I would if I had the money... But I don't... And I was going to play on the old marketplace in my tow from next weekend on too, to get some money AND practise at the same time... Oh well... can't do that now, can I?

It's cheaper than you think to rent an instrument.

It's cheaper than you think to rent an instrument.
But I've been renting a flute before, and know exactly how much it would cost me, which I can't pay right now. I have no money at all right now. I even have to borrow money from my mother to send my flute to get it repaired (thank gosh, my teacher checked with the company if it was alright to send it there and get it repaired for free, since it I aven't even had it for a year, otherwise I would have to work my ass off and fail second year in upper secondary school)

There is always "rent to own."

Mmmm... Dutch. Mmmmm.... Within Temptation. The Dutch have given me pleasure once again.

i only read the first one. and i honestly think it's easy to pick out piano ilnes from mp3 mp4 or ipod. it's not rude or anything it's just a better ear.

So, does anyone tune in on sunday nights to listen to "Hearts of Space? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearts_of_Space)" You can sign up for FREE if you don't get it on the radio on Sunday nights and listen to it stream from their website... http://www.hos.com/

I love Within Temptation! And I'm really mad at iTunes for not having Forsaken... *annoyed*
Hmm... what other music is good? I like Celtic music, Katamari Damacy music, all forms of Okami music... I love the retro music. It makes me want to see Okami as a GBColor or NES game or something.

I played flute in middle school and did the rent to own thing. I don't know how much it was, though, because my mom payed for it. XP

There is always "rent to own."
I do own one - that's not the problem. The problem is that it broke and I had to send it away for repair and wasn't able to borrow a flute from the school and renting for a few weeks would have cost me much more than it was worth.

Because I have this really, really big concert next week I was able to borrow a flute this week and the next, anyway. Now I just have to hope I get my flute before the concert, because the one I'm borrowing has an awful sound.

I'm playing on a party today too. I'm quite nervous, because I didn't know before yesterday and chose what to play half an hour ago and I will have top go in less than half an hour to the party.

I have a question for guitar players,

I'm new to the guitar and whilst searching for some baisic guitar sheets, I stumbled upon "DaddF# (2x023x)". Can anyone explain to me what this means please?

I have a question for clarinetists out there. How can you play any of the higher notes (Like treble C or Bb) without making them sound squeaky and hideous? The only note I can play and make it sound natural is high G.

Practice, or do the following:

1) Switch your reed so that the curve matches that of your mouthpiece (as a general rule, avoid, when putting the reed in, putting any "empty spaces" on the mouthpiece-reed opening); for example: Vandoren reeds are more aligned to Vandoren mouthpieces (or anything that has the same curve as the mouthpieces).

2) Switch your mouthpiece for the reason stated above.

3) Recheck your embouchure: say "e" [as in the letter "e"]. That is how much lip you need to use when playing; too much lip makes the response of the high notes sound squeaky.

4) Make sure there is enough air going through the clarinet. After forming your embouchure, you must place the mouthpiece tip against your upper teeth so that air gets through (with the top teeth on top of the mouthpiece).

@Hiei: just another way to write the split chord D/F# afaik

Is a split cord playing two chords at the same time?

Sort of, take for example, your D major chord, which is D, A, F#, the low D being the lowest note in the chord. D/F# would still have the same notes, except F# would now be your lowest note. I hope this makes sense?

http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/index.php
Here is a good link that shows all kinds of chords.

So Ive started teaching now; oboe, flute, clarinet, recorder, piano, guitar and bass and a bit of theory too. To small children. Its quite trying to my patience, but its money. And that's always good ^^

why you just teach small children, what ever, like you said, is money.

If anyone uses a DampIt: how often do you use it? (I haven't bothered to use mine for my Clarinet for about 5-7 months now.) It's just that I'm a little worried as to how often I should be using it... I mean, the store that I bought the clarinet from put the DampIt in the clarinet 24/7. Every time I did use the DampIt after buying the clarinet, my clarinet would contract and be unable to take apart (probably an overload in moisture)...

Also, if one were to be playing a wooden instrument outside, is it bad to be playing it for Marching Band (starting in August, ending in February)? I do have a plastic clarinet, however one of the keys fell off (which I still have), and some cork pads are needed here and there... (does anyone know what the cost of the repair could be?).

Thanks to anyone who can help...

When I am learning a new piece for a concert or even for my own pleasure, I often use the finger warm-ups and etudes from classic composers like Chopin or Schmitt. These are great ways to train your ears. I would also recommend Rachmonikof, but that is only if you are experienced. That will make picking out popular melodies simpler for you, the student.

If anyone uses a DampIt: how often do you use it? (I haven't bothered to use mine for my Clarinet for about 5-7 months now.) It's just that I'm a little worried as to how often I should be using it... I mean, the store that I bought the clarinet from put the DampIt in the clarinet 24/7. Every time I did use the DampIt after buying the clarinet, my clarinet would contract and be unable to take apart (probably an overload in moisture)...

Also, if one were to be playing a wooden instrument outside, is it bad to be playing it for Marching Band (starting in August, ending in February)? I do have a plastic clarinet, however one of the keys fell off (which I still have), and some cork pads are needed here and there... (does anyone know what the cost of the repair could be?).

Thanks to anyone who can help...

I have no idea what a DampIt is:heh:

I would definatly advise you to use your plastic clarinet for marching band. Rain, humidity, band camp in general... not good for wooden instruments. Marching Band deformed my plastic clarinet...multiple times actually so I really wouldn't risk it with your wooden one. Anyways, it shouldn't be that costly to fix the plastic clarinet. You might have to order something to fix the key though. Hope this helped!

I have no idea what a DampIt is:heh:

I would definatly advise you to use your plastic clarinet for marching band. Rain, humidity, band camp in general... not good for wooden instruments. Marching Band deformed my plastic clarinet...multiple times actually so I really wouldn't risk it with your wooden one. Anyways, it shouldn't be that costly to fix the plastic clarinet. You might have to order something to fix the key though. Hope this helped!

Thank you. ^_^ A DampIt is basically a humidifier, containing moisture (usually used for wooden instruments), supposedly needed for dry weather but I haven't bothered to use it for a while. If it helps, the right-hand Eb key fell off.

