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• Open Your Ears to the Music of Björk

  April 4, 2012 by Nick Long

  Tags: albums, arranging, Björk, composer, Iceland, instrumentation, Instruments, musician, songcraft, Timbre

• Music & Life: Fun Rhythm Activities for Valentine’s Day

  February 8, 2012 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: boogie woogie, Children, dance, download, exercises, free, fun, holiday, Rhythm, romantic, song, triplet, Valentine, Valentine's

• Bass Tone: Time to Test Yourself!

  December 2, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: bass, distortion, fretless, fx, modulation, pops, quiz, slides, slurs, tapping, test

• Listen to Les, Part 3: Audio Effects

  November 16, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: delay, delay effects, echo, Effects, Guitar, Les Paul, Mary Ford, multitrack, pitch shift, playing technique, singing, slapback, vari-speed, vocals

• Ear Training Series Spotlight

  November 9, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: Audio, aural skills, bass, ear training, Effects, Instruments, lessons, music, song writing, technique, tips

• Music & Life: Scary Halloween Sounds Party

  October 26, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: animal sounds, Children, fun, fx, game, Halloween, sound effects, teaching

• Music & Life: Spooky Halloween Song!

  October 20, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: Children, fun, Halloween, major, minor, minor scale, scary, song, spooky, teaching

• Bass Tone Podcast 6: Bass FX, Part 2

  October 7, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: bass, bass guitar, bass tone, Bass Tone Podcast, chorus, Effects, flanger, modulation, phaser, pitch shift, wah-wah

• Bass Tone: Bass Effects, Part 2

  September 15, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: bass, bass effects, chorus, Effects, flanger, fx, Hendrix, modulation, octave, phaser, pitch shift

• Music & Life: Turn Down the Volume!

  September 8, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: advice, age-related hearing loss, ear defenders, earplugs, health, hearing loss, iOS, iOS apps, iPhone apps, noise, noise protection, teens, tips

• Listen Close: “Psychoanalytwist” by Milk Cult

  August 31, 2011 by Brad T. Bush

  Tags: active listening, Audio, Effects, mike patton, milk cult, Mixing, music, singing, song writing, vocals

• Music & Life: Music, Health, and Aging

  August 16, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: adults, balance, benefits, elderly, Instruments, listening, memory, music, piano, relaxation, singing, video games, wii, wii music

• Listen Close: “Give Up the Ghost” by Radiohead

  August 10, 2011 by Brad T. Bush

  Tags: active listening, bass, Effects, Guitar, harmony, Hearing Effects, live music, looping, music, radiohead, song writing

• Music & Life: The Hidden Power of Music and Memory

  August 2, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: alzheimers, app, benefits, brain, ear, ear training, harmony, Intervals, memory, music, pitch

• Bass Tone Podcast 5: Bass FX, Part 1

  July 21, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: bass, bass effects, bass guitar, Bass Tone Podcast, compression, distortion, dynamic range compression, Effects, EQ, equalisation, fx, overdrive

• Bass Tone Podcast 4: Bass Amps

  July 7, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: amplifiers, amps, bass, bass guitar, Bass Tone Podcast, clipping, distortion, Guitar

• Bass Tone: Bass Effects, Part 1

  July 5, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: bass, compressor, distortion, dynamic range compression, Dynamics, Effects, EQ, fx, limiter, multiband, overdrive, treble

• Bass Tone: All Amped Up

  June 15, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: advice, amplification, amps, bass guitar, cabinet, distortion, drivers, electric bass, EQ, Guitar, power, speakers, tone

• Music & Life: Learning Music Around the World

  June 9, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: Africa, child, Children, culture, fun, game, instrument, iOS apps, iPhone, rhythms, suzuki, world music

• Bass Tone: Fretless Electric

  June 1, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: bass, fretless, fretless electric, glissando, Jaco Pastorius, slides, techniques

• Music & Life: The Power of Rhythm

  May 25, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: benefits, Children, early music education, fun, games, ideas, Instruments, music education, nursery, rhyme, Rhythm, world music

• Bass Tone Podcast 3: Playing Techniques

  May 19, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: bass, bass guitar, Bass Tone Podcast, hammer-ons, pop, pull-offs, slap, slap and pop, slap bass, slides, slurs, tapping, technique, trills

• Bass Tone: Playing Techniques, Part 2

  May 17, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: bass, glissando, hammer-ons, legato, playing technique, pull-offs, slides, tapping, tone, trills

• Bass Tone: Playing Techniques, Part 1

  May 3, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: bass, fingerstyle, funk, percussion, plectrum, popping, slap, slap and pop, slap bass, technique

• Hearing Effects: Modulation 2 (tremolo, vibrato, pitch shift, wah-wah)

  April 27, 2011 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: Effects, Hearing Effects, pitch shift, transposer, tremolo, vibrato, wah, wah-wah

