Tune Into Tone Scritch, scratch. Snap, crackle, pop. Hoo-rah! Clang, clang, clang. Velvet. Loo-loo-loo. Boing! The sounds made by our musical instruments are limitless. Not only does each instrument have its own particular sound, or timbre; they also have a variety of ways to express those sounds. This week’s Musician’s Motivator is all about experimenting [...]
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Tune Into Tone
Posted by Mary Ellen on March 9, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/03/09/tune-into-tone/
Play, Write, Listen, and Create Music at 1000 MPH
Last night, before I went to sleep, I asked my dreamself to help me write today’s ezine. I woke up with this headline on the tip of my tongue and the skeleton of an actual article in my mind. I quickly wrote it all down. Courtesy of my subconscious, here are four ways we interact [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on February 9, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/02/09/play-write-listen-and-create-music-at-1000-mph/
Make Musical Motifs With Math and Letters
Happy New Year, dear list! May you all have a joyous, prosperous, and healthy new year. I’m feeling playful this morning and have a couple of fun musical games for you to enjoy. Math Motifs AlphaMusic Math Motifs is a unique way to create music based on individual numbers. You’ll need to know a little [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on January 12, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/01/12/make-musical-motifs-with-math-and-letters/
Where Is Your Awareness?
I woke from a dream with three words swimming in my mind, Neo-Classical, Neapolitan, Neo. Yes, the character from the Matrix movies, that Neo. My dream mind didn’t realize that Neapolitan (the block of three-flavors of ice cream) is not spelled Neopolitan. Thinking it was the latter is why I thought I was inspired with [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on November 10, 2010
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2010/11/10/where-is-your-awareness/