Thank you. ^_^ A DampIt is basically a humidifier, containing moisture (usually used for wooden instruments), supposedly needed for dry weather but I haven't bothered to use it for a while. If it helps, the right-hand Eb key fell off.

Really, I don't know anyone that uses a DampIt. Then again I don't know many people that have a wooden instrument :lol: For the Eb key though...I would guess you would need a screw of somesort. When I lost a screw they replaced it with one from a spare clarinet. I'm pretty sure it was less than 15$ but it was awhile ago. You should probably just go to the store where you would get it fixed and ask how much it would cost. Then you can get a superb answer of what needs to be fixed and such :heh:

Really, I don't know anyone that uses a DampIt. Then again I don't know many people that have a wooden instrument :lol: For the Eb key though...I would guess you would need a screw of somesort. When I lost a screw they replaced it with one from a spare clarinet. I'm pretty sure it was less than 15$ but it was awhile ago. You should probably just go to the store where you would get it fixed and ask how much it would cost. Then you can get a superb answer of what needs to be fixed and such :heh:

All right, thank you. ^_^

I would also recommend Rachmonikof, but that is only if you are experienced.

Rachmaninoff is good too :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbIJMDNGC6o


The conductor has pierced the baton to the hand when performing(The conductor is Ashkenazy)
Instead, the concertmaster had to conduct in haste(The concertmaster conducted all the movements of this symphony)
The concertmaster is Masafumi Hori.

This is a very serious thing,
and the concertmaster should think about things of all musical instruments,
and cannot do such correspondence if all things are not in the head.

NHK symphony orchestra,2004,NHK Hall.

O_o

Does anyone know from where is this tune? I have heard it in the serie of Rurouni Kenshin(Samurai X). And is not an original work by the composer of that serie. I heard it once in the radio but I really don't remember the title(was years ago). I just remember it was from an Anonymous composer that submit it for a contest in Italy(I might be wrong). And now I heard it on tv in an architecture stuff. And decided to transcribe the only I could remember for see if anyone know which work is this?

hmm, sounds like a hymn..

I almost thought it was the refrain to 'Make Me A Channel of Your Peace' but the ending is different. Still its pretty similar. meh.

I need help with the articulations :heh:
I don't know when I should use it...

I had a piano concert last night, and played Chopin's Nocturne in Eflat Major Op. 9 No. 2. I was going to upload it, but the camera used to record it was a little dodgy. I messed up a little at the start, but re-gained my composure. I wish you all were there! :P

Yay for intense schedules...

No fewer than five piano etudes to perform, including two Liszts and a Chopin, two marimba solos for a drum corps audition, writing my own tenor drum solo and All State material...

Musicians aren't allowed to have lives, it seems. lol

Does anyone have an idea of who can be the composer of: Nocturne no.3 in Ab minor Op.3? I found a mp3 of it in one of my CDs and it don't have the composer name. I would like to know if anyone have an idea. The melody start like: D-Eb-B, D-Eb-Bb, D-Eb-A-Ab-Gb-Ab-Gb-E, etc.

Are you sure it's Ab and not G#? the only Nocturne in Ab minor I can find that sounds similar is by Fauré but it's Op.33, not Op.3.

Its here: http://imslp.org/wiki/Nocturne_No.1-3_Op.33_%28Faur%C3%A9%2C_Gabriel%29 so have a look if you like.

Here is a short extract from the piece. Just the notes I mentioned and a bit more. And no, is not those nocturnes by Fauré. I dislike when this happen to me, when I don't know the name of a piece or from where is. It drives me crazy!

Wow very nice, but I don't know who it was composed by, sorry.

ick i have an exam at the end of term and im so stuck what to do for it. they want something original, experimental and 'outside the box' if you want an A or B... if i just played any old piano piece the highest i can get is a C

so what the hell should i do? suggestions anyone?

only thoughts ive had is firstly there are two pieces i know of- the first is a merge of singing in the rain and ravels jeux d'eau and the second is a merge of ravels gaspard de la nuit in the space of 4-5 mins. so was thinking maybe i could merge a suite together like that like debussys images or something

second idea is out of pure cheek use cage's 4'33''

Haha 4'33" would be pretty great, but probably not a good idea if it's an important grade...

nah am only a 1st year

your 1st year doesnt count for anything does it, you just have to pass it to get into 2nd year xD

I need your help.
A few keys from my casio ctk-631 keyboard kinda... stick. There's a brown thingy beneath the keys.
How can I remove the keys from the keyboard...?
Can I remove the keys from my keyboard without breaking them?

I've searched "how to clean keyboard keys" in google, but results are for computer keys...
I've searched "how to clean piano keys" in google, and results are for grand piano keys... it's annoying

Look on the Casio website, they might have maintenance tips there.

there is a piece of experimental music we were told about yesterday that has one direction. the direction is something along the lines of this: 'fully grown adult male crawls inside the vagina of fully grown adult female whale'

its not experimental music though, its experimental art. but then i guess if you stick 'experimental' in front of anything it can qualify it *shrugs*

i was just sat there like wtf o.O

Alright, I'm learning a Liszt piece, and a couple measures has me second guessing how to read sheet music (well more of, the rules that go along with accidentals) x.x The piece is Liebestraume No. 3. Anywho, so I was wondering if someone could tell me if these things are true or false.

1) Accidentals outside the key signature do not carry from measure to measure. (As in, a written in B flat in measure one, would be just a regular B in the next measure, unless it too has a flat accidental attached.)

2) Within a measure, accidentals apply to all octaves. (As in, if middle C has a sharp, and later on in the measure there is a C written an octave above it, it too is now a C sharp and does not need the accidental written next to it)

3) Accidentals in the Treble Clef do not apply to the Bass Clef.

Anyways, the measure that has me all second guessing is 41. It just sounds so... wrong. But, if I am reading it right, then perhaps it'll sound right as soon as I work it up to speed.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/895/liebestraume41nb0.png (http://imageshack.us)

This is when common sense and the sense of security with the publisher comes in. If you know basic theory, and the nature of this piece (liszt), then you would know that the main chord for this measure is A minor, correct? I don't know the key sig. in this section, but I think this is when it modulates into C major, right? Everything is natural in this measure, other that the instance of the D-Sharp and the F-Sharp.

