1st Piano

By Saud Siddiqui I highly recommend investing in a midi controller, because they are an essential tool when producing music in FL Studio or any other production software. Having one will definitely allow you to express your music more easily and fully, and will also allow you to work more efficiently. Where to Get Midi Keyboards Almost every music store carries midi keyboard. Note that you may already have a keyboard that is midi compatible and not even know it. I had a keyboard for many years of my life (it was just sitting around) and when I got into music production I discovered I could hook it up to my FL Studio and use it. This was great because I could figure out if it was worth it to buy an expensive controller. Look around and see if you have an old keyboard in your home. How to Setup a Midi Controller (Drivers) Most of the time, you will get instructions with the controller you buy. You will just need to install some drivers, and connect the controller (usual

By Anthony Pell Here are some general tips for mixing that I have learnt over the years. When mixing it is important to check your mix on a variety of speakers and not just your studio monitors. While studio monitors can sound great that can sometimes leave a false impression of how good your mix really sounds. Often studio monitors provide a great clarity and detail to the music that you are listening to. Those little subtle effects in the background of your mix may not be heard as clear as you think in a regular stereo or on a pair of cheap iPod headphones. Check your mix on everything you have from your deluxe home theatre sound system to a cheap and nasty boom box or car stereo. I often check my mixes on my mp3 player with cheap headphones. The mp3 player has a bass boost which in the past has told me that my mixes are too bassy turning them to mush. Now I am more aware of what the bass levels should be when mixing on my studio monitors. Another thing to do while ch

By Tim Eutin Southern Gospel Music singer-song writer, Mark Bishop recently released a ground breaking new album entitled, "Fields of Love". The album is unique in that all thirteen songs on the project work individually and collectively to tell a story. "It is a musical journey of faith in the heartland", comments Mark. "It happens in rural American. It is a story of a farmer and his family, his wife and son. It is a story about a family that has faith, loses faith and their journey back to faith." "This may be the best album of the year.", comments Tim Eutin , Program Director and Morning Show Host at the He's Alive Radio Network. "Each song is well crafted and stands alone. Taken together they form a story that is so captivating and emotional, I was moved to tears. It is by far Mark's best work to date." The sound quality of "Fields of Love" is fantastic. "We went full orchestration throughout

By Greg Mason Many of the most popular headphones in the world - the ones you get for free when you buy a Walkman - are inherently tinny and cold sounding, with hardly any bass frequency response. So be careful not to make critical mix decisions based solely on how it sounds in the headphones. And make sure you understand the characteristics of the phones you're using. Probably the best advantage to checking the mix with the "cans" is to get a fresh perspective. A new angle almost always exposes some flaw or at least suggests a question you hadn't yet considered. Professional studios typically feature both near-field monitors and much larger "Main" monitors, mounted high in the wall or on stands. Home/Project studios usually cannot afford such a luxury, due to both cost and space issues. But is it such a luxury to have a second set of monitors? The answer is 'no' and 'yes'. No - Pro engineers spend 80-90% of their time using the

By Nikoletta Bocz Kids like to play with puppets, because they can use their fantasy during this period (and they have rich imagination). They can imagine peoples, animals, different situations and life attitudes. These puppets will be prepared from wooden spoon. This is a simple and cheap idea, which is in every household. It will entertain your kids for a while. You need the following raw materials: wooden spoon cardboard paint paintbrush scissors colorful ribbon glue And the game can begin! First of all let your kids choose their favourite animals. For example: dog, cat, lion and so on... Second step: paint the wooden spoon with the basic colour. You can use bravely high colors. For example a mouse can be blue, the cat may be pink, in this case it's not problem. The main thing is your child feel the decision freedom and use his imagination. (You can take a look at a sample picture on my website.) Third step: cut ears from the cardboard, embell

By Reecy Aresty On September 4, 2007, President Bush signed the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, designed to make more financial aid available to the poorest families, as well as lowering interest rates for new borrowers. As a bonus, the bill also created an opportunity for students to avoid repayment of loans by teaching in some inner city schools, or by working in public service jobs for ten years, after which time the loan balance will be forgiven. The Act also reduced interest rates on new subsidized Stafford Loans from 6.8% to 3.4% over four years, and increased the amount of Pell Grants from $4,310 to $5,400 per year over the same period of time. Though long overdue, it genuinely seemed to be a good piece of legislation that promised financial aid at lower rates and more availability of grant money to students. However, at the bill signing ceremony, President Bush, in what now appears to have been a foreboding understatement, said he didn't know how all th

