Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Basic Rules of Piano Care
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- Keep your piano in tune. It was specifically designed to be tuned to the international pitch standard of A-440 cycles per second. Your piano will sound its best and give you and your family the most pleasure when it is tuned regularly and kept in proper playing condition.
- Keep your piano clean. Keep the keyboard covered when not in use to prevent dust from accumulating (although ivory keys need some exposure to light to prevent yellowing). Clean keys by occasionally wiping them with a damp cloth and drying them immediately. If accumulated debris can't be removed with a damp cloth, try wiping the cloth on a bar of mild soap or moisten with dishwashing detergent before wiping. Do not use chemicals or solvents to clean piano keys. Call a qualified piano technician to remove anything from the keys you can't wipe away.
- To maintain the piano's finish, you may wipe the case with a damp cotton cloth to remove fingerprints, or polish with a reliable emulsion-type, water-based solution following the manufacturer's instructions. Avoid aerosol spray polishes that contain silicone. Your technician may suggest a specific brand name.
- The maintenance of the inner working of the piano and regulation should be left to a qualified piano technician. Resist dusting the inside of your piano, oiling the moving parts, or using moth or insect repellents. Your piano technician will take care of all internal problems.
- Try to maintain a fairly consistent temperature and humidity control in the room where your piano is placed. It's important to keep your piano away from a heating register in winter, an air conditioning vent in the summer, a fireplace, a frequently opened window or outside door, and direct sunlight.
- Play your piano regularly. You'll get the most enjoyment from it and also reach your potential much faster. A disadvantage to idle pianos, assuming they also suffer a service lapse, is that a detrimental condition or environment can't be identified, and an escalating problem can result in damage that might not have occurred with regular service. Tuning a piano after years of not having been tuned often requires a pitch raise. As a piano ages, it may begin to develop more major problems which your technician can help you assess. You may look into rebuilding or reconditioning the piano.
- Keep all drinks and standing liquid containers off the piano. Should spilled water reach the action, notify you piano technician immediately. In many case, once liquids are spilled, the damage is irreversible which is why prevention is the safest rule to follow.
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
What is Jazz?
Jazz is basically a form of music that evolved in the 1980s in the America. It has since then covered a broad spectrum of different other style like swing,bebop,hard-bop,funk,jazz-fusion,jazz rock,latin,acid jazz,etc.Whatever substyle it may be, the basic fundamental approach to jazz need not be one of ignorance or condemnation but of openness and willingness to explore.Jazz exposes a musician technical prowness and virtuosity and a band's cohesiveness and collaboration through subtle communication,sometimes by eye contact, hand signals or signs.
Jazz Mechanics:
there are 3 very important elements in jazz:
1. improvisation
2.harmony
3.swing
1.improvisation:
a form of musical self expression based on a given structure of harmony,sometimes played(or scattered) within or outside of this harmony.this self expression is instinctive and instantaneous and is not prearranged.
2. harmony:
this involves the chords that relate to a particular peice of music. The proggression of these chords can sometimes be a series of different simple cadences or it can be as complex as containing more than this series if cadences. The harmony of a piece can resolve around a major or minor tonality. Jazz is basiccally reliant on harmony to effectively project its full potential.
eg: C Major and C harmonic Minor
3. swing:
perhaps the most difficult to attain and achieve, the swing in jazz provides the groove by which the music holds. Without swing, jazz would be quite lame." a chrochet and a quaver"
Scales for improvisation:
1. major scale- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (1)
2.harmonic min scale
3.melodic min scale
4.major pentatonic scale- 1 2 3 5 6 (1)
5.min pentatonic scale- 1 b3 4 5 b7 (1)
6.blues scale-1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 (1)
7.mixolydian(dominant) scale- 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 (1)
8.diminished scale-1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7 (1)- 9 notes
another imortant element in improvisation is phrasing. An improvisation should contain different varieties of phrasing to enhance its musical value. Play in motifs and sequences. A motif is a series of not more than 3 notes and a sequence is a series of not more than 12 notes. these motifs and sequences are played repetitively to create something musical.
Jazz Mechanics:
there are 3 very important elements in jazz:
1. improvisation
2.harmony
3.swing
1.improvisation:
a form of musical self expression based on a given structure of harmony,sometimes played(or scattered) within or outside of this harmony.this self expression is instinctive and instantaneous and is not prearranged.
