Chances are, if you’ve attended an event with a performance by a belly dancer, you’ve witnessed Hip Expressions’ training in action. The studio, founded in 2004 by Johanna “Xenobia” and Karen Sun Ray, hosts classes, performances and workshops at its newly expanded studio and has been an active participant in community fundraisers and other civic events. Women of all shapes, bodies, sizes and ages are welcome. Hip Expressions, in conjunction with St. Petersburg Nights Russian Dinner Theatre, hosts a monthly belly dance showcase at 6800 Sunset Way, St. Pete Beach. The studio is at 2033 54th Ave. N., Suite B., St. Petersburg, 727-251-5241, hip-expressions.com.


Stonebridge Books on Main Street in Ashland City played host to live music with a mix of performers from age seven to 70 recently.
The kids kicked off the event with several young ladies performing a variety of songs by Christian artist Lauren Daigle as well as a fun rendition of “Let It Go” from the 2013 award-winning animated film “Frozen.”
Also performing was Christian singer-songwriter, Lanier Ferguson, who wrote the first song released by Christian pop star Amy Grant called “Beautiful Music.”
Other artists to cover his songs include Christian artist Larnelle Harris and country rock and gospel crossover artist B.J. Thomas.
Ferguson’s vocals and inspired touch at the keyboard provided a moving, spirit of praise and worship.
Host-technician Bill Douglas entertained as well, along with Robert Strange who was accompanied by Lynn Ray.
Stonebridge owner Joann Ray said that similar musical events would be held on the third Saturday night of each month at 7 p.m.


Blues guitar courses
At S & C, we are fascinated by blues guitar playing and it would be an immense pleasure for us to share our passion with you as an adult blues enthusiast. B.B. King, Eric Clapton & Stevie Ray Vaughan are such fantastic blues guitarists that you deserve to benefit from the highest guitar instruction to be able to play in their unique music fashion. If it is your dream, you are, therefore, most welcome to join our excellent blues guitar courses for adults.
Thanks to the vast experience and outstanding knowledge of our exceptional guitar instructors, we are pleased to provide you with excellent guitar courses that are suitable for all blues guitar lovers, whatever their current guitarist abilities. Blues guitar playing is a very particular style that demands to be studied with the highly experienced blues guitar instructors available at S & C.
Play the blues like B.B. King, Eric Clapton & Stevie Ray Vaughan
By attending a fantastic blues guitar course at S & C, you will surely learn all the secrets of blues playing as used by the greatest guitarists of all times. You will study all the rhythmical and melodic possibilities that blues guitar offers, discover the embellishments of the I-IV-V blues progression, learn how to create your own guitar licks and how to play across the entire fingerboard seamlessly!
Mastering blues riffs, as well as the pentatonic and blues scale, will also be part of your education. In addition, we will show you blues classics and help you improve your own blues guitar phrasing and solos!
Benefit from the guidance of an expert blues guitar instructor
Learn all the secrets of blues guitar playing as used by the giants
Improve your technical and musical blues knowledge
Study in a non-judgmental and encouraging environment
Make fast progress thanks to our wonderful result-oriented methods
At S & C, adults from all levels and abilities are welcome to attend our fantastic blues guitar courses. Whether you are an absolute beginner, a classical guitarist who is interesting in exploring further or a blues guitarist keen to improve your current skills, we are pleased to offer you the most excellent blues guitar courses available in Dubai and the UAE. We can assure you that you will be in good hands and that blues guitar playing will soon have no secrets for you!
S & C invites adults from all walks of life to study the guitar and improve their skills in a wonderful environment that has been specially created for them. Whether you are an absolute beginner without any prior musical knowledge, an intermediate player or an advanced amateur guitarist, you are welcome to join and improve your skills with highly qualified and experienced instructors.
Our guitar lessons for adults takes place weekly on a set day and time in our gorgeous premises in Park Lane Tower, DIFC.
The lessons are 45-minutes in duration and can be joined at any time during the year. (Longer lessons can be arranged on request)
As various slots are available during workdays up to 21:00 as well as on Saturdays, please contact our manager Celine at email@example.com to choose the most convenient time for you to attend.
As all our guitar lessons for adults are highly personalised and tailored to the needs and wishes of each, you are welcome to decide whether you would like to sit the ABRSM grade examinations.
We totally understand that you play the guitar for your pleasure and enjoyment so this decision is totally optional.
We do not follow a set syllabus but rather adapt to each of our students as everyone is different and requires special attention.
We require an initial four-month attendance as we believe that it is the minimum amount of time an adult should study at S & C to benefit fully from our excellent guitar instruction. After this initial period, you are welcome to continue your guitar education on an on-going basis, but lessons are still booked per four months in advance.
Frequently asked questions
You are most welcome to join S & C even if you are an absolute beginner without any prior musical experience. Our guitar courses are designed for adults who are brand new to music so no previous knowledge is necessary to join. Learning how to read music notation and theory will be part of your guitar course so there is nothing to worry about.
Definitely not. We believe that there is no age limit to learn and enjoy playing the guitar for your own pleasure.
Of course! You are most welcome to give it a try and book an introductory lesson to find out if playing the guitar is really what you want to do. Be reassured that there is no need to possess any talent to join S & C. We believe that all adults are able to play the guitar thanks to the expert guidance of our excellent guitar instructors.
You do not need to own a guitar to start your guitar course as the purchase of the most suitable instrument for you to begin your education can be discussed with your instructor during your first guitar lesson. He or she will be able to make a recommendation and advise on the best guitar store to visit.
Absolutely! S & C is entirely dedicated to adults who wish to play for their pleasure and enjoyment so you are more than welcome to join.
You definitely need to practice if you intend to make any progress. Attending your guitar lessons will offer you the guidance and feedback needed to improve in the right direction but a personal daily practice is necessary to enhance your guitar skills.
It all depends on your current guitaristic level. As a complete beginner, you can start with 15 minutes each day to get into the habit of practising on a daily basis. It should then increase to 30 minutes quite rapidly as you will need enough time to review and improve the material that has been studied during your guitar lessons.
Not at all. All our guitar instructors have been selected for their remarkable understanding of adults who play the guitar for their own pleasure. They are, therefore, extremely patient, kind and supportive. We can assure you that your instructor will never judge, patronise or criticise you negatively.
Yes, we do offer preparation to the ABRSM grade examinations from grade 1 to grade 8, but sitting the exams is not compulsory.
It is an extremely difficult question to answer as it all depends on your abilities and the exact goal that you have in mind. As per our experience, we can, however, say that you should be able to play some exquisite simple guitar pieces after a few lessons only.
The duration of your guitar course depends on your personal goal after attending for a minimum of 4 months. Your lessons will then take place on an ongoing basis until you are satisfied with your guitar playing or unable to pursue your education.
Of course. If you are a proficient guitarist, we would certainly recommend that you inform us prior to the beginning of your course. It should, therefore, be booked with one of our senior guitar instructors, who definitely possess the right set of skills and experience to help you improve further.
Absolutely. We know how daunting it can be for a classically trained guitarist to step into jazz guitar playing and we would be delighted to support you in your endeavour.
As we do not follow a set syllabus but prefer adapting to each in order to provide you with the most suitable guitar education possible, the content of our guitar lessons depends on your current abilities, wishes and style studied.
At S & C, we understand that it can be difficult for some busy professionals to attend their guitar lessons on a set day and time each week. We will be happy to accommodate you but please inform us before signing up as any special request is subject to an extra fee and availability.
How to enrol
It is very straight forward to enrol at S & C by either contacting our manager Celine Gaurier-Joubert directly at firstname.lastname@example.org, or via our contact form. We will endeavour to get back to you within one or two working days.


American baritone Troy Cook made notable debuts in past seasons as Ford in Hamburgische Staatsoper’s Falstaff, following his debut with the company as Marcello in La bohème, and with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte.
Troy Cook begins the 2017-2018 season creating the role of John Cree in the world premiere of Elizabeth Cree with Opera Philadelphia. He bows as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor with Florida Grand Opera, Rodrigo in Don Carlo with Washington National Opera, and Falke in Die Fledermaus with Utah Opera. He also appears in concert with the Charlotte Symphony and Memphis Symphony for Handel’s Messiah.
Mr. Cook began the 2016-2017 season in performances with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Peter in Hansel und Gretel, and Atlanta Opera to reprise the role of Father Palmer in Silent Night. He debuted the San Diego Opera as Ford in Falstaff, sang the title role in Eugene Onegin with Syracuse Opera, and made a debut with Washington National Opera as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. He also appeared with the Portland Symphony for Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem and with the Phoenix Symphony for Handel’s Messiah. During the summer of 2017, he returned to Des Moines Metro Opera, singing Frederick in A Little Night Music, and joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic as the baritone soloist for the Carmina Burana.
In the 2015-2016 season, Mr. Cook performed the role of Jupiter in Virginia Opera’s production of Orpheus in the Underworld, followed by debuts with the Dallas Opera as de Bretigny in Manon, Austin Opera as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and the Macau Festival as Valentin in Faust. On the concert stage, he sang Messiah with the Pacific Symphony and the Indianapolis Symphony. He spent the summer with Des Moines Metro Opera for their 2016 Summer Festival, singing de Bretigny in Manon and Young Galileo in Galileo Galilei.
The 2014-2015 season brought important role debuts for the baritone, including Germont in La Traviata with Central City Opera and a critically acclaimed Rodrigo in Don Carlo with Opera Philadelphia. He appeared in Lady Be Good at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, made his company debut with Utah Opera as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, and returned to the role of the Marquis de la Force in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites with both the Portland and Winston-Salem Symphonies. Additionally, he debuted with the San Francisco Symphony for Handel’s Messiah, and appeared in concert with both the Portland Symphony and AZ Music Fest.
The 2013-2014 season brought performances as Paolo in Simon Boccanegra with Kentucky Opera, Riccardo in Boston Lyric Opera’s I puritani, Marcello in La bohème with Pittsburgh Opera and North Carolina Opera, and the Marquis de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites with Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Mr. Cook also appeared in concert with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and Winston Salem Symphony. He closed the season as Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music with Central City Opera.
During the 2012-2013 season, Troy Cook appeared as Marcello in La bohème and Father Palmer in Silent Night with Opera Philadelphia, in Handel’s Messiah with the Boise Philharmonic, and Lord Cecil in Maria Stuarda with Washington Concert Opera. He concluded the season with a debut as Silvio in Pagliacci with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and in a return to Central City Opera as Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat.
Previous highlights include creating the role of Father Palmer in the world premiere of Silent Night with Minnesota Opera; Marcello in La bohème with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Florida Grand Opera, Berkshire Opera, Semperoper Dresden, and Opera Philadelphia; Lescaut in Manon Lescaut with Opera Philadelphia; the Count in Le nozze di Figaro with Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Escamillo in Carmen with the Green Mountain Opera Festival; Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with Opera Philadelphia and Berkshire Opera; Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor with Las Palmas Opera and Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with Santa Fe Opera and Toledo Opera; Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles with Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Opera Carolina; Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Omaha, San Francisco Opera and Fort Worth Opera; Mr. Flint in Billy Budd with San Francisco Opera; Albert in Werther with Kentucky Opera; and Giacomo in Beatrix Cenci with Grand Théâtre de Genève. He has also appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Opera Bilbao, Opera Pacific, and La Monnaie, Brussels.
Equally in demand on the concert stage, Mr. Cook has appeared with the Pacific Symphony, Arizona Musicfest, Portland Symphony Orchestra, the Winstom-Salem Symphony, the American Ballet Theater, the LA Philharmonic, San Antonio Symphony, and the Marilyn Horne Foundation.


