Every Monday night from 7pm to 10pm, the Fiesta Chorus of Tempe rehearses at Resurrection Catholic Church (McCarthy Hall) - 3201 South Evergreen Street in Tempe. Rehearsals are open to the public.
Friday, August 13th and Saturday, August 14th, the Chandler Children's Choir will be holding auditions for the 2010-2011 season. The CCC is a fabulous supplement to school choir or to any music training - with repertoire focused on classics, and with a chance to perform with professional musicians in stunning venues. The CCC will be accepting positions in both the Junior and Advanced Choirs for boys and girls ages 7 to 16. To schedule your child's free 15-minute audition, call 480-705-9345 or send an email to auditions@chandlerchildrenschoir.com. For more information, visit the CCC website.
Saturday, August 21st from 6pm to 11pm, Jazz Night at Prankster's Too!
in Scottsdale. Performing at this 21 and over event will be
Lady B & the Boyz Trio, Aebi-Coulson Duo & Friends, and
Glenn Brown & the Ambassadors of Jazz.
Thursday, August 26th from 6pm to 7pm, the CGCC Chamber Singers will be holding auditions in the CGCC choir room - 2626 East Pecos Road, Chandler - with openings for soprano, tenor, and bass for singers 18 years and older. For further information contact Rita Scholz @ rscholzmus@aol.com.
Saturday, August 28th from 7pm to 8pm, the Tempe History Museum presents "Mariachi Explained: a Concert with Mariachi Corazón de Phoenix" at Tempe History Museum - 809 East Southern Avenue. Mariachi Corazón de Phoenix will be discussing and performing mariachi music.
Saturday, September 11th at 1pm, the Fiesta Chorus presents "Honoring Heroes" at Mountain View Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee - 11002 South 48th Street in Phoenix. This show is open to the public. The Fiesta Chorus will be honoring firefighters, police, rescue workers and the U.S. Military with a musical and visual tribute. There will be a special guest appearance by The Mix...a dynamic, local a cappella quartet. The Fiesta Chorus looks forward to presenting vocal renditions of many patriotic and inspirational songs. Tickets are only $12.00 (available at the door). Call Donna for more information: 480-820-3230. There will be complimentary beverages as well as a wonderful array of delicious desserts for purchase and enjoyment during the show.
The production of print music consumes a lot of the earth’s resources. In an effort to conserve and recycle, Alfred Publishing has launched “Alfred Cares,” a multi-pronged approach to a corporate green initiative.
Alfred now prints 95 percent of its music books on 100% recycled paper and the remaining 5 percent on partially recycled paper. Additionally, their CD and DVD covers are being changed to contain less plastic. Waterless urinals have replaced standard models, their warehouse now uses a computerized voice picking system rather than the standard paper system, and existing lighting is being replaced by energy saving fixtures.
Influenced by Mayfair Music, who prints on paper which is partially recycled and partially produced from sustainable forest pulp, Alfred hopes that others will follow their lead. They are willing to share information on the production switch, including costs and sources, in hopes that many others in the music industry will join them in Going Green.
The first widely available mobile multi-touch piano, Pianist has consistently been in the iTunes Top 100 Music Apps list, was listed in Sound On Sound Magazine's pick of the Top 20 iPhone Apps, and T3 Magazine's Top 100 iPhone Apps. Pianist has also been recommended by media sources such as the Mail On Sunday and Fox News. The features of Pianist include a full 88 key piano keyboard with realistic, 3D keys that press down at your touch, virtual pedals and expression depending on where you press the key, configurable metronome, and ability to record with unlimited Overdubbing. The zoomable keyboard and optional dual keyboard layout allows you to display and play up to four octaves at once.
Guitarists looking for a way to simplify their playing experience need look no further than the Planet Waves NS Capo Tuner. Due to the adjustable tension, the capo can hold its place well on the fretboard of any 6-string acoustic or electric guitar, regardless of the string tension. The tuning interface is extremely easy to use with its three light system; the lighter the color, the more in-tune the string. The Planet Waves NS Capo Tuner will help you play the right pitches at the right time, all the time.
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One of the more exciting periods in every string player's education is the introduction to vibrato. We've seen the more advanced players create the beautifully rich tones with vibrato, but we just can't seem to figure out which muscles to twitch or which joint to wiggle without sliding all over the fingerboard or feeling glued in place, but we know we're going to keeping trying until we get it right. One easy way to take the frustration out of the learning curve is to take the practice off of the instrument.
Simply get a film canister and fill it halfway with dry, uncooked rice. (A shaker or any object that is around 2" in length and rattles when you shake it will work as well.)
Place the canister between your thumb and middle and ring fingers in your left hand with your thumb on the bottom and your middle and ring fingers on the cap, then raise your left arm to playing position.
Wave your left hand as though you're waving at your face and listen for the rice to shake back and forth.
Increase your waving speed and reduce the size of the wave as you feel more comfortable with the motion. Eventually the rattling from the rice container will become one continuous "shhhh" sound rather than discrete "shh shh shh" sounds. This is what you want to achieve.
Make sure to stay as relaxed as possible throughout the exercise.
Practice as often as you can, such as while watching tv or riding the bus to school. This will also help you learn how to vibrato when you can't give it all of your attention, such as during difficult passages in your music.
Erika Wadsworth is in her final semester of study at Arizona State University, earning a Bachelor of Music degree in Instrumental Music Education. This semester, she will be student teaching band at Aprende Middle School, and also band and general music at Longfellow Elementary and Edison Elementary schools. Erika's primary instrument is flute. As part of her community activities, Erika performs with Desert Echoes Flute Project and serves as the membership chair on the Arizona Flute Society Executive Board. After graduation, Erika hopes to teach band and general music. At The Music Store, Erika is one of our Sheet Music Experts and can help you with all of the books and supplies you need for the new school year. She also helps create new items on our online store, where you can shop for all of the major band and orchestra methods as well as most accessories.
