Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
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.” -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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Everybody Hates Chris
This show is funny! And the music is fantastic – especially if you grew up in the 80s. Check it out.
If a reindeer could run 120 mph, it could possibly get enough lift to fly.
How curiosity and innovation are lost when music ceases to become awe-inspiring and instead becomes a tool to show how cool you are.
I’ve got a lot of great friends that are great musicians. And it seems that whenever a group of musicians get together, the conversation always, at some point, gravitates towards which bands suck, [...]
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 songs (not ranked) that shaped Rock and Roll, based on the permanent exhibit of the same name (source available at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Website)
Want to study how to write a piece of revolutionary rock and roll? It’s a serious songwriter’s resource!
I’m a huge fan of Berkleemusic, the online extension school at Berklee College of Music. This week they launched the first online professional music business certificate program.
Students will learn about setting up a music publishing company and record label, creating a business plan, administration of copyrights, marketing, promotion, distribution, product merchandising, touring, recording and publishing [...]
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New Formats for Music Lifestyles:
I have been traveling quite a bit this past year speaking about the Future of Music at industry conferences, tradeshows and other music related events. The topic of music formats always comes up and I encourage people to think expansively and try and [...]
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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