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Evelyn Glennie: How To Listen To Music With Your Whole Body

June 27, 2009 By Graham English

Hat tip to Beyond Bass Camp and Steve Lawson for finding this one. I've written about Evelyn Glennie before but wouldn't you rather hear it come straight from the source? Watch now: Evelyn Glennie: How To Listen To Music With Your Whole Body … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: deafness, Evelyn Glennie, hearing, listening, listening practice, listening skills, sound, TED

Benjamin Zander: Classical Music With Shining Eyes

June 30, 2008 By Graham English

I will never say anything that couldn't stand as the last thing I ever say. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Benjamin Zander, classical music, listening, TED, Video, videos

Sound Journal: Ringing

March 21, 2007 By Graham English

Last week I mentioned creating a sound journal as part of a listening practice and to improve your aural intelligence. So I thought it would be a good idea to give some examples of how to do this by keeping a public diary of sound. Hopefully, this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: aural distinctions, definitions, distinctions, Ear Training, ear training exercises, listening, listening practice, listening skills, music perception, musical vocabulary, sound, sound journal, waveform

Ear Training or Listening Practice?

March 15, 2007 By Graham English

You can make ear training something you do once in a while or you can make it part of who you are. That's the difference between ear training and a listening practice. Ear training has often been half-jokingly, half-seriously referred to as "ear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: deliberate practice, Ear Training, ear training exercises, EarTrainingHacks, exercises, listening, listening practice, listening skills, musical vocabulary, Practice, Practicing, unconditional listening

Songwriting Challenges – Where Do I Begin?

March 8, 2007 By Graham English

One of the most common challenges I hear about songwriting is not knowing where to begin. With the lyrics? With the music? Or something completely different? It's a rather simple challenge to find a solution to, really. Start with a single note or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: challenges, composing, composing strategies, creative process, creativity, CreativityHacks, exercises, image streaming, imagination, listening, listening practice, listening skills, lyric writing, melody, random word generator, song writing, Songwriting, songwriting process, songwriting techniques, songwriting tips, strategies, writing lyrics, Writing Music

There Is Nothing Boring In Life. Only Boring People.

October 26, 2006 By Graham English

There is a common misconception that "things" can be boring. You may find doing your taxes boring. But some people find it riveting. Therefore, we can't say that doing taxes is boring. "It" is not boring. Then what part of that sentence or thought is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Music Education, Prose Tagged With: curiosity, Ear Training, expertise, generalizations, Language, listening, mind, musicianship, Practice, Psychology, quotes, thinking

Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 10-06-06

October 6, 2006 By Graham English

Topics covered: The art and craft of absolute pitch hearing. Download: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast 10-06-06 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, Audio, Music Education Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, absolute pitch ear training, Absolute Pitch Ear Training Podcast, absolute pitch podcast, Art, craft, dedication, Ear Training, hearing, listening, Pablo Picasso, passion, perfect pitch, perfect pitch podcast, podcasts, Practice, skills, talent, techniques, tenacity

Understanding The Art And Craft Of Absolute Pitch Hearing

September 25, 2006 By Graham English

Learning to hear with absolute pitch requires both talent and tenacity. Little talent? Tenacity can help get you there. But if you lack tenacity, then you won't even have the desire to learn. But focus on the reasons why you want to hear with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, absolute sound, Art, craft, dedication, Ear Training, hearing, listening, Pablo Picasso, passion, perfect pitch, Practice, skills, talent, techniques, tenacity

Hearing and Consciousness

August 21, 2006 By Graham English

From Mind Hacks: Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain Hearing is the first sense we develop in the womb. The regions of the brain that deal with hearing are the first to finish the developmental process called myelination, in which the connecting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, absolute pitch ear training, absolute sound, brain, consciousness, Ear Training, EarTrainingHacks, hearing, listening, listening practice, MindHacks, myelination, neurons, perfect pitch, pitch, senses, silence, sound, tuning fork, unconditional listening

What’s The Most Powerful Technique For Perfect Pitch?

February 7, 2006 By Graham English

Jim: Ok, I just want to know what you think the most powerful technique for perfect pitch is. I usually just play an A chord and then randomly choose a note to figure out. It works pretty good but Im sure you've got a better trick. Graham: Jim, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, Absolute Pitch Power, APP FAQ, EarTrainingHacks, FAQ, imagination, Instruments, journey method, listening, listing, monophonic, perfect pitch, pitch language units, polyphonic, polyphony

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