Does this help?

I'm goinna play in an orchestra (I'm only playing the oboe part with a C-flute on two Christmas carols though) for the first time ever in a week and I have a small problem and like to know f you have any advise...
I have 7 measures of pauses twice in one piece, but I have a really short concentration span, so I'm pretty sure I'll mess up where I am during these pauses. You know any good tricks not to loose track in counting? Also, I won't play with the orchestra until the actual performance, so I don't even know how it will sound during those pauses, so I can't just memorize how it should sound right before I'll play again.

Watch the conductor. If he is doing what he is supposed to, he will be keeping the beat for you, and he may even signal you in.

Otherwise, all else I can say is just count, and practice counting. Have, say, a screamo song playing in the background, and when you get to your part, turn it up, and practice counting with noise in the background.

1) Accidentals outside the key signature do not carry from measure to measure. (As in, a written in B flat in measure one, would be just a regular B in the next measure, unless it too has a flat accidental attached.)
True
2) Within a measure, accidentals apply to all octaves. (As in, if middle C has a sharp, and later on in the measure there is a C written an octave above it, it too is now a C sharp and does not need the accidental written next to it)
False, they only apply to the octave to which they are applied.
3) Accidentals in the Treble Clef do not apply to the Bass Clef.
I would take it as an accidental on a middle C for example, would apply in both clefs, as long as it is the same note/octave.


Yeah. I sure hope that's right, else im not passing my theory -.-

Oh Laura, You've got my hand shaking. I'm begging you, oh baby, please stop breaking my heart because I got the feeling, you and I will never really get it on.

anyone play guitar in here????

Kind of... hehe.. um I was just wondering, how do you keep your passion for your instruments...? I was really on fire the beginning of this year, but it kind of died a little... so I was just wondering what makes you guys "spark"

It'l hold on you, and you should never force to keep it held on you. Music is something that you discover in yourself, because it was originally part of you (whither you knew it or not); you cannot create something inside of you or force it out.

It's like trying to make a house without trees to shape the wood and the steels to mend them together with nails. If it isn't there, it probably wasn't meant to be there, or as significant as you might have thought.

alright, thanks :)

Hey guys. I had a piano compeition today; Youth Chapman Piano Competition, hosted by the Waukesha Symphony Orchestra. I went in (there were 5 chosen people that played at the finals today, of those picked through applications, etc.) and I had fun! I was happy to have the outcome of First Place! :) I'll be getting $800 in prize money, as well as a section in a concert next season (Spring of '10) playing with the symphony.

Thought I'd share a piece of my life with Ichigo's. XD

That is really cool Mazeppa! :>

Man... You must be talented to win such a thing. :D Congrats. I'd ever have the gut to go to a piano competition.

I just found out a few hours ago that I'm officially accepted into the Blue Stars drum and bugle corps front ensemble, if that means anything to anybody here. It's way cool - way expensive, but WAY cool. ^_^ Check it out here ---> http://www.dci.org/corps/?criteria=256a065c-6a4f-47f4-86b1-1b499aac3d6e

Wow, congrats Mazeppa! ^_^ What are you gonna get to play in the concert?

And wow, what an honor, getting to be part of a Division I DCI corps!

congrats Mazeppa! ugh.... i need to get ready for All-state orchestra DX

Alright, I'm learning a Liszt piece, and a couple measures has me second guessing how to read sheet music (well more of, the rules that go along with accidentals) x.x The piece is Liebestraume No. 3. Anywho, so I was wondering if someone could tell me if these things are true or false.

1) Accidentals outside the key signature do not carry from measure to measure. (As in, a written in B flat in measure one, would be just a regular B in the next measure, unless it too has a flat accidental attached.)

2) Within a measure, accidentals apply to all octaves. (As in, if middle C has a sharp, and later on in the measure there is a C written an octave above it, it too is now a C sharp and does not need the accidental written next to it)

3) Accidentals in the Treble Clef do not apply to the Bass Clef.

Anyways, the measure that has me all second guessing is 41. It just sounds so... wrong. But, if I am reading it right, then perhaps it'll sound right as soon as I work it up to speed.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/895/liebestraume41nb0.png (http://imageshack.us)

It does not sound wrong. It's a modulation! ;)

Anyways, the measure that has me all second guessing is 41. It just sounds so... wrong. But, if I am reading it right, then perhaps it'll sound right as soon as I work it up to speed.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/895/liebestraume41nb0.png (http://imageshack.us)

It is called modulation. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fiNMtpX-Ak&feature=related


@_@

I play this piece, and I am still debating (comments on YT aside) wether or not this is actually real. It's the right pitch (listened to a little, then went to my piano; it's the same.)

Hard to decide! XD ...brilliant playing though <3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ-NAgDpRVs

I would say not... You can speed things up without changing pitch these days

well done on the piano competition Mazeppa- was the Chopin Etude one of the things you played in it or what you're working on for the concert? what did you play in the competition?

+ i had a really interesting lecture today on the political side of music which i thought id share for discussion here. its a topic that deserves its own thread tbh but couldnt think of how to word a title and such.

i have two quotes for you on this topic:

"music in itself is no more political than mathematics. just as mathematics can be used to representative ends, so can music. but this has nothing to do with the structure of mathematics or music" (Ligeti)

"music is utopian. music which presents the familiar and comfortable thus presents the already achieved as the utopian- i.e. the best of all possible worlds has been achieved. the Culture Industry is therefore ideologically in the service of capitalism" (Adorno)

what do people think? i had a whole lecture on this so i reserve my views until other opinions have been given, and also because if no one finds this as interesting as i do and theres not much discussion on it it saves me a lot of typing =P

but if anyone is interested please discuss =]

OMG, I just saw Allen Vizzutti live! He was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! He did things that should not be possible on a trumpet. The compositions he made for my former middle school band are a different story. The middle school band had a good blend but bad balance, so it was too mushy to judge it, but his solo-ing and cadenza-ing were great!

Does anyone know the correct spelling of rockmonanoff <---sounds like that
Hes a romantic composer from like 1900-1945 or something like that
i was at my piano lessons today and my music teacher compared his style to masashi hamauzu's piece "assault" from the final fantasy x piano collections. He basically said his pieces look complicated but sounds beautiful or something.
But yeah im curious to see what his pieces sound like.