Hi! I am learning to create backing tracks with violin chords, and I got the Strings plugin which I use inside Ableton. My question is, what exactly happens when I press a key using the Strings plugin? Let's say I play the note C on the keyboard, does that means it will play the C Major Chord (C, E and G)? Or are there 3 violins playing the note C all together?
If so, should I use a MIDI effect to try and multiply the number of strings and shift them up 4 semitones to get the note E, and then another 7 semitones to get the note G? The plugin display shows me about 18 "voices" when add this effect in Ableton.
I thought orchestral accompaniments usually had many more violins, like 30 or so. Anyway, what would be your advice to get a good backing track made of chords, using the Strings plugin?
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Pianist Atsuko Seta Biography
In 1977 Atsuko Seta graduated from the Department of Music, Piano Course, Osaka Kyoiku University. In 1978, she completed a Postgraduate Course, starting her career as a pianist, mentored by Argentine pianist Eduardo Delgado. She also studied at the International Academy Friedrich Wilhelm Schnurre in Sion, Switzerland in 1991 and has performed concertos in the country.
In 1996, Atsuko won the Top prize of the Masterplayers International Music Competition in Italy. Her talent has been noticed by the president conductor Maestro Schumacher.
“This phenomenal Japanese pianist has played to standing ovations. One of the greatest pianists I have ever heard !” (Richard Schumacher)
Since 1997, she has performed in Europe every year, especially Piano Concertos with Sudety Philharmonic in Poland.
“Extraordinary technique exceptional sound and dynamic impetuous temperament”
In 2003, Atsuko Seta received the Music Critic Club Prize, which is given to the most active musician in West Japan. In 2004, she received the IBLA Grand Prize Ginastera Special Award in Italy. In 2003 and 2004, she began performing piano concertos with the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra, the first Japanese pianist to do so.
In 2005 she visited the United States, performing in Los Angeles and New York City, giving Ginastera recitals at the Yamaha Center and at Carnegie Hall and New York University during which she performed Ginastera Sonata No.1 amongst others.
“ Japanese Pianist Atsuko Seta is one of the true highlights of the evening, she is obviously in love with the music of the 20th Century Argentinean master Alberto Ginastera. She presents his music with such abandon and high-wattage enthusiasm,smiling with such delight in what she is creating.” (Jeffrey James)
In 2006, Atsuko performed premiere Ginastera Piano Concerto No.1 with Sudecka Philharmonic in Poland. In 2007, Grieg Piano Concerto with Sofia Philharmonic in Bulgaria. In 2011, Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 with Osaka Doctor’s Philharmonic in Japan. In 2012 Rechmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 with Ternopil Philharmonic in Ukraine. In 2013, Solo Recital in Italy and Germany. In 2014, Solo Recital in Holland.
In 2016, Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 with Ternopil Philharmonic in Ukraine, Ginastera Recital at Leipzig Hochschule “ Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ” in Germany.
In 2017 Beethoven Piano Concerto No5 with Hanoi Philharmonic Orcestra in Vietnam.
Since 2008, she has been living in Thailand Chiangmai with her husband, performing many Solo Recitals and Piano Concertos with Chiangmai Philharmonic Orchestra. Currently teaching as a guest professor at Payap University Music Department. In April 2015, she organized Japan Concert Tour with her students, this was aired on Japanese TV. She founded Chiangmai Ginastera International Music Competition in 2016, be working wonderfully as an artistic director.
2018 She moved to Poland Szczawno-Zdroj where she was awarded the title of honorary citizen.
Official Website http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/atsuko1/
Prize and Jury
1993 Best Soloist Prize of All Japan Musician’s Association Competition
1996 Masterplayers Prize of Masterplayers International Music Competition in Italy
2003 Music Critic Club Prize in Japan
2004 IBLA GRAND PRIZE in Italy <Ginastera Special Award>
1996 A Jury of Classic Music Competition in Japan
1997~1999 A Jury of Masterplayers International Music Competition in Swizerland
2014 A Jury of Hong Kong International Music Competition for young pianists in China
2016-2017 A Jury of Chiangmai Ginastera International Music Competition in Thiland
2017 A Jury of Rovere d’Oro International Music Competition in Italy
2018 A Jury of Scriabin International Piano Competion in Italy


FOR SINGERS, SONGWRITERS & PERFORMERS
Joining the music business 40 odd years ago, I started out as a gigging musician but then strayed into artist management, songwriting and audio production.
Though I’d been running a home studio for some time it wasn’t until 1998 that Brick Hit House studio was born. At that time I’d signed a deal with an LA based music publisher and I felt it was important to give my studio an identity.
For me at least that’s when the studio really became a production facility for writers and singers.
IT’S YOUR VISION
Whether you need to hire the studio for a quick vocal session or require a ‘full monty’ production it’s all about making sure we understand what you want to achieve and making it happen!
Feel free to call if you need more information or would like to drop in for a chat.
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Welcome to Audiko, where it’s possible to download hot ringtones for your mobile phone. Today we have a ringtone of “don't let the music end” by radio killer as well as 444 other ringtones by radio killer. You can listen to all 11 radio killer – “don't let the music end” ringtone variations available here and download it for free to your computer. You can also get other 25 albums produced by radio killer for all time. “don't let the music end” is referred to Dance, and you may listen to a huge amount of Dance albums absolutely for free. And finally, we have collected lyrics for this track and you can view it here as well. So feel free to browse, listen, download ringtones at Audiko.net. Make your phone sound cool!


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I have figured out what is going on–why the mix does not sound good on some playback devices.
I took my friend’s stereo and mastered mix of his recording and imported it as two stereo tracks on my Tascam hard disk recorder. After recording my melodica part, I panned the original song tracks left and right during the mixdown and mastering (as you would expect). If I centered the pan of the two stereo tracks, they would cancel each other out and all I would hear is the reverb from the tracks.
After mixing and mastering the recording with my mono melodica track added, the result sounded good on discrete stereo equipment and headphones. If however, I played the track back on any audio equipment where any part of the stereo tracks were combined: mono systems, systems using surround sound decoding, Bose equipment where a single channel is often created for some frequencies, etc., the left and right tracks of the original recording would fully or partially cancel themselves out, resulting a mix with very little bass and/or unbalanced frequency response.
So for posterity, I am going to try again to mix the recording using a different technique. I think I am also going to create mix where the backing music is panned hard left and the melodica is panned hard right. This would enable you to listen to just the melodica track and hear the modulations.


Message:Montero Sport Commercial song is... Posted by: Beth on Saturday 03/30/02
Just to let everyone know, the song in the commercial where the two guys are singing is called 20th Century Boy. It's originally by T Rex but covered by Placebo for the commercial. You can download it at KaZaA.com. Enjoy!


B1A4 – Baby Good Night Learn more dances by: B1A4, Boy Groups Add comments Mar 032013 Support B1A4 by ordering the album! credit: mlrrorX@YouTube credit: iampetzy@YouTube credit: mirrcrHD@YouTube Tweet mirrorHD lol what did I do to this post :D (fixed it now but first I accidentally pasted the yt link in 2 places >..<) Petz nvm, it was an mbc block =| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKDItsGe6CY it got the same recognition as yours though mirrorHD Hmm, I have no idea, I found that our favorite person (karina whoever video stealer) already made (or stole) a version and had to edit the audio to total chipmunk so I just kept the performance one. I didn’t even bother watching her version just cuz NEVER adding anything of hers here! >.< But feel free to use my audio, tho I've also had things blocked even if I used someone's audio that wasn't blocked, no idea how it works. This one also got recognized as: "잘자요 굿나잇", musical composition administered by: One or more music publishing rights collecting societies – whatever that means… I don't know how much you can change settings in iMovie, but try speeding it up to 103% – that usually works for me and it sounds almost right (raises the pitch a bit). I think messing up the timing a little helps? Petz How’d you do that? I changed my audio to live vr. but it still gets blocked… ARGH!!!


