Ear Training Hack #1. To get an accurate account of absolute pitch, it is important to measure the results of a pitch recognition test. Accuracy is necessary to demonstrate absolute pitch. But before you demonstrate absolute pitch, relative … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2006
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From The Desk Of Graham English (Fair warning: I will be making an offer) Howdy... Before you sink your teeth into the latest ear training hack, I want to let you in on something humiliating for me. Last year I gave my first--and so far, … [Read more...]
Song Composed Entirely of 37 Cello Parts. See the Video.
This is a pretty amazing video of Ethan Winer playing 37 separate cello parts to create one song. He even plays the [tag]percussion[/tag] parts on his cello. It was recorded on 23 tracks using 37 plug-in effects. He spent hundreds of hours on this … [Read more...]
Preston Reed Is Blogging MusicHacks
Preston Reed is now a blogging musician and people are talking: preston reed is blogging. Dead Cool or Who is Preston Reed? Watching Preston Reed Blog Measurement - Sunday's Random Thought This return to the theme need not always be literal. It can … [Read more...]
Does Absolute Pitch Power require an instrument?
Michael: Does your course require an instrument? or does it include all the sounds need to train (could I do it while traveling in my car?) Graham: Michael, my course doesn't require an instrument. I wanted to make it available to anybody and … [Read more...]
How To Find The Head-Turning Hook That Reels ‘Em In
Be the one song your fans listen to today that gets their adrenaline pumping. Before you commit to a single note of your next song, you want to do some serious sleuthing behind the scenes. I call it being a hook detective. What you're looking … [Read more...]
Music for 02-24-06
I tightened up the song I wrote yesterday and recorded this piano track. I'm going to commit to a melody and start putting some lyrics to the form. [tag]BbMAJ7[/tag] 95bpm. Download: Music for 02-24-06 … [Read more...]
Music for 02-23-06e
This final thing for the day is an F7 shuffle on the hammond organ. Wanna hear a badas5 solo? Listen to this, biatch! Wish I had the pedals. Damn I love Jimmy Smith. Download: Music for 02-23-06e … [Read more...]
Music for 02-23-06d
This is an edit of the track before. It's a pop rock ballad (u2, coldplay); EbMAJ7, BbMAJ7. You can hear the verse and chorus shaping up with a melody, form and changes. I'm going to write the lyrics and FINISH this one. Download: Music for … [Read more...]
Music for 02-23-06c
This is the work in progress of the next song. No need to listen to this unless you want to hear me composing. Around 12:00 I start to find what I'm looking for. Download: Music for 02-23-06c … [Read more...]
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