I started working at the Boosey and Hawkes factory in Edgware, Middlesex when I left school in 1958.  I was an apprentice in the Drum Department making Ajax and Edgware drums and later Rogers drums (under licence).  Moved to the Boosey and Hawkes retail shop in Denman Street, Piccadilly where I did repairs in the basement, along with three other men, doing on the spot repairs.  This was mainly for musicians working in the theatres and clubs in the West End of London, as in those days, most theatres employed over twenty musicians.  Later on I moved upstairs to the sales department selling drums.

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Beethoven looked after his two younger brothers until his father’s death in 1792, when he at last was able to go to live in Vienna, one of the great centres of music at the time. Mozart, with whom he had wanted to study, had died, and so Beethoven happily took lessons in piano, counterpoint and composition from Hayden. His earlier works show detailed study of both composers, yet managed, even then, to go forward in the development of a new musical age.

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Metal guitar strings are subjected to many conditions that shorten their life. The life of guitar strings can be extended with care and proper maintenance. This article will help you extend the life of your guitar strings.

Guitar strings can lose their tonal quality prematurely due to factors that include:

*Stretching

*Wear

*Corrosion

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Canadian, Avril Lavigne, at sixteen years old, signed on with Arista Records and began work on her first album. After moving to LA and enlisting the help of the songwriting team “The Matrix” to co-write her album, the album itself was released in June of 2002. Went to the top of the charts in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and to the number two spot in the United States. It sold over four million copies within the first six months, and over 15 million copies worldwide within the first year and a half.

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An Article About Podcasts and Videos for MP3 Players 

It seems that MP3 players are everywhere these days. Almost everybody is ‘plugged in’ listening to their own private playlists. Given the market saturation of MP3 players, what’s next? Learn more Podcasts and Videos for MP3 Players 

MP3 Website Reviews

For those who wish to avoid the legal murkiness of MP3 downloads, there are several Internet services which are completely sanctioned by the music industry. The most popular of these are Napster, the iTunes Music Store and MP3.com. Read more  MP3 Website Reviews

An article about MP3 players

There are two basic types of portable audio players - hard drive and flash memory.

CD players are also available, but seem to be being phased out - their popularity was limited because of problems with skipping during playback  Learn more about MP3 players

An article about Creating MP3 Files from Analog 

Converting CDs into MP3 files is an easy process because the audio stays in the digital domain. But what about old analog recordings like cassettes and records?

 

Although the procedure is slightly more complicated, converting other audio sources into MP3 files is a do-able task. Mp3 is one the most popular audio compression schemes, but newer formats such as WMA and AAC (used by the Apple iPod) offer similar sound quality. Learn more about Creating MP3 Files from Analog 

 

 An article on how to compress audio

 Luckily, there are many ways to compress digital data. Computer data files, for example, can be compressed with the popular ZIP format. The resulting zip file is usually much smaller than the original file and can be unzipped so that the original file is intact.

Compression formats which retain all of the original data are called ‘lossless’. Certain types of files like audio, video and graphics can also be compressed by discarding some of the original data. This form of compression is called ‘lossy’

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An article on First Dance Song Selections for weddings

If music is the soundtrack of our lives, then picking the just the right song and music is some pretty important stuff! Some say the first dance sets the tone for the wedding. There are a few musical traditions relating to the “first dance” that are worth noting.

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An Article About Download Music Videos:

Nowadays instead of flipping channels, buying a blank VHS tape and recording your favorite movie video whenever it happens to plays on VH1, you can download music videos with just the click of a button. You can create your own compilation of your favorite artists by choosing to download music videos to your computer and then save them onto a single DVD disc. Gone are the days when you had to either buy a VHS tape or wait for an encore presentation on television. The Internet and file sharing have changed the music and entertainment industries forever. In most cases it takes mere seconds to download music videos and start enjoying them.

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An Article About Mp3 Players Cheap:

 Finding a decent MP3 player cheap was a difficult, if not impossible task just a few years ago, but then along came Apple with their spiffy little iPods. Of course, Apple iPods have their very own format that doesn’t work with MP3 music players, because Apple is just too trendy and hip to play along with others. Since these little iPods with their own Apple format are now dominating the market, it’s a piece of cake to get an MP3 player cheap.

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An Article About Mp3 Music Players:

Few things in my life do I use more often and enjoy than my mp3 music player. Well, maybe its not all that great, but I do really love the idea of mp3 music players. I’m so tired of CDs I could just scream. Sure, they’re way better than the different forms of music storage mediums that came before, but that’s not saying a whole lot. There’s nothing more frustrating than putting on your favorite CD only to hear it skip like crazy during the best songs.

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An Article About Burn Music:

Most of us enjoy some sort of music. Now, more than ever, there is an abundance of music to enjoy. Whether you’re into Rap or Blues, Classical or New age, it can be found in music stores or on your computer. The rage now is to burn music. Many of us Internet goers have taken full advantage of online resources and learned to simply burn music, as opposed to hitting up the local record store.

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Article About Downloading Music:

When I was doing my research for downloading music, I was really amazed at the stuff that I manage to discover. That’s one of the reason why I decided to share this info with you as I believe you’ll gain tremendously from this knowledge.

I have a wonderful collection of songs on my computer. Music is very important to me, and I was glad to have the opportunity to search for hard to find tunes on my computer through Napster a few years ago. Since then, sites that offer free music are illegal and you can get into a lot of trouble for stealing songs online. Downloading music is very different today but you can still find many of your favorite artists through the Internet.

