Acoustics of Music – Part 1 – Series Introduction
Scales in Music – A Tonal System Acoustics of Music - Part 1 Series Introduction I remember when I first introduced the scales in music and when I began to compose music. The scales were originally introduced to me by my grade school teacher while learning to play the flute-o-phone. I had learned a lot about notes and how to play them but what was missing was an understanding of what made it possible to not only understand the basics of performing music but for initiating my interest in the creation of music as well. I wanted to know the acoustics of ...
Alex Shapiro
I am reminded of the incredible and thought provoking adage of "as above so below" by this image of an amazing instrumental composer, Alex Shapiro. Whether searching the heavens in anticipation of receiving that single note of inspiration or being well grounded in a barefoot Mother Earth reality, Ms. Shapiro is the type of composer who translates this special communion through the creation of her polyphonic electro-acoustic music. In a recent post of mine about music history and the related composers in different time periods, I elected to include Alex as a living composer of the modern era for many reasons. ...
Michael Brant DeMaria
Grounded in the trust of Spirit, that is what I found Michael Brant DeMaria to be. A gentle and soft spoken man on the quest for inner knowledge. He is a seeker of the continuity of life and strives to help others find the connectivity between all things. He is a guide, a healer, for others as they walk a similar path as he. From the story of his life to the creative works he has produced, Michael is an example and a teacher who provides help and guidance to others as they too journey down that pathway which leads one ...
Introduction to Violin Articulations
Although this article is titled Introduction to Violin Articulations it is more of a basic introduction to demonstrate the concept so you can more easily continue your study and review the various types of articulations available not only for the violin but for each instrument you may be employing when creating your next masterpiece. The violin has many more articulations than this article presents. We are going to look at only a few of them to get you started. The concept of articulations is fairly easy to understand in principal however it becomes considerably more complex than it would appear at ...
Composers – An Overview of Music History
Origins of music – One can only guess when music first developed. Was it the voice that started it all or was it the beating of rocks together in some basic rhythm by our prehistoric ancestors? Maybe it was simply the clapping of hands again in some rhythmic means to satisfy the urge to express ones self musically. In either case music has been and will continue to be one of the cornerstones of society. From the beginning of humankind I would like to think that music has always been a part of human culture. Whether used for pure enjoyment, ...
The Seven Keys to Creation
Over the past 35 years of writing music, poetry and other works I have come to know through self inflection and study just exactly what it takes for me to create something. What is it that enables me to move an idea into a physical expression rather than keeping these creative ideas inside my head? I’ll try to explain. Before we discuss the seven keys to creation, let me first start out by saying that what I believe is not being thrown at you with the intent of telling you to believe as I do. I would never do that. This ...
Basic Characteristics of Sound
In this information Age, the quest and journey for knowledge is something we all spend a lot of time doing. Well, I don’t know about you but sometimes I simply do not understand something when it is presented in only one way and so I search for other means to gain the understanding and knowledge I seek. As a result, I wander around scratching my head pondering and wondering, all the while not understanding what was being taught in that moment, until such time as new information comes along and all of a sudden the itch of wonder is replaced ...
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Acoustics of Music – Part 1 – Series Introduction
Scales in Music – A Tonal System Acoustics of Music – Part 1 Series Introduction I remember when I first introduced the scales in music and when I began to compose music. The scales were originally introduced to me by my grade school teacher while learning to play the flute-o-phone. I had learned a lot about notes and how to play them but what was missing was an understanding of what made... [Read more]
Alex Shapiro
I am reminded of the incredible and thought provoking adage of “as above so below” by this image of an amazing instrumental composer, Alex Shapiro. Whether searching the heavens in anticipation of receiving that single note of inspiration or being well grounded in a barefoot Mother Earth reality, Ms. Shapiro is the type of composer who translates this special communion through the creation... [Read more]
Michael Brant DeMaria
Grounded in the trust of Spirit, that is what I found Michael Brant DeMaria to be. A gentle and soft spoken man on the quest for inner knowledge. He is a seeker of the continuity of life and strives to help others find the connectivity between all things. He is a guide, a healer, for others as they walk a similar path as he. From the story of his life to the creative works he has produced, Michael... [Read more]
Introduction to Violin Articulations
Although this article is titled Introduction to Violin Articulations it is more of a basic introduction to demonstrate the concept so you can more easily continue your study and review the various types of articulations available not only for the violin but for each instrument you may be employing when creating your next masterpiece. The violin has many more articulations than this article presents.... [Read more]
Composers – An Overview of Music History
Origins of music – One can only guess when music first developed. Was it the voice that started it all or was it the beating of rocks together in some basic rhythm by our prehistoric ancestors? Maybe it was simply the clapping of hands again in some rhythmic means to satisfy the urge to express ones self musically. In either case music has been and will continue to be one of the cornerstones of... [Read more]
The Seven Keys to Creation
Over the past 35 years of writing music, poetry and other works I have come to know through self inflection and study just exactly what it takes for me to create something. What is it that enables me to move an idea into a physical expression rather than keeping these creative ideas inside my head? I’ll try to explain. Before we discuss the seven keys to creation, let me first start out by saying... [Read more]
Basic Characteristics of Sound
In this information Age, the quest and journey for knowledge is something we all spend a lot of time doing. Well, I don’t know about you but sometimes I simply do not understand something when it is presented in only one way and so I search for other means to gain the understanding and knowledge I seek. As a result, I wander around scratching my head pondering and wondering, all the while not... [Read more]
