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@FITTbog , why not? I'm not even that good of a musician and I go to a lot of masterclasses. You can actually learn something by hearing a performer talk about the art--especially in comparison to just watching stuff on Youtube.

RIP. Such gentleness and elegance at the keyboard, such a sharp intellectual rigor and artistry doesn't come by often enough. The trill at 2:18 is like a ray of sunlight.

Bodah, you need to bring the mast into balance. As you carve, staying sheeted in, your front arm will be extended out. When you rotate the sail, however, you need to bring the mast in close to your body. Some teachers call it "kissing the mast." That brings the mast into a more upright position ...

@mariekevv93 Fine, it's the author's reps who sold the rights then. Doesn't really matter, my point was that different directors will have a different vision of the story, and it doesn't make any less legit whether it was in English or in Swedish.

And I speak German and Chinese, so don't call me ...

He just performed here in Honolulu, two shows. Despite a case of bronchitis, he powered through everything and sounded great. Got his autograph too.

To do it in Italian, no less! He has a wonderful, smooth, powerful voice that he can project effortlessly, and he makes leaps equally well. His pitch wanders a bit, which isn't surprising given his lack of training. It probably cost him the title, but anyone can hear the talent. He has time. With...

This so beautiful. It's interesting that it's not really a "hula" song--doesn't have the traditional progressions and cadences, but it fits so well with the graceful, sweet nature of the dance. That tone quality and the tastefulness of his ornamentation is so special. Jake is really a genius, and...

Can you adjust your keyboard so that you get more sustain? It appears that you are holding down notes in the bass, but they decay so fast that it's almost as if you are picking up right away. Those notes should be held, as written in the score. Either that or get a sustaining pedal. I use the ped...

@musicy88

You do realize that this is just a rehearsal, right? She's obviously not in "performance" mode. She's just getting accustomed to the acoustics, the piano, the orchestra. I think many people find her to be a very passionate performer. And certainly she has a lively personality in the in...

I heard a group led by Frans Bruggen do this piece. They played it as if the music started at some indefinitely low pitch, below the range of their instruments, and would then continue up the scale and beyond. So in the beginning you only heard a couple of notes, then a few more as the canon repe...

I agree with Kiri. Susan Boyle, if she does nothing else to develop her voice, will not go beyond pop phenom status. An artist has to take risks to prove their talent. Singers like Boyle will stick to power ballads because that is what their agents demand. Will she learn ornamentation? Will she b...

That's an impression, but is it quantifiable? These games show momentum is ephemeral and can change in a flash. Of course the team behind takes more risks as time runs low, but adding time stretches that period out.

There are statistics in basketball, baseball and U.S. football that figure into ...

The university professor mentioned above can't have been a music professor. From this video, there's no way it can be seen as rivaling classical music in texture, tempo changes or instrumental use. It's all electronic, so it has none of the vitality or timbre that acoustic instruments have. The t...

Hey, what was that little thing that appears to emerge from the water at about 2:25? At the far right side? Must have been nukin' that day. First time I sailed the Gorge, it was at Rowena, also blowing hard, so I sailed upwind to try to keep under control. Problem was, the river was flowing fast ...

@xxskantownchicxx

it's a Kamaka, made in Hawaii. It's a tenor, which has slightly longer strings than the standard size and so a bit more range. But it's not the instrument--the guy can play a washboard and make it sing.

Where is this version from? It's a ukulele and a guitar. A lovely arrangement.

This is nice, but is there some way you can fill in the harmony a bit? It sounds like there's a "hole" between the bass and treble. Hawaiian slack-key players "cheated" by tuning their instruments in such a way that they could get a fuller sound, with a lot of open strings in the bass. Also, it s...

I think it you met Jake, as I have, you would change your mind. He's so infused with the music when he's playing that he loses himself if in it. He has spoken about how Bruce Lee, of all people, influenced him in the intensity with which he practiced his art. There are videos of him in studio, an...

I wonder about the use of "inegal," the unequal length of same-valued notes. It's not really rubato or tempo variation. Can the roll itself be examined to see if that quality is "programmed" into the performance?

This piece is always heard at a rapid, but basically even pace, which seems to work ...

@gilllie666, I''m hardly an expert, but IMHO a good theory class would help with things like chord progressions and I think a jazz improv class would help develop fluidity. It's good you're playing by ear, but can you read tab only? You'll probably have to learn standard notation if you want to c...