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Author :: Maryn Leister  |
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| Article Title :: Oboe Reeds: Learning How to Experiment |
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| As you may have heard before, being consistent in your reed making helps ensure
consistent reeds. A simple but powerful statement indeed.Reed making is a rather long and varied process, and most successful reed makers
would recommend that you do the same thing every time. That way you can slowly
make corrections without losing your point of reference.But what if you want to try something new?The spirit of adventure definitely has a place in reed making, as long as you have
the time (and patience) to do some experimenting. There is so much new equipment
available to oboists today that can help (or hurt) your reed making adventures.There are new kinds o (read full article) |
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Author :: Edward Weiss |
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| Article Title :: New Age Piano: Capturing the Beauty of Nature |
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| Landscape artists do it. So do nature photographers and wildlife artists. They capture the beauty of nature in their art. Now we have New Age piano. A beautiful style of piano playing that very gently guides the listener on a quiet journey into nature's wonders.Using music to describe nature is nothing new. Composers have been doing it for centuries. But nothing really contemporary and accessible to the average listener has been produced until the "New Age" genre hit the scene in the early 1980's.Led by pianist/composer George Winston, his album "December" revolutionized piano playing and allowed millions of people to experience something with more substance than the average (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Richard Pettinger |
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| Article Title :: Short History of Jazz |
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| Jazz is sometimes referred to as “America’s classical music”. It has become a diverse genre with its roots in native American and African music; in particular, the blues, spirituals and rag time. Jazz first became a defined music form in the early 1920 springing from the US cities of New Orleans and later Chicago. Early Jazz was characterized by traditional rhythms and melodies being taken and improvised upon, giving a combination of swing and syncopation. Early Jazz performers of note included Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Domino, Bix Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong. A good taste of this period can be gained by listening to recordings of Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives and Hot Seven ensemb (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Bronwen Roberts |
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| Article Title :: The Language of Music is One that All Arts Aspire to |
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| It was Schopenhauer who first said that all arts aspire to the condition of music. What he was referring to was the abstract qualities of music. The path between music and audience is a direct one, without the intervention of a medium of communication that is used for other ‘everyday’ purposes, which is unlike many other art forms! The architect expresses himself in buildings, which have some utilitarian purpose. The poet uses words, which we use on a daily basis in conversation. The painter usually expresses himself by representing what he sees i.e. the visible world. Only the composer of music is perfectly free to create a work of art out of his own consciousness, which performs no (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Henk Rekers |
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| Article Title :: Music And Movies Download Sites - Are They A Scam? |
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| Surfing the Internet, looking for music and movies to download, you will find a lot of so called music and movie download sites. These sites do not provide you with music, or movies to download, no, they provide you with file sharing soft ware you can use to search for, and download music, movies and games. Most of them also provide you with cd burning soft ware and they have a helpdesk for those members who run in to problems with their downloading.These site are under attack.First of all there is the entertainment industry that want to shut them down.
They claim that these file sharing programs are used to download copy right protected materials.
This is true of course, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Michael Cooper |
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| Article Title :: Eminem - Short Biography |
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| The story of Eminem is similar to that of his songs, it needs a little censoring. Some may not be appropriate for those viewed as too young, but here I feel it's important to look at why his music, and consequently Eminem himself, appears so angry. Everywhere you look in his life from his hard child hood with an unstable cruel mother, to his well-publicized and rocky relationship with wife Kim, you see that Eminem raps about what he knows. His life is the subject of his music and he makes no excuses. But a hard upbringing only propelled him into superstardom as you can read in magazines like The Source and XXL. Eminem took his humble beginnings and built a career.Eminem (Marshall B (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Michael Cooper |
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| Article Title :: Paul McCartney - The Beatles - A Biography |
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| James Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool. He was the first son of Mary and James McCartney. His brother, Peter Michael McCartney, was born eighteen months later. Paul's mother was a midwife, who died from breast cancer in 1955 when Paul was just 14, this troubled Paul deeply. Paul's father was a cotton salesman during the day for A. Hannay Co., and a jazz musician with Jim Mac's Jazz Band at night. Paul did very well in school. He passed his 11-Plus examination in 1957 and entered the Liverpool Institute, a very popular high school. There, he met a younger student by the name of George Harrison whom Paul later brought with him into John's group, The Quarrymen. As (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Peter Edvinsson |
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| Article Title :: Piano Lesson: What Can Pippi Longstocking Teach You About Piano Playing |
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| Piano playing is an art with unlimited possibilites. Pippi Longstocking made a remark in a film that can be used when you try to learn to play piano.Pippi Longstocking is a nine-year-old Swedish girl in a series of children's books. Pippi has red braids and is very unconventional, assertive, extraordinarily strong, and rich. She lives alone with a monkey and a horse in an old funny house. Her friends Tommy and Annika accompany her on her wild adventures.One Christmas when she was alone in the house looking out through the window feeling lonesome her lyoung friends and the children from town came in a procession to her house surprising her with a Christmas present.She (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: George Leong |
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| Article Title :: Online Music Surging |
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| I enjoy downloading music to my computer and portable digital music player. In fact, I cannot remember the last time I was at a music retailer. I’m a convert. I prefer listening to music samples on the Internet and buying only the songs that I want and not wanting to buy an entire disc where I may like only a few song tracks. This is the reason why iPods from Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) have grown exponentially in popularity to the current cult status. A friend of mine received a 30GB iPod for Christmas and trust me you have never seen someone so excited.A 30GB iPod can hold up to 7,500 CD quality songs. That is impressive. Apple is a trendsetter in my estimation. From its MAC (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Trevor Clarkson |
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| Article Title :: Album Review: Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil |
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| First ThoughtsWhen I bought this CD, I did not know what to expect. Were they going to be Hardcore? Progressive? I wasn't sure what to expect, but I knew that this album was going to be a wild ride.ReviewAvenged Sevenfold have really taken a leap with their new CD, City Of Evil. No longer the screaming metal band of their earlier CD's (due no doubt to the singer, M. Shadows, having to have vocal chord surgery), Avenged Sevenfold have stepped up to the major label debut category, and have delivered a CD every guitarists should own. Very much inspired by '80s shred guitar, Sinister Gates and Zacky Vengeance have crafted some very intricate guitar parts to compliment Sha (read full article) |
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