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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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Not Music Theory It’s a Language

Brad_C — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:37:00 +0000

I think music concepts should be taught first as a big picture, then drilled down to build back up. Wouldn’t it be better if you found one trial that lead to the next to the next and got you to the top of that music mountain, where you see everything?

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How Long to Learn Music?

Brad_C — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:00:41 +0000

Recently I got some very difficult questions on learning music and it was hard to give a direct answers. Today I'll share a little of that with you. My impression is that the age of instant gratification is creating a frustration with the new generation of musicians that have yet to understand that music is a life long journey.

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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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Rhythm – Silence with Music Rests

Brad_C — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:00:54 +0000

Rhythm is not only about working with notes played, but also about notes not played. These are called rests. That is you take a break from playing and allow silence to enter into your playing. Let's explore.

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Learning Music – Materials of Music

Brad_C — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:00:42 +0000

Music theory skills book the “Materials of Music” to teach music concepts with tested and proven material used in the classroom over several years.

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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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Music Practice Technique after Music Theory Application

Brad_C — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:00:43 +0000

Now that I understand the structure and flow of the song I need to move into stage two and that is to connect all the pieces or my practice chunks of the song.

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Applied Music Theory in Practice

Brad_C — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:00:56 +0000

Today, an example of how applied music theory, in practice, pays off. In three weeks I’ll be performing for my father’s 80th birthday. Of course I’d pull out a couple of songs that I am very proficient in playing to see if they fit the mark. But then I have been thrown a curve ball!

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Playing with the Three Popular Chords

Brad_C — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:36:49 +0000

The three most popular chords usually refers to the three major chords of the diatonic major harmonic system. Don't let that scare you, it's a lot of big words to describe the major chords used in any major key signature.

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