American Theatre Wing - Larson Grants Jonathan Larson's dream was to infuse musical theatre with a contemporary, joyful, urban vitality. Although he did not live to see it happen, his dream was achieved through the phenomenal success of his musical Rent. The Jonathan Larson Grants were created with the understanding that without the grants that supplemented Jonathan's meager income, Jonathan might never have written Rent. The grants program was established 17 years ago as a place for individual creative theatre artists to turn to for financial support and encouragement. Initially given by the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation, these grants have recognized and supported more than eighty composers, lyricists, and librettists at the start of their careers. The American Theatre Wing is currently accepting applications for the 2014 Jonathan Larson Grants. The few grants Jonathan Larson received boosted his professional confidence so that he could pursue a career writing for the musical theatre.
iVideosongs Studio - 5min.com For the beginner whose new guitar won't stay in tune - a demonstration of a correct tremolo setup. Steve Rieck: One quick tip for any beginners out there that have a tremolo equipped electric guitar and that would be most of the beginner electric guitars you will see out there in the Fender style guitars. There are different types of tremolos and this is a PRS guitar and it is little bit of a different shape. It basically is a Fender style tremolo. Tags: Correct tremolo setup,guitar lessons,ivideosongs,learn guitar,tremelo,tremelo set up
100 Very Cool Facts About The Human Body – Global One TV: Multimedia for Mystics The Brain The human brain is the most complex and least understood part of the human anatomy. There may be a lot we don’t know, but here are a few interesting facts that we’ve got covered. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Ever wonder how you can react so fast to things around you or why that stubbed toe hurts right away? It’s due to the super-speedy movement of nerve impulses from your brain to the rest of your body and vice versa, bringing reactions at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car.The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb. Hair and Nails While they’re not a living part of your body, most people spend a good amount of time caring for their hair and nails. Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body. Internal Organs Though we may not give them much thought unless they’re bothering us, our internal organs are what allow us to go on eating, breathing and walking around. Bodily Functions Senses
Musical Master Class 2 - Discovering Musical Theater | Musical Workshop with Michael Kunze Michael talks about his awakening to musical theater as a potential form of expression for his own art: “As a producer, I was interested in the stage appearance of my acts. More and more artists of the late 1970’s began to add aspects of the theater to their performances, and I was intrigued. Of course, I knew about musical theater and Broadway shows, but in my (then) understanding of the genre — it was all about gay dancers and girls kicking their legs. I could not care less about that.” “However, when I first heard the album “Jesus Christ Superstar”…it felt like I was struck by lightening! “After a few more or less unsuccessful attempts at creating concept albums with my artists, I turned my attention to writing for big TV shows and gala events. “All this work and my subsequent dabbling in movie scripts led to my heightened interest in learning all about the craft of story-telling. Watch the video here!
NG BBS — Best Free Vst Effects Beautycheck - social perception Do attractive people have any advantages? Are they treated better than less attractive? Is it important to look good on an application photo? A selection of the faces that have been presented: Attractive female faces: Unattractive female faces: Attractive male faces: Unattractive male faces: All faces do not exist in reality. The results are alarmingly clear. home How To Write A Musical Drama - 9 Essential Drama Elements | Musical Workshop with Michael Kunze Musical drama elements — in a nut shell: Overview of 9 essential strategies that made Michael Kunze’s drama musicals so successful in Europe and Japan. It is a long and rocky road from the inception to the premiere; make sure you are passionately fascinated by your story idea. Don’t follow trends…follow your heart! You dream about seeing it on stage, and you can’t wait to share it with an audience.Your initial attraction to the material becomes the inspiration for any further development.
Gypsy scale The term Gypsy scale,[a] refers to one of several musical scales named after their association with Romani or stereotyped "Gypsy" music: Hungarian minor scale, minor scale with raised fourth and seventh degrees, also called double harmonic minor scale.Minor gypsy scale, minor scale with raised fourth but natural seventh. [1] Both these scales are also called Hungarian gypsy scale.Spanish Gypsy scale, another name for the Phrygian dominant scale. [1][2]Double harmonic scale, the fifth mode of the Hungarian gypsy scale. [3] Notes[edit] References[edit] Otomata 16 Jul 2011 Click on the grid below to add cells, click on cells to change their direction, and press play to listen to your music. Update: Click here to get Otomata for your iPhone / iPod / iPad! Official facebook page: Also this reddit page has many examples: And there is a subreddit for Otomata: Otomata is a generative sequencer. Each alive cell has 4 states: Up, right, down, left. at each cycle, the cells move themselves in the direction of their internal states. This set of rules produces chaotic results in some settings, therefore you can end up with never repeating, gradually evolving sequences. If you encounter something you like, just press “Copy Piece Link” and save it somewhere, or better, share it! Here is something from me to start with: And here is an action video: Here are replies to some common questions: Q: MIDI Output?
