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Welcome to this Week’s E-dition of Music and Band Ezine!
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ON THE COVER
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The Whole Note – from the Publisher
Trapaw Interview
Presented By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten
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Page 2
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Noteworthy Albums of Late Pt. 1 (Instrumentals)
Presented By: Edwin Choi
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Page 3
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Become A Better Musician With Better Practice Habits
Written By: Gregg Hall
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Gregg_Hall
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Page 4
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Top 5 eMusic Downloads for the week of January 30, 2010
1) “Transference” – Spoon
2) “Astro Coast” – Surfer Blood
3) “Embryonic” – The Flaming Lips
4) “Romance is Boring” – Los Campesinos!
5) “July Flame” – Laura Veirs
Download these and more at
http://www.musicandband.com/top5downloads
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Trapaw Interview
Presented By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten
Bill from Trapaw answers the Music and Band Ezine Interview this
week.
Q: How did you come up with the name of your band?
A: I came up with the name in high school. I was having a really
rough time and I felt really trapped, like I couldn’t help myself
in any way. I felt like a fox caught in a bear trap that was ready
to chew its own paw off just to get away. I was at that point in
my life, ready to do anything to get out. It was around that time
that I started writing music. The music became my way out, so I
named the project Trapaw (short for Trapped Paw).
Q: What genre (if any) would you classify your music in?
A: It’s mainly based in the hardcore/metalcore genre, but it has
influences from across the board.
Q: Do you play only originals, or do you do covers? In your
average gig, what’s the ratio of original songs to covers?
A: I do only originals.
Q: Who are your musical influences?
A: Bands such as KillWhitneyDead, The Acacia Strain, Strapping
Young Lad.
Q: What are your songs about?
A: Well they’re about a lot of different things from relationships
to life’s tragedies to those little moments that make life worth
living.
Q: What are your band’s goals?
A: At this point, I’m planning on doing a label push and once I
get signed, I plan on putting together an actual band so we can
get some gigs.
Q: Do you sell CD’s or MP3’s of your music? If so, where could
someone find them?
A: I plan to have copies of my debut album, Bury The Living, for
sale on my MySpace page once I get the final product out.
Q: What are your most and least favorite venues to play, and why?
A: Well, with it being a solo project, I don’t really gig all that
much. However, I’ve always been down for throwing the instrumental
tracks in a stereo and doing the vocals at parties. You’d be
amazed at how well that goes over.
Q: Which songs do you perform most frequently?
A: At Life’s Limits and Fair Fights Are Overrated seem to be the
two most popular off the album at the moment, so I usually throw
those out there. Yet, with only one album, I usually perform the
entire thing.
Q: On a gig, do you play from a set list or do you just pick songs
on the spot?
A: I actually perform the CD cover to cover. Kind of difficult to
mix it up when it’s just you.
Q: Who in the band writes your songs?
A: I write all parts, but I expect that to change once I get a
full band together. In my opinion, everyone in the band should
have a say in what’s written.
Q: How has your music evolved since you started playing together?
A: We’ll see once I bring in other people. However, just by
myself, I can tell a major maturing in my songwriting from when
Trapaw FIRST began in 2005.
Q: Last thoughts?
A: Nothing really other than don’t give up your passion for music
because of lack of others to play with. With that said, keep an
eye out for my debut album, Bury The Living, coming early 2010!
About the Author:
Paul Heingarten runs the Music and Band Ezine
http://www.musicandband.com
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Page 2
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Noteworthy Albums of Late Pt. 1 (Instrumentals)
Presented By: Edwin Choi
I haven’t posted in about a month due to mainly work related
concerns, but during that time I’ve had the luxury to listening to
a new, full album during my job activities as I grind along.
Amazing how quickly the day can fly by when you’re steadily
digesting and thinking about new music!
Lately I’ve been listening to many albums which are entirely
instrumental, and do not contain any lyrics. However, all of the
albums I’ve listened have strong hip-hop influences, and also
borrow elements from jazz, trip-hop, and other related genres. I
find it amazing that producers can have such a vast amount of
skill with a wide variety of instruments, in which they use to
convey a huge range of emotions. Not only that, but these songs
often retain the ability for a rapper to easily rap their lines
over the music due to their bass hits and melodic structure.
Here are some recent highlights, with some quick thoughts that
don’t quite constitute a full review:
Blockhead – Music by Cavelight. During my recent travels to the
trip-hop and instrumental scenes, I stumbled onto Blockhead’s
offerings. His debut album Music by Cavelight is a medley of
haunting and unique instruments with a distinctive hip-hop flavor.
