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Elise Hall and A Modern History of the Saxophone
The following is an interview with Dr. Adrianne Honnold, an ethnomusicolgy professor at Lewis University. Her book The Legacy of Elise Hall: Contemporary Perspectives on Gender and the Saxophone is available here online for free. The role of establishing one’s unique sonic profile That’s something that is really important to a lot of jazz musicians
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The Prequel to The Role of A.I. in the Creative Process
I hate the modern use of the word A.I. First off, A.I. is not a new thing. “A Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity” by Warren McCulloch and Robert Pitts, the paper that proposed computational neural networks (the basis for machine learning), was published in 1943. A.I. has been implemented for a
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Songs of Last Week 3
Before I make any deeper posts I want to simply return back to the music that drives this project. The sounds that you should hear and the creativity that inspires me. I have more songs that I need to share, I will do so on a later date. Callisto by AFØNK from the single of
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Why you shouldn’t learn from Metallica, Mozart, or Miles Davis.
It doesn’t matter which genre, but you should never base your entire playing style off outdated musicians. While it may be extremely valuable to study their compositions, music evolves and their compositions are do not encompass all the modern possibilities. Additionally, a good musicians should never just study a single style or genre. The exploration
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Should You Study With Music?
After taking the AP Chemistry exam and in the progress of studying for AP Physics 2, I realized how much music I listen to while studying compared to anytime else. Most of the time I listen to music is while studying, as I am studying a lot of the time. Essentially, when studying for math
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Songs of Last Week 2
Songs that I have listened to and discovered in the past week or so. 7.13 by Juhani Nuorvala et al. from the album Nuorvala 7.13. Genre: Classical and Opera. Featured instruments: Vocals, Violin, and Piano. What About The Children by Gary Clark Jr. and Stevie Wonder from the album JPEG RAW. Genre: Blues and Soul.
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Songs of Last Week
Quick and simple post of what I listened to in the past week. Take a moment and listen to them if you can. Justaju: The Essence of Love by Raahein Gharana from the album Ek Daryaft: A Soulful Discovery. Genre: Indian Jazz Fusion. Featured instruments: flute, percussion, violin, sitar, and electric guitar. Air “The Lost
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I Do Not Like Traditional Western Classical Orchestral Music Too Much, but There Is Something to Learn from It.
The quite lengthy title says it all: I simply dislike the sound of such music (in general). To me it sounds snobby and elitist, reminiscent of the stereotypical listeners of such music. Granted, I’ve not listened to a ton of classical music (especially the more modern compositions), as I just can’t get into it at
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How to explain music.
It’s impossible. Explaining music is not possible. Everyone experiences music in unique ways, but like everything else, humans like to try quantify such a thing. It’s quite ironic actually, music is an imperfect way to encapsulate not just events, but entire experiences and raw emotion, yet we then try to explain it further. I’m not
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Fretted, Microtonal, and Fretless Guitars.
Everyone knows about the classic guitar and it’s fretboard with 20-24 metal frets across the fretboard, spanning up to two octaves within the western musical realm. Frets are good for a variety of things, for one they increase sustain (time a note can be held) and eliminate the struggle for good intonation, the latter being
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What makes a transition good?
When you think of what skills a good musician has, there is a good chance you think of phrasing. Phrasing is the art of splitting up one’s piece into discernible phrases, or deliberately blurring the distinction between phrases. At the root of musical transitions is phrasing. Being able to neatly switch between two musical phrases
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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 audience clapping. Percussion instruments are
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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 be representative of any “innovative”
