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The Good Musician

Archive for February 2008

February 22nd, 2008

Resignation

Dear Readers,
as of this week, I have resigned as editor of The Good Musician and this blog will cease to exist unless b5media decides to do something else with it.
The past six months were a delight writing for you and I know some of you enjoyed what I have to say.
Thank You. Thank You for […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 4 comments

February 16th, 2008

Notes & Facts About American Idol

Casting shows are often quite entertaining, to say the least.
Picture this: You’re wacthing American Idol and see a 16-year old participant singing and showing off her Mariah Carey song and you think “ugh”. This girl can’t sing.
Yet, the jury decides to give her a recall and she jumps with joy while half the viewership wants […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 1 comment

February 15th, 2008

If You Ever Wanted to Email Me

Dear Musical Readership,
In case some of you ever tried to send me Email and never got a response, that’s because there have been some perpetual technical difficulties with with the forwarding of Email from my b5media address.
That said, if you ever want to Email me a question, opinion, thought or any quaint remark, plese do […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 0 comments

February 14th, 2008

5 Ideas to Kickstart Your Musicality

After a long time, I managed to get back into the musician habit again. This was hard for me because I had a lot of other obligations going on at the same time, and music wasn’t on my priorities list.
I’d hardly have finished one project when the next project rolls in and you’re time is […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 0 comments

February 14th, 2008

70 More Musicians You Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places With

After our recent post about undesirable musician spots, let me present to you what my colleagues across the network have been saying on the topic. Here’s a rundown of their posts:
Beatles Invasion gives us a list separating the living from the dead.
Metal Martyr shows the dark faces of Metal ranging from Ozzy Osbourne to Bach.
Even […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 0 comments

February 11th, 2008

10 (Good?) Musicians I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places With

Here’s a fun round of lists we at b5music have been sharing the past week: Name the ten musicians you would not want to switch places with!
The Good Musician is hosting this group project and here’s my personal list:

1. Billy Joe Armstrong
Seriously, the kid has to play the same 4 chords in over 30 sngs […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 1 comment

February 11th, 2008

Blogger Spotlight: Deborah Ng

Today we’d like to put the spotlight on the mind behind “She plays Music“, a blog about female musicians one I promise to follow more closely in the future. Deborah brings a lot of intricate opinions about this topic to the table, and you should check it out. Here’s the interview with her:
What blog(s) do […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 1 comment

February 5th, 2008

Growing Up vs. Being a Good Musician

At a weekly round of drinks, I hear this joke:
A young child says to his mother, “Mom, when I grow up I’d like to be a musician.” She replies, “Well honey, you know you can’t do both.”
Well, it kind of struck a chord (yeah, pun). It sparked a long stream of thought inside me, […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 2 comments

February 4th, 2008

5 Ways to Make Children More Interested in Music

Photography by carf.
I often wonder what the best way is to teach my little brother, age 10, music.
The boy goes to piano classes, and he’s actually quite talented, being able to read music quite fleuntly and playing all major and minor chords with ease after little more than a year of training.
During this time, I […]

By Arjun Muralidharan -- 2 comments

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