2. harmony:
this involves the chords that relate to a particular peice of music. The proggression of these chords can sometimes be a series of different simple cadences or it can be as complex as containing more than this series if cadences. The harmony of a piece can resolve around a major or minor tonality. Jazz is basiccally reliant on harmony to effectively project its full potential.
eg: C Major and C harmonic Minor
3. swing:
perhaps the most difficult to attain and achieve, the swing in jazz provides the groove by which the music holds. Without swing, jazz would be quite lame." a chrochet and a quaver"
Scales for improvisation:
1. major scale- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (1)
2.harmonic min scale
3.melodic min scale
4.major pentatonic scale- 1 2 3 5 6 (1)
5.min pentatonic scale- 1 b3 4 5 b7 (1)
6.blues scale-1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 (1)
7.mixolydian(dominant) scale- 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 (1)
8.diminished scale-1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7 (1)- 9 notes
another imortant element in improvisation is phrasing. An improvisation should contain different varieties of phrasing to enhance its musical value. Play in motifs and sequences. A motif is a series of not more than 3 notes and a sequence is a series of not more than 12 notes. these motifs and sequences are played repetitively to create something musical.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Woodwind Family
Musical Instruments - Woodwinds
Piccolo
The piccolo is a type of transverse flute that is pitched an octave above the concert (or standard) flute. It has a range of nearly three octaves and reaches the highest pitches of a modern orchestra. It is usually used for special effects in orchestras but is more widely used in concert and marching bands. It is played in the same manner as a flute would be played. History: The piccolo was originally made out of wood and was featured in man prominent composers' works. One of the earliest pieces to use the piccolo was Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. However, the most familiar use of the piccolo is in the end of John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever."
Flute
The flute is the instrument that serves as the soprano voice in most bands, orchestras, and woodwind groups. Most flutes are made of metal and consist chiefly of a tube with a mouthpiece near one end. The musician holds the flute horizontally and blows across an oval shaped hole in the mouthpiece. At the same time, the musician presses levers on the flute, called keys. The keys, when depressed and released, open and close tone holes on the flute to produce different notes. The concert flute, which is tuned in the key of C, is the most popular flute and has a three octave range. Other members of the flute family include the piccolo, the alto flute, and the bass flute. History:
The transverse flute, the flute that is most commonly used in Western music, was known to have existed in China about 900 BCE. The flute reached Europe during the 12th century where it became most used as a military instrument in German speaking areas. This led to its formal name, the German flute. The flute then evolved into a chamber music instrument during the 16th and 17th centuries. These early flutes were often made in one piece with six fingerholes. During the 1600s, however, the flute was redesigned and was built in three sections with joints which connected them together. Gradually, more keys were added to the flute, and it began to replace the recorder in orchestral pieces. By 1800, a four-keyed flute was most common, but during that century, an eight-keyed flute was also developed. Currently, the cylindrical Bohem flute is the most commonly used with thirteen or more tone holes controlled by a system of padded keys.
English Horn
The English Horn is part of the oboe family. It is also called an alto oboe because it is tuned one-fifth lower in pitch than an oboe. Its shape is similar to that of an oboe and is often played by the third oboe player in an orchestra. History:
Prototypes of the English Horn appeared before the end of the 17th century. These instruments were curved and leather covered with holes in the body. The holes were usually bored at an angle to accomodate the stretch of the fingers. It is believed that the oboe da caccia (hunting oboe) which was used by Johann Sebastian Bach was almost identical to the English Horn. Its distinctively dark and plaintive tone has been featured by such composers as Hector Berlioz, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, and Richard Wagner.
Oboe
The oboe is the smallest and highest pitched double reed instrument. It has a cylindrical wooden body with keys along the length of its body. The oboe has a range of about three octaves but is extremely difficult to play. The oboe requires alot of air to play, and the musician must learn proper breathing techniques. History:
The oboe was invented in the 17th century by Jean Hotteterre and Michel Philidor, two French musicians. They modified the louder shawm into a new instrument, the hautbois. The hautbois had a narrower body than the shawm and was split into three sections. By the 18th century most orchestras had incoporated oboes into the ensemble. Throuhgout history, several copmosers have written solo pieces for the oboe. These composers include George Frideric Handel, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Motzart, and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Clarinet
The clarinet, a member of the woodwind family, usually consists of a long tube with a mouthpiece at one end and a bell-shaped opening at the other end. Usually made of wood, the clarinet has tone holes that are covered by small metal levers. To create sound, the musician blows on a flat cane reed that is attatched to the mouthpiece. As the reed vibrates, a full, rich tone is produced. By pushing the keys to close and open the tone holes on the instrument, the pitches of the tone can be changed. Clarinets are manufactured in four keys; the most common band instrument is the B-flat clarinet. This clarinet has a range of about three-and-one-half octaves. History:
The clarinet was invented in the early 18th century by Johann Cristoph Denner, a German flute maker, as a modification of a folk reedipe, the chalumeau. By the 1840s two complex systems of keywork had been developed for the instrument. Clarinets became common in orchestras by about the 1780s. Early works featuring the clarinet include an overture written by George Frideric Handel for two clarinets and a horn and the clarinet concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Bassoon
The bassoon is a double reed instrument. It is made up of about eight feet of cylidrical wood tubing. There are four joints in the bassoon: the bass joint, the tenor join, the double joint, and the bell joint. The bell joint is slightly flared and is attactched at the bottom to the bass joint. This is set in turn to the tenor joint which is then set into the double joint. The double reed mouthpiece is attached to a crook in the tenor joint. The bassoon usually has about ten key controlled holes on the body as well has eight finger holes. The musician plays the basson by putting his or her lips on the double reed, blowing through the instrument, and changing fingerings on the keys and holes to create different tones. History:
The bassoon was most likely developed in 1650 from the curtal, a similar instrument which was made from a single block of wood. The modern French bassoon was developed in the mid-19th century by a French firm, Buffet-Crampon. The German bassoon was perfected by Wilhelm Heckel, a German manufacturer. Each type of bassoon was played in different parts of Europe.
