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The Good Musician

Archive for April 2008

April 29th, 2008

Cornell West and Talib Kweli

Here is a cool track by Cornell West and Talib Kweli–Bushonomics.
The sampling is compelling, and the music is gorgeous, no matter the politics. Nothing wrong with socially-conscious music. Hip-hop is the new folk-protest music. In the 50’s and 60’s we got the Weavers, Peter, Paul and Mary, and now we have Cornell and Talib.

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April 29th, 2008

The Black Folder

If you are a singer, then The Black Folder is your best friend. Designed by an engineer, this beauty let’s you comfortably hold your music with a hand strap on the back, and ample elastic or ring-binder holders for the folios or other size sheet music. Rugged, versatile, ergonomic, you’ll want to have one! Room […]

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April 25th, 2008

Aram Katchaturian and Boomer Musicians

Elsewhere I’ve mentioned that one of my earliest musical memories as a small child is dancing to the Sabre Dance, by noted Armenian composer Aram Katchaturian. It’s part of his ballet Gayane.
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April 24th, 2008

Ten tips to power up your rehearsal technique

 

Whether you are a vocal or instrumental musician, you want to get the most from those times you perform with other musicians. Here are ten tips to make your rehearsals more productive and enjoyable.

1. Print a copy of […]

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April 23rd, 2008

Tasty On-line Music Magazine

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Art magazine does music. MagWerk’s Play Music Magazine is awash in flash animation, which makes for slow loading, but once you get there, it’s a visual feast. They do cover music, or at least the musicians, in loving graphic techniques.
Page 29 is all about the Beats. There’s a […]

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April 22nd, 2008

Music theory final exams coming up?

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Here are a couple of sites that will help you drill for those end-of-year theory finals. These sites are free.
The Music Theory Minute is a super guide to the fundamentals of music theory, demonstrated in one minute tutorials. Features video/voice-over clips of Dr. Jack modeling the lesson. You’ll […]

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April 19th, 2008

A musical “Way-back Machine”

The Internet Archives music collection has mp3 recordings of everything from Enrico Caruso and Galli-Curci to Laurie Anderson and the Grateful Dead. The sub collections go all the way back to cylinder recordings.
You can also find old radio show archives, such as Fibber McGee and Molly, the Whistler, and the Bob and Ray show. […]

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April 17th, 2008

Austin Sound Check and Pop Music Scene officially launched

Kudos to Ana Wolken from Austin Sound Check, and Dexie Wharton at Pop Music Scene for successfully launching two brand new music blogs at b5media. Subscribe to these two dynamite sites and you’ll always be up to date on the latest and best sounds around, plus any dish they’ve overheard along the way.
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April 17th, 2008

Music and politics in the streets–from beat to hip-hop

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Just got a 411 from an associate. Introduced me to Joell Ortiz. The song is A Letter to Obama. An authentic, reasoned plea to the next president, whomever that may be, to listen to the people and address the very real social issue of the survival […]

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April 16th, 2008

China prepares music for the olympics

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Lovely photograph of large drums being prepared for the Olympics in Beijing. In Western music, there are five categories of instruments, based on how one produced sound: idiophones (shell, horn, wood), membranophones (drum world), aerophones (trumpet, clarinet, flute) chordophones (all y’all strings), and […]

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