Prophet asked:


I’m a talented musician in many instruments and was a student teacher to a music teacher for two years and hope to someday teach my own music class but i don’t have the greatest voice in the world( it’s a lil hard to tell someone to hit a note when you can’t either)… is there anyway to lead a successful career in teaching music without it? if not would basic vocal classes be good enough to help. plz plz help.

RAFAEL

Jerret L asked:


I’m just trying to get a head-start on colleges

PAT

Howard Stuart asked:


South Florida wedding ceremonies are performed against a steady backdrop of exotic locales, including beaches, yachts, historic buildings, city and tropical locations. And the right classical music can really set the stage for a romantic, memorable wedding ceremony.

Talent notwithstanding, there is more to performing wedding ceremony music than a musically talented performance. While there may be many superbly talented musicians in our schools and conservatories, performing a wedding ceremony requires professionalism and a musical timing that many students have yet to attain.

Classical Musicians

Classical musicians always add an air of romance and tradition to any wedding ceremony. There are several different musical styles of classical music you may want to consider in selecting music for your South Florida wedding ceremony. Pieces such as “Canon in D Major” by Pachelbel is arguably the most popular processional music for weddings.

A harpist with a flute player, (referred to as a “flautist”) are among the most popular instrumentation, often with the addition of a cellist. String quartets, trios, Woodwind quintets and brass choirs are sometimes used for dramatic effect.

Band Musicians Offer Flexibility

Many ceremonies are also performed by the keyboardist and woodwind player from the band that will play dance music at the reception. These musicians can perform classical pieces using orchestral sounds, in addition to the flautist. They can then switch to jazz piano and sax for the cocktail hour, in contrast to the ceremony music. It can also be more cost effective to use the band musicians at the ceremony.

As your guests arrive, “prelude” music is often played to set the stage and create the atmosphere for the ceremony about to take place. It is important for the musicians to set the tone, as well as be sensitive to the crowd and the venue.

Timing Is Everything

In performing music during the wedding procession, the musicians must be able to time the music’s tempo, start, ending, as well as be able to go into a “holding pattern” if necessary to accommodate the length and pace of the ceremony processional.

They must also be able to create a musically dramatic moment upon the entrance of the bride. This moment is amongst the most memorable at any wedding ceremony, and must be well-executed for maximum effect.

The recessional, or trip back down the aisle at the conclusion of the ceremony is a time for celebration, and this should be reflected in the musical selection. You may opt for a traditional piece by Mendelssohn, or perhaps an upbeat Jewish piece in the case of a temple wedding.

Can You Hear Me Now?

Depending on the size of the crowd, as well as the setting (indoors or outdoors for example), the musicians may be required to amplify their instruments to be heard. Many harpists have an elaborate system of contact microphones installed on their instruments, while many violinists and cellists use a clip-on microphone strategically placed.

When making a decision on hiring a wedding orchestra in South Florida for your wedding ceremony, keep in mind they generally have a two hour minimum, so more than likely they’ll be performing at your cocktail hour as well. You may want to make sure the classical musicians can play a variety of popular songs, including jazz standards, ethnic melodies, and show tunes. Amplification is a must for the acoustic instruments to be heard over the noise of people chatting and eating.

South Florida wedding musicians can be auditioned via audio CD, or from a website if the audio quality is good. It is very difficult to go to someone else’s wedding ceremony to hear them in person, so recommendations by music companies or wedding planners can be helpful in your decision. Be aware that sometimes these wedding professionals may make a commission on their recommendations, so educate yourself as to the reputation of the person you’re taking advice from.

Selecting the best South Florida wedding music for your ceremony can be fun and exciting, and should always include professionals in the industry to assist in making the right choice for your needs and desires. Having wonderfully talented musicians perform for your ceremony can create a magical experience you and your guests will long remember.



GARRY

Mr T asked:


I teach general music classes (grades 1-6) and middle school chorus. They do not use an instrument which helps in learning to read notes. I am looking for a good methodology or technique to teach the singers to read music.

