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Author :: Michael David Shaw  |
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| Article Title :: How to improve your sight-reading |
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As an organist, I have been working in club land in the North of
England for the past 30 years or so and one of the crucial
qualifications in this environment is the ability to sight read
music on demand.
When I say music this can be anything from a beer mat to a
ripped piece of paper repaired with sellotape and stained with
beer.
To be fair most of the music is written by professionals and is
nice to read but not always easy.
As a club organist, you do not get a band call. In fact, you are
lucky to get five minutes to scan through between 10 and 15
pieces of music. Some written in different keys, and every
organist will tell you they hate it when they get the dreaded 6
sharps or 6 f (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Andre' Hagestedt |
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| Article Title :: CD REVIEW: Oregon Band Hits It Out of the Park with Debut |
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>From the town that gave birth to such notables as Nu Shooz,
Dandy Warhols and Everclear, Portland, Oregon is making waves
again with the newly revised element57, its astounding DIY ethic
and its penchant for snagging national accolades for itself.
The band's impressive way of doing business and getting itself
in the national spotlight means you'll undoubtedly be seeing
something of it well beyond Oregon's borders.
Once called 4th Plane Jaiant, element57 has relaunched
themselves under a new name and a brand new sound that is
powerful, sleek, gigantic and yet thoroughly filled with hooks.
Gone are the slightly jam band vibes of 4th Plane Jaiant. With
the new album, "Radiate," element57 h (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Steve Parry |
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| Article Title :: Your Keyboard And Your Mind |
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You can improve your playing with mental practice, which might
sound a bit odd to the uninitiated.
Creative visualization has now been proven as a technique for
improving skill in a wide variety of areas.
Some years ago a test was carried out between two teams of
people. Both teams were asked to throw darts at a dart board and
the results were recorded. Team one was instructed to practice
dart throwing for half an hour every day for a month. Team two
was instructed not to practice throwing darts but to relax for
half an hour each day and vividly imagine throwing darts and
hitting the bulls eye. After a month the two teams were tested
again and the remarkable thing was that both teams ha (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Steve Parry |
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| Article Title :: FORMING MAJOR KEYBOARD CHORDS |
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Major chords are the most important as all the other chords are
built up from them.
There is a major chord for each note on your keyboard. the notes
are A B C D E F and G so you are now going to learn the major
chords that go with each of these notes. Sounds daunting? Well
here is something really nice which you will be very pleased to
know. The rule for forming major chords is exactly the same for
every note so you only have to learn one simple rule.Â
The first note of any major chord is always the note which bears
the name of the chord. So the first note in the chord of A major
is A. The first note in the chord of B major is B. It's pretty
easy so far isn't it. These first notes are (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Steve Parry |
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| Article Title :: MAKE PRACTICE FUN |
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Practice is something you should try for every day. Give it all
you can. If you have difficulty with any part, slow down,
practice slowly. Try introducing an interval of at least 1
second between each count until your playing accuracy has
improved. It isn't necessary for you to play any piece at the
correct speed right from the start. If you slow down a bit your
accuracy will improve and then you will find it easy to speed up.
Practice should not be a chore and a bore but an interesting
journey of discovery. You should have no trouble getting
motivated to practice because you should look forward to it as
an enjoyable experience. You should practice as often as you can
and practice slowly a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck |
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| Article Title :: Have a Multi-Cultural Christmas with Juan Oskar |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Christmas Is For Grownups Too
Phoenix, Arizona-- October 17, 2005--Trumpeter, pianist,
vocalist, and writer Juan Oskar was born and raised in Arizona.
While honing his chops in several Latino bands growing up, his
love for his roots and rock 'n' roll grew. Today Oskar has come
around full circle full circle with the new release Christmas
Is For Grownups Too.
Oskar's Influences include Pizzazz & Latino Los Lobos, Selena,
John Williams, Tito Puente, Santana, Herb Alpert, Cubanismo,
Maynard Ferguson, Julius Wechter, and Leroy Anderson. The
challenge for any listener will be to hear all of those
influences coming through at any time during the run of each (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck |
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| Article Title :: Xisco Poncé Jr. Releases Life Affirming Album Suite |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco, CA--October 17, 2005--Xisco Poncé Jr. was
born in the Philippines, raised in Hawaii, lived in San
Francisco, Los Angeles, CA, and traveled around Europe,
performing at an early age. After giving up a career and selling
his house to record his full-length debut album, a year and a
half later in a Los Angeles studio, all of his hard work and
sacrifice has reached its fruition. The album, titled
Suite, was developed to be a concept of three suites
consisting of major pieces of work in movements titled "Err,"
"Tear" and "Calling."
Xisco's voice is like a cross between Seal and Sade but he adds
a personal flare to his overall sound that giv (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Michael Sanford |
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| Article Title :: Music Cellular Phone Ringtones |
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Ring tones represent an ability to customize the cellular phone
experience, and customers are buying them. The worldwide market
for ring tones topped $2.5 billion in 2004, very little of which
was spent in the United States, where sales amounted to only
$159 million. Ring tones cost between 99 cents...
The ringtone market has exploded as a revenue stream for both
wireless carriers and record labels, which see phones ringing
with 30-second clips of their artists' songs as an easy and
potentially lucrative way to promote music. The global ringtone
market is estimated at around $3 billion. A cellular phone
ringtone is a sound file that is played by a cellular phone. The
facility was original (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Swinson, J |
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| Article Title :: Video Ipod - Best of Ipods |
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Time for the world's best music player to take the stage for
another encore. In 30GB and 60GB(1) models that hold up to
15,000(2) songs, full-color album art and up to 25,000
photos(3), the new iPod makes the most of your music and more.
Yeah, you've heard that tune before. Only now, you can watch it,
too. With support for up to 150 hours(4) of video and a 2.5-inch
color display, the new iPod lets you take music videos and TV
shows on the road.
Learn
more about the Video Ipod.
The new iPod boasts up to 20 hours of battery life(5), five
hours more than before. Plus, you get a bigger display and one
more iPod color -- sleek black. But here's the kicker: At under
half an inch thin, the new 3 (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Henry Genry |
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| Article Title :: Which Musical Instrument is Recommended for Beginners? |
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Which Musical Instrument is Recommended for Beginners?
You have decided to take up a musical instrument but you are not
sure which one to choose. When deciding to purchase a musical
instrument there are a number of factors that might influence
your buying decision:
* Will the instrument I choose be affordable? * Which
instruments are easy to learn and which are difficult to learn?
* Will it be a quiet instrument or a noisy one? * If I don't
choose a popular instrument will I be able to find a teacher
easily? * Is the musical instrument of my choice popular or is
it an instrument that not many people play? * How much will a
lesson cost? * I want to choose a musical instrument that I (read full article) |
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