‘Stomp’ to reopen in July, posting earliest New York theatre reopening date
Performances will resume at the Orpheum Theatre from July 20.
Even though Governor Cuomo stated that theatres can reopen with full capacity from September 14, some shows have posted a reopening date before then. Stomp is the latest show to announce a reopening, with performances at the Orpheum Theatre from July 20. Find out more about Stomp tickets in New York here.
Stomp celebrates the percussion music that can derive from non-typical instruments, such as buckets, sticks and garbage can lids. The production opened at the Orpheum Theatre in 1994, where it's played ever since.
With Stomp opening from July 20, Stomp will be the first production to open in New York with a full capacity audience. Discover all off-Broadway shows opening in 2021 here.
Photo credit: Stomp (Photo by Steve McNicholas)
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Styles & Forms | Western Swing | Country
Western swing is an innovative, free-wheeling yet complex instrumental amalgam drawn from blues, jazz and Dixieland syncopations and harmonies. Central to the style is an emphasis on instrumental solos, often involving the transposition of jazz-style horn parts to fiddle, guitar and steel guitar.
It is indicative of western swing’s sophistication that Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, the definitive western swing band, included at various times a Dixieland drummer (Smokey Dacus), a jazz piano player (Al Stricklin) and a jazz-flavoured guitarist (Eldon Shamblin). Wills’ innovations with his long-time band The Texas Playboys were crucial to the emergence of this hybrid music that merged horns and the free-wheeling, improvisatory spirit of jazz big bands with country fiddle music and elements of honky-tonk instrumentation like the electric guitar, steel guitar and twin fiddles.
Rivaling Wills’ influence in establishing and propagating early western swing was his fellow Texan and one-time band mate, Milton Brown – the two played together briefly in the early 1930s as part of a trio called The Aladdin Laddies, and later The Light Crust Doughboys. Brown and his band The Musical Brownies were, until Brown’s untimely death in a car accident in 1936, pioneers of a number of the genre’s essential ingredients, including New Orleans jazz rhythms, twin fiddles playing in harmony, slap-bass fiddle playing and some of the earliest uses of electrified instruments in country music. Brown, just as importantly, brought a smooth and rhythmic vocal style to western swing that drew more heavily from jazz masters like Jack Teagarden and Cab Calloway than from country sources. He also recorded and popularized songs like ‘Right Or Wrong’ and ‘Corrine Corrina’ that still endure as western swing standards. Unfortunately, without Brown, The Brownies’ innovations ceased and the band’s popularity quickly waned.
Doughboys And Playboys
Bob Wills’ career began modestly in 1929 when a trio he’d formed landed a spot on a Fort Worth, Texas radio station. In the early 1930s, as he moved on to larger radio stations and his budget increased, Wills added additional players (including Milton Brown) to his band, which was called at various times the Aladdin Laddies and The Light Crust Doughboys (depending on what company was sponsoring his show at the time). In Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1934 the name Texas Playboys finally stuck for good. By then Wills had further expanded his instrumental line-up to include two fiddles, two guitars and a bass, piano and banjo. Four years later, he had boosted the band to 14 members, including a third fiddle, two saxophones and a trumpet player.
By 1935, after more personnel shuffles, Wills assembled what some consider to be the most talented line-up of Playboys. Players included vocalist Tommy Duncan, banjo player Johnnie Lee Wills, bass player Son Lansford, trumpeter Everett Stover, saxophonist Zeb McNally, guitarist Herman Arnspiger, trombonist Art Haines, fiddler Jesse Ashlock, steel guitarist Leon McAuliffe, guitarist Sleepy Johnson, drummer Smokey Dacus, piano player Al Stricklin and Wills himself, also...
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Have you ever wished that you could sing more professionally? If yes, then you’d benefit from singing voice lessons. But a quick word of warning before you jump in head first. Many people try learning to sing and then give up without achieving the results they’d hoped for. Here are some tips to keep in mind, if you’d like to get the most from your singing lessons:
Choose The Right Vocal Coach
In order to get maximum benefit from your vocal lessons, you first need to be able to identify a professional vocal coach. The best vocal coaches will help you systematically develop and strengthen your voice so that by the end of each lesson you will feel closer to your goal of becoming a star singer. Your singing coach should be able to accurately identify your most important problems and then help you improve your singing by recommending the right sequence of vocal exercises for you. For tips on finding a great voice teacher in your area, check out this article about: finding a voice teacher . In addition, this article about finding a vocal coach provides a useful list of questions to ask a prospective voice teacher to help you make the best possible decision.
Come To Your Lessons Prepared
You’ll get the most from your singing lessons if you arrive prepared. This means you should have come up with a list of questions that you’d like your voice teacher to address. Not only will you gain more this way, but you coach will be inclined to take you more seriously. Your coach will be much more motivated to help you when he or she notices your genuine interest in wanting to learn more. As a result your singing lessons will be more interactive and fun.
As They Say: Practice Makes Perfect
Of course practice is perhaps the single most important way to benefit from vocal singing lessons and this means that you need to set time aside to practice the techniques taught to you by your vocal coach. Learning to sing well is very similar to learning to play an instrument. The more regularly you practice, the sooner it will become second nature.
Try To Be Patient
A healthy dose of patience is another vital ingredient to mastering your singing voice. Singing in key and hitting the right notes is an art and takes time to perfect. So you’ll need patience if you’re to persevere and reach your singing goals. Don’t expect to be an overnight success but stick at it and you will reach your goals.
Don’t Forget To Have Fun
Last but not least, to make real progress you need to enjoy your vocal singing lessons. Don’t treat your singing as a duty but rather as something that you enjoy doing. Don’t overdo it and it should remain motivating and fun. With the right attitude and mindset you will gain a lot from your lessons but just remember not to get so wound up in it that you forget to have fun!
What Are Your Alternatives?
Although private vocal singing lessons are a great way to improve your singing, they have one major drawback – they’re pricey! The expense of vocal coaching adds up quickly. That’s why more and more singers are opting for online and home study singing lessons to teach themselves how to sing. The best online singing lessons are inexpensive and an effective alternative to private singing lessons. Here you can get reviews of the best home singing lessons


Designed to support teachers in developing new strategies and pedagogies for teaching music, and for teacher education students requiring a comprehensive overview of the subject, Teaching Secondary Music provides a modern and accessible of key issues in music education at secondary level.
Focusing on the nature of musical understanding and how to facilitate and assess musical progress, the editors bring together a team of experienced music educators leading the program of support for the secondary curriculum.
Supported with practical examples, case studies and resources exploring effective practice, Teaching Secondary Music covers the key concepts and approaches which underpin good practice in secondary music education. These include:
How music relates to other curriculum subjects; Ways of implementing newer aspects of the curriculum; The music industry and intellectual property rights; Working with a range of musicians; Using ICT as a tool for musical performance; Developing musical leadership
This book is essential reading for PGCE Secondary music specialists and practicing music teachers.
Part 1: Exploring Music through the Curriculum
- Chapter 1: The Key Concepts for Musical Teaching
- Chapter 2: The Key Processes of Musical Learning
- Chapter 3: Cross-Curricular Approaches in Music Education
- Chapter 4: Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills and Functional Skills
Part 2: Establishing Music in the Classroom
- Chapter 5: Developing Performing Opportunities
- Chapter 6: The Role of Music and Musicians in Society, the Music Industry and Intellectual Property Rights
- Chapter 7: Using Music Technology for Musical Performance
- Chapter 8: Working with a Range of Musicians
- Chapter 9: Developing Musical Leadership
Part 3: Enriching Musical Models of Development and Assessment


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Actually the manual (pdf) does not include a section for “Play Mode”, so i am not sure how to name the areas correctly here.
In the setup there are 2 player, both with the same instrument. I setup 2 Flows and entered the notes. Finally i wanted to playback to hear if all sounds correct, and to my surprised i got the first player with 2 sections, the second player with one only.
I have no idea what i did to end up like this.
Any idea what i did wrong ?