Rachmaninoff

thanks :P

Also Rachmaninov.

Rachmaninov compared to Final Fantasy.

Lolwut.

Well he just said that the piece required a lot of versatility similar to rachmoninoff's pieces.
The final fantasy x piano collections are the best

Rachmaninoff was not a "romantic" composer and yes, he would be unhappy of this comparison. xD

You're right, he was a late-Romantic. ;)

Rachmaninoff was not a "romantic" composer and yes, he would be unhappy of this comparison. xD

How do you know? Who's to say if he would have liked Final Fantasy music or not?:\

I think he would have, personally. Minimalism and atonal stuff, not so much.

The only composer who didn't lke what he was grouped with was Debussy, although, I could certainly argue that he WAS an impressionist on the terms of what the Impressionist Painting (art) movement was all about. ^_^

Double-post.. but it's an old one!

Just wanted to inform everybody that tonight was my school's Spring Awards Concert. I received (for the third year in a row, now accepting as a Junior) the Outstanding Musicianship Award for Varsity Band [Junior]. I also received for the second-time in a row, the highest honored award which partner's the Sousa award, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. There has been only one other person at my school to get it three times and I have one more year left of school-- hopefully I can get it three times in a row too!

'Twas a wonderful night and I am thankful for such a beautiful music program in our pubic system. It's quite amazing how at the end of the year that public high school bands can sound so amazing. We have all been blessed to have these opportunities!

with all this talk about classical music, im wondering what this forum thinks of neo-classical stuff. personally ive become obsessed with neo-classical powermetal like iron attack (touhou metal remixes ftw)

thoughts + any tips for neo-classicism on guitar are much appreciated

'Twas a wonderful night and I am thankful for such a beautiful music program in our pubic system. >.< pubic system!
anyways that's freaking impressive. I wouldn't mind to have that on my resume.

'Twas a wonderful night and I am thankful for such a beautiful music program in our pubic system.

Lol, Nice. :lol:

But, congratulation Mazeppa!

I am thankful for such a beautiful music program in our pubic system.

Oh no! Haha. That's one for the ichigos books! Well done though!!! Great job!

We should be lucky to even have music in our schools. It's not like we're high-class stuff, but there's a lot of passion and work put into making the most of our department, even if it isn't some High School of the Arts or whatever.

Some of the composers with legendary status came from the slums, or at least did have classy lives. :think:

Moving in to corps for the summer this Friday!! Woot!

If you're in the states, you should totally come to a show if you can. Look up the Blue Stars on www.dci.org.

Hardcore mix with "Mr Brown" and "Paradise and Dreams"

I am pretty sure I once heard a mix on the DI Hardcore channel where "The Angry Kids vs Bob Marley - Mr Brown (JAKAZiD remix)" was blend/mixed into "Ultrabeat - Paradise and Dreams".
Feeding the titles of both into one google query results in surprisingly few results, so I would not be surprised if the above-mentioned transition between the two tracks was done in a streamed liveset or a set without a known tracklist.
Perhaps some of the DJs home to DI Hardcore would know - they probably played it
I wonder if this can be figured out at all.

Michael Jackson :[

Listening to "You Are Not Alone" has always brought tears to my eyes, but now it just means so much more. BAH today isn't a good day for me.

Hey guys. I'm leaving tomorrow for the IMAP for July 2009 (check out my link). Wish me the best on my lovely 8 1/2 hour flight from JFK Airport to Praha XD

Have fun there and learn all you can in that lapse of time!

I just got El Radio by Chris Garneau... And it's quite spectacular!

Hey guys. I'm leaving tomorrow for the IMAP for July 2009 (check out my link). Wish me the best on my lovely 8 1/2 hour flight from JFK Airport to Praha XD

Headin' home now :D I'm ready to get back. I waaaay overdid it with lessons (I had 20 in 4 weeks), but they really helped me, especially with the RIDICULOUSLY LONG Moravec master classes (there were four 4-6 hour classes).. Time for a vacation in my hometown.

Sorry for the double-post guys, but I wanted to share this lovely dictionary I've been using for quite a few years now. I know we all have real dictionary, but I prefer to use this one (after all, can what's already been printed be updated?)

Check it out. (http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/)

I wanted to share this lovely dictionary I've been using for quite a few years now. I know we all have real dictionary, but I prefer to use this one (after all, can what's already been printed be updated?)

Check it out. (http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/)

I use that too! It's so nice and convenient.

Just got Devendra Banhart's new album 'What Will We Be,' and it's quite fantastic. Different, but good.

Last night I went to a concert conducted by Leon Fleisher: Beethoven's Coriolan Overture, Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (performed by Fleisher himself), and Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2. I sat in the balcony behind the orchestra, so it was fun facing the conductor and watching his movements.

^ Nice! Sounds like an awesome concert.

Wow I'm tired -.- Been recording my pre-screening cd for colleges. I'm happy that I'm done with that...

Last night I went to a concert conducted by Leon Fleisher: Beethoven's Coriolan Overture, Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (performed by Fleisher himself), and Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2. I sat in the balcony behind the orchestra, so it was fun facing the conductor and watching his movements.

Mr. Fleisher was one of the people who I wanted to study with for a couple of years. Sure, that's changed, but he's still one of the best damn pianists of the 20th and 21th centuries. Quite an amazing history, too.

I would have died at that concert. Three of my most, absolute favorite pieces.

Have you guys ever seen this (http://www.curiosite.com/post/otamatone-a-curious-instrument.html)?

OMG that was hilarious! It totally does sound like a theremin. I want one

It's awesomely cute, but its pitch makes me wince *shudders*

Could you guys please help me figure out the identity of the composer and the name of the following piece? I heard it only once a long time ago and I'd like to hear it again, but obviously I can't do that until I figure it out.

Rough sketch of score (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alphonsenguyen/4151426001/)

The key and time signature are probably wrong, and I've probably messed up the melody as well. But what can you expect after all these years? Anyways, it's probably more romantic than classical, and written for a small orchestra or large chamber ensemble. Also, something tells me that it was written by Schubert, Brahms, or Schumann, but so far I haven't found a match when I look at their symphonies.