• Bass Tone Podcast 2: The Electric Bass and Tone Control

  April 15, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: bass, bass guitar, Bass Tone Podcast, download, electric bass, free, humbucker, Leo Fender, pickups, single-coil, strings, tone controls, treble

• Bass Tone: Playing with Precision

  April 13, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: active bass, bass, Fender, Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Precision Bass, humbucker, J Bass, Leo Fender, P Bass, pickups, tone controls, treble

• Listen Close: “Better Already” by Northern State

  April 7, 2011 by Brad T. Bush

  Tags: active listening, analysis, arranging, bridge, chorus, distortion, doubling, Effects, reverb, song writing, songcraft, vocals

• Bass Tone Podcast 1: Introduction and the Upright Bass

  March 25, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: active listening, arco, bass, Bass Tone Podcast, double bass, download, free, glissando, Instruments, introduction, pizzicato, podcast, Timbre, upright bass

• Bass Tone: The Upright Bass

  March 24, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: arco, bass, bluegrass, double bass, gliss, glissando, Leo Fender, pizz, pizzicato, rockabilly, slap, slap bass, string bass, upright bass

• New Series! Bass Tone teaches the sounds of the bass

  March 23, 2011 by Nick Long

  Tags: active listening, amps, bands, bass, bass guitar, bass lines, critical listening, Effects, introduction, Timbre, upright bass

• Listen Close: “Mehu Moments” by K-X-P

  March 10, 2011 by Brad T. Bush

  Tags: active listening, analysis, arranging, Effects, electronic, Mixing, noise, song writing, songcraft

• Music & Life: Play On Education (interview)

  March 4, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: Children, education, fun, games, instrument, interview, Kindergarten, kodaly, lessons, music school, piano, play, school, UK, Worcestershire

• Hearing Effects: Modulation (rotary speaker, chorus, flanger, phaser)

  February 17, 2011 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: Audio, chorus, Effects, flanger, fx, George Martin, Les Paul, Leslie speaker, modulation, phase shift, phaser, rotary speaker

• Music & Life: The Special Needs Child & Technology

  February 9, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: child, Children, communication, games, kids, language, life, music, music therapy, songs, special needs, technology, therapy

• Music & Life: Two New Children’s Ear Training Songs

  January 20, 2011 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: actions, child, Children, fun, games, Intervals, learning, Rhythm, singing, songs

• Music & Life: Singing and Childhood

  January 3, 2011 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: child, Children, fun, games, Intervals, iPhone, melody, music, Music & Life, piano, singing, solfege, songs, tunes

• Music & Life: Relax with these special ear training MP3s

  December 8, 2010 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: babies, Children, development, download, free, MP3, music, Music & Life, relaxation, training, womb

• Hearing Effects: Listen for that Reverb

  December 2, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: Audio, delay, echo, fx, Hearing Effects, plate reverb, reverb, reverberation, room simulation, spring reverb

• Music & Life: Child Development and Music

  November 23, 2010 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: apps, child, child development, Children, fun, iPhone, learning, Mozart Effect, music, Music & Life, resources, song, sounds, web apps

• Hearing Effects: Echo… (echo… echo…)

  November 11, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: analog, delay, digital, echo, Effects, fx, Hearing Effects, Les Paul, ping pong, reverb, Rhythm, slapback, stereo, tubes

• Music & Life: Rockin’ Rockabye Baby Lullabies

  October 20, 2010 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: babies, child, Children, infants, learn, lullabies, motherhood, mothers, music, relaxation, rock, sing, songs

• Music & Life: The Secret Language Connection

  October 6, 2010 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: brain, Children, instrument, Keyboard, language, music, Music & Life, Rhythm, sing, songs

• Music & Life: The Unborn Child

  September 30, 2010 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: baby, child, ears, hear, mother, motherhood, Mozart, Mozart Effect, Music & Life, noise, play, sing, sound, unborn, womb

• Hearing Effects: Distortion Effects, Part 2

  September 28, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: amps, clipping, distortion, Effects, fuzz, fx, Guitar, Hearing Effects, overdrive, tubes

• Music & Life: Introduction

  September 22, 2010 by Sabrina Peña Young

  Tags: child, Children, classroom, cultures, life, Music & Life, parents, special needs, students, technology, tools, training

• Hearing Effects: Distortion Effects, Part 1

  September 8, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: amplifiers, amps, distortion, Effects, fuzz, Guitar, Hearing Effects, history, Les Paul, metal, overdrive, rock

• Open Your Ears to Tuvan Throat Singing!

