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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 While church music and organs in particular may seem out of date or just boring, musically speaking, that’s not always the case.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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
January 22, 2013
Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicans, or improve their musicianship Conclusion I hope this Introduction to Music series has been helpful. While it is obviously not a comprehensive look at all there is to music notation and music theory, if you know this stuff, you have a great amount of tools to […]
December 24, 2012
Driver Plugin Native Instruments came out with a free (through 12/31/2012) plugin called Driver. I did a first-look video of it on YouTube Hope you enjoy it. Please check out my website for free sheet music and links to all 6 of my currently available albums.
November 23, 2012
An older product, but it sounds just fine This product, from IK Multimedia, is an older product that has been on the market for at least 4 years. But, I’ve only just now (Nov 2012) had a chance to use it. You could call it a classic. If you’re just getting into sound libraries and […]
November 8, 2012
Update May 2013. See this followup article I’ve uploaded a video showing three iPad apps that I find useful as supplemental material when teaching my piano students. When I downloaded them, they were all free apps. QF Notes is a basic Notation Flash Card program. Plain and simple. Pitch Invasion is a PG Music app […]
May 3, 2013
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