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The Role of Media in Music Teaching

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:43:10 +0000

Media and arts influence our society in ways we are often not aware of. Growing up surrounded by television, radio, and movies, we often take the images and information they present for granted. Do you ever stop to think about how your interests have been shaped by what you see and hear through electronic media? Have you ever pondered on how your taste in music or arts developed?

Now, more than ever, the possibility of finding almost any information we are researching for is in media. Various sources such as newspaper, radio, television, Internet, and many others, are available almost anywhere.

Different forms of media, indeed, have become a part of everyone’s life. They shape and sometimes dictate or dominate our culture and interests. The mass media is undeniably of great impact to the society as it instills information in our minds that we use in our daily living.

Mass media has different roles in the society. One of these is its substantial role in the music industry.

How do people become interested in music? What makes them sing or become interested in playing musical instruments?

The answers to the questions mentioned rely to role the media plays in the music scene. Music is heard through the radio; thus, it triggers the music interests of its listeners.

Have you watched any television programs that involve competitors aiming for a singing title or a television singing program that shows the training of the contenders?

Television programs like what I have mentioned are usual these days. We expect music to be played only in the radio but with media around, proliferation of music through television and the Internet (singing competitions, music videos, etc.) are also possible.

Having said much of the possibilities that the media can bring to people, it largely contributes to the music teaching aspect of the industry. Media instruments, such as those mentioned earlier, are highly considered as music teacher resources for it supplies them information regarding music.

There are television programs that show trainings and rehearsals of the candidates. Through this, they can share to the viewers the different techniques of developing their singing talents. Few of these techniques that I have watched are the facial exercises done before the proper singing so as to relax the muscles that affect voice belting. Maintaining proper posture and body alignment while singing are also observed. Air supply is very important to reach low and high notes, and many others.

In general, music teacher resources can mostly be found through media in the form of visuals and audios. Other music teacher resources include personal encounters of music teachers during their classes, and those that are not in media forms.

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Learning Music Recording in Los Angeles

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:32:25 +0000

The two main divisions of music recording technology are analog recording and digital recording. Analog recording is achieved by means of diaphragm of a microphone that detects changes in atmospheric pressure created by audio sound waves, and records them graphically as sound waves on media such as a phonograph, a magnetic tape or a CD. The same process is inverted in reproducing or transmitting the music, when the diaphragm of a bigger loudspeaker modifies atmospheric pressure to form acoustic sound waves. Digital recording and reproduction uses the similar technology employed in analog process, the difference being the added digitization of the sound data and signals, allowing it to be stored and transmitted on a wider variety of media.

A Los Angeles Recording School, Musicians Institute has been established with the intention of imparting education in the area of recording arts. This recording college has developed a comprehensive recording program covering the entire gamut of learning the essentials of audio recording and reproduction. Individuals can learn audio recording at this institute and after passing out can find a career as an audio engineer or sound engineer. Audio engineers in general deal with the design, installation, and/or operation of sound recording, sound reinforcement, or sound broadcasting equipment, including large and small format consoles. In a recording studio setting, the audio engineer deals with recording, editing, manipulating, mixing, and/or mastering sound by technical means in order to realize an artist’s or record producer’s creative vision. While generally associated with music production, an audio engineer deals with sound for a wide range of applications, including post-production for video and film, live sound reinforcement, advertising, multimedia, and broadcasting. When referring to video games, an audio engineer may also be known as a computer programmer.

Selected Inventions About Musical Instruments

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:23:20 +0000

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The present disclosure relates to a music string comprising precipitation hardening stainless steel. The string has a superior resistance to relaxation and is corrosion resistant, thus improving its tuning stability and maintaining its tone quality, thus prolonging its service life.

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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a general-purpose multi-media art generating device which is similar to musical instruments in music and which is independent from individual works. SOLUTION: Operation input information of a foundation-color attribute, a strain-relaxation attribute, a background attribute, a foreground attribute are inputted from a keyboard 101, a clothing type musical instrument 102, a CCD camera 103, a tap sensor 104 and an electronic drum set 105 and corresponding attribute values are outputted from associating means 111 to 115. Moreover, these attribute values are converted into attribute values for music and for video for foundation-color attribute, for strain-relaxation attribute, for background attribute and for foreground attribute by converting means 121 to 124 and outputs depending on media for music and video are respectively applied to an output for music generating means 141 and an output for video generating means 142 and outputs with respect to musical media and media of the video are generated.

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The object of the invention is to give free rein to creative instincts. Polyphonic forms of movement are to be produced via the psycho/physical dual aspect. Simultaneously, dancing is to commence and, thereby, music is also to start. This takes place on a 1.6 x 1.6 m carpet which is provided with various, differently coloured patterns. The pattern, a shape structure field, is put together in an orderly fashion in four and five parts. The lines, in addition, comprise electric-current conductors to a switching system. Belonging thereto is 5-tone music material which is played by 4 different instruments and is stored on a synthesizer such that it can be called up. Finally, there is a special operating mechanism so that a signal can also be called up by magnetic influence on the lines. These forming factors unite choreography and sound reproduction. The psycho/physical dual aspect is based on listening, stepping and self-expression occurring simultaneously because the participant cannot help but do what comes naturally, this constituting relaxation. From a therapeutic point of view, this fulfilment principle is not only of great import in psychiatry. Industrial society requires a relaxing, compensating element for the workplace.