By Sujanti Djuanda The students could be in the bad mood while taking lessons. Force them to play will not make them playing well even the kids often persist in not wanting to play. Let them just sit with no activity is also not the good solution. As teachers, what should we do so that the lessons can still be valued? As my experienced, the following tips will help students in the bad mood feel better and improve their music knowledge. 1. Being Storytellers a. Tell a short biography of composer and show his/her pictures since was child. b. Tell a story behind the music. For instance, Fur Ellise was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and the original title was Bagatelle for piano in A minor. It was most probably dedicated to Therese Malfatti, his piano student in 1809-1810. Beethoven could be in love with her but this topic is still debated. Years after Beethoven's death, a researcher Nohl stumbled upon the autograph of the little piece when visited the Malfatti's fam

Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K. 332/300k, Allegro–1st movement (1783) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) By Sujanti Djuanda "Oh, Papa, a piano sonata, but it isn't finished yet," Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began composing the sonata in his five and but in adult life, his piano sonata spanned the years 1775-1789 including this one. All Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sonatas composed for the fortepiano, which was the smaller and less powerful predecessor than the modern piano, and written to be performed both by the composer and his students. This sonata was written at the same time with two others sonatas (K.330 and K.331) as a set, most probably during a visit to Salzburg where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart introduced his wife, Constanze Weber to his father, Leopold and sister, Nannerl. Then it was ordered by Viennese publisher, Artaria and published in Vienna (1784). It received its Carnegie Hall premiere on March 16, 1935, with Artur Schnabel as performer. The Allegr

By Sujanti Djuanda History of Nocturne's term The term 'Notturno', in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, referred to vocal or instrumental compositions, which were generally played outdoors. For example, Haydn composed eight Notturnos for King Ferdinand IV of Naples, and Mozart a Serenata notturna (KV 239). At the beginning of the nineteenth century, John Field (1782-1837), the Irish pianist and composer, invented the Nocturne as single movement impromptu compositions for piano that maintain a single mood throughout. He gave this title to his sixteen short pieces (written between 1812 and 1835) in which his first set of three, widely circulated and reprinted throughout post-Napoleonic Europe, appeared from CF Peters of Leipzig in the autumn of 1814 (Brahms owning a copy of this edition). In Christmas Day 1832, Chopin heard Field played his C minor Seventh Concerto (forerunner of Field's own same-key of Andante spianato Op 22 [published independe

By Sujanti Djuanda There are beginner piano books begin by introducing five notes i.e. CDEFG in right hand (RH) and CBAGF in left (LH) by using the same fingers position such as on RH note C played by thumb, D played by index finger, etc. On LH note C played by thumb, B played by index finger, so on. I called as "five fingers same position". The benefit is before added the new note, beginners have practiced some similar exercises so they, especially kids will not confused by rhythm, names and positions of notes. Because of many exercises that using the same fingers position, mostly kids tend to read the fingers numbers as notes positions. For instance, they mean no. 1 on RH is C - always played by thumb, no. 2 is D - always played by index finger and so on, likewise on LH. In early lessons, students seem fluently in notes reading but the problem comes when start playing pieces with no "five fingers same position". If students have to use "five fi

By Sujanti Djuanda   Studio policies will make music studios run well. For example, the policy state that if students did not pay tuition fee at first lesson of the month, they must pay late fee. Then students will generally pay on time. Another policy, if students miss lesson without any notification, lesson cannot be made up. Then students will generally notify teachers if they cannot take lesson.   Unfortunately, it is not always work well. The following examples show studio policies did not work for certain families. They decided to quit or did not mind to be penalized than followed the policies. Parents decided to quit than pay late fee although they have signed the agreement of studio policy. Parents did not mind to pay late fee so each month, their children still late in tuition payment. Parents asked their child to miss lessons without notifying teacher because they would go shopping and did not mind lessons could not be made up. Student m

