COURTESY: http://musiciansway.com/blog/2014/06/when-every-note-vibrates-with-life/
“Whatever music you play or sing, your objective is to express musical ideas, not spew out notes.”
-The Musician’s Way, p. 24
Accomplished musicians bring vibrancy to every sound they make - there’s an emotional power to their music that captivates listeners.
Student performers, by comparison, often come across as bland. They may focus on mechanical execution instead of expressing the emotions in each phrase.
Here are 7 ways that aspiring musicians can acquire the expressive habits of pros.
1. Form a Sound-Image
Before you practice a new piece, study a score, delve into recordings, and attend live performances to generate a personal sound-image.
2. Listen Deeply
Listen deeply as you practice and perform – both to yourself and any coperformers – and compare what you hear to what you envision. Then, practice deliberately, phrase by phrase, to draw out expressive content.
3. Create Variety
Modify tone, articulation, dynamics, and timing to form an irresistible emotional topography. In the words of cellist Pablo Casals, “Always try to find variety; it is the secret of music.”
4. Enhance Contrasts
Make your emotional messages distinct by bringing freshness to contrasting sections – animate the music with colors, articulations, and dynamic shapes.
5. Explore Possibilities
Investigate expressive possibilities beyond your habitual ones. Be spontaneous. Take risks. Also collaborate with others so that you encounter new interpretive approaches.
6. Evaluate
Use a digital recorder in practice and performance, and then employ deep listening strategies to size up your tracks. Build on what works, and rethink what doesn’t.
7. Perform with Conviction
Best of all, play or sing regularly in public, tapping the energy of live performance to ignite your imagination. Trust in your preparation, savor the music, and make every note vibrate with life.
See The Musician’s Way for hundreds of tips that enhance musical artistry.
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Continuum New Music Video!
SEE VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N5nxz5FYpc Continuum recently graced us with their presence in the studio to track a few covers for their fans. If you missed the first video, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty6pjeUNMvE&list=UUeUJCt68brz5isSCF7awmWg
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2nd Annual Paddle For A Promise. A Covenant Hospice Event.
We are a proud sponsor and will be donating our system for this August 9, 2014 event! Details below: http://eventsatcovenant.org/paddle/ Enjoy a day on the bay for charity! Fort Walton Yacht Club invites you to join us for our 2nd Annual “Paddle for the Promise” Standup Paddleboard Race to benefit Covenant Hospice. This event will be held at our gorgeous location on Choctawhatchee Bay Saturday, August 9, 2014. A series of races for all skill levels and ages will be held beginning at 9 a.m. There will be four divisions of racers: Men, Women, Youth, as well as three race classes: 14 ft, 12'6, and Surfboard. In addition to our 5-mile and 1-mile races, we will also offer a relay for three-person teams. And to top it all off, a hilarious SUP jousting tournament is sure to make waves as adventurous competitors clad in their most creative costumes attempt to knock one another in the water. Between races, you and your entourage can check out our event sponsors’ booths or browse items offered for sale by our vendors. Children will also love this event, as there will be plenty to see and do. The Yacht Club includes areas perfect for splashing and swimming, as well as a playground. Stick around for the post-race celebration, which will be held onsite this year! Chill out and enjoy food and drinks as you groove to live music. After the awards ceremony, we’ll announce the winner of our awesome prize drawings, which includes a paddle board courtesy of Dog House Surf Shop! Most importantly, Paddle for the Promise supports a local non-profit that makes an immeasurable difference in the lives of so many hurting families in our community. 100% of the funds raised by Paddle for the Promise will stay in our area and enable Covenant Hospice staff and volunteers to provide compassionate care to those facing a life-limiting illness – regardless of ability to pay. Further, your sponsorship and support of this event mean that Covenant can offer a number of services for the family members and caregivers of our patients, to help ease their burden during a difficult transition. Services like chaplains, free grief support groups, seminars and counseling sessions help families cope with their loved ones’ illness or passing. Specialized programs for children, teens and families who are facing a loss include in-home grief toolkits called Butterfly Bags, as well as Camp Monarch, a therapeutic day camp for grieving children. Covenant Hospice needs your support to continue offering these vital programs! Covenant means “promise,” and our promise is that we will be there for anyone who needs us. Our special kind of caring is available thanks to the support by you.
