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The Math Behind the Piano Keyboard
The mathematical formula for the twelve notes of the tempered scale.
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In the Ladies Corner, Octave
With the brilliant filly Rags to Riches on the sidelines, the female side of the Breeders' Cup World Championships will still have Octave, Unbridled Belle, Nashoba's Key.
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Understanding the Fretboard: Transposing Riffs
A method for moving riffs around the fretboard.
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Understanding the Fretboard: Scales
Scales are the fundamentals of lead guitar work. They can help you add flavor to your playing, and they also help you to understand some musical aspects of playing the guitar.
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Sara Teasdale’s ‘To E.’
The speaker in Sara Teasdale's Petrarchan sonnet, "To E.," dramatizes her memories of beauty that she treasures, with a special memory of a treasured soul.
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The Piano Has No Fundamental, Part II
A primer for pianists about reading the music of transposing instruments.
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To Learn Theory or Not, and Piano Range
Exploring the question of whether to study piano theory. What is the range of the piano keyboard?
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Saxophone Vocabulary
A list of words related to the saxophone.
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Millay's Sonnet I
Millay's speaker in "Sonnet I" uses rich irony and alludes to the King Mithradites legend to assuage her overwhelming passion for beauty.
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Know your fretboard
An introductory guitar-based lesson on learning the notes of the fretboard.
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Boomwhackers
You wouldn't think that these simple percussion instruments would sound like much. But they make beautiful, melodic music, and look fun at the same time.
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Browning’s ‘How do I love thee?’
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's speaker in "How do I love thee?" counts the ways that she loves her beloved: there are four ways in the octave and four ways in the sestet.
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The Sonnet as a Cage
In Millay's Petrarchan sonnet, the speaker resolves to tame Chaos by placing him in the cage of a sonnet, where she will be able to make an orderly being of him.
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Blow, Gabriel ...
How air can cause a saxophone to make music.
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Elements of Music: Harmony
Elements of music: Harmony and its importance in Western music.
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Intervals in Chords
The basics of music intervals in piano chord structures.
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Teaching Science, Art with Music
Music provides some amazing multidisciplinary educational opportunities. How song lyrics, melody and musical structure can be used to improve retention in other subjects.
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A Most Famous Twelve String Guitar
The chiming sound of the Rickenbacker 12 string guitar has a special place in the hearts of music lovers. George Harrison of The Beatles can be thanked for this...
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September Poet - William Carlos Williams
Physician/Poet William Carlos Williams delightfully dramatizes the transforming power of poetry in his innovative Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet.
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Wordsworth's Romantic Cry
Wordsworth's Italian sonnet is the Romantic cry of a speaker who wants it both ways: he wants to be a pagan, yet still retain his enlightenment values.
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Breeders' Cup Female Lineups
Breeders' Cup female championships feature Octave and Nashoba's Key, with Rags to Riches out with a hairline fracture. The BC has a new format as a two-day gig.
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Christmas Timeline
The time around Christmas is action packed with commemorations and celebrations of the many events that make up that first, magical Christmas.
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Corinthian 11th on 2007 Money List
All of 2007's Triple Crown colts appear on the list of Top One Hundred thoroughbred earners on the year. Five show up in the top ten, and three appear in the next ten.
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Frankel's Ginger Punch Wins BC
While trainer Bobby Frankel chose to stay home, Ginger Punch punched her own ballot for female older horse honors in winning the competitive BC Distaff Oct. 27th.
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Mika's Life In Cartoon Motion
Charismatic superstar on the rise breaks through to American audiences with a clever, irresistable album that has everyone talking.
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Nobiz, AGS, Tiago Lead 2 of 5 Wins
Three early season stars now lead the ranks of thoroughbreds with two wins from five starts. Nobiz Like Shobiz, Any Given Saturday, Tiago were Triple Crown hopefuls.
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2007 Breeders' Cup Races Results
While Curlin and Ginger Punch set the standard in the Classic and the Distaff, War Pass passed his Juvenile challenge flawlessly. Corinthian walloped the field by 6-1/2.
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Debussy's Études
From Bach to Bartok, many composers have written concert pieces especially to train technique. Debussy's set of Études fits into that tradition with playful whimsy.
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Fingering Basics, Part Two
More on the basics of piano fingering.
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The roots of jazz
The article traces the basic foundations from where jazz music has evolved from. Mentions out some the traditions that it carries and tries to explain its distinct characteristics from other music forms.
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How the Modern Piano Was Born - A Brief History
Let's take a quick tour of the evolution of keyboard instruments.
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‘Patience Taught By Nature’
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's romantic poem, "Patience Taught By Nature," is an Italian sonnet with the rime scheme ABBAABBACDECDE, a typical one for the Italian sonnet.
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Chord Symbols, Part I
The basics of reading chord symbols and building chords from them.
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John Donne's Divine Sonnet VII
John Donne's "Divine Sonnet VII" shows us both a grand vision of the end of time, and a poet who is uncertain of his worthiness to meet God.
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Modes: Part Two
Methods for practicing your modal scales.
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Create Yourself
Commercial songwriting can seem formulaic, but it is often someone coming up with a sound that everyone else copies. Here are some ideas for creating your own signature sound you might not have tried, yet.
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Frost’s ‘The Oven Bird’
Frost's speaker in "The Oven Bird" explores the same mystery that presents itself in the little eight-line poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
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Thoreau's 'Prayer'
Henry David Thoreau assessed his poetic talent by referring to himself as "sometimes a Poetaster"; his attempt at an Italian sonnet proves the accuracy of his assessment.
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Global Instruments
Here's how you can make your own musical instrument -- for pocket change! This article covers many unique instruments, supplying you with background info on where they originated, provides images, ordering info, history, techniques in playing them and even some instructions on how to make a hosaphone. Many links and a discussion area!
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Good Instruction
Teaching tips for new teachers.
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Christopher Nolan's Batman: The Dark Knight
Not a comic fantasy, the latest Batman movie is a gripping thriller populated with some excellent performances from the ensemble cast.
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American Composer Harry Partch
If you are looking for a sound that is slightly bizarre but always fascinating, investigate the music of Harry Partch.
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Easter
A little history of Easter, Easter Illustrations
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A Chat with Anadara
Anadara’s “Into the Unknown” releases tomorrow, August 29. So Suite’s recent interview with this talented worshipper was right on time. Not to mention a lot of fun!
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Alicia Keys As I Am Tour
The incredible production and vocal ability of Alicia Keys is on full display in her As I Am tour. Also an update on Jordin Sparks.
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Basic Violin 101
crash course in violin basics for beginners and as a refresher.
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Interview with Robert Dick
Interview with flutist Robert Dick
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James Blackshaw, Litany of Echoes
New album charts new territory for brilliant UK guitarist
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Pianist and Teacher Theodore Kullak
Theodore Kullak, one of the foremost pianists of his time, was also an amazing teacher, and many of the great pianists studied with him at his conservatory in Berlin.
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