By Sujanti Djuanda "Thank God! I have learnt something absolutely new," said Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when heard Bach's hymn for the first time. Johann Sebastian Bach's music was most influential in the history of western music despite in his lifetime it was regarded as "old-fashioned". The growth of J.S. Bach music's stature continued in subsequent years since his "St Matthew Passion" was performed by Felix Mendelssohn in Berlin (1829). The WTC Book I, which considered as the Old Testament of keyboard works, seems to be inspired by the composition of the organist, Johann Fischer, "Ariadne musica neo-organoedum" (a collection of 20 preludes and fugues in ten major and nine minor keys) that published in 1702. But Johann Sebastian Bach produced the mature compositions as first collection of 24 preludes and fugues in all keys. It composed for "musical youth desirous of learning as well as for the Pastime of those Already

By Ignatius Gluck   The acoustic guitar is an instrument which produces sound via the vibration of the strings through the hollow body, sound board and sound hole. String vibration can be achieved by using a flatpick, usually made of plastic, or by simply strumming the strings with the thumb. One can pick individual notes or strike a combination of strings at once to produce a chord. A more intricate method is fingerpicking, a technique which uses the thumb and tips of the fingers to strike individual strings. Fingertips, fingernails (which are usually grown longer for this specific purpose), fingerpicks which are attached to the thumb and fingers can all be used for fingerpick guitar playing. The acoustic guitar is a very portable instrument. Lightweight and easily transportable it makes the perfect musical companion. The lowest tone string, the string you would strike first in a chord with a downward pick motion, is called the sixth string and each subsequent string is

By Kah Joon Liow In the modern Chinese writing system, each character is a form of its own, representing a particular sound and at least one meaning. In other words, each Chinese symbol is a unity of form, sound and meaning. To learn Chinese writing, you need to know each Chinese symbol or character individually. You will need a vocabulary of at least 3,000 characters to understand 90% of what you read. A vocabulary of 4-5,000 characters allows you to understand almost everything written in Chinese in the modern context. Although there are more than 60,000 characters listed in the largest Chinese dictionaries most of them are ancient symbols and no longer in use. Only a very small proportion of Chinese characters- some 300, perhaps- are simple representations of natural objects; all others are composite signs. Each sign generally has two components: a graphic component (which represent a man, woman, tree etc.) and a phonetic component, which gives some idea of the pro

By Gregg Hall It can be fun to buy a toy for your toddler, because they are so cute and you can imagine the smile on your child's face when you give it to them. More and more parents are recognizing that not all toys they give their children should be just cute or cuddly. They are looking for toys that are educational as well. There are many of these toys available, both online and in toy stores. So many in fact, that it can be difficult to choose which is the best one for your child. The toy stores alone offer a multitude of them and when you add the ones advertised online; it can truly become a mind boggling experience. There are toys that parents have found to be excellent learning tools and these are the ones that are the most popular. Curiosity Cube. This toy is great for toddlers because it helps them learn to recognize colors, shapes and sounds. It has many activities that will occupy your children for hours and educate them as well. Building Blocks Buildin

By Kris Malviya This simple tutorial will teach you how do you transfer music to an Ipod or how to put music to Ipod. This is a really simple tutorial which will teach you how do you transfer music to an iPod or how to put music to iPod the easy way. Putting music to Ipod is absolutely simple but sometimes you can get confused. So, read this article and start transferring music to your Ipod. Read this article transfer music, then enjoy listening to them. Before putting songs on your Ipod, you have to first put them on your computer.. You have to download them to your pc. To download, you can go to a trust able download site like the Official Apple site itself. It is probably 99cents per song. After you've got the songs, you have to put them onto your Ipod. To do that, you need Itunes. Download Itunes for free from the Apple website (http://www.apple.com/itunes/). Now that you have Itunes, you can drag songs from your pc on to Itunes directly and make a collection o

