of most composers of the day. This was mainly due to two factors.Firstly, the further development of the clarinet by Iwan Műller in the first half of the century had resulted ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Music industry secrets revealed - how to become succesful the music industry without a record deal
- Before the internet, unsigned music artists couldnt make a living, off the thing they love and enjoy the most: Their music! They would have to send in demos to major record companys, hoping that the CEO's would love their music and actually call them up on the phone offering them a recorddeal! But what they dont know is that the CEO's dont give a f*#% about music!! They ONLY offer recordeals to ar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Music: uniting nations, dividing generations
- Cultures around the world since the beginning of time have appreciated, enjoyed, and incorporated some form of music in their everyday lives. However, just as one man's trash is another man's treasure, one man's music can often be another man's noise, and vice versa. Still, certain universal aspects of music can serve as a means of communication between two people who have little else in common....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Buying a guitar - do you know what to look for?
- Buying a guitar is an important decision that my students have often asked me about. They want to know what they should be looking for. This is an important question because no two are ever exactly alike. There is a wide variety of types, styles, colors, makes, and models to choose from. The question is, which one is right for you? If you don't know what to look for when you're buying a guitar, yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for buying digital pianos and keyboards
- Buying a digital piano could be a very delicate attempt, especially if you have no idea about pianos in the first place. This article is written to help you out how to choose the best digital piano.For starters, digital piano is different from an "acoustic" piano in many ways. A digital piano is a copy of what the "acoustic or original piano is. However, instead of strings an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to overcome the lyric writing hurdles that are keeping you behind
- The lyric writing side of songwriting is known to create an enormous number of problems for some folks. No matter how hard they try, they are unable to write a single line that they can be pleased with.In many cases these very same people make phenomenal advancements in writing music and melodies. However they just can't seem to figure out how to come up with suitable lyrics to match them....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to be in the moment when playing piano
- Your best music will always come when you are in the moment and just playing the piano. Why is this? Because you have forgotten about trying to make music. Instead, you are now "making" music. A subtle but crucial difference that can be detected by most careful listeners.The key to being in the moment when playing piano comes when the technical aspects are mastered and the player can just p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Piano on the right-side of the brain
- Some of you may remember a book titled "Drawing on the Right-Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards.In this book, Betty Edwards tried to teach you how to see differently. She reasoned that once you could look at something with the eyes of an artist, you would be able to create like an artist. A simple idea, yet one that has helped many draw.I wondered how this might also apply to mus...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Irish fiddle ornaments
- When I started playing jigs, my default bowing pattern made a groove like Pop Goes the Weasel: "Long-short, long-short, muberry bush, the long-short, long-short weasel."And that still works for me without having to think about it. The one rule to keep in mind is: Do not slur from one string to another. This is unlike Irish reels. There, you can and do slur from one string to another. But no...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learn to fiddle the orange blossom special, the most popular fiddle tune in the world
- Learning to fiddle the Orange Blossom Special is not easy, but it's truly worth the effort. The Orange Blossom Special is unequaled in popularity. To learn it you must master three distinct parts. Each of these parts has its own character and style. They are: 1. Bells, whistles, chugga-chugga's, 2. the Shuffle, 3. the Hoedown.Bells, Whistles, Chugga-chugga'sThis is the introductory p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ouch, it hurts when i sing!
- When I first set out to write this article about voice problems in singers, I was looking for two experts from contrasting fields of medicine ? "medical" and "holistic". What I found, instead, in the first practitioner that I interviewed, was a delightful mixture of the two.The following biography of Dr. Brian Hands was taken from the website VOX Cura, his Toronto clinic. There is a link to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cd clubs: how to get the best deals online
- (1) The BMG Music Service offers the best deal you'll find -- 11 CDs for the price of shipping ($2.79 each) when you buy one CD at full club price, which is typically about $15 plus shipping. That works out to about $4 per CD. Its chief competitor, Columbia House, has an offer that works out to about $8 per CD.(2) When you join, you will receive a catalog in the mail about every three weeks...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The history of drums - a journey of sound
- Music and musical instruments are an extremely important part of human history. The use of rhythm and song has long been used to express meaning, and feeling and accompany rituals.Music has been part of human life for as long as anyone can trace. Early civilizations of humans used music as a way to communicate and express feelings. Out of all of the musical instruments that we see in our so...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Acoustic or electronic drums - what is your choice?
- A debate rages on in the drumming world! You might think that the debate centers on brands of drums, or different styles of drums. However, you would be wrong. This debate centers on the use of electronic drums in the music industry.There are two very strong opinions regarding the use of electronic drums or drum machines. Some musicians and music producers love the use of these kits. Others...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 12 reasons you should learn to play the piano
- All right, folks, here you go: My 12 reasons why you should start learning how to play the piano. Immediately. As in today. This very minute.Okay, fine, finish this article first, THEN get started. And yes, I know that there are more than just 12 reasons to play the piano. But I happen to like the number 12. :)1) Everyone should play at least one instrument. I truly believe that. Eve...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Surf waves with jack johnson
- Lately I've been listening to some pretty cool music by some beach bum named Jack Johnson. The tunes he plays really touch a chord within me. They are just so honest and selfless, like stories being told by a wise old palm tree that has endured countless days of peaceful monotony, and yet have also experienced the rare tropical storm with gale force winds. I decided to have a look for his website,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you know what a didgeridoo is?
- Do you know what a didgeridoo is? There are so many things in this life that are unknown to us. I bet you could find out about something outside your normal sphere of vision and experience everyday for the rest of your life and still not get close to knowing about everything out there. Not to mention the number of things we don't know about our own internal selves-physical, emotional, spiritual an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learning to play the piano with chords
- Learning piano chords can help you in all your piano playing. For me chords are the easiest way to play and the simplest way to embellish my playing.If you have no illusions of grandeur and you just want to play your favorite tunes on the piano chords can get you there fast!It would help if you also knew a little music theory like how your scales are made but once you get that down y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Adults can learn to play the piano too
- Are you well past puberty and have always had a hankering for tickling the ivories? Maybe you didn't have the money as a child. Or your family was always moving. Or you probably didn't even know there was such a wonderful thing as the piano. Whatever the reason it is never too late to start. Really!I began my quest to learn to play the piano at the late great age of 24. I had always wanted ...