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Understanding Any Piece of Music by Ear

David Reed — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:04:27 +0000

Most people assume that only a musical genius could listen to a piece of music and instantly know how to play it in any key. In this article David Reed explains that this "genius" is available to all of us.

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What Musical Emotions Do You Convey

Brad_C — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Continuing on the theme of musical emotion, I want to further explore the type of emotion conveyed. Again I’m considering the ideas of Victor Wooten in his book "The Music Lesson". The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music Price: $10.88 (71 customer reviews) 83 used & new available from $7.80 What Musical [...]

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Adding Emotion to Music

Brad_C — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:07:00 +0000

Music emotion has been my subject of interest lately and has made me reflect on over the past years of how the musician adds emotion to the music. As expressed before this reflection has been coming form my reading of "The Music Lesson" by Victor Wooten. The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through [...]

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Music Emotion and Blending

Brad_C — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:51:00 +0000

The mysterious idea of music emotion comes up from time to time when musicians and teachers talk about playing music for an audience. his is intriguing, when I was learning to express my music during my classical study time we were talked a lot about the feel of the music and interpretation of the melody or artist's intent.

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Music Emotion

Brad_C — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:12:26 +0000

The study of music theory allows you to put emotion into your playing. What a bold statement! Let me explain.

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Preparing for a Singing Contest

adam_t — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:02:39 +0000

Preparing for a Singing Contest? You’re probably thinking, what do I need to do to be totally ready to compete and win? First, you want to ask yourself: What type of contest is it? Are you going to be judged on your popularity or on the quality of your singing? If it’s a popularity contest, bring lots of friends.

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Polishing Your Song After Music Theory and Practice

Brad_C — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:00:43 +0000

Studied music theory and initial practice, I’m going to look at bringing a song up to a polished condition and performance worthy.

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Piano Technique Hand Positions

Brad_C — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:15:36 +0000

Approaching the Piano or keyboard. Some teach that the high wrist and holding your hands up is the way to start however, others believe that a relaxed light resting of the hands at the keyboard is the way to go. Here's a couple of ideas to help you explore your approach.

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Attacking the Piano Keyboard

Brad_C — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:12:29 +0000

The approach and attack one applies to the striking the keys on the piano can make all the difference in the world to the sound that is produced.

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Musical Masters Success in 10,000 Hours

Brad_C — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:50 +0000

Musical Masters have spend thousands of hours achieving their success, and with the 10,000 rule all that have made it that far have become masters. What does that mean to you...

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