By Kris Malviya This simple tutorial will teach you how do you transfer music to an Ipod or how to put music to Ipod. This is a really simple tutorial which will teach you how do you transfer music to an iPod or how to put music to iPod the easy way. Putting music to Ipod is absolutely simple but sometimes you can get confused. So, read this article and start transferring music to your Ipod. Read this article transfer music, then enjoy listening to them. Before putting songs on your Ipod, you have to first put them on your computer.. You have to download them to your pc. To download, you can go to a trust able download site like the Official Apple site itself. It is probably 99cents per song. After you've got the songs, you have to put them onto your Ipod. To do that, you need Itunes. Download Itunes for free from the Apple website (http://www.apple.com/itunes/). Now that you have Itunes, you can drag songs from your pc on to Itunes directly and make a collection o

By Jorge Chavez Learn to speak Chinese you say? Why would I want to do that? Well, for starters, it's the language spoken by more people than any other language on earth! And the 2008 Olympics are being held in China. Many thousands of people from all over the world will be traveling to China, where most people only speak Chinese. You will need to know enough to ask directions or order lunch! The Chinese economy is growing rapidly. China is producing goods that are being sold worldwide. Huge amounts of commerce are going on between English-speaking countries and China. So we should know how to communicate with the Chinese in their own language. To help English-speakers learn everyday conversational Chinese, the Rocket Languages people have put together another super language-learning course. They use the conversational learning approach, which lets you learn Chinese the same way you learned English; learn a few words and practice using them in sentences. Gradually

By Jack Jimmy Learning how to speak a new language is never easy, for some people it can be hard and frustrating while for some learning a new language is like fun. Italian is the official language of Italy and it is one of the most popular languages spoken in Europe. Some people choose to learn the language on the internet because of its benefits for instance if you choose to learn online you are free to learn in your own time and in your own way. You can also learn it from the comfort of your home and in many cases learning online can be a lot cheaper than doing it offline. There are 3 ways of learning Italian on the internet which are using audio lessons, taking online classes and using language learning software. Audio lessons usually come in the form of recorded classes and they are good for those who like to listen and learn. Online classes is another way to learn it online, usually a teacher giving you lectures online using videos but some of them also use chat.

iPod catches the hearts of all music lovers. It is ergonomic and it has a stupendous storage device that is up to 160 gigabytes. It is handy; we could carry it anywhere we go to. It may be school, office, outdoors or you could simply lie down in bed with headphones if don't want to disturb the people around you. You could also play the music of your iPod to your personal computer. Very Quick Audio Uploading with iTunes In your Mac, you could upload music up to 1,000 songs from your iPod with the help of its built-in software, the iTunes. You could upload your digital music collection with all your different playlists in just less than 10 minutes. iPod users are really amazed about this cool feature. All you need to do is just connect your iPod to your computer and presto! All the music in your iPod is transferred automatically in your Mac. iPod stores its content through a database methodology. iTunes copies its content to a hidden directory structure and updates th

By Malcom Bedoier How to transfer music to an ipod without iTunes is a question a lot of people have. This is because a lot of you feel that iTunes is holding you back, it's hard to use, and comes with a lot of restrictions. Well things don't necessary have to be this way. First of all your can turn you iPod into a portable hard drive, you can learn about this at apple.com on ways to use your ipod. If you do this you can add music, videos, even documents on it with no need for iTunes. You can basically add any type of file on your ipod, the problem is that because it's an apple method you will still have some restrictions, but it's worth checking out. Another way is to use softwares like ipod2ipod and floola. These are complicated to use but will give you the posibility to transfer music to an ipod without iTunes and you could even be doing this on any computer. This is of course if they have these softwares. But the whole point is the fact that you won&

By Malcom Bedoier There are a lot of us out there that want to transfer music from one ipod to another. Some of you think something like this is impossible but I can assure you that others made it possible. Over the years people came up with ingenious ways to do this, some are simple others are very hard. They have even invented devices to make things ultra easy. So here's my Top 3 ways to transfer music from one ipod to another. First Way : This is probably the most used way to transfer music from one ipod to another, and you probably know it too. You do not transfer music directly between ipods but you or your friend can still get the songs you want. It goes as followed: if you have the desired mp3's on your computer you just add them into an archive and send them via email or any instant messenger you use. This is very easy and very effective but it's not a direct way to transfer music. Second Way : This way is a bit more complicated. A software called i