JOEL

favoriet391 asked:


I’m in a beginning piano class at my high school, but it’s kind of a crappy class so I doubt I’ll come away being very good lol. I really want to learn it, but I’m a senior. Can you take classes for beginners at college, or do have to be a major and already have a bunch of experience?

Thanks

AL

Michael R asked:


I have a large amount of lines to learn in a short amount of time for a play I’m in.Is there a CD collection of classical music or environmental sounds that might enhance and accelerate my memorization? Or is this just a fallacy.I’d like to listen while reciting or reading.Which is more effective? Thanks

LON

Dilip Dahanukar asked:


Ganasaraswati Kishori Amonkar is an emotive spiritualistic creative music artist. When she sits for her concert and tunes her tanpura, she builds up her energy filling the auditorium with her powerful vibes. To her it is now a sacred place of worship. As notes stream out of her, the sounds begin to touch your soul. She creates the Bhava of the Raga. Emotions get aroused in abstract form. You can feel that she is living music. Her entire person is music. She builds up the Rasa in the audience.

It comes so easily to her. But behind that is not only the Riyaz with her mother Mogubai Kurdikar, but years of deep thought process which has led to mature understanding of the hidden nuances in the sounds and her incessant quest for perfection of the art of bringing it out as an emotive flow in the Indian classical music that she sings. She knows how to gently resonate the sensitive chords of your heart and press the buttons of bliss in your head. She has a mastery at captivating your mind whenever she sings!

Kishori has given incredible joy to her listeners. And her rendition is never the same. She is continuously innovating in her compositions to hypnotize the audience with her every performance. She has taken the old discipline but made it shining and new as fresh as a newly bloomed lotus!

No wonder she holds the prime position in the World of music!



LANE

Isaiah G. Henry asked:


There are numerous ways to get your favorite music. You can buy it off shelf, you can just listen to it in a club, your favorite radio channel, or you can download music from the internet. Buying it from the shelf and stacking all those CDs is space and money consuming. Listening to the favorite song in a club or your favorite radio channel is not always an option because you cannot choose the both time and place to listen to music.

There are numerous ways to get your favorite music ? you can buy CDs or DVDs at a store, you can listen to it at a club or on your favorite radio channel, or you can download music from the internet. Buying it off the shelf and stacking all those CDs takes a lot of money, space and maintenance. Listening to your favorite music at clubs or on the radio is not a good option because you cannot choose when and what you want to hear.

Your New Year?s Resolution is to lose weight. (This happens to be the most popular resolution every single year, for the last five years running). In order to lose weight, you?ll need some music on your iPod to listen to. Choose some faced paced, upbeat tempos and you?re halfway done with battling the bulge! Listening to music on the iPod helps your jogging go by faster, your routine seem much shorter and the muscle burn feel less severe.

You want to get better grades next semester. In order to study harder and more efficiently, you will want to download some classic tunes to study by. It has been proven that while listening to Mozart, babies develop more brain cells faster. So why would it be any different for adults? Fill up your portable music player with Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky so you can make the Dean?s list, if not the President?s list next semester.

To get better grades. You concentrate and get better scores in your semesters by listening to Mozart. Babies tend to develop faster brain cells when they listen to classical music. Downloaded music should work wonders for you and get you higher scores in your studies.

To pep up. You will perk up when you are having one of those blue days. Downloading music and listening to it is a good remedy for those days when you feel everything is going wrong and you need something to pep you up. Music is therapeutic.

To pep you up when you?re having one of those days where you are down. Music is a good remedy on days when you feel everything is going wrong.

To save space (My personal favorite). It?s hard to find enough space to keep all your favorite cassettes and CDs and find them when you want. Downloading music saves you space and time, because you have all your music stored on your computer and IPod. That also makes it easier for me to search for any particular track I am looking for.

To download music for your listening enjoyment is to play it smart. And with the process being so easy as choosing a site, making a few clicks and downloading it instantly, what can go wrong? You?ll lose weight; you?ll be smarter and stay out of debt longer! Who could resist all of those great options?



