How John Williams Changed Music In Film Forever
John Williams is a living national (world) treasure.
The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality)
From intellectualtakeout.org, this article was very very good. Throughout grade school and high school, I was fortunate to participate in quality music programs. Our high school had a top Illinois state jazz band; I also participated in symphonic band, which gave me a greater appreciation for classical music. It wasn’t enough to just read music….
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Travel Sax
Now this looks VERY interesting…..seems to be a kickstarter for a midi sax (bluetooth).
The Truth About Vinyl
Good video as there seems to be a resurgence of getting jazz on vinyl.
Intro To EWI
Most excellent video introducing the EWI.
Artists Who Held Boring Day Jobs
This should be watched by a lot of musicians. You really should have some sort of stable income but still follow your dream.
ECORDER
Yet another wind controller out there.
WARBL
Yet more great Wind Controller instruments coming out. This one is called WARBL. Very cool.
Jazz Deconstructed: John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”
Pretty good thing on Giant Steps by Vox
EWI Tool Shutting Down
One of the best, maybe even better than the one that ships with it, patch editor for the AKAI EWI4000S is EWITool. Sadly, there was a post by it’s author, Stephen Merrony, saying he’s closing it down. Hi Everyone, After ten years(!) it’s time for me to consign EWItool to history. The patch exchanged has…