why is medieval/Rennaissance music kind of dark?
Updated: 2010-04-30 07:25:56
I still like it.
But I’m referring to lute, recorder, harp, double choir music, gregorian chant.
Where can I buy musical instruments online?
Updated: 2010-04-30 07:25:56Please don’t say amazon or ebay. They don’t have the instrument I am looking for. I am looking for a place that sells instruments that aren’t selling them for thousands of dollars. Please give trustworthy sites! P.S. I am looking for a luteViolin Lessons For Your Superb Performance
Updated: 2010-04-30 07:25:56Violin Lessons with ViolinMasterPro ViolinMasterPro.com: YOUR GATEWAY TO SUPERB PERFORMANCEViolinMasterPro could not only assists well developed and middle experienced players but can help out beginners or young players and even those who have not touched a violin before all their lives. Violin: An Elegant Music Instrument There is a possibility that assured Brescian instrument makers like Zanetto Montichiaro [...]Lute – Volte – Praetorius
Updated: 2010-04-30 07:25:56A volte from Praetorius in my study book “Approche du luth Renaissance” de Pascale Boquet. I’m still trying to get a nice sound. On a 7 courses lute by Eric Stefanelli after Giovani Hieber.Basic Techniques of Ruan, Chinese Lute
Updated: 2010-04-30 07:25:56This video shows you the basic techniques of how to play the ruan – a Chinese lute that is similar to the guitar. The ruan used in the video is this: www.eason.com.sg You can view our other ruans here: www.eason.com.sg Special thanks to Clara Tan – the player in the video. If you wish to [...]The Finger Harp
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:32Simply beautiful, the finger harp is an integral part of African music culture that originated in sub-Saharan Africa. In Africa it is known as the mbira, but this double-consonant word confuses many westerners, so in America it is translated into the finger harp; the name explaining the purpose of this lovely instrument. The finger harp is played [...]The African Music Blog
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:28This African music blog presents a brief history of the rich culture of Africa and the music that now enjoys a worldwide following. With one thousand native languages, it’s no surprise the history of African music is a patchwork tapestry of oral history passed down from one generation to another. It is a western sensibility that [...]Samite: My Music World
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:23News about Samite “My Music World” is beginning to spread. Our good and talented friend Samite Mulondo hosted a release of his latest CD, My Music World last February at the Corning Museum of Glass in Upstate New York. Samite is a singer and musician of numerous instruments including the litungu lyre, finger piano and flutes. Described [...]Finger Harp: an African Musical Instrument
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:19The Finger Harp is known by many names in Africa: mbira, kalimba and ikembe, though various regions of the continent use one name more than others. This beautiful sounding instrument traces its roots to the 1920s and businessman Hugh Tracey who emigrated from England to Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. He came to assist his brother with a [...]More About Traditional African Instruments
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:16Many Traditional African Instruments evolved out of fabricating the instrument by hand, using materials available in the home. Today they are made with fine materials and their popularity is growing around the world. One of these instruments is a xylophone called a Balafon or Marimba. It’s made from the Shea Butter tree that has been dead [...]African Wind Instruments
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:13The purpose of African Wind Instruments is quite different from the musical instruments of the United States and Europe. In Africa, musicians do not seek to produce a lyrical and melodious sound that is always pleasing to the ear. There is a message in the music of Africa that is conveyed through the centuries from this [...]Teaching the History of Rock and Roll? – What Should We leave out?
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:11
What facts Should you leave out when teaching about the History of Rock and Roll?
I ask this question, because here at the Fun Music Company, we were editing our newest project (which is a complete set of lesson materials for teaching about the History of Rock and Roll), and this question came up.
Just how much [...]Music Primary Singing Resources
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:11Recently, one of our Fun Music Company members, Joanna sent us an email about a website that looks very useful to primary or junior school teachers. The website is called “Sing Up” and offers loads of free instructional videos, lesson plans, power points and recordings of fun, relevant music for children ages 5-11. Here’s Joanna’s review [...]Otamatone video news
Updated: 2010-04-28 23:13:08Collection of new videos where Otamatone plays main role There is another great virtuoso with awesome skill! and first Otamatone band Ever! Check it out! Another Otamatone virtuoso – mellowjamstudio playing Crying Moon – This guy has a great skill also on guitar – so there’s obviously some connection.. What a [...]