How To Dress Up “Naked Music” On The Piano

What in the world is “naked music?”
You know it when you hear it, but the words that describe it sound strange, don’t they? We’ve all heard of popular music and rock music and gospel music and jazz music, but naked music?
Naked music is simply the notes on a piece of sheet music. It’s “naked” [...]

3 Quick & Easy Steps To Playing Music by Ear

Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece of music (or, eventually, learn an instrument) by simply listening to it repeatedly. The majority of self-taught musicians began their education this way; they picked up their instrument and began playing an easy melody from a well-known song, slowly picking out the notes as they [...]

Playing The Piano Using Chord Symbols Instead of Being Tied To The Written

Piano improvising and arranging is an art but definitely not a science. It is all based on chords and chord progressions. There aren’t any steadfast rules for creating an arrangement, nothing to dictate the limitless potential of your imagination. Musicians learn to arrange by simply arranging – and improvise by improvising — over and over [...]

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Offshore Corporations

Posted on 05 March 2010

Creating a Company
Modern companies have many different components that must all be operating well and working together if the business is going to succeed and be profitable for any length of time. This idea extends from the core aspects of the business such as production and sales, to the less tangible elements such as human [...]

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Articulation — The Key To Clean Piano Playing

Posted on 05 September 2008

Articulation in music means the same as it does in speech — speaking (playing) distinctly so that each word (note) can be understood clearly.
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Is It Really Possible To Play The Piano By Ear?

Posted on 13 May 2009

Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece of music (or, eventually, learn an instrument) by simply listening to it repeatedly. The majority of self-taught musicians began their education this way; they picked up their instrument and began playing an easy melody from a well-known song, slowly picking out the notes as they [...]

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Coastline Band remembers local roots - WECT

Posted on 10 March 2010

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - If you grew up listening to music by the Tams and the Showmen, you’re familiar with Carolina Beach music and the Shag, the state dance of North and South Carolina. After losing some of its popularity in the eighties, there has …