Nomak – Muziq and Foto. Nomak is a little known, Japanese hip-hop
producer who has been garnering praise worldwide (especially in
Eastern European countries). He makes strong use of
instrumentation such as piano chords and violins to produce
spiritual and calming beats which seem to shimmer in your head as
your listen to them. Muziq and Foto often take advantage of
lacing three or four separate melodies on top of each other to
create a strong harmonious effect, such as Wind Beat and Ample
Energy (two of my favorite songs in the album).
Uyama Hiroto – A Son of the Sun. Uyama Hiroto is another Japanese
hip-hop producer, on Nujabes’ label no less. Artistically, it is a
bit similar to Nomak and Nujabes’ hip-hop beats, but Hiroto
refines some elements in this album that clearly showcases his own
unique talents. Strong jazz influences are seen throughout the
album, as well as hip-hop influences. For example, the lead track
“81summer” contains strong swing and cool jazz influences when you
listen to the piano fill in the notes between bass hits. The voice
that can be subtlety heard in the background is a skillful use of
sampling, which makes the voice more of an instrument than for any
vocal purpose. Lastly, the violin can be heard riding the beat,
much as a rapper would flow along with the melodies presented in
the song.
About the Author:
See this original article here
http://www.hiphopoctopus.com/album-highlight/noteworthy-albums-late-instrumentals/
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Become A Better Musician With Better Practice Habits
Written By: Gregg Hall
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Gregg_Hall
As with anything in life, you will become a better musician the
more you practice and even though you can’t expect to be an
overnight sensation in most cases, you can dramatically increase
your performance by the way you practice.
Most people don’t think about warming up before practicing their
music but just like an athlete it will help you to perform better
and learn faster. Always warm up before you begin practicing to
settle your nerves and get your body relaxed so that you will get
the best results from your practice session.
Another crucial aspect to practicing music is setting realistic
and attainable goals. Very few people can sit down and play a son
perfectly with just a little practice, it takes time and
repetition. Many musical scores may take weeks of practice just to
master one song. For exceptionally long pieces, separate them into
sections and concentrate on a particular section during each
practice session.
Strategy is also important, especially when trying to learn a
complex piece of music. You can play a tough to learn section
repeatedly until you get it down or you can play it more slowly
than intended and gradually increase the speed until you are
playing at the tempo the music was written for.
Before you begin to play a certain piece of music, analyze it to
determine the style it is supposed to be played in, what the
timing should be, and the speed in which it is meant to be played.
It is best to read over the entire piece a couple of times first
so that you will know what the music should be played like before
you get started.
If your aim is to become as good a musician as possible you need
to practice as much as you can. When you see professional
musicians who seem to play so flawlessly, you can believe that
they practice their craft for several hours daily with extreme
dedication.
You should break your practices up into segments such as this:
First you should warm up, going though through scales, chords,
arpeggios, and book warm-up exercises before attempting a
complicated piece of music.
The next step should to practice increasing the speed of your play
by beginning at a slower tempo then moving up. This is similar to
what we mentioned above about learning a difficult song.
Another way to help you to learn to read music better is to
attempt to play an entire sheet of music you have never done.
Doing this will assist you in your reading skill and enable you to
learn to play new music much faster.
Mastering the art of music isn’t something that can be done
overnight, it takes years of practice and dedication.
About the Author:
Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about
music and Mp3 Accessories at http://www.musicstoreplusmore.com
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Top 5 eMusic Downloads for the week of January 30, 2010
1) “Transference” – Spoon
2) “Astro Coast” – Surfer Blood
3) “Embryonic” – The Flaming Lips
4) “Romance is Boring” – Los Campesinos!
5) “July Flame” – Laura Veirs
Download these and more at
http://www.musicandband.com/top5downloads
That wraps up another edition of the Music and Band Ezine. Your
questions, comments and/or concerns can always be forwarded
directly to me at Music and Band at paul@musicandband.com.
If you would like to post an article in a future edition of the
“Music and Band Ezine”, please email your submission to
paul@musicandband.com for review and consideration.
I personally thank you for your readership and interest in this
ezine. Looking forward to bringing you the next edition of Music
and Band, I am…
Paul Heingarten
Founder
Music and Band Ezine
paul@musicandband.com
http://www.musicandband.com
***The views expressed in this ezine do not necessarily reflect
the views of the publisher***
Greetings!!!
Welcome to this Week’s E-dition of Music and Band Ezine!
