L-to-R: Leslie Schultz, Tami Fung, Heidi Kohne, Jennifer Woodall, Sean Kelleher, Mary Ellen Grace, Davis Einolf, Jacob Galash, Peter Kurtz
Please visit my YouTube channel or website Recital page where you can listen to and view performances from Sunday, April 10, 2011 recital.
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/04/25/spring-in-the-village-recital/
The physical demands that our musical instruments place on our bodies can cause stiffness and sore muscles. There is a way to take care of your body and still get lots of playing in – stretching! That’s what I explain in today’s issue of Musician’s Motivator video.
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/04/13/lets-get-physical-6-simple-stretches-before-playing/
I had been working as advertising director at Just Out for a few years when my co-worker, Rupert, asked me that question. He was the creative director of the newsmagazine and always thinking in imaginative ways like that.
“Well no, I don’t,” I replied, “Do you?” Read the full post »
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/03/23/got-theme/
Carlos Santana exploring his guitar 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 with your tone. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to become an explorer in the land of tone color.
Bring your curiosity to the task. Ask yourself, “how would my tone change if I…?” Read the full post »
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2011/03/09/tune-into-tone/