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Continue ReadingEighth Notes are the subject of today’s GarageBand Music Theory Lesson. If you’re new to GB Music Theory, be sure to check out the previous weeks’ lessons on Whole Notes, Half Notes and Quarter Notes. The rhythm value of an …
Continue ReadingToday’s GarageBand Music Theory Lesson centers on Quarter Notes. If you’re new to GB Music Theory, be sure to check out the previous weeks’ lessons on Whole Notes and Half Notes. A Quarter Note is literally a quarter of the …
Continue ReadingLast week, we covered the idea of Note Duration and Whole Notes. This week we move onto Half Notes. Half Notes are literally half the value of a Whole Note. A Whole Note is held for four beats, therefore a …
Continue ReadingRhythm is a crucial element in all music. The aspect of rhythm that we’re going to deal with today is note duration. Every note of music that you hear has a rhythm value. Each note is held out for a …
Continue ReadingTempo can be defined as how fast or slow a piece of music should be sung or played at. Tempo is what listeners are talking about when they refer to a song as being “upbeat” or “slow.” Musicians measure …
Continue ReadingThe pioneer electronic musician talks about technology and the current music industry.
Continue ReadingWhilst on one of what I’m sure will be many trips to the toy shop in the run up to Christmas we spotted a bumper pack of Plasticine, in all the colors of the rainbow and more, and it just …
Continue ReadingGroovy Music City from Sibelius Software (part of Avid) sets out to make learning about music fun for children. The third in a three part series of programs aimed at kids aged 7-12, it begins to introduce relatively complex musical …
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