17 Sites to Get Tons of Free Vst's - Hip Hop Makers Here are 17 websites where you can get tons of free VST plugins. It may take some time to pick and choose what you want on these sites, but the free sounds are worth the effort. For those who do not know, VST plugins that are virtual instruments. For example: Synth, organ, piano, etc. Note: I suggest you come up with a plan right away on how you want to organize these free VST instruments. Follow Hip Hop Makers on Facebook: Here is a great tutorial on installing VST plugins in FL Studio by NFX @ Warbeats.com – Warbeats Tutorial – Installing VST plugins Enjoy these free plugins for fl studio, or what ever music software you are using. Please Share to Help Us Grow! This window will close automatically in 15 seconds. Your support is appreciated and encourages us to do more. Do you sell beats or need a music website? or wait 12s
Musical cryptogram The BACH motif. Because of the multitudinous ways in which notes and letters can be related, see systems below, detecting hidden ciphers and proving accurate decipherment is difficult, thus avoiding claiming the existence of inaccurate nonexistent ciphers may also be difficult. History[edit] From the initial assignment by Western music theorists of letter names to notes in the 9th century [1] it became possible to reverse the procedure and assign notes to the letters of names. Systems[edit] Syllables to solmization names[edit] It is believed that this method was first used by Josquin des Prez in his Missa Hercules Dux Ferrarie. Letters to note names[edit] Since the note names only cover letters A to G (reflecting the octave repetition of these names), the problem arises as to how to cipher the rest of the alphabet. German[edit] French[edit] The 'French' method of generating cryptograms arose late in the 19th century and was more akin to normal encipherment. 20th century[edit] Others[edit]
Open Ambience Project &SHEPPi& Free Spatial Enhancer Last modification: 01/19/08 19:26 Dallas' Gear REVIEW K-Stereo Ambience Processor vs. "SHEPPi" Free Spatial Enhancer "K-Stereo is a process that literally extracts the inherent ambience, space and depth in a recording and allows you to manipulate it... I know this sounds implausible, but it can be done and there is a solid psychoacoustic (patent pending) basis for the principle. In mastering we often get recordings that are too small, and K-Stereo is one of the best cures for that disease because it does not affect the inherent mix, unlike typical M/S and other such 'widening' techniques. Let's be clear on something - I love Bob Katz. (Note to self - Is Bob planning to take over the best practices in the mastering world and label them all "K" something-or-other? K-Stereo was something different, though. What SHEPPi describes is this. Open Ambience Project's SHEPPi Spatial Enhancer plugin (VST, Windows) does all of this. How close is this implementation to the real thing? Related Links:
The Tonal Centers Page The Tonal Centers Page This web page contains a list of songs that have similar chord progressions and tonal shifts (modulations) and then links them to the "Vanilla Book". This is a resource for learning to hear jazz chord progressions. Most jazz standards move through different major and minor tonal centers as the song progresses. Listening to songs that contain the same or similar chord progressions and tonal center shifts, can help learning to recognize them. Chord Progressions and Tonal Shifts Example of a Chord Progression | Gm7 / C7 / | F / / / | Example of Chord Progressions with Tonal Shifts | Gm7 / C7 / | F / / / | Bm7 / E7 / | A / / / | Gm7 / C7 / | F / / / | In the first example there is no tonal shift (modulation). In the second example the tonality shifts (modulates) from F major to A major and then back to F major. For example; The song "I Love You" shifts (modulates) from the key of F major to A major at bar 12 thru 16, then back to F major at bar 17. 1 major
Songwriting Exercises - Handout Songwriting Exercises by Joel Mabus Scaffolding Stuck? Try this exercise: A) Take some song you like — any song at all from any era, any style — just so long as it is familiar to you. B) Write a new lyric to that song. C) Take that new lyric and write completely new music to it. D) Edit. (Or you could do A-C-B-D — write the new music to the “scaffold” song and then write a new lyric.) What remains is a new song with only a hint of the “ghost” song that acted as a scaffold for the process. Listmaking Out of ideas? A list could become a song (remember “My Favorite Things” or Tom T Hall’s “I Love...”) or could be a starting pad for an essay song, enumerating facts or feelings. Focused Imaging Similar to listmaking, but more purposeful, is putting your imagination to work in creating a scene, place or mood. Imagine a perfect day in your childhood – or the day your childhood sweetheart left you. Out-of-context Images Brain dead? Do this a few times and you start to see language in a new light. Journal