MUSIC MATES

Archive for July, 2009

The violin as an instrument can be very expensive to purchase and own, which is why it’s important that you take appropriate steps to look after it accordingly.  Not only do you have to learn how to play it, but you also have to learn how to maintain it.  The most common damages to the violin occurs to the tailpiece, which can break easily, the fingerboard, which can become unglued, the bridge, where the violin can snap in half, and the bow, which is easily breakable.  The following are some tips that will help you avoid these types of damages as well as to help maintain its desirable state.

Tip One – The Avoidance of Temperature Extremes

Make sure you never store the violin, even temporarily, in places that see varied and extreme temperatures.  This includes the attic or the basement.  The varied or extreme temperatures will force the violin to eventually break due to the increase and decrease of timber mass that is associated with varied temperatures.  Keep it in a cool, dry place for best protection.

Tip Two – Storage

Make sure you keep the instrument in a proper violin case where it’s both protected from the elements and to provide protection in the event of a drop or fall.  Store the case in a location that won’t see a hive of activity thus minimizing any possible occurrence of damage.

Tip Three – Avoid Rosin Overkill

Rosin is the ingredient which is applied to the bow hair causing the hair to grip the strings to play a sound.  The rosin you require will often depend on the temperature in which the violin will be played.  For warmer climates, lighter rosin is recommended, for cooler climates, darker rosin is recommended.  Make sure you don’t overkill the strings with too much rosin as the rosin excess will drip onto the violin causing stains.

Tip Four – Avoid Cheap Strings

It’s important that you buy quality violin strings.  Poor quality strings will cause tension that will result in cracks and other damage.

Tip Five – Don’t Ignore Small or Minor Violin Problems.

Slight damage or hairline cracks can result in bigger problems down the track.  Take the violin to a repair shop immediately if you notice any damage.

I hope this little violin tip sheet helps you look after your violin accordingly!

Michael Jackson was an artist, an icon and a legend. He was man who changed the look of pop culture everlastingly and he was currently referred as pop king Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson was born in Gary Indiana, as the seventh of a family with nine children. He and four of his older brothers showed premature talents for singing, playing music as well as dancing, and all these were encouraged by their parents. When he was five, the later pop king Michael Jackson made his certified debut as the lead singer of a band named The Jackson Five. The band became working performers, and they had no time for some normal experiences or youthful pursuits. After a contest that was held at New York City’s famed Apollo Theater, Jackson Five began the collaboration with the prestigious Motown Records label. They sold more than 100 million records in their years together, from 1964 – 1981.

It seemed only normal that Michael Jackson would have a solo career. Michael Jackson went on to chase a career of amazing heights as a choreographer, writer and singer and many other activities. There were times when people were crowding around the TV set with friends and family every time Michael Jackson came out with an innovative video. Everyone would hurry home and discontinue no matter what they were doing, in order to see this icon. Each time he amazed us with his inexplicable talent and we were so much admiring this man they call the pop king Michael Jackson. As kids, many of us tries to imitate his moves and his dancing.

The personality of Michael Jackson was tremendously unique and he touched the souls of all people on this planet. He brought joy and excitement to the life of hundreds of millions of people and he will not be forgotten for that.

Many people haven’t heard about the World’s Fastest Drummers competition. You may think that the contest would look like some sort of head-banging heavy metal drumming. Speaking of this, you also can see that there are even contest for Girls of World’s Fastest Drummers.

World Fastest Drummers represents a sporting event that deals with self-claimed fastest drummers as well as mechanical instrument which is called the Drum meter. The Drum meter is an electronic machine that was created by Craig Alan and Boo McAfee and it is used for counting the drum strokes.

The Drum meter is well acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as well as by the World’s Fastest Drummer organization. This is the official tool that is used  in order to decide the World’s Fastest Drummer.

The most important objective of most WFD contests is to conclude who can hit the most single strokes in a measured period of time of sixty seconds. After testing with various WFD competition arrangements in the southern United States, the contest achieved global distinction when the appreciated clinic and studio drummer Johnny Rabb became the  very first person able to hit 1,000 single strokes in just 60 seconds, and thus receiving the title World’s Fastest Hands and acknowledgment from the record keepers from Guinness. Alan and McAfee then authoritatively certified their events and they copyrighted the expression World’s Fastest Drummer. Ads in Modern Drummer or Drum! magazines followed advertizeing Rabb’s achievement as well as their Drum meter device. Consequently they created some new divisiones of speed

drumming: bare hands, fastest feet and tag teams as well as many others. Drum meter orders then began to came and thus began the competition to beat Rabbs achievement. Several musical genres like country, death metal, screamo and jazz have battled since for dominance in some particular categories.