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. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2006
Free Online Relative Pitch Lesson
I just found a cool relative pitch lesson online. Songs to help you learn note intervals. … [Read more...]
Where Are All The Synth Blogs?
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 … [Read more...]
New FCC Chairman On Digital Restrictions
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 … [Read more...]
R&B singer Lou Rawls dies of lung cancer
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 … [Read more...]
A Nobel Winner Can Help You Keep Your Resolutions
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 … [Read more...]
Scientists May Have Found Mozart’s Skull
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 … [Read more...]
Deafness Is Poorly Understood
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 … [Read more...]
Saxophonists Tricks of the Trade
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 … [Read more...]
Musical Hand Signals
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 … [Read more...]
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