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An Interview with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull
Great interview with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull
It is hard to mention the Prog-Rock scene, which started in the late 60s to early 70s, without mentioning Jethro Tull. Not only is Jethro Tull an iconic genre-defining band, but they have an unmistakable sound. If a song of theirs graces your ears, it’s not long before you realize you’re listening to Tull.
RE.corder
There is a plethora of electronic wind instruments. From “pro” offerings from Yamaha, Akai and Roland, to homebrew instruments. So much that somethings get released and you don’t know about them until someone does a cool video with one. Like this:
The re.corder is an electronic soprano recorder. It looks very and sounds cool, but if you can do that with a recorder, why can’t you do a FLUTE like this????
Flute Beatboxing
Mandalorian Theme
Interesting cover of the Mandalorian theme with all kinds of ethnic instruments, including flutes.
FluteTalk Magazine
Sad to get a letter saying that FluteTalk Magazine was not taking renewals for it’s magazine and evaluating it’s future. I truly loved getting the colorful magazine in my mail box ever month.
Please go check them out online!
Biofeedback In Music
There is a lot of development using various powerful, low-cost sensors, computers, etc, to augment a musical performance. The idea of taking brain waves and maybe having it start triggering something is very interesting.
The Mandalorian Theme
I was going to put this on Musescore, but seems you need a PRO account to do anything over like 4 scores on there. Anyone want to gift me with a PRO account? In the meantime, here is the PDF of the Mandalorian Theme from the new Star Wars TV show.
The Mandalorian Theme for Flute (125.7 KiB, 32 hits)
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TED: STREAMING IS KILLING MUSIC
“Technology is changing the very nature of not just music consumption but how music is written and produced. People need to know that they’re being both manipulated by music technology and missing out on a full music experience. Alan Cross shares the subtleties of today’s music delivery systems and questions what it means for the future of music.”
How John Williams Changed Music In Film Forever
John Williams is a living national (world) treasure.