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Western Music History Western Music History can be traced back to Medieval times, with the Introduction of Chanting (later termed Gregorian Chanting) into the Catholic church services. Western Music then started becoming more of an art form with the advances in music notation and more focus on secular themes that occurred in the Renaissance period. We then have expansions of range and complexity as we move into the Baroque era. The Classical era gives us the emotional power associated with such composers as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Romanticism then transforms the rigid styles and forms of the Classical era into more individualistic stylizations.
33 Ways to Make More Time in Your Life For Music-Making 1. Disconnect. Power down your computer–or if you absolutely need the thing for some reason related to your practice and studies, sever it from the internet by disabling wireless. 'Chilly' Gonzales: 'I like to be married to lots of people' It is sweltering in the north-west Parisian suburb of La Frette-sur-Seine on the afternoon I arrive to meet the performer known once again as "Chilly" Gonzales. Behind an unmarked iron gate lies a rambling, 19th-century manor house, converted into a residential recording studio in the late 60s by French producer Eddie Barclay. It is currently home to Gonzales and the singer Leslie Feist, who are working on the follow-up to her million-selling album The Reminder. "Welcome to paradise," says the newly clean-shaven Gonzales as he shows me inside. "We did one big grocery shop when we arrived and we're not going to leave all week." The studio seems more suited to Feist's ethereal beauty than it is to him.
Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice - Syllabus Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice is designed to help you write clearly and strongly in your own unique voice, bringing your full self to your writing process every time you write. This course will guide you through the first and most essential part of finding your writing voice: how to bring your senses and sense memories to the forefront and channel them into your writing. No one has ever seen the world from your perspective before, in the order, time, and context youve experienced it. Your sense memories stimulate your readers imagination, forcing them to respond with their own sense memories, filling your words with their stuff.
How to construct chords - Piano Clues: Free tips and lessons for playing piano, organ and electronic keyboard You don’t need a “1000 Chords Dictionary” to be able to read and play chords. You can learn how to form chords on your own, because chords are built using simple formulas. A chord is three or more notes played at the same time. Tonic. A Creative Music Agency.. about Tonic is an independent creative agency specialising in music. Here, music IS the big idea. We create music content for clients including brands, agencies and production companies. We work across all media – commercials, film, games, integrated entertainment, events, retail identity & strategy, or preferably an intelligent mix of them all. We like to blur the lines, shake shit up, and introduce great music to the world.
Craft! Lots of folks pride themselves on their songwriting speed, but they tend to be the same folks that have songs with parts that are boogered-up. I agree that the stuff that "flows" out in half an hour is often some of the best stuff. But I'm also constantly hearing unfinished work. Scales and emotions See also a post about making chords from scales. So maybe you want to write a song or an instrumental in a particular mood or style, and you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the scales. Here’s a handy guide to the commonly used scales in Western pop, rock, jazz, blues and so on. Current issue Get exclusive deals for new music events in your inbox. Sign up here. Hear from the voices of new music with guest posts from composers, curators, producers and the Sound and Music team here.