Music & Piano lessons carnival – August 5, 2007
Welcome to the August 5, 2007 edition of music & piano lessons carnival.
Steinway Q2 2007 5% increase in Piano Sales
Steinway piano sales increases. This is due to the currency translation, oversea shipments of Steinway grand pianos were up 23%. To my knowledge, when we talk about grand piano, Steinway is the leading brand. I won’t get one for myself until the day I own a bigger house. The excerpt from report: WALTHAM, Mass., Aug.…
Avril Lavigne isn’t really a Songwriter?
Chantal Kreviazuk is the behind the scene songwriter who pens hits with artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne. “I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn’t really sit and write songs byherself or anything. Avril will also cross the ethical line, and no onesays anything,” Kreviazuk — who was not included on Lavigne’s…
Instrument Pro is giving Discount on Korg’s Products
Just want to inform you that InstrumentPro is offering 10% off all Korg Products, with coupon code KORG. This offer is valid through Friday, August 31st. If you are looking for a beginner’s digital piano, Korg SP 300 88 Key Portable Digital Piano w 30 Sounds Speakers is only selling for US$999.00. Use the coupon…
Songwriters & Musician Collaborations at BeAnIdol.com
I am a Be An Idol (aka BNI) member since 2005. I also personally met the website founder, Leslie Fong once in Kuala Lumpur for a very long supper after mid night. He is really a nice guy. I posted some songs there and got a tons of constructive feedbacks from other songwriters and musicians.…
Money and Music(Part 1)
Stepping into the music industry, or earning a living through it, has always been a difficult decision for many out there. For a music lover, earning money by doing what you like is definitely a fun thing. But because of that, the competition you will face in this industry is extremely huge. It is the…
Keith Jarret: Musician with an Attitude
”I don’t speak Italian, but I hope that somebody who speaks English tell those assholes to shut off those fucking cameras. Until you don’t do it, music won’t be at its best and you will have spent your money for nothing. I’m speaking to you, you, you, and you, and also you up there. If I see one single flash during the concert, I and Gary and Jack reserve to ourselves the right to stop playing and leave this goddamn city. It’s your privilege to be here, not mine”.
Round Midnight Advance Reharmonization Technique
In depth analysis of reharmonization techniques on Round Midnight, with video, and transcription.
Useful Tool to Find Frequency of Pitches
Click on the image and you will be directed to a website which shows you a spread of piano keys. This tool is not that impressive nor cool. But it is an easy reference page for you to find which octave the notes are in, what is the name of a specific note, what is the MIDI code for it, and also the real frequency of the pitch. If you use Cakewalk Sonar or other DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), you will be able to find all these information. However, this is still a very useful tool if you just need a fast reference.