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Author :: Duane Shinn  |
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| Article Title :: Win Friends & Influence People Through Music -- Is It Possible? |
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| The idea that studying music improves the social development of a child is not a new one, but at last there is incontrovertible evidence from a study conducted out of the University of Toronto.The study, published in the August issue of Psychological Science was led by Dr. E. Glenn Schellenberg, and examined the effect of extra-curricular activities on the intellectual and social development of six-year-old children. A group of 144 children were recruited through an ad in a local newspaper and assigned randomly to one of four activities: piano lessons, voice lessons, drama lessons, or no lessons.Two types of music lessons were offered in order to be able to generalize the re (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Charles Essmeier |
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| Article Title :: Interested in Improving the Sound of Your Stereo? Consider Records |
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| Introduced in 1982, the compact disc was intended to provide better sound than the 40-year-old long-play record album, popularly known as the LP. Using a laser rather than a diamond needle for playback the compact disc was smaller, more convenient to use, and less susceptible to damage than the LP. A bonus was that the format was said to offer “perfect sound forever.” “Forever” isn’t that long these days; improvements in digital sound have come along in the last twenty years and the music industry introduced two new formats this decade that are designed to improve upon the “perfect” sound of the compact disc. Those formats are the Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) and DV (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Edward Weiss |
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| Article Title :: Composing George Winston Style |
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| If you're a fan of New Age piano, no doubt you've listened to some of George Winston's music. What I find fascinating about his songs is how he creates them. Most improvisers/composers start with the melody, usually because it's the easiest way to begin.What George does is start with the background. He creates an aural canvas over which he improvises the melody. This is an excellent way to create with because once you have the chord changes for the first 8-bars or so, you've pretty much finished a section of music.Now after Winston gets his (A) section, it's another textural background that will usually make its appearance for the (B) section. The beautiful thing about this (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Kemi Quinn |
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| Article Title :: Be An Organized Church Pianist |
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| Playing in front of a congregation each Sunday is no easy feat. Make sure you are well prepared before giving your best for God and before others.1) Practice the piano and more preferably the songs you will be playing early in the week and often.2) Sing while you play so you can have a feel for how well your playing will mesh with the singing.3) If you use sheet music make sure it is organized and ready to go. Write up your introductions and endings or make sure the ones you have used before are the ones you will want to use this time.4) If you are accompanying a soloist make sure you set aside good time to practice.5) If you are still working on your (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Duane Shinn |
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| Article Title :: Music & Emotions: Can Music Really Make You a Happier Person? |
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| How many times have you turned to music to uplift you even further in happy times, or sought the comfort of music when melancholy strikes?Music affects us all. But only in recent times have scientists sought to explain and quantify the way music impacts us at an emotional level. Researching the links between melody and the mind indicates that listening to and playing music actually can alter how our brains, and therefore our bodies, function.It seems that the healing power of music, over body and spirit, is only just starting to be understood, even though music therapy is not new. For many years therapists have been advocating the use of music - both listening and study - f (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Joey Robichaux |
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| Article Title :: Vintage Guitar Collectors Can Still Find Deals |
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| If you're a recent vintage guitar collector, the stories you've heard are true. You once could step into pawn shops or flea markets and find vintage Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters for $50 to $100. True. These guitars now sell for thousands of dollars on Ebay and Gbase.Those days are gone -- but there are still deals if you know what to look for.The simple thing to remember in vintage guitar collecting is ... American guitars. Not to say Japanese or European luthiers haven't made fine guitars, but the vintage market isn't looking that way. If you stay American-made, you'll have the best chance of an instrument that will appreciate in value.Next, forget (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Duane Shinn |
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| Article Title :: Music & Citizenship: Can Playing a Musical Instrument Help Your Child Become a Better Citizen? |
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| Disregard the popular image of rappers with their ghetto blasters, terrorizing neighborhoods with eardrum-splitting cacophony. Consider instead our delightful school bands and orchestras… and ponder on whether those students might be becoming our best future citizens.Unlikely as it may seem, recent scientific research suggests this hypothesis might actually be true. It appears studying music can, in fact, impact the development of the human personality, especially in the area of socialization. In particular, music education encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits which carry over into other areas.According to statistics compiled by the National Data Resource Cente (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Russ Miles |
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| Article Title :: Songs Await Singer |
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| I Want To Grow Old With You (C)Chorus: I want to grow old with you...
I want to still be there
Someday, to share
These things that we go through...
We’ll sit and rock
And get to talk
Of crazy things we did
“When I was young and you were just a kid”...Sometimes, I know
It seems as though
We can’t go on together...
But, we still try;
And time slips by
Faster now, than ever...
When things get rough,
And I get gruff
And do those things I do,
I know, sometimes, you’ve had enough;
But thank God we get through...Chorus: I want to grow old with you...
I want to still be there
Someday, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Kevin Snook |
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| Article Title :: CD Review: Amber - My Kind of World |
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| Pop/Rock Recording Artist Amber, who has scored seven #1 Billboard Hits (and 3 more Top Tens) in her Career, including "If You Could Read My Mind", "This is Your Night" and "Sexual (Li Da Di)", is back! And she does not disappoint! "My Kind of World" marks the beginning of a new stage in Amber's career. Like Janet Jackson before her, Amber has taken complete creative "control" on this new project and the result is an artistic triumph with huge commercial appeal!The first Single "You Move Me" hit #1 on Satellite Radio Stateside and went Top Ten on the Billboard Dance Club Play Chart. The follow up Single "Voodoo" is ascending the Billboard Chart with a BULLET!Despite her succ (read full article) |
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| Category :: Music Articles |
Author :: Joffrey Wallaart |
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| Article Title :: Origin of Erik Satie's "Gnossiennes" |
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| The 'trois Gnossiennes' (1890) is a set of dance-like pieces of similar character, like the earlier composed 'trois Sarabandes' (1887) and 'trois Gymnopédies' (1888). The 'trois Gnossiennes' were first published by Satie as a set through Rouart, Lerolle & Cie. in 1913.The Gnossiennes continue in the minimalist style of the Gymnopédies but add ornaments that give the pieces a destinctly oriental feel. Although the pieces are obviously composed in a 4/4 time signature, Satie did not indicate it in the score. He also omitted barlines, leaving one big "bar" for the entire piece. This gives the impression of great freedom for the pianist. The comments written above the score, like 'Du (read full article) |
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