https://arthur.noerve.com/categories/music/ Recent content in Music on Arthur Nørve Hugo -- gohugo.io en Please use and share :) https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/impro-ear/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:39:04 +0100 https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/impro-ear/ <h2 id="clark-terry">Clark Terry</h2> <p>Jazz legend Clark Terrys&rsquo;s tips for learning to improvise:</p> <ol> <li>Imitate - listen, learn by ear, trascribe, absorb touch and time of a player</li> <li>Assimilate - completely internalise concepts</li> <li>Innovate - create fresh and personal approach</li> </ol> <p>Interestingly the article quotes Dalí:</p> <blockquote> <p>Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.~Salvador Dalì</p></blockquote> <p>However the only Catalan version of this quote I manage to find is:</p> <blockquote> <p>Les persones que desitgen imitar-ho tot no acaben produint res de res.</p> https://arthur.noerve.com/movies/elvis/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 18:54:24 +0200 https://arthur.noerve.com/movies/elvis/ https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/chord-types/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:19:54 +0200 https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/chord-types/ <p>Depending on how you think about them chords can be many things. Some basic notions and assumptions that one might come up with at first hand:</p> <ul> <li>They consist of multiple notes sounding together</li> <li>They can consist of notes from different octaves</li> <li>The notes should be somewhat consonant (sound well together)</li> <li>They can be &ldquo;vertical&rdquo; as well as &ldquo;horizontal&rdquo; as they can be arpeggiated and thus stretched out in time.</li> </ul> <p>Hence we might say that:</p> https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/learning-to-sing/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 23:03:34 +0100 https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/learning-to-sing/ <ul> <li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> mechanics/physiology of singing</li> <li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> tone production</li> <li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> different human &ldquo;voices&rdquo;</li> <li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> breathing during singing</li> </ul> <h2 id="research">Research</h2> <h3 id="quora-thread">Quora thread</h3> <ul> <li>Sing from your range</li> <li>Practise low notes</li> <li>Sing while playing instrumentm</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-practice-singing">What is the best way to practice singing? - Quora</a></p> <h3 id="improve-in-a-week-article">&ldquo;Improve in a week&rdquo; article</h3> <ol> <li>Warm-up routine. Find one on YouTube</li> <li>Proper posture</li> <li>Learn to breathe correctly: stomach + through nose and mouth</li> <li>Project voice: face the audience</li> <li>Record yourself</li> </ol> <h4 id="breathing-exercise">Breathing exercise</h4> <blockquote> <p>It’s also important to control exhaling. Practice inhaling through your nose and mouth for about 4 seconds, pause and slowly exhale in a controlled manner for about 8-10 seconds. Practice this a couple times a day and it will help you to be a better singer in a week.</p> https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/classical-guitar-history/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:10:06 +0200 https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/classical-guitar-history/ <h2 id="andrés-segovia-1893---1987">Andrés Segovia (1893 - 1987)</h2> <p>World famous virtuoso 20th century classical guitarist. Born in Linares, Jaén, resided in Andalucía and Madrid. Notable for:</p> <ul> <li>having brought the (classical) guitar out from relative obscurity and into the spotlight of 20th century music</li> <li>transcribing a lot of music for the guitar</li> <li>affecting the design of the modern classical guitar</li> </ul> <figure><img src="https://arthur.noerve.com/segovia_studio.jpg" alt="Note the Victorian whole wood furniture"><figcaption> <h4>Segovia in his Madrid studio</h4><p>Note the Victorian whole wood furniture <a href="https://www.mangore.com/bio">National Geographic magazine, 1980. Found in bio of Renato Bellucci</a></p>