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by Silvia Francesca Maglione
Deciding to pick up a musical instrument and start taking lessons inevitably means facing a considerable challenge. The piano, violin, organ, oboe, viola, trombone and harp are difficult instruments to master, and require countless hours of practice in order to sound “right”.
However, the orthodox musical instruments mentioned above aren’t nearly as demanding to play as the Pikasso.
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June 19th, 2007 @ 9:11 am GMT | No Comments
by Chris A. Mooney
How do I regard technic now? I think of it in the terms of the music itself. Music should dictate the technical means to be used. The composition and its phrases should determine bowing and the tone quality employed. One should not think of down-bows or up-bows. In the Brahms concerto you can find many long phrases: they cannot be played with one [continue...]
December 29th, 2006 @ 10:20 pm GMT | No Comments
by Chris A. Mooney
I am fond of saying, to others and to myself, one of my guiding principles of life and music: "the most important thing in life is knowing what you want, and the second most important thing is knowing whether you are getting it". You may dispute with me about whether or not this is of primary importance in life, but, take my word [continue...]
October 5th, 2006 @ 6:17 pm GMT | 1 Comment »
by Chris A. Mooney
Stand up straight! Pull your shoulders back! As children, we were told to have good posture. Yet we were seldom taught effective ways to accomplish this. Indeed, we were often not even told just what “good posture” is.
The consequences of this information gap can be seen all around us: stiff necks, shoulders hunched forward or pulled [continue...]
September 26th, 2006 @ 10:42 pm GMT | No Comments
by Chris A. Mooney
A musician is by nature an emotional sort of person. I think it attracts people of a highly sensitive nature, who need to learn to play so they can express that emotion.
Because of this, I think we can fall prey to a few psychological conditions that make our progress as musicians much more [continue...]
September 12th, 2006 @ 9:17 pm GMT | No Comments
by Silvia Francesca Maglione
The world’s biggest functioning musical instrument is the “Great Stalacpipe Organ”. This exceptional instrument covers 3.5 acres (about 14.2 km²) down in Luray Caverns, in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The term “Stalacpipe Organ” was coined by the Washington Post famous music critic Paul Hume, combining the word “Stalactite” and “Pipe Organ”. The organ works in [continue...]
September 3rd, 2006 @ 11:11 am GMT | No Comments
by Silvia Francesca Maglione
A recent article on The Guardian reports that orchestras are likely to be soon replaced by “virtual musicians”. This nearly blasphemous statement is corroborated by an impressive invention. In Vienna, a highly technological audio software has been implemented. This microchip recreates human musicians and is able to fool (untrained) listeners. This remarkable computer [continue...]
August 25th, 2006 @ 7:33 pm GMT | No Comments
by Silvia Francesca Maglione
There are many fabulous instruments that produce marvellous sounds, but the one that surpasses them all is: the pipe organ. Although pipe organs are considered as instruments, they truly are monuments, authentic pieces of human genius and art. Pipe organs in fact, embody the efficiency of the piano, the majesty of brass, the [continue...]
April 2nd, 2006 @ 4:19 pm GMT | No Comments
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