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Fargone Music Fest
Far Gone Music Fest is here! Come join us for a day of amazing music that gets into your soul. With a one of a kind arrangement of rock / funk / reggae this show will indulge all your taste buds. The line-up includes Ballyhoo!, Morning Fatty, Danka, The Owsley Brothers, Continuum, New Earth Army and Chronic Jester. Come prepared to eat, drink and have a great time! The event will also feature an array of vendors that will blow your mind with what they have for you. We're looking forward to a great show! As always... STAY TUNED! http://www.fargonemusicfest.com/
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20 Tips on Recording Vocals
FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct98/articles/20tips.html 1. Make sure the singer is well rehearsed, physically comfortable, and under no psychological pressure. Most singers perform best standing up in a room that has a comfortable but not over-warm temperature. If they are distracted by other members of the band or by hangers-on, send everyone but the engineer (and producer, if you have one) out of the studio. 2. Take time to get the vocalist's headphone mix right, and give them a little reverb to help them sing more confidently. If you can rig up a system which allows vocalists to adjust their own monitor level, it will make life a lot easier. A good headphone mix really helps to encourage a good performance. 3. Always use a pop shield between the singer and the microphone. Failure to do so will almost certainly result in unnatural 'pops' on plosive 'b' and 'p' sounds that can't be fixed afterwards. The pop shield may be a commercial model or a DIY job comprising stocking material over a wire coathanger frame (one such design was explained in the Cheap Tricks article in SOS February '95), or even a fine metal or plastic sieve or chip-pan splash guard. Any of these will do the job without affecting the tone of the mic. Foam wind shields are virtually useless in combating pops. 4. Use a good microphone: it doesn't have to be anything too special, but you should avoid low-cost 'bargain' models or those designed for use with home stereos or portable cassette recorders. Professional studios generally use capacitor microphones, but in the project studio a good back-electret mic or even a good dynamic vocal mic can produce excellent results. For more on these different types of mic, see April's SOS. 5. Pick a mic to suit the singer. Singers with thin or excessively bright voices may actually sound better with a dynamic mic, such as the ubiquitous Shure SM58, while those needing more of an open sound would benefit from a capacitor or back-electret mic. If you have several mic models to choose from, try a test recording with each and see which is most flattering to the vocalist....
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Continuum "Stay With Me" (Sam Smith Cover) Music Video
Recorded, Mixed, and Masteres here at Studio-E. (www.emergentrecording.com) Filmed by Destyn Patera Visual Narratives (www.destynpatera.com) Continuum "Stay With Me" (Sam Smith Cover) Music Video (LINK) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty6pjeUNMvE
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Being a musician is work.
That is all. We can relate.
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Continuum Cover Up EP
Cover Up - EP is the debut EP from the Florida Panhandle-based band Continuum. It was independently released on May 31, 2014 while the band was gigging full-time and writing songs for their forthcoming full-length effort. Combining elements of acoustic folk, contemporary pop, indie rock and classical with layers of harmonizing vocals, Cover Up - EP provides a sound exclusive to Continuum yet inclusive to its audience. Continuum is defined as a connected set of at least two elements, neither of which can be distinguished from the other; with Anthony O’Shae on vocals, Jessica Heit on Violin, Hope Given on guitars and vocals, and Caleb Schossow on percussion, they form a sound which is just that. Check out their album on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cover-up-ep/id877969143
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When Every Note Vibrates With Life
COURTESY: http://musiciansway.com/blog/2014/06/when-every-note-vibrates-with-life/
“Whatever music you play or sing, your objective is to express musical ideas, not spew out notes.” -The Musician’s Way, p. 24
Accomplished musicians bring vibrancy to every sound they make - there’s an emotional power to their music that captivates listeners.
Student performers, by comparison, often come across as bland. They may focus on mechanical execution instead of expressing the emotions in each phrase.
Here are 7 ways that aspiring musicians can acquire the expressive habits of pros.
1. Form a Sound-Image Before you practice a new piece, study a score, delve into recordings, and attend live performances to generate a personal sound-image.
2. Listen Deeply Listen deeply as you practice and perform – both to yourself and any coperformers – and compare what you hear to what you envision. Then, practice deliberately, phrase by phrase, to draw out expressive content.
3. Create Variety Modify tone, articulation, dynamics, and timing to form an irresistible emotional topography. In the words of cellist Pablo Casals, “Always try to find variety; it is the secret of music.”
4. Enhance Contrasts Make your emotional messages distinct by bringing freshness to contrasting sections – animate the music with colors, articulations, and dynamic shapes.
5. Explore Possibilities Investigate expressive possibilities beyond your habitual ones. Be spontaneous. Take risks. Also collaborate with others so that you encounter new interpretive approaches.
6. Evaluate Use a digital recorder in practice and performance, and then employ deep listening strategies to size up your tracks. Build on what works, and rethink what doesn’t.
7. Perform with Conviction Best of all, play or sing regularly in public, tapping the energy of live performance to ignite your imagination. Trust in your preparation, savor the music, and make every note vibrate with life.
See The Musician’s Way for hundreds of tips that enhance musical artistry.
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Mixing Vocals with Parametric EQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9slJVu5TcI
Persado's Place is an amazing weekly industry news resource that put's you continuing education on mix skills for audio engineering. Top mixing engineer Dave Pensado talks all things audio in his weekly show Dave gives you insights into his career, and teaches you how to improve your own recordings to get that "platinum record" sound. The show includes interviews with top music industry artists,engineers, producers, mixers, and record executives, as well as in depth tutorials in engineering and mixing. If you are into music production, you can't miss this show!
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New Earth Army "Musikizinew" on CD Baby.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/neweartharmy2
Purchase your CD here for New Earth Army's latest album.
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