Have you seen the song which represents Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023? Is it going to be successful? Stay with me to the very end of this article and watch the video to find out if this entry’s going to win.
This is your EurovisionaryVoice calling! I present my reactions/comments here.
This time I’m going to show you my honest comment on the song that will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. This is “Tattoo” by Loreen.
Let’s focus on the first snippet.
Well, frist things first. I’d say an intriguing introduction not only due to the great melody and sounds but also the picture we can see. Once again Loreen comes up with something original different something that hasn’t been presented before. This just grabs my attention and makes me glued to the TV screen.
The song was chosen by a combination of the jury and public voting. Loreen won in both categories and thus became the winner of Melodifestivalen 2023. And what do you think guys about this choice?
And this year’s song was created by, among others, the same team that created Loreen’s winning song “Euphoria” and actually one can say that you can hear that these two songs have similar vibes, which to be honest I just adore.
This song is just growing on me with every single note I hear and every single bit of video I see and keeps me involved all way long.
What genre is that? Well, it seems to be a combination of electropop, indie pop or even dance-pop.
And what’s the song about?
Well, the lyrics say: “I don’t wanna go But baby, we both know, This is not our time
It’s time to say goodbye.” I don’t think this needs any explanation.
But then it goes “I don’t care about the pain, I’ll walk through fire and through rain, Just to get closer to you, You’re stuck on me like a tattoo”, so the Artist promises she’ll do whatever it takes to get back to the person she is directing her words to. There’s some hope for them then.
The song builds up towards a very strong chorus where Loreen’s voice is getting stronger and stronger.
This all adds up here – the artist with her vocals and the whole staging with these two platforms (now called by fans “Loreen’s box” or sandwiches). It looks and sounds so powerful. I have similar feelings to those when I heard “Euphoria” for the 1st time. This is my winner this year as “Euphoria” was in 2012.
As the rehearsals have already started, I can refer to them and now we know that due to some technical limitations those platforms from Melodifestivalen 2023 have to be replaced by smaller ones and I have to admit that they don’t seem so impressive on stage as in the National Selection but hopefully, they will be presented on TV in the way they were shown in Sweden.
And I keep my fingers crossed for Loreen that everything will go well during the performance and there won’t be any problems with smoke (as it was in the National Selection final performance when Loreen couldn’t be seen for a while) or as it was in 2012 in the dress rehearsal, so called jury rehearsal, when Loreen choked on the fake snow falling from above and she had to cough it out ommiting some high sounds she was supposed to produce. Some say that incident made her sing the next part of the song even in a more dramatic way than the original version due to those problems.
I also hope that no one will disturb her performance as it was in Sweden.
All in all, I’d say this is an excellent performance with great vocals.
As each juror is going to rank all the competing songs based on the given criteria, I will also assign points in the same categories (eurovision.tv):
– composition and originality of the song, 10 out of 10;
– quality of the performance on stage, 10 out of 10;
– vocal capacity of the performer(s), 10 out of 10;
– overall impression of the act, 10 out of 10.
So the total is: 40 out of 40 that is 100%.
Will Loreen’s song lead her tattooed to victory? We’ll see if she will get the best result for Sweden. To do that she would have to win the whole contest (as the best result for Sweden so far has been the 1st place in the Grand Final; it happened six times. It was in 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012 (it was Loreen herself) and 2015.
In the end, I can only say: Well done, Loreen! Congratulations, Sweden! I’m sure this song will qualify for the Grand Final and I hope Loreen will win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because this is the best song and performance in the field.
What do the bookmakers say about the Swedish entry? At this moment (6th May 2023) it’s in 1st place in the Grand Final and 1st place in the semi-final on eurovisionworld.com and in all probability, it will be successful in Liverpool, I mean this song can gain victory in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Let’s hear it for Loreen and the whole team!
Let me know what you think of this performance in the comments below. I encourage you to watch my previous videos about the Eurovision Song Contest.
Thank you for reading my article and watching my video!
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Soft plastic for warm sound. Also great on marimba. Head = 1 1/4″, L = 14 3/8″ – For the discriminating orchestral and symphonic band performer, the Orchestral Series offers six mallets designed for xylophone and seven for bells. With an extraordinary amount of sound color possible, these mallets feature rattan handles. Also, an outstanding choice for marching band and drum & bugle corps.


Subject: I have found a CD that I think you would enjoy
Twang Thang: Anthology
Genres: Pop, Rock
All pompadour, cheekbones, and a trademark "twangy" sound that boomed like it was recorded at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Duane Eddy was rock & roll's first guitar-hero. Beginning with "Moovin' n' Groovin" (1957), the... more »
All pompadour, cheekbones, and a trademark "twangy" sound that boomed like it was recorded at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Duane Eddy was rock & roll's first guitar-hero. Beginning with "Moovin' n' Groovin" (1957), the combination of Eddy's hollow-body Gretch, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, a tremolo unit, and oceans of echo racked up dozens of hits. The best ("Rebel Rouser," "Forty Miles of Bad Road," and "Dance with the Guitar Man") are also typical--Duane twangs a simple melody over some yakkety sax and much excited yelling in the background. As such, his worldwide influence on a generation of guitar-pickers was massive. Eddy returned to the charts in 1986 when the U.K. studio collective, Art of Noise, collaborated with him on an electronic cut-and-paste version of "Peter Gunn" (he'd first recorded the tune 26 years earlier). Incidentally, the 40 songs on this 2 CD set include several previously unreleased mid-'60s blues and early-'80s superstar sessions that are hipper than the hits. Nevertheless, Eddy remains a master of tone, timing, dynamics, and--most importantly--feel and expression, and there's not a single day goes by that some session leader doesn't call for "a Duane Eddy-type" guitar sound. --Don Waller
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Discover why Duane Eddy is the Boss of the Twangy Guitar!
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a must for any Duane Eddy fan, and may well be a collector's item for any record collector. It offers good value for your money, with two CDs covering his original hit recordings - and more resent material, in cooperation with fellow guitarists like Ry Cooder and George Harrison. There's also a small booklet that offers lots of interesting pictures and annecdotes about Duane, his music and his career.My favorites are his "Chet Atkins inspired" finger picking tracks like "Trambone" and "Route #1", where he offers a more complex style than usually asosiated with Duane. I also enjoy the string touch to "Because They're Young". A more traditional Duane Eddy track is "Kommotion", which I think adds perspective to his style. I also enjoy the stereo version of "Shazam" - being one of my all-time favorites. On CD two, I espesially like the up tempo "Roadhouse Boogie", the more lazy "Zephyr Cove" and Duane's 12 string version of "Buckaroo".Both the original version of the Henry Mancini composition "Peter Gunn" and the Twang mix, with The Art Of Noise are included in this box. There are so many higlights, but as it says in the included booklet; the one you're most likely to hum after playing the set is the catchy "Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar".If you are a Duane Edyy fan, you MUST have this - if you're not: buy it and BECOME a fan!"
A major influence for early rock guitarists!
Robert G. Martinez | Brooksville FL | 03/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This box set by Rhino offers every worthy cut by Duane Eddy, who remains an underated influence on rock music. From 1958 to 1962, I couldn't wait for the latest Duane Eddy record. He had hit after hit. Every aspiring rock guitarist with a little elbow grease could play along with these fine recordings. This 2-disc set covers his entire career including some later recordings, but his heyday (1958-1962) covers every single record and even the flip sides too (which were always good).
"Twang Thang" is a must for anyone who loved those classic rock records from that period or for any student of early rock. My Favorites: Rebel Rouser, Cannonball, The Lonely One, Theme from Pepe, 40 Miles of Bad Road etc. etc. Oh, the sound is superb. And the great booklet in the box set features recording dates, personnel and many photos. Thank, Rhino! Great Job!"
triteq | St. Louis, Missouri United States | 07/13/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'v been listening to this album for 20+++ years (on tape)
and as luck would have it ... I now have it on CD.. for me
this is such timeless music. Duane is a one of a kind with the
great bends and twang of the guitar. After 50+ years of
listening to all kinds of music (clasic to country) this
album is still in my top five."


I think the look on my partner’s face was worth all the practice plus time it took for me to learn to dance at all… And mind you, this is some decade plus a half after our ceremony dance. It wasn’t much of dance however more of a slow, lovely embrace where I shuffled my feet. But with the help of the wonderful folks at the local cannabis spot plus my partner’s best friend, I’m now full on dancing. I’m not talking about simply talking about learning one particular dance transport to impress. I’m talking learning to unquestionably find the rhythm of the song plus transport in a way that feels wonderful plus doesn’t look overtly stupid. The wonderful folks at the marijuana company down the street were the ones to find me the right sativa strains for getting me to lean into the songs. Seriously, I’ve never been a big drinker or partier of any kind. But this cannabis thing is something that is just so beneficial on so multiple levels. My partner has used recreational marijuana on plus off since school. Yet, my wonderful friend and I are so busy with all this seemingly routine stuff, that my wonderful friend and I just don’t take that time for ourselves. Well that changed last weekend when I took my partner out for our quasi typical date night. And I took her to a night club after dinner where I moved across the dance floor like it wasn’t my first rodeo. The cannabis edible I nibbled on through dinner didn’t hurt. I shared that edible with my partner plus she too felt the songs. But when she saw me dancing, she was simply blown away to the point where her mouth fell open.


So here’s what I have going on in the bass department:
This is Martha. She is a 1980 Musicman Stingray bass and I have owned her for the past 15 years. I fell in love with her as soon as I saw her and she sounds as good as she looks!
Martha has a 3 band EQ and sounds awesome both live and in the studio.
Next up we have Elmo the 1967 Eko Bass.
I bought Elmo in a second hand shop around 10 years ago and we’ve had so much fun together gigging and recording.
Elmo has a great variety of tones and is perfect for acoustic situations and almost sounds like a double bass!
Markbass CMB JB Players School – 200w 1×15″ Combo
I love this amp sooooo much!
Before I moved to Austin, I had a Trace Elliot amp with separate 15″ and 4 x 10 speakers. For the most part I only used the amp with the 15″ cab and it sounded fantastic.
Sadly I couldn’t bring that set up with me from the UK….so when I arrived in the USA I was looking for something that sounded as punchy as my old rig and was easy to carry around…..along came this bad boy.
This combo is PERFECT! Both Martha and Elmo sound amazing through it and it’s so light weight – ahhhhh


Jazz Attack is Paul Griffin's personal project. After many years of arranging & producing music for other people in numerous musical styles, Paul decided to get back to his favourite kind of music; Jazz! He loves anything with a Jazzy feel to it, but wanted to use the genre in a very contemporary way- with a lot of loops and samples combined with other musical styles.....
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Tracks: If I Could- You Confound Me-
You Mean Everything To Me- If I Get To Heaven
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About the Opera Guild Of Southern Arizona
The Opera Guild was founded in 1958, and incorporated in 1962, to cultivate a wider public interest in opera, to further music education and appreciation, and to present operatic programs and activities.
The OPERA GUILD OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA provides:
Scholarships, prizes, and grants to voice students. Since 1958 this financial aid has totaled more than $400,000.
The OPERA GUILD also offers to the community:
Quest for the Best, our annual voice competition and reception, providing young singers the experience of performing for a live audience and competing for cash prizes.
Brown Bag Opera, noontime previews of productions of the Arizona Opera Company, featuring young local singers, free and open to the public. Bring your own lunch. Home-baked goodies, coffee and tea are provided.
Say Hello to Opera, free public previews of Arizona Opera Company productions, featuring young local singers.
Activities for members include opera tours and our annual membership event, an opportunity to mix with fellow members and hear some of our young talent.