Saxophone
The saxophone is a member of the reed-sounded wind instruments. In its construction, it combines the single reed and mouthpiece of the clarinet, a metal body, and a widened version of the conical bore of the oboe. Most saxophones are curved at the bottom so they resemble the bass clarinet. A few, however, such as the soprano saxophone, are straight and look very similar to a clarinet. The saxophone body contains twenty openings that are covered by keys. These keys can be opened or closed in groups by the musician by depressing and releasing six studs, or finger plates. Two additional holes are located on the body of the instrument to produce notes an octave above or below the normal range of the instrument. The most common saxophones, the soprano, the alto, and the tenor, have a range of about two and a half octaves. History:
The saxophone was invented around 1840 by a Belgian instrument maker named Adolph Sax. In 1844, saxophones first appeared in symphonic orchestras. However, pieces were only occasionally written to include saxophones. It wasn't until the 20th century in America when saxophones became popular because of their association with the development of jazz.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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1. Are you the kind of person that likes the "do-it-your-self" method to accomplish your goals so YOU are in control?
2. Are you an Independent Artist or Band that has recorded your own original music, filed your copyright protection and is ready to sell your music to the masses online?
3. Have you been confused on how to market your music on the internet? Are you Consistently hitting dead ends always waiting on someone to "Approve" your music in order to get distributed? Or can't even find the right people to send it to for distribution in major online stores?
4. Do you have a limited budget ($100 hundred dollars or so) to work with but want worldwide exposure for your music? (without getting ripped off, again...)
5. Are you sick of hitting dead ends when trying to get retail distribution for your music in the largest online stores like iTunes and Napster?
6. Do you want a step-by-step guide for:
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•inexpensive marketing techniques to promote your music release yourself to get the exposure you need for success
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Which Strings Instrument to Learn?
The main strings orchestra instruments are the Violin, the Viola, the Cello and the Double Bass.
Non-orchestral popular string instrument is the guitar in all its forms - classical guitar, folk guitar, Spanish guitar, electric guitar and electric bass guitar.
• Violin
can be started at a very early age and it doesn't cost as much as most other instruments. Later on it offers excellent opportunities to play with other people as orchestras need an awful lot of violinists. It's of little use in wind bands, brass bands, jazz bands or rock groups (although on the commercial music scene there has been an upsurge of interest in the Violin lately, often using Electric Violins. These aren't any easier to play and are not suitable instruments for beginners, though)
• Viola
can be started at a very early age and it doesn't cost as much as most other instruments. Later on it offers really excellent opportunities to play with other people as orchestras are always short of violists. It's of little use in wind bands, brass bands, jazz bands or rock groups
• Cello
can be started at a very early age and, while expensive compared to the Violin or Viola, it costs no more than many woodwind or brass instruments. Later on it offers excellent opportunities to play with other people as orchestras need an awful lot of cellists. It's of little use in wind bands, brass bands, jazz bands or rock groups
•Double Bass
can be started at an early age if you can get a small enough instrument, but is usually started at age 12-or-so or even later. It's a very suitable instrument for those who play a non-orchestral instrument (say, the piano) and want to adopt a "second instrument". It is fairly expensive. Later on it offers excellent opportunities to play with other people as orchestras are always short of bassists. It can be used in wind bands, jazz bands and sometimes in rock groups. It is exceptionally difficult to transport and will make heavy demands on the "parental taxi service"
• Guitars
can be cheap to buy.
Classical guitar is difficult, Folk Guitar is not so hard. The Electric Guitar can be used in jazz or rock groups and sometimes in wind bands. The Classical Guitar does not offer good opportunities to play in groups - it's too quiet.
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