Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Wondering what patch creation means? I’m still wondering, as in – why we do it, what we would want to achieve with it. Where earlier on, we wanted to emulate real world instruments, using concepts such as ‘physical modeling’. Whereas now, we seek to emulate vintage analog electronic instruments or make new, unique, musical sounds [...]
Hi all, This time, I set up an IBM Lenovo for use as a soft-syth together with the EMU X-Board 61 controller. It was quite a challenge to all the software and machine running together with the latest drivers, because someone had previously installed imaging and other software on it. Together with unsuccessful installations of [...]
This week I brought back the bass drum that I use to teach kids in rhythm training. It seems some of them found playing the basic patterns boring. What’s up with that? Don’t most of the best selling music use the same patterns most of the time? I always felt time keeping and laying down [...]
I managed to get a copy of the movie Amadeus. This was a movie that I watched on VHS video tape, back in the mid eighties. The costumes in the movie are nice to look at. The scences, indoors and outdoors are magnificent. I have to mention that the music is thought provoking, nice [...]
What is that? Sacred Music. The music of the Church, applied in the liturgical settings. This time round I’ve been listening for hours to the “good stuff.” Orlando di Lasso (Lassus) 1532 – 1594 a master from the Flemish school. It was during the period of the renaissance that he composed this acapella music to [...]
Time for more fun with music. The kids are seen here preparing for their school anniversary concert. Again, lots of practice makes everyone tired and thirsty. But everything is coming along nice and smooth! I have to admit that the costumes are striking. It’s one of those days where you can go to school with [...]
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Today’s early practice reinforced the points that were highlighted over the past few days. It took an hour or so of practice to knock it into their system, but all went well later on at the stage rehearsal. They were fine performing on their own today, but as an assurance, a conductor will be directing [...]
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
A little project that I had going to use screencast software to build help or information presentations.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thoughts and pics on this morning’s training and the success of the new training system by Mr Bernard Low.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Video of one of the bands in the kid’s competition.