Please follow the link to visit this week’s Music and Band Ezine
“LIVE ON THE NET!”
http://www.musicandband.com
We’re also now on Twitter, check us out!
http://twitter.com/musicandband
_________________________________________________________
ON THE COVER
_________________________________________________________
The Whole Note – from the Publisher
Trapaw Interview
Presented By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten
_________________________________________________________
Page 2
_________________________________________________________
Noteworthy Albums of Late Pt. 1 (Instrumentals)
Presented By: Edwin Choi
_________________________________________________________
Page 3
_________________________________________________________
Become A Better Musician With Better Practice Habits
Written By: Gregg Hall
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Gregg_Hall
_________________________________________________________
Page 4
_________________________________________________________
Top 5 eMusic Downloads for the week of January 30, 2010
1) “Transference” – Spoon
2) “Astro Coast” – Surfer Blood
3) “Embryonic” – The Flaming Lips
4) “Romance is Boring” – Los Campesinos!
5) “July Flame” – Laura Veirs
Download these and more at
http://www.musicandband.com/top5downloads
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Cover
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Trapaw Interview
Presented By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten
Bill from Trapaw answers the Music and Band Ezine Interview this
week.
Q: How did you come up with the name of your band?
A: I came up with the name in high school. I was having a really
rough time and I felt really trapped, like I couldn’t help myself
in any way. I felt like a fox caught in a bear trap that was ready
to chew its own paw off just to get away. I was at that point in
my life, ready to do anything to get out. It was around that time
that I started writing music. The music became my way out, so I
named the project Trapaw (short for Trapped Paw).
Q: What genre (if any) would you classify your music in?
A: It’s mainly based in the hardcore/metalcore genre, but it has
influences from across the board.
Q: Do you play only originals, or do you do covers? In your
average gig, what’s the ratio of original songs to covers?
A: I do only originals.
Q: Who are your musical influences?
A: Bands such as KillWhitneyDead, The Acacia Strain, Strapping
Young Lad.
Q: What are your songs about?
A: Well they’re about a lot of different things from relationships
to life’s tragedies to those little moments that make life worth
living.
Q: What are your band’s goals?
A: At this point, I’m planning on doing a label push and once I
get signed, I plan on putting together an actual band so we can
get some gigs.
Q: Do you sell CD’s or MP3’s of your music? If so, where could
someone find them?
A: I plan to have copies of my debut album, Bury The Living, for
sale on my MySpace page once I get the final product out.
Q: What are your most and least favorite venues to play, and why?
A: Well, with it being a solo project, I don’t really gig all that
much. However, I’ve always been down for throwing the instrumental
tracks in a stereo and doing the vocals at parties. You’d be
amazed at how well that goes over.
Q: Which songs do you perform most frequently?
A: At Life’s Limits and Fair Fights Are Overrated seem to be the
two most popular off the album at the moment, so I usually throw
those out there. Yet, with only one album, I usually perform the
entire thing.
Q: On a gig, do you play from a set list or do you just pick songs
on the spot?
A: I actually perform the CD cover to cover. Kind of difficult to
mix it up when it’s just you.
Q: Who in the band writes your songs?
A: I write all parts, but I expect that to change once I get a
full band together. In my opinion, everyone in the band should
have a say in what’s written.
Q: How has your music evolved since you started playing together?
A: We’ll see once I bring in other people. However, just by
myself, I can tell a major maturing in my songwriting from when
Trapaw FIRST began in 2005.
Q: Last thoughts?
A: Nothing really other than don’t give up your passion for music
because of lack of others to play with. With that said, keep an
eye out for my debut album, Bury The Living, coming early 2010!
About the Author:
Paul Heingarten runs the Music and Band Ezine
http://www.musicandband.com
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THIS WEEK’S STAGE SPONSOR
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25 FREE iPod® compatible downloads from eMusic!
Choose from over 4.0 Million songs!
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Page 2
_________________________________________________________
Noteworthy Albums of Late Pt. 1 (Instrumentals)
Presented By: Edwin Choi
I haven’t posted in about a month due to mainly work related
concerns, but during that time I’ve had the luxury to listening to
a new, full album during my job activities as I grind along.
Amazing how quickly the day can fly by when you’re steadily
digesting and thinking about new music!
Lately I’ve been listening to many albums which are entirely
instrumental, and do not contain any lyrics. However, all of the
albums I’ve listened have strong hip-hop influences, and also
borrow elements from jazz, trip-hop, and other related genres. I
find it amazing that producers can have such a vast amount of
skill with a wide variety of instruments, in which they use to
convey a huge range of emotions. Not only that, but these songs
often retain the ability for a rapper to easily rap their lines
over the music due to their bass hits and melodic structure.
Here are some recent highlights, with some quick thoughts that
don’t quite constitute a full review:
Blockhead – Music by Cavelight. During my recent travels to the
trip-hop and instrumental scenes, I stumbled onto Blockhead’s
offerings. His debut album Music by Cavelight is a medley of
haunting and unique instruments with a distinctive hip-hop flavor.
