Human Interest

Background Music – Information w/e 9.8.11

September 8, 2011

Part of keeping on top of music2work2 means that Charlotte and I spend a little time every day curating a page over on Scoop.it on the effect of background music. We are interested in the psychology and science behind what is going on when we are listening to music and the positive effects that listening [...]

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Thank You Clarence Clemons

June 20, 2011

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I love the saxophone – whether it’s Baker Street or Just the Way You Are – Lisa Simpson or Charlie Parker – there’s something about the instrument which is just – excuse me – fucking cool. Born To Run Clarence Clemons died this weekend and I’ve been thinking about his music; his playing touched me [...]

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How to Play Basic Rock Piano (With Click)

February 11, 2011

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Basic rock piano is not about scales, chords, arpeggios or riffs – it is about the relationship between your right and left hand. The best way to teach yourself basic rock piano is to investigate what sounds good when your hands are playing something different.

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Birdsong Radio – A Different Kind of Tweet

February 10, 2010

If you watched the Julian Treasure video on the power of sound, you’ll already know why listening to birdsong has a calming affect on us humans. But I bet you didn’t know that there is an Internet Radio station that plays bird song 24/7! powered by birdsong radio The thinking goes that over the years [...]

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Emma Beats The Blowfish

December 10, 2009

One of my favorite pieces of solo piano music on music2work2 is Emma – along with its accompanying piece, the music was written to help a friend get through chemo. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Emma chose to visualize her cancer as a blowfish – it gave her something tangible to direct her [...]

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149 – Thea Development

September 12, 2009

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Following up from Thursday’s theme development for an Aerial hoop routine – here it is at 149 – and yes – it’s a little fast! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download I think this is going to sit nicely around 142 or there abouts – but I like where it is going.

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Marsha – 18 minutes 57 seconds

June 9, 2009

Piano, Organ, Strings with a renaissance edge $1.99 Download Now I used three voices on this track: Piano, Organ and Strings. I have been using organ more and more on the Kelli project and I wanted to see how it would fit into the overall style of this kind of piece. As ever, the [...]

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Charles-Henri Avelange

June 8, 2007

I want to let you know about one of our MySpace friends who decided to help make a difference for a group of local citizens who serve their community. Charles-Henri Avelange, from France now located in Seattle, Washington, says that when he came to the United States in 2005, he discovered what the word “hero” [...]

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