Artist: Waylon Jennings
Song: Roberts Bicycle Jingle
Album: The Journey: Destiny's Child [BOX SET] (2002)
If any one performer personified the outlaw country movement of the '70s, it was Waylon Jennings. Though he had been a professional musician since the late '50s, it wasn't until the '70s that Waylon with his imposing baritone and stripped-down, updated honky tonk, became a superstar. Jennings rejected the conventions of Nashville, refusing to record with the industry's legions of studio musicians and insisting that his music never resemble the string-laden, pop-inflected sounds that were coming out of Nashville in the '60s and '70s. Many artists, including Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, followed Waylon's anti-Nashville stance and eventually the whole "outlaw" movement -- so-named because of the artists' ragged, maverick image and their independence from Nashville -- became one of the most significant country forces of the '70s, helping the genre adhere to its hardcore honky tonk roots. Jennings didn't write many songs, but his music -- which combined the grittiest aspects of honky tonk with a rock & roll rhythm and attitude, making the music spare, direct, and edgy -- defined hardcore country, and it influenced countless musicians, including members of the new traditionalist and alternative country subgenres of the '80s. more
THE JOURNEY: DESTINY'S CHILD features songs recorded between 1958 and 1968
Includes a 60-page hardcover book with liner notes by Lenny Kaye.
6-CD box set with hard cover book traces country music legend's early career, starting with his Buddy Holly-produced first single in 1958 all the way to April 1968; his legendary rare album "Waylon At J.D.'s" is here, together with singles & demos from h
The Journey: Destiny's Child is the first of two box sets from Germany's Bear Family Records covering Waylon Jennings' pre-outlaw period. This set collects his complete recordings from his first Buddy Holly-produced single to his April 1968 RCA sessions. His rare, privately released album Waylon at J.D.'s is here, in addition to a number of other complete albums such as Folk-Country, Sings Ol' Harlan, and Love of the Common People. Also included are early demos, radio ads for Coca-Cola and other products, a number of previously unreleased cuts, and his complete A&M recordings from the early '60s. Many of Waylon's individual '60s albums have been reissued domestically, which means that much of the music herein can be had for far less than the high retail price of this box set. For hardcore fans and completists, though, The Journey: Destiny's Child is an all-inclusive survey of Waylon's early years, and the accompanying full-color hardback book is chock full of rare photos and fascinating tidbits. ~ Greg Adams
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Asehi Ekda Vhave
has a mix of romantic numbers, poems and a
from the upcoming Marathi movie
is an upbeat devotional song. The industry is increasingly experimenting with different genres of songs and the result is something to look forward to. It just makes us wonder what would the songs from some of the upcoming movies will be like.
The Madhuri Dixit Marathi debut is much talked about movie these days. Earlier this year, Madhuri and her co-star in the movie Sumeet Raghavan had taken off to Malaysia to shoot for a romantic number
. It has been composed by Rohan Gokhale and Rohan Pradhan. It will be interesting to watch this number.
The Sanjay Jadhav, Prarthana Behere, Sanskruti Balgude starrer is set to be released on May 11. The movie being a love story of a young couple, we are hoping for interesting romantic numbers from this one.
This one is by Santosh Manjrekar, the director of
Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy.
The songs from the movie were an interesting mix of various folk songs like Powada, Koli geet etc. Now it will be interesting see what the songs from this one turn out to be.
Mumbai Pune Mumbai 3
The music for the previous versions of the movies consisted mainly of romantic numbers. Sung by some big names in the industry, they were treat to your ears. We cannot wait for the songs from this one.


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I produce a wide variety of Artists of diverse genres, gather the musicians behind the scenes and put together the necessary musical arrangements. When performing live as a keyboard player (Piano, Rhodes, Synths and VST AU instruments) I usually double as musical director. When in my recording studio (I use Protools, Logic, Luna and Ableton Live)
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I approach every project as if it were my own work. No cookie-cutter production or performance comes out of my studio. No matter how small the role I play, I will invest myself creatively and professionally into your project—we are in this together! Ultimately, I understand it is YOUR project, and I will do all I can to meet or exceed your hopes!
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Roy Haynes - Whereas (Dreyfus, 2006)
Veteran drummer Roy Haynes is fronting a group of up and coming young musicians appropriately called The Fountain of Youth Band on this exciting live recording of modern hard bop. Haynes is joined by Jaleel Shaw on saxophones, Robert Rodriguez on piano, and John Sullivan on bass. Their repertoire is a fine mix of standards old and new with an original thrown in as a drum feature. Whenever Elvin Jones was unable to make a gig with John Coltrane, Roy Haynes was called on to fill in and that may be one of the reasons that he zips the band through a blasting version of Coltrane's "Mr. P.C." like a formula one driver at the helm of a finely tuned vehicle. Shaw sounds very good here sparking off ideas and keeping up the breakneck pace. Haynes also worked with Thelonious Monk on occasion and the group here covers the Monk chestnut "Bemsha Swing" and then before segueing into Steve Swallow's "True or False." Other lodestars the band touch upon are compositions from former Haynes associates Chick Corea, Joe Henderson and Charlie Parker. There is also the Haynes drum expose "Hippiy Hop." His young charges play very well throughout, and look to have a bright future in the music. This is a good representation of mainstream jazz in modern times. Haynes has the history of postwar jazz at his fingertips, but is never slavish to the past, always pushing his young group to explore and acting as a mentor and example to all.
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Packed house for Tre Twitty and Tayla Lynn
The grandchildren of a pair of country music legends performed to a packed house at the CJVR Performing Arts Theatre in the Kerry Vickar Centre on Thursday, January 25.
Tre Twitty and Tayla Lynn performed the music of their grandparents Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty. Local artist Darlene Tuleta also performed “Stand By Your Man”. The crowd was engaged by stories from both artists over the course of the evening.


Bored in Dublin on a Thursday? Want to see some free live music from genuine Irish music legends?
Then Frank Ryan’s in Smithfield is the place for you. Here every Thursday night you can see the band Left, Right & Centre free of charge!!
The band features two former members of Skid Row, Noel Bridgeman and Ed Deane. They have played with greats of Irish music such as Phil Lynott and Brush Shiels with careers spanning over forty years. Along with bassist Tommy Moore they form Left, Right & Centre.
Noel is famed for his drumming abilities and has spent over four decades mastering his craft while Ed is known for his unorthodox guitar playing. As a left hander he plays the guitar upside down while being one of the best slide players in the country.
Still have doubt?? Then watch this video!!
You can also listen to and download tracks of the lads playing by clicking here.


Snakedoctors are a Polish post-punk group from Gdansk, formed in May of 2020. The group immediately jumped on writing, so the first songs have seen the light of the day in July of the same year. One month later, Snakedoctors released an unofficial private demo recording with thirteen compositions, presented to close friends and fellow musicians. Then, the group recorded the material for their debut album during August and September, so after the recording process, Snakedoctors decided to release their debut named Obligation at the end of the year, on the 22nd of December. A couple of singles almost immediately hit the charts at the worthy positions, so it seems the listeners recognized the qualities of the band.
The group combines cold, melancholic, chaotic post-punk aesthetics with the dirtiness and progressiveness of grunge music. You may also stumble upon at some nineties alternative rock maneuvers, but they are laying somewhere beneath the early nineties grunge sound that partially defines Snakedoctors as a band. Obligation takes both post-punk and grunge on an entirely new level, mainly because of the guitar works that are resonating in recognizable late seventies tones. The guitar sound is submerged into generous portions of the chorus, reverb, and fuzz effects, but each articulation is vividly hearable throughout the entire material. Perhaps these guitar maneuvers are suppressing the bass guitar in particular moments, but it doesn’t spoil all the fun. Both instruments are equally presented in the mix.
The rhythm section keeps everything in line with precise, uniformed, and compact rhythmic sequences. These rhythmic structures are another characteristic that defines late seventies post-punk music, so the band perfectly encapsulates those aesthetics. Lead vocals illustrate the dark, depressive, melancholic imagery and the stable performance contributes to the overall listening experience. You may hear slight resemblances with Warsaw or Joy Division, but the group keeps their music unique as much as possible. Obligation has a lot of qualities that are yet to be discovered by the broader auditorium. There’s something about the dirty and depressive sound of Snakedoctors that keeps the listener’s attention throughout the entire album. Obligation is available on
Spotify, while the compact disc is available at Case Studios.


ATEEZ’s YouTube channel shared a new clip where Hongjoong covered Numb and added details to create a version of this tune very much in line with his musical style.
The clip begins with the idol standing in front of a mirror as we watch his outfit transform. Amidst a dark and smoky aura around his, Hongjoong takes the microphone and his voice takes over the melody as his performance begins.
His creativity and his musical style gifted us with some Korean rap verses in the middle of the song, which made this version of Numb a very special one for ATINY.
HONGJOONG’S LOOK CAUTIVES FANS ATTENTION
During his performance, Hongjoong wore an accessory that simulates a red plaid half skirt. This garment goes perfectly with his outfit in black with worn jeans and a biker-style jacket with shiny silver closures and snaps.
Previously, the idol had already used accessories with the style of a skirt, wearing plaid designs in various tones and denim textures, the response from the fans was extremely positive, so the idol decided to resume the trend and once again conquered his followers with this striking and charming look.
Learn more about what is happening in the world of K-Pop by visiting our special section for idols at Rex Nation.


Thanthing Kasar also known by his stage name, JC Kitt has released his debut single “The last walk in the rain” on Indihut. The romantic debut single is about a person who has lost his love and still lives all this time holding onto his memory.
JC Kitt is an upcoming music artist, songwriter and composer from Ukhrul, Manipur. Like all budding artist of the North East, J.C.’s first musical experience started in the local church performing and since then there has been no looking back for this young powerhouse of a singer.
Download the song free from Indihut
His musical inspiration and style ranges from country to classical rock to contemporary blues and beyond. In the year 2011, JC along with a group of friends formed a band and started performing under the name, “Black & Blue”. The band was a hit in and around Guwahati performing in various college functions and events thus, striking a chord and a small fan base following with people of all ages who were left mesmerized by his deep, soulful and original voice.
Thanthing’s music life started quite early with his late father as his inspiration, who was a singer-songwriter. And his father being the one inspired from, the first album will be dedicated to him which is expected to be out by the end of the year.