So I have a paper to write up on an artist, and I chose Sufjan Stevens. I'm doing an analysis of his body of work, and I have to analyze two specific songs. One really caught my attention off the bat, 'Concerning the UFO Sightings near Highland, IL'. After doing some research on that song, and him a bit, I've gathered that the song is in, get this, 18+17+17+13/16 (65/16) time? I've never heard or seen anything that crazy before.

So I was wondering if someone could confirm, or not, that statement, and if it isn't true then help me figure out what time signature it really is. Here is a link to the music video of the song on Youtube, it's only 2 minutes long so bare with me please. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b0fdETmRng) Here (http://www.last.fm/user/MisterEnt/journal/2006/11/16/2323_music_geeks-_help!_:_of_sufjan_stevens_and_impossible_time_sig natures) is the link to the page that makes that crazy time signature claim, it explains how it is counted a bit more... But it still confuses me, and I'm doubtful of the claims at the same time. I trust Ichigos to help me get an A on this report!

envy...... I so want to play this piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR8cyJknO6E

Could you guys please help me figure out the identity of the composer and the name of the following piece? I heard it only once a long time ago and I'd like to hear it again, but obviously I can't do that until I figure it out.

Rough sketch of score (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alphonsenguyen/4151426001/)

The key and time signature are probably wrong, and I've probably messed up the melody as well. But what can you expect after all these years? Anyways, it's probably more romantic than classical, and written for a small orchestra or large chamber ensemble. Also, something tells me that it was written by Schubert, Brahms, or Schumann, but so far I haven't found a match when I look at their symphonies.

Success! I wrote a letter to my local classical music radio station, asking for help. Luckily there was a conductor hanging around that day who happened to know it. So they contacted me almost immediately and identified it as Brahms' Serenade No. 2, final movement.

Anyways, just thought you guys might have wanted to know. But I can't find a decent youtube video of it.

Hey guys quick question, is there a way to save a cakewalk file as an image of sheet music for playing?

Hey guys -- I got admitted into the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance today!!! I only auditioned last Friday as well, so it was very surprising to see it so early (however, I do have inside connections!) Now all that's left is getting the finances put in effect :DD Just though I'd share with my little family here!

Holy crap, congratz Maz! Hope you'll have a good time there :D

Congrats. Was that your top choice?

Hey guys -- I got admitted into the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance today!!! I only auditioned last Friday as well, so it was very surprising to see it so early (however, I do have inside connections!) Now all that's left is getting the finances put in effect :DD Just though I'd share with my little family here!

Not to shut you down, but what campus are you heading towards?

Hopefully you're going to the Ann Arbor campus and not the Flint or Dearborn campus. If you're going to Flint's campus, they just changed performance directors (serious practice suddenly became very happy), and Dr. Lois Alexander, the director of their music deparment, iirc, is going on a prolonged sabbatical in Russia within the next two years. And the Dearborn's music program is simply pitiful. I have to say that they do try, but the student base is very much under league.

But if you are going to the Ann Arbor campus, you'll be in for a treat.

It's Ann Arbor. You underestimate me, M. ;)

EDIT -- And yes, this is my top choice. I know a professor on the piano faculty, Arthur Greene, from my trips in Europe and I also know the head of the violin faculty (Stephen Shipps). Both really enjoyed my playing, and my teacher (Stephen Swedish) played with Stephen Shipps in his most recent piano trio. I've wanted to study with Arthur Greene, and vice-versa, and with his pull, I'll definitely be going (95% sure).

Hey congrats. It can get a bit cold up here in the winter. That said, ironically, I think we actually had a pretty mild one this year.

Anyway, do let us know if they ever include you in a public performance. I, and others who live nearby (am surprised to learn 'M' does, or maybe I misinterpreted), might just come and watch.

I must say, they do seem to pack in a lot of events (http://events.umich.edu/calendar.cfm?sponsor=155), at least relative to the school I'm attending.

Does anyone know any good Korean & Jap bands/artists? Or songs?
-.- So far I'm dreading what I'm hearing. Although I love Vocaliods.

Hey guys -- I got admitted into the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance today!!! I only auditioned last Friday as well, so it was very surprising to see it so early (however, I do have inside connections!) Now all that's left is getting the finances put in effect :DD Just though I'd share with my little family here!

gratz. Sounds like you had a pretty successful audition season? where else did you apply?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEhF-7suDsM beethoven's 5th symphony at its finest! :lol:

How does being double jointed affect piano playing?
My teacher just found out that I was and couldn't understand why I didn't tell her sooner. Apparently it's something students tell their teachers right away?

....er, I don't think it does anything... O_o I think I'm double jointed (I have no idea, who cares?!), but noone said anything about it...

Performed the first time with a symphony today as a soloist. Had fun. Thought I'd let you guys know, even though it isn't very important.

A must listen. :) A performance of Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCgT94A7WgI . (Performance starts at 3:53 if you want to skip the talking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCgT94A7WgI#t=03m53s .) Here is the sheet: http://lostinthecloud.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/faeries-aire.gif .

A true masterpiece!

Great! Finally someone was creative enough to make use of that joke, hahaha. That was fun. :)

PLAY BALL!

Just started to play recently. hope having some progress. ^^

can anyone tell me what program can i use to conv paino music to alto saxophone? i understand you can do itby hand but i'm not that go at it.
or porgarm name so i can start making sheet music on my computer?

can anyone give me some name or link where i can download those program for free?

Audacity? I think it's free.

And, er... ya still have to do it with hand with a program, ya know ;)


Ya could probably just read off the top melody on the piano, and that'd be transposed somewhat well.

Anyways, try Audacity and see what it's like.

And, er... ya still have to do it with hand with a program, ya know ;)

False.

Finale and Sibelius will automatically transpose for you.

Audacity?
Audacity is an audio editing/recording program, for file formats such as mp3, ogg, wave, flac, and so forth.

The only conversions Audacity is capable of performing are from one audio file format to another. It can also edit audio (key changes, tempo changes, filters, leveling, artifact removal, etc) by altering the shape of the digital sample wave, but it can't actually turn a piano part into an alto sax part. =)

If the poster is referring to a midi file, or other type of data file that can be rendered as sound by a synthesizer, then the conversion can be done within a midi-editing program, or as PGT3 pointed out, within a program that automatically transposes for you. =)

What I meant, Porsche, was that ya still have to find out which notes to play (cause that piano music shouldn't be just one melody line, right?) That's probably his main problem, or else couldn't ya just read off the music and play it, transposed (by just 'thinking' that all of the notes are this interval up)?

