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When you’re focused on your bowing, your fingering, all the little details you have to think about as you perform, other performance details can get lost. Recording yourself as you play is an effective way to listen and observe your performance from the outside.
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As you know, from reading in our recent blogs on music and copyright issues, copyright law can get sticky (in case you haven’t read them, you should definitely check them out here, here and here). You know that broadly defined, a copyright owner has the exclusive legal right to print, publish, record or distribute the artistic material owned. The upshot of this definition is that there are many different kinds of copyrights that come into play when you perform, record, and post (aka “distribute”) a piece of music.
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Join Mimi Zweig as she shows a student how to properly complete the Martelé Bow Stroke. View our video to see these great tips in action!
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The double bass is a tough master – demanding strength, stamina and proper technique from its player. As the root of the orchestra, musical and rhythmic accuracy are imperative to the success of the whole – requiring plenty of practice and repetition.
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When people think of extracurricular activities that require strength, musicianship isn't typically at the top of the list. Yet, others take for granted what musicians realize from their very first practice - playing the viola and violin does, indeed, require a similar emphasis on strength, flexibility, and dexterity as athletics.
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Join Mimi Zweig and learn why natural harmonics are important and how they help you stay in tune! Watch the live demonstration on how to do it properly.
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They say that breathing is involuntary, but musicians would beg to differ. You only have to experience a particularly difficult passage or that hard-won solo, not to mention stage-fright, to know breathing doesn't come as involuntarily as you'd expect.
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Musicians spend a fair amount of time working on physical techniques that improve their tone and overall sound. This includes things like finger exercises, as well as practice and performance warm-ups, but did you know that other forms of exercise benefit musicians, too?
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When you’re focused on your bowing, your fingering, all the little details you have to think about as you perform, other performance details can get lost. Recording yourself as you play is an effective way to listen and observe your performance from the outside.
Read More
As you know, from reading in our recent blogs on music and copyright issues, copyright law can get sticky (in case you haven’t read them, you should definitely check them out here, here and here). You know that broadly defined, a copyright owner has the exclusive legal right to print, publish, record or distribute the artistic material owned. The upshot of this definition is that there are many different kinds of copyrights that come into play when you perform, record, and post (aka “distribute”) a piece of music.
Read More
Join Mimi Zweig as she shows a student how to properly complete the Martelé Bow Stroke. View our video to see these great tips in action!
Read More
The double bass is a tough master – demanding strength, stamina and proper technique from its player. As the root of the orchestra, musical and rhythmic accuracy are imperative to the success of the whole – requiring plenty of practice and repetition.
Read More
When people think of extracurricular activities that require strength, musicianship isn't typically at the top of the list. Yet, others take for granted what musicians realize from their very first practice - playing the viola and violin does, indeed, require a similar emphasis on strength, flexibility, and dexterity as athletics.
Read More
Join Mimi Zweig and learn why natural harmonics are important and how they help you stay in tune! Watch the live demonstration on how to do it properly.
Read More
They say that breathing is involuntary, but musicians would beg to differ. You only have to experience a particularly difficult passage or that hard-won solo, not to mention stage-fright, to know breathing doesn't come as involuntarily as you'd expect.
Read More
Musicians spend a fair amount of time working on physical techniques that improve their tone and overall sound. This includes things like finger exercises, as well as practice and performance warm-ups, but did you know that other forms of exercise benefit musicians, too?
Read More
