http://www.content4reprint.com/profile/duaneshinn-67.xml Articles at Content for Reprint en-us http://www.content4reprint.com/music/piano-instruction-make-sure-it-includes-chords-and-music-theory.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/piano-instruction-make-sure-it-includes-chords-and-music-theory.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:37:29 +0000 Proper piano instruction is an element extremely vital to learning the instrument well. Though it's very possible to be a self-taught piano player, piano lessons can really increase the speed and efficiency with which one learns the instrument. http://www.content4reprint.com/music/vince-guaraldi-the-pianist-behind-the-charlie-brown-sound.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/vince-guaraldi-the-pianist-behind-the-charlie-brown-sound.htm Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:06:17 +0000 Vince Guaraldi's music will forever stand as the sound of Charlie Brown. His jazz riffs that are part of the Peanuts musical oeuvre are instantly recognizable. http://www.content4reprint.com/music/the-triple-threat-of-steve-allen-pianist-writer-and-comedian.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/the-triple-threat-of-steve-allen-pianist-writer-and-comedian.htm Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:43:44 +0000 One of the most legendary musical satirists of the 20th century, pianist and comedian was Steve Allen. He was extremely prolific, having once bet another songwriter he could pen 50 songs a day for a week. He won the bet. He even won a Grammy award in 1963 for Best Jazz Composition. http://www.content4reprint.com/music/three-things-every-piano-student-should-know-about-metronomes.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/three-things-every-piano-student-should-know-about-metronomes.htm Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:00:19 +0000 Piano students, even beginners, are probably familiar with the metronome. Using a metronome during practice can help students play more proficiently and consistently. A metronome should be a basic tool for every person learning to play. http://www.content4reprint.com/technology/modern-breakthroughs-in-transportation-a-brief-history.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/technology/modern-breakthroughs-in-transportation-a-brief-history.htm Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:09:54 +0000 The mid nineteenth to the present has seen unprecedented advancement in transportation, from a world with no motor car to one where supersonic flight and landings on the moon were possible. http://www.content4reprint.com/music/how-to-tell-the-key-of-a-song.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/how-to-tell-the-key-of-a-song.htm Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:43:26 +0000 Every piece of music is written in one key or another, such as the key of Bb or the key of E or whatever. The key signature at the beginning of a score tells what sharps or flats are being used in the song, and therefore what scale the song is based on. http://www.content4reprint.com/music/the-amazing-mr-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/the-amazing-mr-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart.htm Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:32:32 +0000 One of the greatest of all composers was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. His father and mother were Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart. http://www.content4reprint.com/music/how-to-read-musical-road-signs-dynamics-and-tempo.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/how-to-read-musical-road-signs-dynamics-and-tempo.htm Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:20:58 +0000 In order for a piece to be played accurately and with expression and dynamics, written music includes a number of signs and symbols to guide the musician. Some of these include words that tell the musician how loudly or softly to play a note or passage. http://www.content4reprint.com/music/what-is-midi-and-how-does-it-work-in-electronic-keyboards.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/what-is-midi-and-how-does-it-work-in-electronic-keyboards.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:23:29 +0000 How can one or two musicians sound like a full band? The answer is MIDI. It's the abbreviation for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface." It's the electronic "language" that is "spoken" between different instruments and the main device (computer) controlling them. http://www.content4reprint.com/music/a-musical-family-johann-sebastian-bach-and-the-bach-family.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/music/a-musical-family-johann-sebastian-bach-and-the-bach-family.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:33:55 +0000 A famous German composer and organ player, Johann Sebastian Bach came from a very musical family. He was born in Eisenach on March 31, 1685. He was the youngest child of Johann Ambrosius Bach and Maria Elisabetha Lammerhirt Bach.