Nomak – Muziq and Foto. Nomak is a little known, Japanese hip-hop
producer who has been garnering praise worldwide (especially in
Eastern European countries). He makes strong use of
instrumentation such as piano chords and violins to produce
spiritual and calming beats which seem to shimmer in your head as
your listen to them. Muziq and Foto often take advantage of
lacing three or four separate melodies on top of each other to
create a strong harmonious effect, such as Wind Beat and Ample
Energy (two of my favorite songs in the album).
Uyama Hiroto – A Son of the Sun. Uyama Hiroto is another Japanese
hip-hop producer, on Nujabes’ label no less. Artistically, it is a
bit similar to Nomak and Nujabes’ hip-hop beats, but Hiroto
refines some elements in this album that clearly showcases his own
unique talents. Strong jazz influences are seen throughout the
album, as well as hip-hop influences. For example, the lead track
“81summer” contains strong swing and cool jazz influences when you
listen to the piano fill in the notes between bass hits. The voice
that can be subtlety heard in the background is a skillful use of
sampling, which makes the voice more of an instrument than for any
vocal purpose. Lastly, the violin can be heard riding the beat,
much as a rapper would flow along with the melodies presented in
the song.
About the Author:
See this original article here
http://www.hiphopoctopus.com/album-highlight/noteworthy-albums-late-instrumentals/
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Become A Better Musician With Better Practice Habits
Written By: Gregg Hall
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Gregg_Hall
As with anything in life, you will become a better musician the
more you practice and even though you can’t expect to be an
overnight sensation in most cases, you can dramatically increase
your performance by the way you practice.
Most people don’t think about warming up before practicing their
music but just like an athlete it will help you to perform better
and learn faster. Always warm up before you begin practicing to
settle your nerves and get your body relaxed so that you will get
the best results from your practice session.
Another crucial aspect to practicing music is setting realistic
and attainable goals. Very few people can sit down and play a son
perfectly with just a little practice, it takes time and
repetition. Many musical scores may take weeks of practice just to
master one song. For exceptionally long pieces, separate them into
sections and concentrate on a particular section during each
practice session.
Strategy is also important, especially when trying to learn a
complex piece of music. You can play a tough to learn section
repeatedly until you get it down or you can play it more slowly
than intended and gradually increase the speed until you are
playing at the tempo the music was written for.
Before you begin to play a certain piece of music, analyze it to
determine the style it is supposed to be played in, what the
timing should be, and the speed in which it is meant to be played.
It is best to read over the entire piece a couple of times first
so that you will know what the music should be played like before
you get started.
If your aim is to become as good a musician as possible you need
to practice as much as you can. When you see professional
musicians who seem to play so flawlessly, you can believe that
they practice their craft for several hours daily with extreme
dedication.
You should break your practices up into segments such as this:
First you should warm up, going though through scales, chords,
arpeggios, and book warm-up exercises before attempting a
complicated piece of music.
The next step should to practice increasing the speed of your play
by beginning at a slower tempo then moving up. This is similar to
what we mentioned above about learning a difficult song.
Another way to help you to learn to read music better is to
attempt to play an entire sheet of music you have never done.
Doing this will assist you in your reading skill and enable you to
learn to play new music much faster.
Mastering the art of music isn’t something that can be done
overnight, it takes years of practice and dedication.
About the Author:
Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about
music and Mp3 Accessories at http://www.musicstoreplusmore.com
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Become-A-Better-Musician-With-Better-Practice-Habits&id=262183] Become A Better Musician With Better Practice Habits
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******
Learn all the songs you want to learn on guitar
with this easy to follow system
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******
Trumpet player for hire: weddings a specialty
Email paul@musicandband.com for details.
******
25 FREE iPod® compatible downloads from eMusic!
Choose from over 4.0 Million songs!
http://www.musicandband.com/freemusicdownload
******
Want to advertise your band gig or opportunity?
Email me at musicandband@prhsolutions.com for more details.
_________________________________________________________
Page 4
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Top 5 eMusic Downloads for the week of January 30, 2010
1) “Transference” – Spoon
2) “Astro Coast” – Surfer Blood
3) “Embryonic” – The Flaming Lips
4) “Romance is Boring” – Los Campesinos!
5) “July Flame” – Laura Veirs
Download these and more at
http://www.musicandband.com/top5downloads
That wraps up another edition of the Music and Band Ezine. Your
questions, comments and/or concerns can always be forwarded
directly to me at Music and Band at paul@musicandband.com.
If you would like to post an article in a future edition of the
“Music and Band Ezine”, please email your submission to
paul@musicandband.com for review and consideration.
I personally thank you for your readership and interest in this
ezine. Looking forward to bringing you the next edition of Music
and Band, I am…
Paul Heingarten
Founder
Music and Band Ezine
paul@musicandband.com
http://www.musicandband.com
***The views expressed in this ezine do not necessarily reflect
the views of the publisher***