  September 3, 2010 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: active listening, drone, harmonics, mongolian, Open Your Ears, overtone singing, overtones, throat singing, Timbre, tuvan, vocal techniques

• Frequency Fundamentals Recap Quiz

  August 25, 2010 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: Frequencies, frequency bands, Frequency Fundamentals, practice, quiz, recap, training

• Hearing Effects: Dynamics, Part 2 – Even more dynamic…

  August 11, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: compression, compressors, dynamic control, Dynamics, EQ, expanders, Frequencies, gates, gating, Hearing Effects, limiters

• Wired For Sound Part 4: Headphones

  August 4, 2010 by Nick Long

  Tags: Audio, buying, earphones, gear, headphones, hi-fi, impedance, noise cancellation, tips, Wired for Sound

• Hearing Effects: Dynamics, Part 1 – Compressors

  July 28, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: compressors, dynamic control, dynamic range, Dynamics, effect parameters, gain, Hearing Effects

• Hearing Effects: Introduction

  July 22, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: Audio, delay, distortion, Dynamics, Effects, Frequencies, frequency training, fx, Hearing Effects, modulation, overdrive, reverb

• Wired For Sound Part 3: All The Gear, But No Idea?

  July 20, 2010 by Nick Long

  Tags: Audio, bass, buying, equipment, Frequencies, gear, hi-fi, listening, speakers, stereo, stereo separation, tips, Wired for Sound

• Wired For Sound Part 2: Amps and Speakers

  July 13, 2010 by Nick Long

  Tags: amplifiers, amps, Audio, buying, cables, equipment, hi-fi, setup, speakers, tips, Wired for Sound

• Wired for Sound Part 1: Playback

  June 24, 2010 by Nick Long

  Tags: Audio, buying, cd players, equipment, hi-fi, loudness war, MP3 players, setup, tips, vinyl, Wired for Sound

• Harmonics And Distortion

  June 8, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: compound, compression, distortion, frequency, Frequency Fundamentals, Guitar, harmonics

• Inversions of Diminished and Augmented Triads

  June 4, 2010 by Thomas Evdokimoff

  Tags: augmented, diminished, harmony, Intervals, inversions, music, notes, pitch, Pitch & Harmony, training

• Background: EQ Feathering and Spectrum Analyzers

  May 28, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: Audio, engineer, EQ, feathering, Frequencies, Frequency Fundamentals, mix, software, studio, techniques, tips, tools

• Inversions of Major and Minor Triads

  May 18, 2010 by Thomas Evdokimoff

  Tags: harmony, Intervals, inversions, major, minor, music, notes, pitch, Pitch & Harmony, training, triads

• Open Your Ears: Musical Bridge to Burma

  May 11, 2010 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: burma, classical, composer, concert, live music, music, myanmar, Open Your Ears, world

• Frequency Band Characteristics (Part 2)

  May 7, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: Audio, characteristics, EQ, Frequencies, Frequency Fundamentals, mastering, octaves, tips

• Working With Seventh Chords

  April 29, 2010 by Thomas Evdokimoff

  Tags: chord, harmony, music, Pitch & Harmony, Relative Pitch, seventh chords, sevenths, sound quality, training, triads

• Frequency Band Characteristics (Part 1)

  April 20, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: Audio, characteristics, drums, EQ, Frequencies, frequency bands, Frequency Fundamentals, frequency sweeping, mastering, octaves, tips

• Open Your Ears: Creation Multimedia Oratorio

  April 14, 2010 by Christopher Sutton

  Tags: composer, concert, electronic, Illinois, live music, multimedia, music, Open Your Ears, video

• Learning to Recognize Triads – Part 2

  April 13, 2010 by Thomas Evdokimoff

  Tags: augmented, diminished, fifth, harmony, major, minor, pitch, Pitch & Harmony, Relative Pitch, thirds, triads

• Percussion Frequencies Part 2 – Cymbals

  April 8, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: cymbals, drum kit, drums, frequency, Frequency Fundamentals, hi-hat, kick drum, percussion, Rhythm, training

• Learning to Recognize Triads – Part 1

  April 1, 2010 by Thomas Evdokimoff

  Tags: fifth, harmony, major, minor, pitch, Pitch & Harmony, Relative Pitch, thirds, triads

• Percussion Frequencies Part 1 – Drums

  March 23, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: drums, Frequency Fundamentals, frequency training, harmonics, Keyboard, kick drum, snare drum, sounds, tom toms, training

• Learning to Recognize Intervals

  March 2, 2010 by Thomas Evdokimoff

  Tags: harmony, Intervals, major, minor, music, Pitch & Harmony, Relative Pitch, singing, solfege

• Introduction To Frequency Training

  February 23, 2010 by Fotios Koulakos

  Tags: Audio, benefits, exercises, Frequencies, Frequency Fundamentals, Hertz, introduction, reference pitch, training

• An Approach to Ear Training

  February 18, 2010 by Thomas Evdokimoff

  Tags: Intervals, methods, Pitch & Harmony, Scales, singing, solfege