I'm probably wrong but this guy hasn't been here to clarify so... :VVVVVVVVVV

Hi I'm relatively new here, please let me prefess this post by saying I'm not trying to be pretentious I'm looking for genuine input.
Earlier this year I started learning piano (well keyboard) and I have a great interest in maths and love to combine the two. I know the basic music maths like the frequancy of each note in a octave being the 12th root of 2 taken to the power of the nth note above the key note (counting the key as 0) times the frequency of the key note. Alos have learnt the dominant and subdominant progressions like in the circle of fiths ect.
I would really really appreciate and ideas and exaples of mathimatical contructs manifest musically :D

Ohhh, definitely tuning. Go look up different tuning techniques and mechanisms, and you'll find it really mathematically interesting :P

Ohhh, definitely tuning. Go look up different tuning techniques and mechanisms, and you'll find it really mathematically interesting :P

Hey thanks found some good stuff!
The links were er interesting lol

I thought this was pretty neat (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/101108/oddities/nzealand_music_crime_offbeat)!

Maybe it's because under loud, rock music, people think they can get away with more crimes :V

I love the bit about Barry Manilow at the end.

This is the neatest version of Chopsticks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPzjHgMENrc) I have seen so far. Can you catch all of his references?

Hi !!! This is me Henrik .... I dun have much knowledge of it buh As far as i think Stings are very thing we need to have grip on it .. any how very helpful and loving discussion .. I learn a lot from here .. Thanks Every Body
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOEF7f2HGoE


Oddest instrument I've seen in a long while.

Just wanted to share this. Imagine the Revolutionary Étude for one hand. O_O


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG1Twn2zNqs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuRuwR2JSXI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOEF7f2HGoE


Oddest instrument I've seen in a long while.

That thing is as awesome or even more awesome than those vegetable ocarinas :D
What is it?

That thing is as awesome or even more awesome than those vegetable ocarinas :D
What is it?
No it's not! It's just a fancy keyboard you control with your breath! Don't you insult the great name of the vegetable ocarinas! D=<
Anyone here ever tried making their own musical instrument? I'm gonna try going for it when I get my next paycheck and can afford some tools/supplies...

Edit: People who can play by ear: did you learn to play by ear just by playing your instrument a lot, or are there training exercises you can do to help your ear? I can't pick out any chords or intervals at all, and I even have a hard time picking out melodies sometimes (though I think my piano is slightly out of tune, so that isn't helping...)
Trying to take a song in my head and put it down on paper, but I can't do it. It's really frustrating. = \

I start by trial and error in order to figure out what key it's in, or at least the chord progression. From there it's easier to figure out by using a bit of theory. I'm quite the beginner at it though. I don't know the theory involved with harmony, so when it comes to that I just curl up in a ball and cry (or go back to trial and error and go note by note through the scale).

Also, I started my government class today and there is a german foreign exchange student in it. My teacher goes "So, have you forgiven us? 'Cause you know, we kicked your ass TWICE! YEAH! USA! (he made the letters with his arms like in YMCA, except USA in this case)." It was really funny.

This is very inspiring. (http://www.ted.com/talks/evelyn_glennie_shows_how_to_listen.html) It's not a short clip, about 30 minutes long, but you should enjoy the whole thing.

Nice. Thanks for share it.

So I'm playing piano again...and I just went up and down the scales for the first time in years (I think the last time was in band, around eight years ago?), but I still know them all. It made me extremely happy for some reason. =')

It's like "no matter how lazy you are, you'll be a pianist forever," hahah!

And the arpeggios?


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Once again a piano is left randomly in a place by an unknown person by unknown reasons:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1350668/Mystery-piano-appears-sandbar-Florida-Keys.html

I wonder what are the intentions behind this. :O

What arpeggios? =D

Broken chords basically.

Broken chords basically.


I know what arpeggios are, I just don't remember ever doing many drills on them.

Meh, I never did arpeggio drills either.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m86z_480bqo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INjSA-p6Q-I
Oh my God, I love this song so much. XD

The piccolo is oh~ so much harder than I inticipated. Maybe it's just because I just got it today. I can play most of the notes (as I played with the flute for about 3 years of intense practices) but I can't seem to reach the high G above the staff. :/

For Kara no Kyoukai fans...


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Would someone be able to tell me type of music the following video is? I can't quite put my finger on it. I think it's Jazz, but it has pop and power ballad elements. All I know is that I want to try and find something similar to this sound.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkcZdhamaew

Would someone be able to tell me type of music the following video is? I can't quite put my finger on it. I think it's Jazz, but it has pop and power ballad elements. All I know is that I want to try and find something similar to this sound.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkcZdhamaew

See, I cant see that video in your post again. :(

Would someone be able to tell me type of music the following video is? I can't quite put my finger on it. I think it's Jazz, but it has pop and power ballad elements. All I know is that I want to try and find something similar to this sound.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkcZdhamaew
Personally, I'd designate it as Smooth Jazz. Not sure if that's right though, as I'm no genre expert. It feels like a Pop Fusion sound to my ears.

Happy Pi Day everyone.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOjsRyxL7Rs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOjsRyxL7Rs


http://pi.highsign.de/

The marriage of math and music!

That was brilliant! I would love to see more stuff like this. :)

Old news (http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/aliens-would-be-interested-in-our-music-and-art-scientists-say), but still interesting. I agree that aliens would laugh at our technology but be curious at our music and artwork.

This is also very old, but for those that has not listened to it:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9pAou_zanA

Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9pAou_zanA

Close your eyes and listen to it with headphones, else the effect would not work well. :)

A work of magic. Start the song and let time disappear.


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Quite an awesome find you have there, Zero! The ending portion reminded me from something off of the Soul Calibur III OST (when the quartet came in).

The whole piece paints a very cool and relaxed atmosphere.

