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More Triplets (2 Of 2)
Wednesday, 15 Apr, 2009 – 7:17 | 20 Comments
More Triplets (2 Of 2)

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11 Twitter Tips For Musicians
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 13:28 | 2 Comments
11 Twitter Tips For Musicians

1.) Retweet. It not about you. It’s about me. It’s about the other guy and girl. Retweeting
2.) Become part of the community. Follow people of your interest, and share the love.
3.) Hashtags! Don’t just tweet …

Stock 20 Does Royalty Free Music Publishing
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 9:05 | No Comment
Stock 20 Does Royalty Free Music Publishing

Ever wanted to get your music into a video game, commercial, or movie?
Some prefer to go through websites that do the Music Publishing for you. Publishing is the idea of getting your music ‘placed’ in …

Cut Time And Common Time Explained!
Friday, 10 Apr, 2009 – 12:46 | 14 Comments
Cut Time And Common Time Explained!

OK, so you know what 4/4 and 3/4 is in music – now let’s mix things up a bit with introducing 2/2
The TOP of the time signature tells you how many beats per measure (bpm), …

Half Diminished Chords Explained!
Friday, 10 Apr, 2009 – 11:16 | No Comment
Half Diminished Chords Explained!

Notice the double Flat 7th interval – this is the only difference between a Diminished and a Half Diminished Chord.
What are Half Diminished Chords?
Half Diminished Chord are built on this harmony: R b3, b5, b7. …

Class 20: Alto Clef And The Great Staff Explained!
Friday, 10 Apr, 2009 – 10:04 | 7 Comments
Class 20: Alto Clef And The Great Staff Explained!

This video is from my weekly Revision3 Show
The Alto Clef falls in between the Bass and Treble Clef. So if you think of Treble as being High in pitch, and Bass as low in pitch, …

Napster Killed The Pirate-Star
Thursday, 9 Apr, 2009 – 20:48 | No Comment
Napster Killed The Pirate-Star

…Or maybe Napster created the Pirate Star. Either way, people have always stole music and art, but this became a common problem when Napster allowed ‘mass file sharing’. As a result – literally overnight – …

Augmented And Diminished Chords!
Tuesday, 7 Apr, 2009 – 15:04 | No Comment
Augmented And Diminished Chords!

Augmented and Diminished Chords allow you to create tension in your music. Rather than simply using Major and Minor triads, you can flatten the third, or fifth intervals, and create ‘movement ‘ in your chords. …

Sweden Piracy Law Gives IP Addresses To Copyright Holders
Tuesday, 7 Apr, 2009 – 6:17 | 2 Comments
Sweden Piracy Law Gives IP Addresses To Copyright Holders

I learned today from Total Format that Sweden is attempting to put an end to piracy – specifically peer-to-peer networks. The editor, Detomah, mentioned how Sweden has a very large piracy community (roughly 8% of …

Double Sharps And Double Flats Explained!
Friday, 3 Apr, 2009 – 8:35 | 10 Comments
Double Sharps And Double Flats Explained!

We know what Sharps and Flats are – not let’s decode Double Sharps and Double Flats. Look at the picture below:

The Double Sharp is the “X” symbol next to the quarter note. The “bb” symbol …

Relative Majors And Minors Explained!
Friday, 3 Apr, 2009 – 8:18 | 12 Comments
Relative Majors And Minors Explained!
Will Facebook Go The Way Of Myspace?
Friday, 3 Apr, 2009 – 7:44 | 8 Comments
Will Facebook Go The Way Of Myspace?

Attention Musicians: Myspace is slowly dying a slow death. The thing is.. Facebook is slowly reminding me of MySpace.
The problem is that these websites try to be “All things to all people.” But unfortunately, business …

Resume 2.0 Presentation At NWC With Whitney Hess
Thursday, 2 Apr, 2009 – 7:59 | No Comment
Resume 2.0 Presentation At NWC With Whitney Hess

Tony Bacigalupo of New Work City recently asked me to speak at his Resume 2.0 event for TONIGHT!
Of course I love Tony and all he is about, so of course I was interested in joining …

Change Of Heart
Wednesday, 1 Apr, 2009 – 7:35 | 2 Comments
Change Of Heart

No more Guitar. I found my true passion: The paper.
Ever since I first played the paper I instantly felt connected. Its like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. This is where I belong.
I remember …

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