The Mikhailovsky Theater
The Mikhailovsky theater is the third Imperial stage in St.Petersburg. It was opened in 1833 by decree of Emperor Nicholas I in Mikhailovsky Square (now called Arts Square). The theater owed its name to the Mikhailovsky Palace situated in the same square. The Mikhailovsky palace was built by the famous architect Carlo Rossi, who designed facades of other buildings in the square. The theater was built by architect Alexander Bryullov following Rossi’s master plan.
The internal design was made in line with mid-19th century attitudes. Everything possible was done to prevent audiences seated in different levels meet on the stairs.
The theater didn’t have its own resident company till 1931. Performances were given by Mariinsky Theater and Alexandrinsky Theater companies, and after 1859 by French and German troupes. Johann Strauss conducted the orchestra more than once. Famous actors, singers and dancers performed on the stage. Among them Konstantin Stanislavsky, Fyodor Shalyapin, Matilda Kshesinskaya, and Vera Komissarzhevskaya.
After the Revolution, the theater had its own orchestra and choir, and soloists were invited from the Mariinsky theater. In 1933, the theater finally got a ballet company of its own directed by Fyodor Lopukhov. The opera company was established in 1931.
Russian operas and ballets by Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Andrei Shostakovich, and of course, Pyotr Tchaikovsky were staged at the Mikhailovsky theater with great success. Classical ballets and operas were also very popular.
Now, after a recent restoration of the theater’s interiors, it welcomes visitors from different countries. The ballet company is directed by Nacho Duato, who staged some of his own ballets on the Mikhailovsky stage.


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Light and pleasure background music with acoustic guitar, electro guitar, piano and strings. Perfect for photoshot, slideshow, backstage, corporate, love story, youtube blog background, travel videos.
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Michael Whitwell passed away in Petaluma, California on September 17, 2009, after a courageous two year battle with cancer, at age 56. He performed in the big showrooms in Reno and Lake Tahoe and played lead trumpet fifteen years at Harrah’s South Shore Room with the Brian Farnon Orchestra beginning in the mid- 1980s. There he played with such notables as Frank Sinatra, Crystal Gale, Natalie Cole, Bill Cosby and Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, B.B. King, Ella Fitzgerald, Don Rickles, Sarah Vaughan, the Four Tops, Ray Charles Orchestra, and live nationally broadcast radio with Johnny Mathis. He toured HBO Japan with Narada Michael Walden and Weather Report and toured many years with the Danny Marona Show. He had a long association with the Temptations and played with them when they toured northern California.
Versatility was the hallmark of his talent and career, and he was equally suited to playing lead trumpet or jazz. Involved in all media, he appeared as a model in many commercials and print ads and was an actor for movies such as Cobb, Waking up in Reno, and the Cooler. A favorite memory was the trumpet lesson he gave Kirk Douglas during the shooting of “Diamonds.” Michael was also a private music teacher and clinician and recently presented with trombonist Bill Watrous at San Diego Mesa College. He recorded with both Bill Watrous and the late Herb Pomeroy. Most recently, he recorded for Sam & Max video games soundtrack and with the Oster Welker Jazz Alliance with Pete Levin, Fred Lipsius, Mel Martin, and Dave Matthews.
“Michael had a way of making those he worked with comfortable, at ease, creating a fun atmosphere, inspiring all to play their best,” said his wife, Catherine Loustaunau-Whitwell. Over the years, he taught many students, whom he referred to as his “disciples,” and worked to develop a program specific to each individual. Many of his students have gone on to play professionally and record.
During his illness, playing music became his therapy. When he played his Schilke trumpets, he had “no cancer.” Whitwell was busy performing up until a few weeks before his passing.
Michael Whitwell touched many students, friends and fellow musicians with his sterling musicianship, generosity, positive spirit and his healthy sense of humor. He will be greatly missed.
Sources: Scott Nygard, Catherine Loustaunau-Whitwell, and Craig Whitwell, photo courtesy of Claus Brigmann


“Rock Around The World” Radio Shows and Newspapers of the 1970’s
Rock Around The World was more than just a radio show and newspaper – it was a cultural movement that united music fans across the globe. Now, you can be a part of that movement and show your love for classic rock with our exclusive Rock Around The World t-shirts.
Featuring the iconic RATW logo and vintage designs inspired by the golden era of rock music, our t-shirts are perfect for any music lover looking to add some retro flair to their wardrobe. Made from high-quality materials and available in a variety of sizes and styles, our t-shirts are comfortable and stylish.
Whether you’re a fan of classic rock legends like Queen, David Bowie, or The Beatles, or you simply appreciate the power of rock music to bring people together, our Rock Around The World t-shirts are a must-have for any music fan. So, join the movement and rock out in style with our exclusive t-shirts. As written by Chat GPT and edited.
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Waymore’s Outlaws - Runnin’ with Ol’ Waylon
In the mid-70’s Waylon Jennings and The Waylors were a pivotal force that knocked Nashville and country music back on their heels with their own way of doing things, standing up for their rights to create their own music, a movement they called Outlaw music.
A few years after the passing of Waylon in 2002, his Waylors’ band members, Richie Albright, Jerry Bridges, and Fred Newell, formed Waymore’s Outlaws to honor Waylon and to keep his music alive. A year later they invited Tommy Townsend to join their Outlaw band on lead guitar and vocals.
In the years that followed they recorded three albums, toured the nation, Canada, and Europe with their outlaw spirit playing Waylon’s songs and one of theirs now and then. In January 2014 they began a four year touring engagement with Waylon and Jessi’s son, Shooter Jennings, opening his shows and backing him on stage.
In January of this year, Barny and Carter Robertson, who became Waylors in 1975, joined Waymore’s Outlaws.
Collectively, The Waylors’, Albright, Bridges, both Robertson’s and Newell, played on the recordings of Waylon’s mega hits such as I Ain’t Living Long Like This, Theme Song from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys), Luckenbach Tx (Back To The Basics Of Love) and Rainy Day Woman, as well as countless other gold and platinum hits.
Waymore’s Outlaws are continuing today what Waylon began in the ’70s, doing things their own way. Beginning in June, they will be venturing back out on the road to once again bring the ‘Music and Memories of Waylon Jennings’ to audiences across the globe, performing a new show called Runnin’ With Ol’ Waylon.
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The DePaul Choirs are dedicated to developing the choral artistry of a wide array of student singers (music majors and non-music majors) with diverse and engaging repertoire. This fall the choirs will sing Bernstein's Chichester Psalms
with the DePaul Concert Orchestra, joined by the Windy City Performing Arts. In the spring, the choirs will celebrate the opening of the Sasha and Eugene Jarvis Opera Hall.
Chamber Choir (SSAA) rehearses Monday and Wednesday from 2:40-4:10 pm in the Choral Rehearsal Hall.
Concert Choir (Advanced SATB) rehearses Tuesday and Thursday from 2:40-4:10 pm in the Choral Rehearsal Hall.
Eric Esparza is the Director of Choral Studies and Vocal Area Coordinator.
Enjoy a sample of the DePaul Choirs performing Duruflé's Ubi Caritas
, or their performance of Charpentier's Magnificat
Michael Lewanski is the conductor of DePaul Concert Orchestra and Ensemble 20+.
Jason Moy is the Chamber Music Coordinator and Director of the


Trevor James Flute CASE COVER. Padded. Shoulder strap. Dark Pink.
Availability: In stock
The following models of flute do not fit in this case cover:
Jupiter waveline / Prodigy
TJ Privilege / Cantabile / Virtuoso
For these flute look at B foot flute case covers
|Manufacturer / Brand||Trevor James|
|What the manufacturer says||No|


Guest trumpeter Andy Dickens at Pete Allen jazz concert
- Credit: Contributed
Pete Allen’s guest musician for the jazz concert at Sidholme Music Room on Sunday, September 22 will be Andy Dickens on trumpet.
Ever the eccentric, Andy was featured in the Waitrose magazine recently in connection with the weird and wonderful items that can be used (by him, anyway) as mutes.
Pete's band is always fun, and Andy's presence tends to bring an air of unpredictability to the proceedings.
Available on Sunday will be Pete's autobiography, recently published, and single-session tickets to his 65th birthday bash weekend from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24 at Sidholme Hotel.
These can also be booked by ringing 07501 821385.
You may also want to watch:
On the Friday evening the full Pete Allen Jazz Band will open the weekend with a flourish, and on the Saturday evening they will take turns on the stage with Tad Newton's Jazz Friends.
This Sunday's show will start at 3pm, and doors to the Music Room will open at 2.30pm. Admission £13.50.
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- 4 Former Ottery science technician celebrates her seventieth year
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A grand mezzo-soprano choir solemnly signals the scope of the fantastic adventure you are about to start. The discovery of an ancient Gnome Temple in a far, far away land.
A magical female choir takes flight. The woodwind follows. Elevating you into an ethereal atmosphere. Of visions and mystics. The playful and folky gnomes run and dance. Closely chased by agile melodies of singing oboes.
Marching percussion and string motifs drives the score and the sense of adventure as you discover the Gnome Temple.
A score full of fantasy, action and adventure.
action, adventure, fantasy, female choir, flutes, folk, french horn, harp, orchestral, strings