That is an awesome soundtrack from Kara no Kyoukai. Been a while since I've heard anything from it. <3

Not sure if I posted this here before, but I thought I want to share this. It's a different version of Heartful Cry from Persona 3 FES. Favorite piece in the entire Persona series. XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnjN2J4Xw

ATTENTION MEN


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@animefans12: Heartful Cry is the bestest.

Zero...you're finding great stuff, chap.

http://soundcloud.com/imogenheap/lifeline

Wow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlNfM4ndRwk

Favorite thing I've ever heard. XD

@Mazeppa: Ya plaen gaem music rocks.

Something about being able to fly in absolute abandonment and freedom, yet at the same time, being forcefully constrained by having to fight for what you believe in, all the while knowing that Death can take you away at any moment whether you're ready for it or not. Something about that stirs a man's heart in just the right way.

Here's the mellow version of the same melody.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlNfM4ndRwk

Favorite thing I've ever heard. XD

I think I'm in love.

I was talking with a Japanese friend that plays in an orchestra in Japan, and she made a weird comment that most male performer and composers dedicated to the classic music there are quite gays... I was like "wtf?" Does anyone here have an idea if the majority of classic music performer/composers would be gay over Japan? Is it there any real statistic that has been done in the past about classic music performer/composers sexuality over Japan?

A great example of using the whole-tone scale while improvising!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2120ChOnBc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXojlPKZvDY

Another piece that I simply love. <3

This kept on nagging onto me... But do you know what that thing is with that picture in the video? Is it a flower or a person? I just can't seem to tell...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXojlPKZvDY

Another piece that I simply love. <3

This kept on nagging onto me... But do you know what that thing is with that picture in the video? Is it a flower or a person? I just can't seem to tell...

That would be Ran Yakumo (http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Ran_Yakumo) from the back.

I was talking with a Japanese friend that plays in an orchestra in Japan, and she made a weird comment that most male performer and composers dedicated to the classic music there are quite gays... I was like "wtf?" Does anyone here have an idea if the majority of classic music performer/composers would be gay over Japan? Is it there any real statistic that has been done in the past about classic music performer/composers sexuality over Japan?

Yes, it's statistically proven that classical musicans are gay for Japan.

That would be Ran Yakumo (http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Ran_Yakumo) from the back.

Oh! Thank you very much! It was just bugging me so much lately. ^^

Yes, it's statistically proven that classical musicans are gay for Japan.

Don't quite know if he meant that.

However, I am gay *for* Japan. Always have been. And I'm no otaku or anything of the sort. In fact, I'd love to teach music in Japan someday, and write catchy jazz tunes on the side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcOt6mfjxeA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcOt6mfjxeA

Anyone else think that this would be absolutely wonderful to play in front of an audience?

Forrest Gump!


Today I watched a Docomo Ad (Touch wood SH-08C, Japanese mobile phone) that played Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring. It was very pleasant and creative the idea:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_CDLBTJD4M&feature=player_embedded#at=14

You can see behind the scene here:

http://answer.nttdocomo.co.jp/touchwood/#making

Using technology built from nature to advertise a piece of technology that looks like nature.

Oh Japan.

The music to the credits from Episode 0 of Nichijou. The anime sure is different (and I love it) but this 0th (?) episode had a great refreshing soundtrack of that traditional classical sound. Also the ending music for this episode is something of an odd combination. I think its brilliant though. :)

Watch from 8:45


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fef0A_7ITg&feature=player_detailpage#t=526s




I'm not sure if the music works well with the anime but I like it so far; hearing a proper classical soundtrack is very refreshing.

I don't know if anyone has posted this anywhere else on this forum, but I saw this about 15 minutes ago and it just occured to me that some folks here might be interested in it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KwbvAQ8xw

I'm not a big fan of Touhou music, but even I can appreciate symphonic-choral stuff like this.

^I love it already when I clicked the play button. :3


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ruXx43I3qU

Not sure how I can describe it, but... It's really cool. I can't really say much. I'm speechless at this already.

Two words: Epic Win


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nBpbmbPy6U&hd=1

^Snap. That has a nice beat to it. Love it already. XD


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqsazZUbt9s

My ensemble is playing this song and we already have the score down, so we just need to make it go really smooth. We did kind of okay after today's practice. :/

This is fun! Mambo! （＾∇＾）


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEs8yqhavtI&feature=related

... what the hell is happening?!

This was clever! ; )

The Legend of Zelda : Skyward Sword - trailer #2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSqoivHmhBw

Music from the trailer Reversed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0fkfqUh-u8

It's Zelda's Lullaby!

Retrograding, yay!

THIS JUST MADE ME (insert explicit sexual action of some-sort).

:O

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Only Rockapella could recover from that!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozYg8vDTmkc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozYg8vDTmkc

Seriously, when did music stop sounding like this?

I used to watch the show all the time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omz8cj60h-g&feature=feedlik

I wonder if you can actually find this program somewhere... I would really love to use this.

PS: Neo-Toccata (I think) is the name for this piece and is the first movement for our marching band show next year. TT;

Stay healthy fellow musicians/composers! (http://news.discovery.com/history/mozart-vitamin-d-deficiency-110711.html)

Stay healthy fellow musicians/composers! (http://news.discovery.com/history/mozart-vitamin-d-deficiency-110711.html)

I find it funny that they consider Austria to be "so far North," especially since living there is basically like living in Northen Minnesota (which is a smidge more north than where I live, but it's not even 'as bad' as living in Canada...)

Interesting article, but I'm sure the composer wasn't just cramped up inside all the time to have such a lack of Vitamin D (at least, from the source in which get from the sun) to severely attribute to his death.

Anyway, I'm not a doctor, so >_>

Vocalists: The day is drawing closer when you will be out of a job. :lol:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_migLQ802Go

Still my favorite symphonic movement. :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v60qgwtOQCI

hey does anyone know some good violin sheet music? something medium to easy skill lvl?

Could you be a little more specific? What exactly do you mean by "medium to easy"? Are you looking for classical music, or anime music, like this site is based around?


Random video of the day:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWsKL7zWgYA

This is pretty neat!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Tr7mglNKI

I have a piano and I have a dog. Are there any interesting/impressive musical tricks I can teach her for fun?

