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More on iPad apps for music
iPad music apps This is a followup to my previous blog about sheet music apps for the iPad. My favorite and the app I use the most for viewing sheet music is still forScore. If you don’t like it, another good one is unrealBook. In addition to creating music, I also teach lessons, mostly piano, […]
Komplete Ultimate 9 – Software based music creation
April 15, 2013
Komplete Ultimate 9 Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate For those that might be new to the world of creating music all on your computer or new to the world of synthesis and sampling, I thought a brief mention of what I use would be in order. There are many very good comparable products available from many […]
Organ installation audio
March 16, 2013
I’ve put together a video that shows pictures of the final install of the new organ at Church of the Mediator, Micanopy, Florida. The new organ is an Ahlborn-Galanti Chronicler I with an Ahlborn Classic sound module and Korg X5DR sound module. There is a six-speaker system with subwoofer. Two of the speakers are at the opposite […]
Ireland Photos
February 18, 2013
This is a bit off topic from my usual music related videos. If you like pictures of Ireland, I’ve put together some slideshow images on my YouTube channel. There are seven videos so far, maybe more by the time you read this. These were taken in September 2006 in County Clare, County Galway and County […]
Posted in: Other, YouTube Videos
Upcoming Organ story
February 5, 2013
New Organ News Just a heads up to what’s going on in the Micanopy, Florida music scene. While church music and organs in particular may seem out of date or just boring, musically speaking, that’s not always the case. It depends on the instrument and the persons playing them. The Church of the Mediator is […]
Spirituals and Slaves only allowed to play on black notes?
January 29, 2013
Musical myths Have you heard the story that says that black slaves in early America were only allowed to play the 5 black notes found on a piano? Have you heard that most spirituals only use five notes in their melodies? Have you heard that because blacks could only play black keys that’s why spirituals […]
Looking for a MIDI iPad App
January 27, 2013
A request The background For better or for worse, one of the better gigs as a musician I’ve had over the years is playing the organ or piano for churches. I currently play for a small (less than 50) congregation that is extremely generous to the music program and really likes music and singing music. […]
May 3, 2013
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