Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
According to the MPA it’s now illegal to display your interpretation of a musical score through tabs, or scores. This is getting completely out of hand, looks like we’ll have to go underground for tabs now too.
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MacNewsWorld - Will Music Subscriptions Replace Per-Song Sales?:
“It’s no secret that the iPod is one of the must-have gadgets of the early 21st Century. What is less talked about, though, is how Apple has helped to kick-start the transition of the music business from retail to online sales. In the space of just over two [...]
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Cyndi Lauper has withdrawn from her lover in the poignant ballad “Time After Time.”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. [...]
Researchers say the mind can be strengthened with regular training and rigorous practice. Here’s a sample brain warm-up for a quick mental recharge. If you feel you’re a bit sluggish, try repeating similar exercises daily to get your brain back in shape. read more.
Another great technique to use is Image Streaming.
Jazz HQ: Testing in tribute to 11-time GRAMMY winner Michael Brecker:
In tribute to Michael Brecker, the most renowned tenor saxophonist of his generation and among the most important contemporary jazz figures in the world today, the International Association for Jazz Education is sponsoring at their annual conference in New York City a bone marrow drive. [...]
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 [...]
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Digital music: Ask the industry:
Send your questions to the industry
The digital age is transforming entertainment - and this is your chance to question key figures at the top of the industry.
Let’s do it!
The real reason the West is in danger of extinction. read more.
LiveScience.com: The Most Popular Myths in Science:
Humans use only 10 percent of their brains
This media darling has been around for at least a century. Fortunately, it’s just not true. MRI imaging clearly demonstrates–with fancy colors no less–that humans put most of their cerebral cortex to good use, even while dozing.
I’ve been victim to this belief. [...]
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.
I’ve got a garage full of synths. Why won’t somebody tell me what to do with them? Korg’s not blogging. Kurzweil’s not blogging. I’m looking for synth blogs. Here’s what I’ve found so far:
Piano and Synth
Create Digital Music
Matrix Synth
Art Brodsky of PublicKnowledge reporting from the Consumer Electronics Show:
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said he drew a distinction between content shifted around a home network, and content shift outside, also known as piracy [to some].
I’m not sure exactly how I feel about DRM yet. But as a musician, I’m leaning towards letting go of ever [...]
R&B singer Lou Rawls dies of lung cancer:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Silken-voiced crooner Lou Rawls, who started singing at age 7 in a gospel choir and grew into a beloved blues, jazz and R&B performer, died on Friday at age 72 after a battle with lung cancer, his spokesman said.
Cool article on the psychology of setting goals.
The problem, he suggested, is that pretty much everybody suffers from a split personality. One self desperately wants to lose weight or quit smoking or run two miles a day or get up early to work. The other wants dessert or a cigarette, hates exercise or loves sleep.
I [...]
Scientists May Have Found Mozart’s Skull:
Have scientists found Mozart’s skull? Researchers said Tuesday they’ll reveal the results of DNA tests in a documentary film airing this weekend on Austrian television as part of a year of celebratory events marking the composer’s 250th birthday.
All I really want to find is Mozart’s talent.
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.
Read more from Evelyn Glennie.
Evelyn managed to distinguish the rough pitch of notes by associating where on her body she felt the sound with the sense [...]
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
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.
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