Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Robert McIndoe: I have been playing guitar for two years now and am very dedicated. I purchased a tuning fork lask week and have downloaded a few ways to tune my guitar using the tuning fork, any tips on tuning, ear and pitch training would be great.
cheers
Graham: Here’s the first site I found in Google [...]
JB: Is your course better than David Lucas Burge’s? If so, why?
Graham: I believe Absolute Pitch Power is better than David Lucas Burge’s Perfect Pitch(R) Ear Training SuperCourse. ~One of the reasons is because my course doesn’t take as long to say.
I bought Burge’s course a long time ago. The testimonials really [...]
*Before I continue, and I’ll say this many times, I operate under the assumption that the opposite of everything I say is equally true. Including the opposite of what I just said.
Here’s my top 10 lyric writing insights:
1. The rhythm of your melody and the rhythm of your lyrics should match.
Rhythm has *strong [...]
Why almost everyone is completely wrong about what makes a good song title… and why this is a tremendous advantage for anyone who knows the secrets.
Most people – and shamefully, most so-called experts in songwriting – wouldn’t know a good song title if it bit them on the ass. The fact is, there is more [...]
The Recording Academy and MusicCares Honor James Taylor:
The Recording Academy announced today that mulit-Grammy winning singer and songwriter James Taylor will be honored as the 2006 MusiCares Person of the Year at a ceremony on February 6. Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the evening will celebrate Taylor and his musical achievements as [...]
Thanks to everybody who participated in Thursday’s Absolute Pitch Power Blogathon.
If you couldn’t make it, go check out the comments. It was top-notch conversation.
The experiment was to see whether I could teach these students binary arithmetic (arithmetic using only two numbers, 0 and 1) only by asking them questions.
Very good read. I wonder how I could use this to teach Absolute Pitch. read more.
I just wanted to remind you about tonight’s Absolute Pitch Power Blogathon.
Visit this post any time after 7PM EST Thursday evening and ask any question about absolute pitch in the comments area.
I might be tired, but I’m staying up until 4 AM my time!
See you there.
On Thursday January 19th from 7PM until 2AM EST I’ll be sitting here at my computer answering EVERY one of your questions about how to learn absolute pitch in as short a time as possible.
This is your opportunity to learn ALL of my absolute pitch shortcuts!
Here’s how it works:
Visit this post any time after 7PM [...]
Let’s say you have a song stuck in your head, and you don’t know the name of it. All you do is load up this search screen, tap the rhythm of the song on your space bar, and see what happens. read more.
Single Review: Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time”:
Cyndi Lauper has withdrawn from her lover in the poignant ballad “Time After Time.”
Tearful guitars start the single, setting a lonely tone. It’s two a.m. Lauper hears the clock on her nightstand tick. She turns and touches the right side of the bed. It’s her boyfriend’s spot. [...]
Rollins tells what it takes to survive:
Tenor saxophone legend Sonny Rollins, who at 75 has been nominated for a Grammy for best jazz instrumental solo, says people often ask him what goes through his mind when he’s playing one of his celebrated extended improvised solos.
“I relate to them that when I’m playing at my best, [...]
BBC NEWS | Technology | Mozart’s music diary goes online:
Mozart’s music diary goes online
The diary holds details of 145 of Mozart’s compositions
Net users are getting a chance to enjoy some of Mozart’s most rarely performed compositions.
A digital version of Mozart’s musical diary is being put online by the British Library to help celebrate 250 years [...]
Single Review: Paula Abdul “Cold Hearted”:
“Cold Hearted” may not be the best written song or even the best sung. However, it’s an unbelievably entertaining listen.
I just found a cool relative pitch lesson online. Songs to help you learn note intervals.
“Hearing is basically a specialized form of touch. Sound is simply vibrating air which the ear picks up and converts to electrical signals, which are then interpreted by the brain.” -Evelyn Glennie
To make marathon playing sessions easier on your mouth and to soften your sound for classical playing, buy a pack of cigarette papers. Before you play, fold one in half, put it in your mouth and let it soak for awhile. Then fold it across your bottom teeth. It will form a buffer between your [...]
I just came across a list of commonly used hand signals used to communicate key signatures, section changes, and a whole lot more while in the heat of the moment at a gig. Check it out.
=> Musical Hand Signals
From one of my favorite books of 2005, “Mind Hacks : Tips & Tricks for Using Your Brain (Hacks)” (Tom Stafford, Matt Webb), comes a blog post citing The Distorted Tune Test. If you pass (or fail, depending how you look at it), you may be eligible to take part in a US National Institute [...]
There will be no Absolute Pitch Teleclinic tonight due to the holidays. See you next Thursday.
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about grahamI'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.
Why Americans Don't Like Jazz http://dyske.com/paper/778 1 day ago
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