RUSS

Daniel Kobialka asked:


Music and sound healing is not a new concept. Cultures throughout the world have used music to empower, energize, heal and soothe the body, mind and spirit since time immemorial. It is no accident that Apollo, the Greek god who is credited as being the father of medicine, is also the father of music and the inventor of the lyre.

Music and healing are part of each other, and current research is pointing to that more and more. Recent studies have shown that music can slow down and help balance brain waves, reduce tension and stress by affecting endorphin levels, reduce physical tension by changing the vibrational frequency of cells, and even evoke feelings of love and inner peace.

Of course, if music can slow down your body’s rhythms and effect soothing, peace and healing, it can also have the opposite effect. A well-chosen set of music can help energize you and prepare you to work hard and be creative. Studies have also shown that athletes working out and practicing to music use more energy, stretch themselves further and burn more calories than those who work without music.

There’s a great deal of information available now about music and healing. Sound healing, music therapy, and the power of sound to effect changes in the mind, body and spirit are becoming more and more accepted. It’s sometimes difficult to tell how much is true and how much is marketing hype.

I became interested in the healing power of music as a by-product of trying to produce the most beautiful music possible. Years back, Leonard Bernstein invited me to perform as concertmaster in the world premiere his production of Mass. While there, he invited me along to speak with management and producers in the recording industry.

I learned from them, to my surprise, that the violin, the instrument that I consider the most beautiful and evocative of any, was not considered by the recording industry to be a marketable sound - that people would not buy recordings that featured the violin.

That piece of news amazed me. To me, the violin is the most beautiful, evocative and versatile instrument ever created. In the hands of a skilled musician, the violin can gloat, laugh, exult or cry. It can express nearly any emotion that humans can feel in their hearts and souls. I challenged myself then to produce works of music that presented the violin as I know it - the evocative and expressive voice of the soul.

That was the beginning of my own music label and catalog, Li-Sem Enterprises. As it grew, I began to hear from those who work in the fields of healing, both the traditional hospitals and doctors’ offices, and those working in CAM (complementary and alternative medicine), telling me that they were using my music in their practices, to enhance meditation, focus awareness and evoke emotions.

Perhaps the most potent, powerful story that I heard was that of a teenage boy diagnosed with schizophrenia who did not speak at all, but who, while listening to my CD Fragrance of a Dream, looked up and said, “This music is so beautiful it breaks your heart.”

Those stories and touches from others led me to begin exploring the world of healing with sound and music, and what I find both amazes me and confirms my own belief that music is one of the most potent healing tools the world has ever possessed. I am still very much a student, a pilgrim on a quest to learn all that I can about the ways that different tones, vibrations and sounds can affect the body and attune with the emotions and the spiritual.

It is a wonderful journey, and one that I intend to share with as many people as I can. As a beginning of that sharing, here are some things that I have learned, and that I believe about how music helps to heal and regenerate the body.

1. Your body will heal itself if you give it the right tools. I believe that some music can help your body to heal by helping it to realign its balance. At the same time, it is far too early in the research for anyone to tell you which musical selections will heal a specific medical condition. I would be irresponsible if I recommended that music replace other more traditional forms of healing and therapy. Music is a complementary way to give your body the tools that it needs to help itself heal.

2. One of the most important and effective things that you can do for your body is to help it relax into a meditative state. There is a great deal of research to support that a state of meditative calm inspires your body and your mind to renew itself.

3. Sound is one of the best tools for inspiring the meditative state in which your body is receptive to healing and renewal - but it is important to choose your music carefully. Some music - classical music in particular - seems to go there instinctively, but most music was not designed to relax you.

We are barely beginning to understand the ways that music affects us and effects healing in us. The research is exciting and ongoing, and I spend a great deal of time working with different bodies of healers in various fields to aid this research in all the ways that I can.

I incorporate what I have learned into the production of the titles and arrangements chosen for every new Li-Sem Catalog release in the hopes that this wonderful gift that I was given, the gift of making music, can become a gift to others - one that helps heal and refresh and renew, and in the process becomes part of a positive change in the world.



HERBERT

mobisco asked:


Are there any music classes in Pune (somewhere near Camp will be better) where I can learn Western Classical music on Violin?

ERWIN