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The flute is both an ancient and modern musical
instrument. Various versions of flutes have
existed throughout history in virtually all
cultures: Indian, Chinese, South American,
Irish, African. In some parts of the world
their flutes been have transposed into their
own national art form, like the Japanese shakuhachi
and the Native American flute. In the Western
world, Theobald Friedrich Boehm is the man
behind the their modern adaptation (what most
westerners think of as a flute). Flutes come
in all sizes and shapes and are made of any
of a number of materials like clay, wood,
nickel, silver, gold, pearl, plastic, ceramic
and bamboo. Some are small, like the ocarina,
penny or tin whistle, pan flute, recorder
or nose flute. There are many different fingerings.
Some play chromatic and some are pentatonic
scales, and how they finger varies with the
model. Chromatics can play each sound in major
or minor keys making them quite versatile.
Some are players by ear while others playing
primary by sheet music. Alto, tenor, bass...
you name it. You can play solo, in duets or
a trio, in an ensemble, in a jazz band or
brass band, opera, or orchestra...(continuted below)
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Produce Your Music At Home - 5 Hot Tips for Producing Your Music at Home
By: Traci Crowley
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You have created your music masterpiece, now you are ready to record your music. The challenge is, you don’t have the money to hire an expensive sound engineer. Well, there is good news for you. Thanks to the advances in technology, you can now record and produce your music from the comfort of your home! This is not as difficult as you may think, and nowadays you can easily produce music that sounds quite professional, without being an expert sound engineer. Learn 5 Hot Tips for Producing Your Music at Home. 1) Listen to Professional Recordings. Although it is a good idea to listen to other local bands, matching your recordings to pro recordings gets you closer to the industry standard. It may be challenging to achieve this sound, but aiming high will get you closer. Listen to your own tracks relative to pro recordings rather than other home demos. 2) Clearly Label All of Your Sounds, Mixers, Monitors, Sound Effects and Everything that You Can't Afford to Forget When You are Recording a Song. You should label anything that you can about the song you are creating, because chances are you'll eventually come back to it and forget where you left off. If you work on one song at a time, put a marker (e.g.tape or sticky note) on your recording device to jog your memory. That way, you can remember where you left off when you continue recording your song again. 3) Save Your Song as a New Name or Version Every Time You Make Changes to Your Original Recorded Song. That way if you make some mistakes in your recording, or the sound quality gets worse, you can go back to your original recording. 4) Rest Your Ears Before the Final Mix Down. Don't do the final mixing of your tracks on the same day if you've been working on the tracks for hours. You need to take some time to rest your ears, so the sounds you hear are accurate and balanced. After you get some good rest, come back to your tracks. Make sure that you lower the volume of your tracks to normal listening volume, and then start to do your mix down. You'll probably be far happier with your outcome by following this suggestion. 5) Back Up Your Files! Even though this may seem obvious, it is critical that you save a back up file of your music recordings. Don't let a random hard drive crash or equipment failure cause you to lose your valuable files and songs that you have worked so hard on. To learn more tips about producing your music at home, visit the following URL: http://www.indie-musicnetwork.com/recordmusic.html |
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...flutes will
play in harmony with other woodwinds, strings,
guitar, piccolo, and percussion instruments
when used to accompany. As a flute plays one
note at a time (can't play chords), the flautist
can make beautiful melodies by playing with
others. Flutes have been used with just about
every genre of music imaginable, new age,
classical, rock, punk, hip hop, country western,
Christmas, wedding, sonata or folk... any
song. From Jethro Tull to the virtuoso composer
Mozart who wrote his famous Magic Flute masterpiece...
to Beethoven (who was blind in his later years).
Are you a student, teacher or both? If you
are a self learner, you could study a free
lesson found on the Internet. Or you could
learn and buy sheet music, a chart, and perhaps
a complete curriculum from a company that
specializes in correspondence courses. There
is no shortage of companies that you can buy
accessories from like cases, printable sheet
music, stands, new or used flutes. Gemeinhardt,
Armstrong and Yamaha are each a popular flute
maker today.
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