Posted by Shinn Duane on November 6th, 2007 in Music ·
If you’re a beginning or intermediate pianist interested in learning and playing hymn tunes — particularly those relating to the Christian faith — there are several issues working in your favor. First, as the words and tunes of hymns generally date back to pre-20th century times, most hymns live entirely in the public domain…
Posted by Shinn Duane on November 3rd, 2007 in Music ·
Did you know that there are many piano players who are stark naked? Some of them probably live in your neighborhood. One of them might even be your next door neighbor.
They come in all shapes and sizes and ages. About half of them are female, so I guess you know what the other half are…
Posted by Shinn Duane on November 3rd, 2007 in Music ·
Reading piano notes is far easier than many beginning pianists think it is. Ultimately, piano note reading is simply a matter of memorization and repetition. In other words, once you learn the basics, all you have to do is put them into practice, and to do so as many times as it takes to completely internalize your note reading skills…
Posted by Shinn Duane on November 3rd, 2007 in Music ·
If you’re thinking of taking piano lessons — or if you already take them — it’s a good idea to learn something about the long musical tradition in which you will be participating. After all, nobody’s choice to play piano is made in a vacuum…
Posted by Shinn Duane on August 24th, 2007 in Music ·
Mp3 music is an audio file that has been digitally encoded and compressed to make the amount of data smaller without compromising the overall sound quality…
Posted by Shinn Duane on June 28th, 2007 in Music ·
There are literally millions of adults today who took piano lessons when they were growing up, but at some point along the way gave them up…
Posted by Shinn Duane on June 26th, 2007 in Music ·
As a musician, one of the best ways to start becoming successful in the music business is to build up a fan base.
You need to get your music out there so people can start listening to it and enjoying it…
Posted by Shinn Duane on June 26th, 2007 in Music ·
There is really nothing in the world like music. There have been studies to show the amazing effect that is has on the human brain, such as the link between music and spatial intelligence…
Posted by Shinn Duane on June 12th, 2007 in Music ·
There are lots of ways to make a living in the music industry, and very few of them have anything to do with getting on stage and performing, or trying to crack the lineup on American Idol…
Posted by Shinn Duane on June 12th, 2007 in Music ·
The new age of technology in which we live, makes it possible for many inventions and discoveries to develop, and one such discovery is Podcasting. Podcasts are files that can be downloaded directly from the internet or that can be accessed via streaming feeds like RSS feeds…