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Can’t Stop Worrying About an Upcoming Performance? Here’s Why Practicing More Might Not Be the Answer.
I was watching blogger Tim Urban’s TED talk about procrastination with my kids this morning, and we all laughed at the part where he described the panic monster, because I think we’ve all experienced the elevated level of stress and anxiety that kicks in as a deadline approaches. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something that happens, perhaps no matter how well prepared we are, where about a week or two out from a performance or audition, there’s an increase in these nagging, repetitive, negative thoughts as the impending moment of truth draws nearer. Like an escalating series
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On understanding what inspires you
Trans singer/songwriter ANJIMILE on music as spiritual transcendence, how his songs write him, and simply being happy to be alive.
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Banjo Virtual Instrument Comparison Review
Three banjo VIs from Ample Sound, Orange Tree Samples, and RealiTone compared and contrasted.
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Best Service releases Forest Kingdom 3 by Eduardo Tarilonte
KVR Audio News: Best Service of Munich Germany has released Forest Kingdom 3 by Eduardo Tarilonte for the free Engine platform. Here's what Best Service has to say about it... Mother Nature conducts what is probably...
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Free Update Brings Native Apple Silicon & VST3 Support To All Spectrasonics Instruments
Apple Silicon support allows for significantly more instances of Spectrasonics plug-ins, with major improvements in latency, even with inexpensive Apple laptops.
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Indie artists can now get their music on Facebook and Instagram via TuneCore and Distrokid - Music Business Worldwide
The partnership will "help artists get their music on Facebook and Instagram quickly, seamlessly and at no cost to the artists…
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The pipe organ rocks
or how improv organ is not just for blues players any more. "Modal Toccata"
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The productisation of music rights
Recent trends demonstrate how music rights (how musicians/composers/songwriters get paid) have become yet another commodity.
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Michael Huppe of SoundExchange: 'All players in the industry, creators or platforms, have to rethink how they work together' - Hypebot
Here SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe weighs in on what a post-pandemic music industry is shaping up to look like, and why creators and platforms alike will need to rethink what. Continue reading
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Finding and Choosing Piano Fingering - Practising the Piano
The only correct fingering is the one that works for your hand! This blog post provides some tips and suggestions for finding and choosing piano fingering.
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Making change in diversity as a woman in music - Music Business Worldwide
Paulette Long OBE discusses material steps the industry needs to take to a more diverse tomorrow…
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How musicians are still being affected by the pandemic - Hypebot
While producers and solo artists have certainly struggled during the pandemic, bands have been hit especially hard, with lockdown cutting into revenue, forcing many to explore new creative directions, and. Continue reading
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Soniccouture’s Threnody brings 20th-century avant-garde strings to your DAW | MusicTech
Soniccouture has launched its first string-based instrument library, Threnody, based on the avant-garde sounds of the late 20th century orchestral music.
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Piano Music of Amy Beach
American composer Amy Beach’s significant contribution to the solo piano repertoire is finally beginning to receive the recognition and popularity it deserves. This collection offers ten intermedia…
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DistroKid is now distributing over a million new tracks every month - Music Business Worldwide
DistroKid also says that it distributes '30-40%' of all new music in the world…
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Need to Work on Shifting or Leaps From One Note to Another? Here’s How Mental Practice Could Help.
Subscribe to the weekly 'audio edition' via iTunes I'm assuming I'm not the exception on this, but I remember maintaining a pretty aggressively unenthusiastic stance towards scales, etudes, and other technical exercises during my childhood years. On some level, I think I understood that they were “good” for me, in the way that I could accept that my Flintstones vitamins were “good” for me. But in much the same way that I used to hide Fred, Dino, and Pebbles under my plate (clearly not the most sophisticated hiding place - what was I thinking?!), I did the bare minimum with
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Creative Ways to Practise Scales - Practising the Piano
This week's blog post gives some creative ideas, tools and resources for making practising scales more interesting, enjoyable and effective!
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How to Properly Maintain Your Piano - Music Teacher's Helper Blog
Taking care of your piano is something that goes beyond lessons but teachers would do well to remind their students how to maintain their piano...
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