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/
How Do You Do, Dear Clarinet?
A father scoops up his young daughter and spins her around in his arms. She squeals with delight. Two buddies bump fists and smile in greeting. European friends meet one another with a kiss on each cheek. Two 13-year-old girls clasp forearms and jump up and down with excitement in seeing one another. A couple [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on February 23, 2011
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/02/23/how-do-you-do-dear-clarinet/
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/
Filling Up The Performance Reservoir
It’s been four days since I’ve played the music from Gypsy, and still the songs are swimming through my mind. Listen to this clip of Patti LuPone belting out Some People. Some people sit on their butts; got the dream, yeah, but not the guts. That’s living for some people, for some hum-drum people I [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on November 24, 2010
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2010/11/24/filling-up-the-performance-reservoir/