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Garageband?

Garageband?

“I was wondering if you could advise me briefly on how complicated it is to compose music on garageband. I don't mean the musical side of it, but the technical side.”

Garageband?

“I was wondering if you could advise me briefly on how complicated it is to compose music on garageband. I don't mean the musical side of it, but the technical side.”

How to find a good mouthpiece, part 1

How to find a good mouthpiece, part 1

“On the bass clarinet. I went extremely low end, just try it out. It is a used Busher (sp!), which, save for a slightly moldy smell, has no other major difficulties.”

How to find a good mouthpiece, part 1

“On the bass clarinet. I went extremely low end, just try it out. It is a used Busher (sp!), which, save for a slightly moldy smell, has no other major difficulties.”

Playing Ten Children with live electronics instead of tape

Playing Ten Children with live electronics instead of tape

“I was looking to perform some (or several) of your compositions, particularly Drift and Ten Children. I was wondering if you could tell me what I would need in order to perform them the same way you perform them instead of with the tape accompaniment.”

Playing Ten Children with live electronics instead of tape

“I was looking to perform some (or several) of your compositions, particularly Drift and Ten Children. I was wondering if you could tell me what I would need in order to perform them the same way you perform them instead of with the tape accompaniment.”

Pitch problems?

Pitch problems?

“My first problem is that I can barely get above 440 pitch with this setup. (Especially a problem with classical tuned pianos in Vienna)…“

Pitch problems?

“My first problem is that I can barely get above 440 pitch with this setup. (Especially a problem with classical tuned pianos in Vienna)…“

Where to start when you're starting

Where to start when you're starting

“I am a 51 year old amateur pianist who has become addicted to bass clarinet music and want to attempt to learn how to play it. I have no woodwind experience…”

Where to start when you're starting

“I am a 51 year old amateur pianist who has become addicted to bass clarinet music and want to attempt to learn how to play it. I have no woodwind experience…”

What to do with sensors

What to do with sensors

I have been trying for about 3 years now to come up with something interesting I can do with sensor-based instruments as an addition to my regular show.

What to do with sensors

I have been trying for about 3 years now to come up with something interesting I can do with sensor-based instruments as an addition to my regular show.

Playing Electronic Music, part 2

Playing Electronic Music, part 2

Computer Music, once limited to universities with large budgets, has become much more prevalent in the past fifteen years, mainly because of the development of low-cost and mass-produced microprocessors.

Playing Electronic Music, part 2

Computer Music, once limited to universities with large budgets, has become much more prevalent in the past fifteen years, mainly because of the development of low-cost and mass-produced microprocessors.

Playing Electronic Music, part 1

Playing Electronic Music, part 1

These days, tape pieces are relatively low-tech. Just about everywhere you go there is at least some sort of PA system with a CD player.

Playing Electronic Music, part 1

These days, tape pieces are relatively low-tech. Just about everywhere you go there is at least some sort of PA system with a CD player.

Buying a Bass Clarinet in 2009

Buying a Bass Clarinet in 2009

So you're ready to buy a new bass clarinet. A huge expenditure. Probably the most expensive clarinet you'll ever buy. Kind of nerve-wracking, no?

Buying a Bass Clarinet in 2009

So you're ready to buy a new bass clarinet. A huge expenditure. Probably the most expensive clarinet you'll ever buy. Kind of nerve-wracking, no?