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If you are learning to play the piano, the violin or indeed most instruments developed before 1827 you will no doubt have come across Beethoven. He’s a feature of many music examinations from the comparatively lowly Grade III to the lofty degree.

Beethoven’s sheets of music apparently covered his attic when he died, and therein must have been a treasure trove of unheard snippets of music, whole sonatas, later re-written and bits of symphonies. A wonder for the music historian to ponder over and put in place.

More of Beethoven’s Symphones here.

If you turn on the TV in any country in the world, and listen for a while, you will hear a bit of Beethoven played. OK it may be a parody of it in a soap opera but the tunes written 200 years ago are still good today.

If you get Classic music from the UK on fm and the net you will know that every Easter a poll is taken of the 2 million or so listeners who decide which are the “top” 300 classical pieces of music that people want to listen to. Ludwig van Beethoven came second this year, with Mozart first. He would have been pleased if he was still alive, of course, because Mozart was his original inspiration.

MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) is easily the most recognized digital file format. Almost everyone associates MP3 with music, and this recognition factor is due in large part to the music industry’s well-publicized legal battle against MP3 distribution. Even though there is a strong association between music and MP3, many people have no idea what MP3 actually is.

Read more…What is Mp3?

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born in Brooklyn on January 16th, 1979, to parents Michael and Diane Haughton. She spent most of her childhood growing up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended performing arts schools at a young age.

In 1993, she signed on with her uncle, Barry Hankerson’s label and released her first album, ‘Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number’. To date, her first album has sold two million copies in the United States, and five million worldwide.

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The old guy, traditional radio, has had his time. Now it’s time for Satellite Radio. Commercial free music, huge variety of channels, crystal clear sound with litte fading, no commercials (music), and you can listen to the same channel wherever you drive.

Did you know you can also get it in the home? Get it in your car and the home install (which is trivial) only adds a few bucks to the price. So we have both and love it.

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Jessica Simpson was stumbled upon by a Christian record label while she was singing at a church camp. With their support, she began recording her first album throughout high school, but the label went bankrupt before it was ever released.

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There are lots of good mp3 players on the market, from Nomad to Dell it seems like most major electronics manufacturers are trying to catch up to Apple’s lead with the iPod.

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To round out wedding planning, the favors should fit into the wedding theme. Perhaps you can create little jars of home-made soup mix, pasta, or risotto the guests can prepare at home. Decorate the little jars with your wedding logo, ribbons, and flowers. This little food gift will …

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An article on Selecting Wedding Ceremony Musicians

Some advice for a very special event.

Articles in some recent wedding magazines have extolled the virtues of booking student performers for wedding ceremony music as cost-efficient. I would like to caution anyone planning a wedding against heeding this advise, for the following reasons…

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While music genre generalizations are all very well and good for some people, there are others who have somewhat more discerning tastes and are looking for more. These are very often the people who appreciate music. It really does not matter what type of music you “like”, whether it’s rock, Baroque, rave or Ravel you do appreciate “your type of music”.

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Alanis Morissette is a famous Canadian singer, composer, and actress, most famous for her chart-topping album ‘Jagged Little Pill’, which to date has sold over 30 million copies around the world.

She released three follow up albums, all of which have been huge successes, though none have sold as ‘Jagged Little Pill’.
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In the spring of 1995, Morissette signed on with Maverick Records, and ‘Jagged Little Pill’ was released. The album started off slowly, reaching 118 on the Billboard 200 chart, but when a LA DJ from a popular radio station came across one of the songs from the album he began playing it around the clock.Â

The song was ‘You Oughta Know’, and its sudden popularity rolled it into a video on MTV. It was an edgy, angry song, and its use of harsh language startled many people unused to hearing it from a female singer. Several of the albums other songs also began to get a lot of coverage, and the album itself soared in sales.Â

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An article about Mp3 Digital Music

 MP3 digital music (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) is easily the most recognized digital file format. Almost everyone associates MP3 with music, and this recognition factor is due in large part to the music industry’s well-publicized legal battle against MP3 distribution.

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Adding streaming audio to your web site can help you enhance the message you send to your customers and can serve as a wonderful confidence-building tool. In the past, audio was used primarily as a decorative effect, but advances in technology and the increased use of the internet by consumers have made it easy for you to add streaming audio to your web site and create a personal bond with your clientele. You can also add streaming audio to your newsletter or blog for a personal touch that will keep the interest of your readers and subscribers.

This was news to me. It might be news to you too:

A graduate student in Belfast wrote to me about a project he was doing. It is an inter-active instructional CD on the Tin Whistle.

My first article about digital recording that I have had published in various places on the net for some time, talks about the two main audio formats midi. and wav.

Are you looking for some sites that offer Free Music MP3 Downloads

Are you looking to download some free MP3 music but don’t know where to start.

No problemo. We have compiled a short Free MP3 Music Downloads link list just for you.

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An article on Native American Music

Above and beyond just being trendy, Native American music actually sounds good and is great for relaxing. A lot of Native American music released today has a modern twist to it that really blends well with the simple and ancient harmonies. Native American music is being worked into even faster paced rhythms, and is appearing in club and party mixes as well. You know its trendy when young people are dancing to it all over the place!

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An article about Satellite Radio.

The two big players in the satellite radio business, also called digital radio, are XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Each is offering near CD quality music beamed to your home, office, or car from outer space.

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An article about Music Licensing

Music licensing is very important for almost any musician. Its especially important for a serious musician, whether he play jazz, rock and roll, folk, or even classical or some other genre. It is crucial for a musician to keep his rights, and that means licensing and copyrighting his work properly.

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