You could probably teach her to rock out like this dog. :lol:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiblYasnzWE

Weird musical instruments (http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/blog/9-of-the-weirdest-musical-instruments-youve-ever-seen)

well hmm im still a beginner so like highschool-level music does that help?? n rrly any kind of music so classical n anime music i would say.....

http://www.mta.me/

Click and Drag around your mouse on the screen and make some abstract music.

It's actually New York City's train schedule tied in with notes.

So I may not be able to do a Masters degree for a while thanks to funding.

The place I am applying to is ridiculous- a 2 year programme at £10,000 per year and that's not including living costs. However, all international students get funded by charity, two international students (one undergrad, one postgrad) get everything paid including maintenance by the institution itself, and they have large bursaries available to Eastern European students...

I am seriously considering leaving England for my masters- I have a friend in the Netherlands who tells me I could travel, study and live over there for the cost of a 2 year masters over here- the course fees are less than 2,000 euros. Problem is I don't speak the language. Any English speaking country I could go to is probably no cheaper than just staying here.

It's terrible- I might be stuck just because I didn't choose to be interested in maths or something this country considers 'useful' and will help with funding towards. I hate England!

Welcome to the world of living artists.

But depending on what you plan to do, getting a Master's degree is only one path to making a living.

I know. I have been having a think this week and debating whether or not it's really what I want to do anyway.

If I wanted to do another degree in a more "useful" subject, then there are quite a lot of funding options available.

The main reason for Master's degree is because I want to be able to develop my compositional skills in a more flexible setting- the course I want to do centres around putting on a public concert of your own music (it is a conservatoire so works get performed by their performance students/ensembles) and a commentary of your work over the two years. It is the only UK course of its kind and it will basically allow me to develop under guidance without feeling like I'm just getting through an exam. I have found loads of composition internships/resident composer positions but they require a postgrad degree.

If I had the option, I would wait until I could fund it and do the course- I definitely feel it's something I want to do. Problem is I'm now sitting around all day sponging off the government which I hate it's the most degrading thing I've ever done!

If I'm honest, I want to do a masters in the long run but not right now it's just that I don't have anything else to do. Doing another degree would probably make me feel like a course hopper and the only other thing I can do is Japanese- with that I'd be more interested in the JET scheme than a course. Thing is I don't feel ready to just vanish to Japan alone for a year- I'm not in the mental state for it yet I need to grow up a bit before doing that. Also if you have JLPT N2 you can get involved with translation work over there rather than just being an english classroom assistant. I'm doing JLPT N3 in December so again it's going to be a while- hopefully by the time I get N2 I will feel better mentally prepared to do something like that.

I'm more inclined to call it the world after education than the world of living artists- I'm an academic, spent my whole life in education getting A's, got a first class degree but never worked in my life and now the education system has pushed me out and I have no work experience other than private piano tuition which I still do and it gives me pocket money but it's not exactly an income.

I don't know what to do with myself!

What pieces would you guys use to introduce and hook people into the world of classical music?

A lick!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDxhnaKD7Q&feature=youtu.be

Do you know of any other?

Hahah! I'm pretty sure that I've used that lick too at some point in time X)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3sH-KtcfAk

I don't know what I think of this... half of me is screaming YOU CAN'T PLAY RAVEL ON SYNTH!!! but the other half is thinking it was a pretty clever idea. But is "cleverness" really more important than the music itself? You'd be hard pushed to contend with a normal orchestra using synths, but an orchestra in the hands of Ravel? Impossible...

Ooo, that's a good suggestion, thankyou

You really need to listen to the original!

i can easily find the chords for that. ive only listened to that song a million and a half times. just send me the link to it.

I usually use Rico brand reeds for my Alto Sax. A friend gave me a whole box of unopened Vandouren (Did I spell that right?) brand reeds, and they take forever to break in. Does anybody got some tips for me? :/

Just do some research on Vandouren. From my experience, Rico are your standard, cost-effective reed. Vandouren may be just a higher quality brand and thus use a different type of wood (I've never heard of Vandouren so these are all just suggestions). Also make sure they aren't Jazz specific reeds. Some brands make reeds that specifically cater for Jazz and tend to be much harder and take longer to break in. While it may that the reed might only be a 3, if its one designed for Jazz or cabaret, it'll be closer to what you'll know as a 4.

That's just the trend over here, so I'm not sure if that applies elsewhere. Of course the other thing that the reeds might just be too old. Just leave them soaking in luke-warm water for 10-15 minutes before you play and see if that helps.

The reeds are brand new. I played today using a Vandouren again. It worked a lot better. And I think they might be Jazz specific like you said. So I don't think it's a matter of breaking them in, but a matter of getting used to? Either way, it worked pretty well today

Cello Wars!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgAlQuqzl8o

hahahha loved the piano accordion, did NOT see that coming! Plus I love that theme.

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Never happened to me in a concert. But I get interrupted a lot at home! XD

By the way...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpeWHtlIsB4

Violinist Interrupted By Nokia Ringtone Plays the Ringtone (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57363517-71/violinist-interrupted-by-nokia-ringtone-plays-the-ringtone/)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqNjgybUXko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqNjgybUXko

:o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqNjgybUXko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqNjgybUXko

:o

Mind blowing! :O

Passed my Freshman Jury yesterday :) I'll be going over the comments tomorrow, as well as starting new repertoire. I'm planning on entering my school's concerto competition in the Fall, so I'm hoping to start on that concerto soon.

Anime Energy Sounds Vol. 1.0 Coming Soon


hey every one Im Mark Van Gear from Mexico and coming a new compilation of my new Album called Anime Energy Sounds, so you can lisent to a new concept of remixes in Uplifting Trance yeahhh, I can`t Wait for finish this remixes with vocaloid acapellas

I'm currently practicing for my drum major audition test. On the test, I'll have to conduct in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time at the speeds of 80, 120, and 160 BPM. Does anybody know of any good songs I could practice conducting for this? Something that you have sheet music for (Instrumentation doesn't matter).

I think you should have to choose a hip hop song , because hip hop songs sounds great and with drum beat it will be a awesome time.

Has anyone tried using an electronic tuner to discern notes or chords? It might be worth a shot. I heard that a version of finale can detect pitches for you. I will go check their website now.

I don't know if the newer version is better but the one i tried in Finale 2009 was total bull**it! :)