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Percussion is Special
Percussion is music at it purest form. There will never be a time where you cannot make music. I am not a percussionist, I never have and I never will, I am a guitarist, but I have played percussion instruments in a theater. I wasn’t performing, but was in the…
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What is Progressive Music?
No, it has nothing to do with political ideology, progressive is a tag given to musical styles that push the boundaries of existing music. This music can also be called “avant-garde” or “nu”, but each of these three terms each have more nuance to them. I personally consider “progressive” to…
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Why is “A” 440Hz?
It is generally considered that when tuning one’s instrument to tune the note A4 (“A” in the fourth octave) to 440Hz. Western music is based on the 12 notes in the chromatic scale (A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#) with each note being assigned…
