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Volume I, Edition 4
January 31, 2009

Greetings, !fname!

Welcome to this Week’s E-dition of Music and Band Ezine!

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The Whole Note – from the Publisher

Transcribing Music
Written By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten

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We Major: Album of the Week
Written By: drizzit12

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Penetrators CD / DVD / iTunes Sales Going To Spanky Twanger
Written By: Trace Luger 017 (Double Crown Records)

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iTunes FREE Download of the Week of January 31, 2009

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LAST WEEK’S CONTEST ANSWER
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And now for the answer to last week’s question, which was…

“What two Frank Sinatra hits were tops for U.S. karaoke singers in
1993?”

Answer: “New York, New York” and “My Way”

Thanks to those who participated – now for this week’s question!

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THIS WEEK’S CONTEST
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Answer this trivia question correctly and get a free ad posting in
the Music and Band Ezine…

“What studio did the Beatles use to record 191 songs?”

Email your answer to paul@musicandband.com. One entry per email
address only. We will select the winner by random drawing from all
correct entries received!

We will announce the winner next week.

*** Drawing Deadline: Sundays 10PM CST. ***

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Transcribing Music
Written By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten

Writing the tabs for a song, or writing out a piece of music for
a particular instrument to play is a great way to exercise your
musical ear.  I’ve transcribed several pieces of music, from horn
solos to entire songs.  Even if you’ve never written a musical
note in your life, transcribing is fairly easy, provided you have
some level of musical ability.

My first suggestion is to have your primary instrument handy when
you work on transcribing music.  Assuming you are fairly familiar
with your primary instrument, this gives you a point of reference
for notes that on casual listening may be tough to distinguish. 
I have often played my trumpet to find a note that isn’t easily
distinguishable by listening to a recording.

Getting a decent recording of the song you are trying to
transcribe should be a given, but I’ll include it here
nonetheless.  You don’t want to wait for the song to come on the
radio or for you to catch it on TV.  Whatever the medium is, make
sure you have a copy of the song that you can readily play back.

The next thing you want to have is the ability to pause, rewind
and play back portions of the recording.  Often times, the music
you are transcribing has passages with a lot of notes played very
rapidly.  Chances are you’re not going to hear each one of the
notes right the first time around.  The ability to stop the music,
rewind and play back a portion of it is sure to help you save time.

Finally, you want to have the paper or software you’re using to
write out the notes available.  If you’re using staff paper, make
sure you have several blank copies on hand.  If you’re using
computer software, you’ll want to make sure it is up and running
so you can put the notes down as you hear them.  Getting the notes
down shortly after you hear and identify them reduces the chances
of you missing a passage or getting one or more of them wrong.

Transcribing music or writing Tabs for songs is a challenging
practice.  It is also a great way for becoming more familiar with
your instrument and music in general.  I suggest you give it a try!

About the Author:

Paul Heingarten is first and foremost a trumpet player.
In addition to playing music in several bands, he runs
the Music and Band Ezine at http://www.musicandband.com

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Album Review: We Major: Album of the Week
Written By: drizzit12

This week, I choose the We Major Mixtape by Fort Minor as the
album of the week. I apologize about the lack of a tight album the
previous week, but it was the end of semester so all the admins
had an overwhelming number of tests and projects to complete. 
Anyway, on to the mixtape.

I chose the album because of its beats and lyrics, which combined
create some of the best “underground” rap I’ve heard.  Songs such
100 Degrees and Dolla provoke thoughts that commercialized music
such as Lollipop by Lil Wayne or Put On by Young Jeezy will never
come close to touching (rapping about vegetables is funny, but
c’mon, seriously?). If you’ve ever heard The Rising Tied, you’ll
understand some of the draw that Mike Shinoda has when rapping.

Another benefit of the album is that it’s free. Yes, you read that
last sentence right, the album is free. However, you should still
donate some money to Fort Minor if you like the songs to support
their efforts. There are a few songs that are just remixes from
The Rising Tide, but they are still entertaining to listen to.
Follow the link below for the songs

http://www.supertightstuff.com/goto/We_Major_Mixtape/197/1

About the Author:

http://www.supertightstuff.com/01/25/featured/we-major-album-of-the-week/
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Penetrators CD / DVD / iTunes Sales Going To Spanky Twanger
Written By: Trace Luger 017 (Double Crown Records)

Just wanted to announce to everyone that The Penetrators are donating all proceeds from the sale of DVD’s, CD’s and all other merchandise that we have to Spanky and his family. As some of you may know, Spanky is in a battle with cancer and some are asking about ways to help. Sticks and I thought this would be an easy way of helping the Twangler’s.

If you are interested, our loot can be purchased here: Double Crown Records – http://www.dblcrown.com/
The Penetrators Website – http://www.penetrators.com/loot.html

You can get our stuff from countless other ways also. They all buy more copies from us or Sean anyway. Downloads, such as iTunes, are also included in this.

If nothing else, please keep Spanky and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

When he gets a chance, Spanky updates everyone on this most important mission here:

http://www.myspace.com/briansupdates

Many Reverb T(h)anks,

Trace Luger 017

Note: I would personally recommend purchasing Penetrators items directly from the band – they get more money that way, plus they have a wider variety of Penetrators merch than I have available at
Double Crown. Please check out the MySpace link above to stay up to date on Spanky’s battle against Esophageal Cancer. Leave a comment, become a MySpace friend, and do whatever you can to support Brian/Spanky in his battle against this terrible disease – we’re all pulling for him to lick this and get back on-stage delivering the twang and reverb once again!

About the Author:

Double Crown Records
http://doublecrown.blogspot.com

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iTunes FREE Download of the Week

This week’s iTunes download is the video for “Someone Like You” from SafetySuit. SafetySuit is an alternative rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are notable for their song “Someone Like You” off of their 2008 debut major label album Life Left to Go. “Someone Like You” peaked at #15 on the Alternative rock chart and has crossed over to Top 40 and Hot AC. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safetysuit

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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

I’m about to start featuring several bands I’ve interviewed in
upcoming issues of the Music and Band Ezine. Groups to watch out
for include punk rockers The Saltines, Louisiana Code Blue (blues
and rock), Brian Jarvis (rock) and more. Want to be part of the
action? Email me at paul@musicandband.com and I’ll set up an interview. No strings attached, just my way of helping
bands and musicians do a little extra promoting.

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