This is so different from the way we teach #music and #musicTheory, where almost all of the focus is on recognizing and naming various musical elements.
When #composing, I’m sometimes very analytical, but often I prefer to avoid naming—to pay close attention to the connections I feel between things without trying to define what exactly they are.
Rap music will be 50 years old in August. In many ways, it's always been a socially conscious genre — but not when it comes to homophobia. @TheConversationUS's Matthew Oware says this is changing. Here, he tracks how attitudes have changed for the better in the rap community.
I have no indications that I give any kind of #MusicLessons, yet I have mostly guys asking if I could give them lessons.
One guy asked about acoustic #guitar lessons (“for his daughter,” lol) on Instagram, where I don’t have guitar even listed as an instrument I play, and neither of my 2 releases include #acoustic guitar.
If you like #RetroGames, check out my buddy's video essay series, The Dreamcast Files, an attempt to document EVERY US #Dreamcast release, in chronological order. Here's his latest episode, on Armada:
Please enjoy this joyous moment when our “Take On Me” debuted on the radio last week and we danced in the kitchen ‘cause come on … you can’t help but dance, you know?
We are going way back to 1960 now for a track that is pretty timeless. It certainly doesn't sound like a 1960 number. It rocks and has a garage sound to it.
This weekend I took part (remotely...) in NIME 2023! @NIME We presented our sustainability research work and a workshop to define the next steps for the ECO NIME WIKI. It was really nice, a big "thank you" to anyone who worked with me on this project, in particular Giacomo Lepri and @raul ! @unipd@deiunipd#nime#nime2023#HCI#music#design#uidesign#research
Calling all gamers/game people! What video game soundtrack is your all-time favorite? Let's discuss and share the wonders of gaming soundtracks! 🎮🎵 #GameSoundtracks #gameaudio#music#soundtrack
Apparently you can clean 78s with WD-40. I'd not tried it before, but I have one record that was so dirty it just wouldn't play - dirt puts more drag on the needle, and the spring motor isn't as powerful as an electric one, so it just ground to a halt after two or three rotations. My normal cleaning method of soapy water and a toothbrush didn't help, so I tried the WD-40... and sure enough, it plays perfectly now! #gramophone#RetroTech#records#music
Decided to switch instances so… new #introduction post!
I am a #queer#bi man, living in the Midwest USA. Left politically. I'm a fan of #scifi and #fantasy novels and games, #music (prog rock mostly), #cooking, anything and everything #plant related, and #anime and #manga, or just Japan in general. I'm also obsessed with #books, like, the word obsessed isn't strong enough 😆. Currently working on a Masters in Library and Information Science. Let’s be friends! 😊
And remember that Lemmy is part of the #Fediverse, so like with Mastodon you can follow communities from different instances using a single account in a given instance.
I remember bumping into George Michael back in the 80's, he let me listen to a demo of 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go', a song he'd written to bring awareness to the dreaded Norovirus. It started off by repeating "SCITTER-BUG" over and over. George I said, you're going to have to change that.. maybe to Jitterbug or something, he told me to FUCK OFF. I guess he mulled my idea over and thought, like me, that the world wasn't ready for a #1 global hit about diarrhoea. #CecilsFactOfTheDay#Music