PHY 103: The Physics of Music
Bausch and Lomb 407: Tu Th 9:40 - 10:55
Labs: W 2:00 - 4:40 (1), 4:50 - 7:30 (2)
PHY 403 is an exploration of music and acoustics using demonstrations and laboratory experiments. The class meets once per week for lectures. Students apply the lecture material during weekly sessions in the music lab (B&L 403), building and testing their own musical instruments. At the end of the semester, the class performs a short concert (or individual demonstrations) using instruments of their own design.
Location and Office Hours
|Segev BenZvi||Dahyun Chung||Luke Okerlund|
|B&L 405||B&L 403||B&L 403|
|Th 9:30 - 11:00||W 2:00 - 4:40||W 4:50 - 7:30|
The course textbook is Musical Instrument Design by Bart Hopkin (ISBN-10: 1884365086), an excellent and inexpensive book about the physical principles behind the different families of instruments. The book also describes how to make music using highly creative and unusual instrument designs.
The following books are also on reserve at POA:
- An Introduction to the Psychology of Hearing by Brian Moore.
- Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound: An Introduction to Psychoacoustics by Perry Cook.
- Measured Tones: The Interplay of Physics and Music by Ian Johnston.
- Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics by Arthur Benade.
- The Physics of Sound by Richard Berg and David Stork.
- Physics and the Sound of Music by John Rigden.
- The Physics of Musical Instruments by Neville Fletcher and Thomas Rossing.
- Why You Hear What You Hear by Eric Helling.
- Propagation of sound waves
- Normal modes and resonances
- Harmonic analysis
- Musical scales and temperament
- Loudness (measurement and perception)
- Psychoacoustics and audio illusions
- Room acoustics
|Weekly Lab Reports||60%|
You are required to complete at least 8 out of 10 lab reports to get full credit during the fall semester. Due to the difficulty of setting up different equipment for different experiments, here are no make-up labs allowed -- hence the 8 out of 10 policy. Note that if you miss a lab, you will need to provide a valid excuse (religious holiday, personal emergency, etc.).
The midterm will be an in-class exam meant to test your conceptual understanding of the topics you learn about in the course.
For the final you will design and build your own instrument in the lab during the last month of the semester. We have tentatively scheduled a short (10-15 minute) concert on December 9 where you can show off your instrument. To get full credit you will need to be on the concert program. Students who cannot attend the concert may get credit by presenting their final projects in class.
In the lab we will use the commercial software Adobe Audition to perform frequency analyses of your recordings and produce awesome spectrograms. However, if you wish to explore on your own there are several excellent open-source (and free) software packages that you can try out:
An open-source alternative to Audition with most of the same features.
An excellent software package for formant analysis of the human voice. Very fun to play with...
- Overtone Analyzer:
A commercial frequency analyzer specifically designed for tone analysis and voice training for singers and musicians. Very nice but not free, unfortunately.
|1||Sep. 1||Introduction to Waves|
|Wavelength, period, and energy of waves. Wave behavior: reflection, refraction, diffraction, and polarization. Longitudinal vs. transverse waves.|
|Reading: Hopkin Ch. 2, Berg and Stork Ch. 2, Heller Ch. 2|
|2||Sep. 3||Standing Waves and Harmonics|
|The wave equation. Traveling and standing waves on a string. Relationship between frequency and string length. Harmonics and overtones.|
|Reading: Hopkin Ch. 1, Berg and Stork Ch. 3|
|3||Sep. 8||Fourier Analysis and Sampling|
|Fourier's Theorem. The Nyquist-Shannon Sampling Theorem and the Nyquist Limit.|
|Reading: Hopkin Ch. 1, Berg and Stork Ch. 4|
|4||Sep. 15||Standing Waves in an Air Column|
|Longitudinal waves in an air pipe. Standing waves in open-open and open-closed pipes. Boundary conditions for pressure waves. Resonances: driving an air column with an open speaker.|
|Reading: Hopkin Ch. 6|
|5||Sep. 22||Scales and Temperament|
|Origins of musical scales. Perfect 4ths, 5ths, and triads. Pythagorean tuning and the circle of fifths. Just intonation. Equal temperament.|
|Reading: Hopkin Ch. 3, Berg and Stork Ch. 9|
|6||Oct. 6||Loudness and Amplification|
|The decibel scale. Perceived loudness and the phon scale. Acoustic amplification in the guitar, piano, and horns.|
|Reading: Heller Ch. 7, Fletcher and Rossing Ch. 9 and 12 (advanced).|
|7||Oct. 13||Bars and Bells|
|Vibrational modes of bars. Inharmonic partials. Vibrational modes of bells and glasses.|
|Reading: Hopkin Ch. 3, Fletcher and Rossing Ch. 2 (advanced).|
|Drumheads, bodies, and attachments. Struck drums, friction drums, and singing drums. Vibrational modes of a circular membrane.|
|Reading: Hopkin Ch. 7, Fletcher and Rossing Ch. 3 (advanced).|
|Acoustic impedance of surfaces and musical instruments. Impedance matching and mismatching. Wolf notes in string instruments. Analogs of Ohm's Law.|
|Reading: Hopkin Ch. 1, Heller Ch. 1.|
|10||Nov. 10||Room Acoustics|
|Direct vs. indirect sound. Reverberation time RT60. Liveness, intimacy, clarity, and warmth. Acoustical absorption and Sabine's Equation.|
|Reading: Berg and Stork Ch. 8.|
|11||Nov. 17||Auditory Illusions|
|Pitch illusions: Shepard tone and falling bells. Perception of tonal and temporal reflections. Sensory integration: the McGurk Effect. Illusions related to acoustical gaps and silences. Perceptual groupings (Deutsch Scale Illusion) and auditory streaming. The Tritone Paradox.|
|The anatomy of the larynx and vocal tract. The vocal tract as a 1/4-wave resonator with power supply (lungs) and oscillator (vocal folds). Vowels and formants. The singer's formant. Pseudo-multiphonic singing: throat singing/overtone singing. Gender differences in voice.|
|Reading: Heller Ch. 17|
A selection of the final projects from Fall 2015 (from people who sent me pictures):
Credit and Usage
These lectures and the structure of the course are based heavily on the class lectures made by Alice Quillen.
Anyone who comes across this material and wishes to use it for their own courses is free to do so without requesting my permission. However, please cite S. BenZvi, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, 2015.


The Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau was an icon of the piano. His masterfully musical interpretations are worshiped all over the world.
He's one in my top 3 favorite piano players. In my opinion he had the ability to create absolutely perfect music, full of emotion and life. Incredible!
Arrau was born on midnight on the 7th of February 1903, in a small city in Chile. He was descended from prominent families from Spain and Scotland. His mother was a piano teacher, and his father (who died when Claudio was 1 year old) was an oculist.
He showed amazing talent at the keyboard at a young age, and gave his first recital when he was 5 years old. The president of Chile was so impressed with little pianist Claudio's talents that the government gave him a grant to study piano in Germany.
So off the musician went to Germany with his family, at age 8. The grant was to study for 10 whole years. He was a huge sensation there, performing frequently for all kinds of important people.
He met a master teacher, Martin Krause, who had studied with Liszt himself. Arrau was Krause's favorite student, and the master molded the young talent into a supreme performer.
Arrau's fame grew as he performed recitals all over Europe and Latin America. He founded a piano school in Chile, then went to live in New York City with his family in 1941. There he spent his time giving concerts, teaching, and making recordings.
He was a legend in Chile, where the capital Santiago has a massive avenue named after him (I saw it when I was there!).
When the pianist returned to Chile in the 80s to perform after a long absence, the media was in a frenzy. 80% of the country heard or saw his recitals on TV and radio.
Claudio Arrau was an intellectual, who loved to read. While traveling all over the world on concert tours, he read all sorts of different books, and became fluent in 5 languages.
In old age he even cut down on the number of performances he gave so that he'd have more time, among other things, to read! A great wish of his was "Another hundred years, just to read".
He died in Austria in 1991.
Claudio Arrau made his interpretations as faithful to the composer's ideas as possible, taking them very seriously.
He even took into account the time periods the composers lived in and their inner states of mind. His fascination with psychoanalysis helped him with this.
He played with a true artistic purpose to explore and reflect on the music, not just as way to show off. He used his god-like piano skills purely to create art.
One of my favorite Arrau quotes is "An interpreter must give his blood to the work interpreted.".
There's a great balance between his technically invincible accuracy and nuance (from his German musical training), and his natural Latin passion. This combination of the mind and the heart works brilliantly.
He had a heavy, rich tone, and somehow had the ability to make the piano breathe and sing.
The pianist Claudio Arrau was massively famous and respected as an interpreter of Beethoven and Debussy. But critics and listeners hailed him as the supreme master of many other composers too, including Liszt, Mozart (click for biography), and Chopin.
The amount of music he recorded is huge! He recorded all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas several times, as well as most of the piano music of about 30 other composers.
Here are some great videos showing Arrau's amazing musicality...
Un sospiro (a sigh), concert study by Franz Liszt. Listen to how Arrau brings out the warmth and beauty of the piece, while making it sound effortless:
Frederic Chopin, Nocturne, op.15 no.3 in G minor. Arrau's weighty style is perfect for this thoughtful piece:
Beethoven piano sonata no.30 op.109, 1st movement. Arrau was a Beethoven specialist, and it shows here!
For a great resource on everything about pianist Claudio Arrau, check out the Arrau House website.
I recommend this CD of Arrau's final recording sessions, since it's the best showcase of his playing sound and style:
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Try one of the ReverbNation Channels
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Great sound. killer flow!
Really dig your unique vocal style... excellent flow and killer musical tracks.
Great stuff man keep it up keep the faith
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Nice tracks. All the best.
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Half a Light nice !!! Great work!Loved it!
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This is a great listening comprehension activity and also reading comprehension in Spanish.
Follow this link bellow (or copy and paste it)
To have your students listen to the son "el mismo sol" by Alvaro Soler. Have them complete the song while they listen using the words from the word bank. On the back of the paper, they will have to find the sentences that I wrote in English, in Spanish from the song. They will also have to figure out the theme of the song from a multiple choice list.
If you copy and paste the link bellow, it will take you to the same song in a remix performed with this singer and JLo. It is neat for the students to listen to the same song with some parts in English. But mine liked the Spanish version better!
It comes with answers. Have fun!