By Clifton Turner Today, market is flooded with innovative gadgets that surprise and charm its users with their exciting features. And if it is about music, then everybody would love to hear anything that could enhance the musical productions and their musical interest. Here goes the news, guys! ADM is introduced to the market as a novel and ground-breaking concept for managing music productions on a mixer board. This concept is based on visualizing the real route of the audio signal by means of conventional paraphernalia in a controlled and structured way. Moreover, this is done in different combinations. When technology has influenced everything, then how musical instruments would be left spared. With time, mixer boards have also undergone an incredible process of development. You will be surprised to see tremendous changes in mixer boards if have a look at the first analogue mixer boards. Introduction of digital mixers has further augmented the possibilities for audio

Are you interested in learning Chinese either for personal development or a business requirement? Do you have enough time and energy to enter a formal language school or training center either in your country or in China for a Chinese language certification? Or would you rather master the language in an easy and cost effective manner? If you prefer learning Chinese by yourself but are hesitant about which books to choose and how to study effectively, here is a practical guide to help you reach your Chinese language goals. As an experienced Mandarin teacher, I have met several foreign students who either work in Beijing or in other countries who studied Chinese by themselves. The first problem for them was how to effectively arrange their time to study, and the second problem was how to choose good books and other materials to start the learning process and to be able to progress step by step in a meaningful way. As we all know language learning is different from learning

by Kevin Cox An important part of making it in the Hip Hop industry is having the right beats or instrumental. You can have the best lyrics in the world, but if you record it over the wrong beat the song will not be a hit. The best thing to do is to find a beat that fits your style or write to a beat. Also make shore your hook sounds good with the beat. The worse thing is to have a good verse and when it comes to the hook it falls short. When buying a beat the best thing to do is find the best beat for the lowest price. Another thing is to get a beat you can use for life. There is nothing wrong with leasing a beat but you can get into a lot of inconvenience if you make a hot song and the time on the beat is up. The person who owns the beat may not want to re-lease it to you for any number of reasons. Some of these reasons can be the person wants to use the beat for them self, they want to sell the beat to a more establish artist, they want you to pay a ridicules amount o

By Amy Nutt If you are searching for the right educational toys for your preschooler, you may be overwhelmed with all the options available. Toy manufacturers are now busier than ever, working hard to keep up with the latest trends and styles, and competing to make their toys the best and most popular among small children. Though the decision of what to buy your child can be difficult, here are several suggestions that may help you. When choosing an educational toy, you want to be sure it will serve its educational purpose. You want your child to learn something while playing with a particular toy, and for that to remain a popular one with your preschooler for a reasonable amount of time. This is why you should choose carefully. When selecting educational toys, it is also important to keep your child's interests in mind. Remember, it isn't the educational factor that will interest your child, rather the fun the toy will bring. Encourage your child to play with d

By Davion Wong More and more iPod audio book downloads are exchanged over the net these days. People have either no time to read a book leisurely or are always on the move and taking a book along can be a hassle. Also, it is easier to just listen to books while traveling. Most folks commute. A lot of time can be wasted while traveling. Jams are everywhere. This offers the right conditions for people to listen to audio books. No matter where you are, you can use the book to read a science-fiction book, self-improvement course, or even listen to the latest top seller. The convenience extends to the gym, beach, home and just about anywhere. iPod audio book downloads as well as books in other formats can be found on the internet and are much cheaper than CDs. You can even find free audio books. Say you are a CD junkie, it is still possible to copy and burn those iPod audio book downloads onto your CD. While there are skeptics who feel that audio book downloads can never s

Are you searching for a learn Spanish dvd? If you are, be careful! There are hundreds of such DVDs available these days, and not all of them are the quality you would hope for. Like everything in life, there are different levels of tuition and quality available, so we have put together some tips to help you get the most from your Spanish DVDs. Learn Spanish DVD, Tip 1- Be sure you know what you are buying. Many people will look for Spanish tuition courses etc on ebay and places like that, but be careful. It's not uncommon for the ones sold there to be illegal copies or worse, so always try to find a reputable seller. Also worth noting is that if you get brand new Spanish DVDs, there will be some kind of guarantee, which is something you don't always get buying used stuff from Ebay etc. Learn Spanish DVD, Tip 2- Check the region coding. Many tuition DVDs for various subjects are marked as Region 0, which means they will work in any DVD player in the world, but if