The Good Musician introduces a new project: TGM exclusive interviews with local Texas musicians.
Today we’re talking with Rick Blincoe, who just released his first solo CD, “Don’t Bet the Farm.” You can listen at Rick’s My Space page, or at CD Baby.
Rick has been a musician most of his life, and paid his dues […]
The Good Musician travelog talked about Hungarian and Czech composers. Here are some of the astounding churches and cathedrals where those composers wrote and made music, and where Chorus Austin will perform this summer. I’ve been browsing the concert schedules, and it looks like there will be lots of fantastic music while we’re there.
Budapest […]
Next stop, Prague–capitol of the Czech Republic. Rich in ancient church music tradition, documented from the Sixth Century, this is a hotspot of Central European music. Bohuslav Martinu, Antonin Dvorak (sorry, don’t know diacritical marks yet), Leos Janacek, and Bedrich Smetana are composers you’ve likely run across, Romantic and 20th Century exemplars.
You can download Czech […]
Jacobi Handl (Lat. Jacobus Gallus Carniolus), 1550-1591, is perhaps the best known Slovenian composer. Writing primarily masses and motets (374 of those mamas), he worked with a printer in Prague to ensure his compositions were printed before his death. Pretty remarkable in any period.
Here is a fascinating Web site that gives a run-down on […]
Here is a video which is significant in that
the cellist was one of my longest-standing, dearest friends
it’s an excellent example of a jazz-classical-pop ’60’s mashup
that’s my black cat, Saturn, in the window
shows our corner of Topanga Canyon
great example of John Martin’s classical guitar
great example of Wilson Fisher’s writing/singing for 12-string guitar
that was my life
Listen to […]
Our good friend Lara at Crooner Culture is kicking off the festivities leading up to her first birthday at b5media with a contest to give away a $25 iTunes gift certificate. Should you prefer, she’ll make it an amazon.com certificate–either way, you can pick up some tunes you’ve been waiting to get.
The very modest rules […]
Phoebe Snow is one of my favorite female vocalists. Her voluptuous voice wraps around cool licks and quirky lyrics. Snow’s “Poetry Man” was recently re-recorded by Queen Latifah. Probably the only contemporary singer who could live up to Snow’s musicianship.
Snow has returned to singing after a hiatus of some years, choosing to care for her […]
If you take musical instruction, here are five tips to keep your teacher happy.
1. Show up. This should go without saying, but you’d be surprised at how ditching just one lesson can mean the difference between a so-so musician and a good musician. Even if you can’t play or sing, you can talk through […]
Jazz violist, arranger, educator, and musical entrepreneur Will Taylor specializes in very tasty arrangements of popular musicians’ songs and albums. He teams with one or more artists to arrange their original tunes, orchestrating them for string quartet. A sort of instrumental The Bobs.
Will is committed to music education as well, and when enough folks sign […]
Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald represent the ultimate in jazz. These two icons had a long career that impacted several generations of musicians. Every Good Musician library should have pretty much their entire discography.
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Written by Claudia Snowden [email] for b5media.
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