Archive: September 2007

Learn how to play funk keyboard with Senorita by Justin Timberlake

Learn how to play funk keyboard on Senorita by Justin Timberlake, with transcription of keyboard riff and bassline. Serorita, a song made popular by the handsome Justin Timberlake, is a good start to learn funk keyboard playing. With a simple repeating keyboard riff, it will be easy and fun to play. But first, a treat for our female readers.. :) Here's the transcription of the keyboard riff, with an extra staff below which shows the bassline. and here's the video of Justin Timberlake doing Senorita. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ujk_mDYpBo] Set your keyboard to a nice Rhodes sound, and just play ...

Lay Your Fingers On Sexy Body

You will find this piano roll pretty interesting. When you click on any of the sun bathing girls, she will turn to you and sing a note. Start from the left, the girl in white bikini sings middle C. The next is D and so forth that you will get a whole octave of C major scale. Image: Sexy girls sing your song. Alternatively, you can also use your numeric key on your keyboard to play. There is a jukebox consists of 10 recorded songs. Furthermore, you can even record your own ...

Beyonce Knowles’ Listen - Solo Piano Video and Sheet Music

Learn to play solo piano version of Beyonce Knowles' song , "Listen" from movie Dreamgirls, with video and sheet music / score . The golden equation in the music industry nowadays is simply this, Sexy + Talent = Money Although, I must reluctantly admit that the variable in the middle is often ommited also. :D Which is why there's no surprise in Beyonce Knowles' blast to stardom these few years. Aside from her killer looks, she is also a very talented singer. But my favourite Beyonce song so far would be from the movie Dreamgirls, ...

Transcription and Analysis of Charlie Parker on Yardbird Suite

This post analyzes solo techniques of Charlie Parker on the tune Yardbird Suite, with the help of a transcription / sheet music. As Charlie Parker once said, 'You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.' You can see that, great jazz musicians may seem to be just playing from their heart, and having fun on stage, but few could even imagine the hours they spent practising. Some fun facts, Charlie Parker was known to have ...

Music Piracy costs the US $12.5 billion and 71,000 new jobs each year!

A study from Institute for Policy Innovation reports a stunning figure - US$12.5 billion loss plus 71,000 new jobs. That's a lot of money! The report, entitled "The True Cost of Sound Recording Piracy to the U.S. Economy" was compiled using a similar methodology to that developed by the motion picture industry in their efforts in grappling with the piracy, using data culled primarily from the International Federation of the Phonogram Industry study "2006 Global Recording Industry in Numbers." Full report at Reveal Massive Losses from Music Piracy. Some key findings, due to ...