Tom Waits on Letterman
Description: Tom Waits dropped the album Real Gone and did an interview with Letterman in Sept. of 2004. And this is the greatest performance he has ever done of my favorite song "Make It Rain." Absolutely the epitome of awesomeness!
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Post Big Band Salzburg
The Post Big Band Salzburg has been founded in 2003 by members of the Postmusik Salzburg. This live band is led by Franz Milacher.
The band’s repertoire includes big band music of various styles, with the emphasis changing regularly. The spectrum ranges from traditional big band sound to standard dances, evergreens, musicals, film music and pop music. Of course, the improvisation and creativity of the individual musicians is given a lot of freedom.


In this movement we were all given a futurist artist we to research and explain to the group who exactly that artist was and how they created their work. I was given the artist Luigi Russolo who was a futurist painter and composer and he also the author of the manifesto ‘The art of noise’ written in 1913. To be honest I appreciate his work, I’m not his biggest fan but the idea behind it was really interesting; he grew up in a musical family and his work was influenced by noise not sound. His work is really and colourful and almost 3D looking, one or two of his pieces actually reminds me of the impressionist movement especially his piece called ‘Profumo’ painted in 1910. My favourite pieces of work that show influence by noise would be ‘automobile in corsa’ painted in 1912; this painting is very red and sharp looking showing the noise of a car when it is zooming past. Another piece would be ‘music’ painted in 1911; this design is also very bright in colour but not as harsh as the automobile in corsa, it flows making you think of sound waves being created by the piano at the bottom of the painting. Lastly I am going to mention some of his crazy music, he composed a lot of futurist music during this period and its better you just listen to it than hear my feeble attempt to explain how it sounds.
This sound piece is called: Macchina Tipografica.


'He Is My Story : The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes'
Book by Michael Corcoran.
Origial OKeh 78 rpm record transfers by Christopher King.
Design by Susan Archie.
A singer sits at
the piano and loses all inhibitions while in complete
control of the instrument: Little Richard, Ray Charles,
Jerry Lee Lewis. Although church singer Arizona Dranes
doesn't come close to the stature of those icons, she set
the mold for rockin' singer/ pianists in 1926 with six "test
records" that have stood the test of time.
Until now, very little has been correctly reported about
Dranes other than the facts that she was blind, from Texas,
had a piercing Pentecostal voice and was the first recording
artist to play piano in the secular styles of the day, while
singing words of deep praise.
Corcoran, former music critic and columnist for the Austin
American-Statesman, has spent years unearthing revelatory
details on the life of the mysterious woman behind the
music. The book includes a CD containing all 16 of Arizona
Dranes' recorded tracks, expertly remastered from the
OKeh label 78 RPM records by Grammy-winning producer
is also available digitally (without the music) as an eBook.
Tompkins Square :
Six CDs and a 200
page book housed in a cedar box packed with raw cotton.
Lance Ledbetter, Goodbye, Babylon was
Dust-to-Digitalís first release in 2003. The five CDs
feature 135 Songs (1902-1960) and one CD featuring 25
Sermons (1926-1941). Accompanying the CDs is a 200 page book
with Bible verses, complete lyric transcriptions, and notes
for each recording.
Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism in
Vintage Music and Photography 1890-1950
One CD and a
96-page hardcover book
Compiled by Jim Linderman, Music Complied by Lance
Ledbetter. The 96-page hardcover book has 75 sepia
photograph reproductions from 1890-1950 and is accompanied
by a CD of rare gospel and folk recordings from original
78-RPM records (1924-1940).


JOHN PHILIP SOUSA AWARD
"Since its inauguration in 1954, thousands of U.S. high schools have presented the John Philip Sousa Band Award to their most outstanding band student. The award recognizes those young musicians displaying superior musicianship, leadership, dependability, loyalty, cooperation, and other qualities of conduct which school instrumental music programs strive to impart. The Sousa award is the top nationwide prize in the school band field, both in prestige and appearance. It promotes the entire band by encouraging musicians to greater achievement and enthusiasm while providing an inspiring stimulus for potential instrumentalists. The handsome award reflects credit on both the band and the band director.


It's pretty clear he's referencing Meek, but just in case you don't believe us...
Ch-ch-check out the shady moment and decide for yourself (below)!!!
[Image via JLN Photography/WENN.]
Please give a huge round of applause for the WICKedly talented Barry Jizell and Adele Dazeem.
The piano man stuck to the keys and let Idina croon his AH-Mazing song Honesty at the Sirius XM Town Hall hosted by Howard Stern!
Honestly? It's pretty phenomenal. Idina's voice is perfect for Billy's lyrics.
Ch-ch-check out the duet (above)!!!


NO: 13 MAY 1981 Palais Des Arts - Paris, France
Instrumental (unknown?), Procession, Ceremony, Doubts Even Here, Truth,
Dreams Never End, ICB, Senses, Denial, In A Lonely Place
(playlist from Fractured/Image)
Tape used for writeup courtesy of 'nof586'.
This to me sounds like a reworking of Mesh, but incorporating
elements of 'Sister Ray', especially with respect to the drumming.
A segue from the last track.
Bernard screeches after one of the verses.
The band tune up after the end, doing it for well over 30 seconds.
Ceremony is played next.
Doubts Even Here
Played only two more times afterwards. None of these versions feature
Gillian's part. Ends with drums.
Bernard wanders from the script at the 1:48 point, when he sings
"Seems so glad they destruct" (rather than "to be here")
Dreams Never End
Stellar-sounding guitar from Mr. Sumner.
Again, great guitar work from Bernard.
Break in tape between this and Senses.
Then Denial, followed by another brief break.
The concert ends with In A Lonely Place which in and of itself
is unusual, with an rendition to match.
Bernard says something at 1:40 I can't make out.
"I'm warm like a debt..." as he stumbles over the lyric shortly before
the 3:00 point.
Shortly before 4:00: "Turn the microphone down...turn the bass drum up."
Followed by a few yelps.
Bernard then starts talking, which I can't make out.


After the up and down of this great iconic artiste, finally he has made we the fans very happy by dropping another hot banger track titled Larry Gaaga – Choose You Ft. Ceeza Milli, Marvio mp3. Thus, this song is what you will really love to listen to because it is very addictive. Our music portal is always available, check out more hot music here.
Still basking the recently released “The Pretty Serpent” soundtrack album by the Nigerian music mogul, Larry Gaaga comes another banging song titled “Choose You” featuring the starboy act, Ceeza Milli and Marvio.
Listen and share below!


Ukubear Ukulele Music Day in Ping Ming School, Lima Kedai, Johor Bahru
Ukubear introduces ukulele culture in primary school and kindergarten. Thus, children will perform their ukulele skills and perform in their own school to show their friends their learning efforts & hard work. This is to discover the music talents of the children from the young. Some children are experiencing the ukulele for the first time. Letting Children dress up with Hawaiian wreaths, while learning and experiencing Hawaiian culture.
Ukulele is an instrument full of Haiwaiian culture symbols. According to the studies,
Ukulele music is said to derive from a small Madeiran lute that was imported by Portuguese musicians to Hawai‘i and there transformed into a very popular string instrument.
Why is the ukulele the best starter instrument for the children?
1. Smaller size
In fact, the ukulele’s fingerboard is much smaller than the guitar’s, making it easier to play for children and students with small hands. The size and smaller string also make it easier to chord and to strum than the guitar.
2. Soft Strings
Many chords are surprisingly easy to finger, resulting in rapid success for the children. The strings are soft enough to prevent the blistering or irritation that often occurs when novices begin the guitar.
3. Easier Playing
By using the open-string tuning in C major rather than the standard D-major tuning, it makes it easier to play the primary chords and pluck tunes for many traditional and folk songs, often using only the bottom three strings. The fingering is similar to that used for playing the bottom four strings of the guitar and prepares students for the guitar.
4. Low Cost
Ukulele is an ideal melodic-harmonic-rhythmic, low-cost instrument suitable for all general music programs for children.
Parents are encouraged to nurture the children by building children’s interests such as ukulele music. Ukubear Ukulele is opening a limited FREE Ukulele class for children now. The online ukulele children class Johor Bahru is also available now. Complete the registration of Ukubear ukulele class below:-
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If it is OK to tell y'all about my most favorite male singer, James Otto is his name and if you like both country and soul music, they are put together when James sings! This is the song that put James on the map from his album named Sunset Man and not only stayed at #1 for two weeks making it the #1 country song of 2008, but it scored James his very first Grammy award nomination the following year. This is the last song that went to radio from James so far and is from his album named Shake What God Gave Ya! This is my most favorite song and performance from him which is also from his Sunset Man album. God bless you and James always!!! Holly P.S. James has also become known for his songwriting by scoring the 2009 CMA and ACM Song of the Year awards for his being a co-writer of the song named "In Color" from Jamey Johnson and is also a co-writer of the song named "No Hurry" from the Zac Brown Band which went all the way to #2.


Interesting webpages you might like to visit!!
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) headquarters
Association of Scottish Country Dancers (ASCDS) for further info on all the local groups, and the ASCDS festival held annually in Nottingham.
Links to local groups:
Scottish Country Dance Dictionary - For you to look at dance cribs and videos.
RSCDS Leeds Shop - The shop sells Scottish Country Dance books and CD's, and stocks a large range of shoes including Ballet shoes, ladies pumps and Ghillies.
Click here to go back to welcome page Doncaster RSCDS Welcomes you!