Showing posts with label Technique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technique. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Mastering Piano Technique

Mastering Piano Technique Review



Mastering Piano Technique Feature

  • Published by Amadeus Press
  • DVD with Seymour Fink
  • Artist: Seymour Fink
Finally available in DVD format, Seymour Fink's renowned °Mastering Piano Technique° sets pianists of every skill level free to express their most musical ideas with a holistic approach to the keyboard based on a sound understanding of the relationship between physical function and movement and musical purpose. In this invaluable resource for pianists and teachers, Professor Fink explains his groundbreaking ideas and demonstrates his innovative developmental exercises. 86 minutes.

Professor Seymour Finkß, retired senior piano professor in the Department of Music, University of New York at Binghamton, has made a lifetime study of piano technique and its pedagogy. An active solo and chamber pianist, Professor Fink gives numerous master classes and lecture demonstrations on piano teaching and technical development. He brings to this study a wealth of European and American educational experience, worldwide travel and observation of the pianistic scene, and more than 35 years of piano teaching experience.


Thursday, April 21, 2011

Aaron Spears Beyond the Chops: Groove, Musicality and Technique

Aaron Spears Beyond the Chops: Groove, Musicality and Technique Review



Aaron Spears Beyond the Chops: Groove, Musicality and Technique Feature

  • 2 disk DVD setUncompressed PCM stereo audioIncludes 21 page printable eBook3 hour 7 minute running time
Beyond The Chops: Groove, Musicality & Technique showcases the rising star s phenomenal drumming that critics, fans and even his peers have described as "beyond category". The 2-disc, 3-hour program offers amazing performances, enlightening educational segments and revealing interviews as Spears displays his natural talent, deliciously fat groove and incredibly deep skills in a set of spectacular performances with Gospel, R&B, Motown, rock, shuffle and odd-meter tracks. Furthermore, Beyond The Chops provides an inside, in-depth look at Aaron s exceptional ability to combine a wide range of musical genres and influences into a seamless, powerful, new style of drumming that has placed him among the first generation of elite and essential drummers to emerge in the 21st Century. Following his blazing performance segments, Aaron hosts a Q&A session in front of a master-class and then sits down with drumming icon Jojo Mayer for a candid interview covering everything from his Gospel roots to his recent work with Usher, the Backstreet Boys and the American Idol® Tour. Aaron also provides insight into the unique rhythmic vocabulary he has created with many of the grooves and fills transcribed in an accompanying 21-page printable eBook. For additional lesson support, the DVD also includes a special sub-menu that connects each notated exercise in the eBook directly to the video example it supports.


Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Berklee Workshop: Vocal Technique - Developing Your Voice for Performance

Berklee Workshop: Vocal Technique - Developing Your Voice for Performance Review



Berklee Workshop: Vocal Technique - Developing Your Voice for Performance Feature

  • Training on how to warm up your voiceProper posture, breathing, and toneMaintaining vocal healthExercises to improve stamina, range, and sound
Enhance your singing career by learning proper vocal techniques to help prevent injuries and maximize your potential. Featured exercises will help you gain technical and expressive command of your voice. Lessons include: warm-ups, posture, breathing, tone, maintaining vocal health, and improving stamina, range and sound. Anne Peckham is a professor of voice at Berklee College of Music. 53 minutes.