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Let’s say you’re a budding music star. Maybe you play the piano. Like most normal, everyday people, you probably go online. Sure, it’s wonderful for sending messages to friends, watching animals do stupid crap on YouTube, and downloading anything that’s out there. But what about using the internet in a better fashion? Doctors get medical updates. Researchers use the global span of hundreds of search engines. Scientists harness the power of cloud computing. So why should you, a budding musical star, not get access to the same online material that these other jerks get? The Rough State of Piano Music Because digital piano music is a little corner of the internet, and only useful to a specific number of people, its online presence has stuttered. It’s way behind the times.

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Just as we’re downloading music to our iPods, why should digital piano music be so far behind? Shouldn’t there at least be a dependable site online for proper sheet transcriptions we can trust? Talk About Arbitrary Standards… If you thought music copyrighting was out-of-date, you should see some of the pages pushing digital piano music. Some require you to have a 100% working printer, because you will only have one tiny moment to get a hard copy of what you’ve bought. If something messes up, tough luck. Other sites selling classical music have wildly altering standards when it comes to their files. Sometimes you’ll get a PDF, other occasions a set of PNGs that don’t print cleanly, and on other days you’ll be dumped with a proprietary format that’s generally useless. Users and Reviews Are Fundamental The only true way to guarantee the sheet music you’re buying is honest is through the claims of other users. If other pianists are using the site’s transcriptions, and claiming that they are quality, you can buy with confidence. One of the leading digital sheet music sellers, PianoStreet.com, has also established a burgeoning group of forums around its digital sheet music sales. In reality, the site was born out of a pre-existing forum, named pianoforum.net, so the sale of piano transcriptions was something that came naturally, instead of a straight-up business from the moment of conception. Audio Samples Are Crucial, Too Why download and pay for digital sheet music if you can’t figure out what they should be like when played? Yeah, we admit, your piano teacher might be able to play it for you, but if you’re in this alone, you’ll need to track down a legitimate recording to hear how it should sound. A proper sheet music site should provide loads of mp3 recordings of everything they sell, adding reams of value to the actual transcriptions. Online Forums/Businesses like PianoStreet.com have loads of their most typical easy/intermediate transcriptions online as mp3s, the exact ones that any fresh musician is happy to learn. Pay Once, Download Forever Although content producers won’t budge much, many have come to the realization that the way of the future will probably go the way of subscription models, where you will pay a flat rate and get everything you want. Sites like PianoStreet.com have used this for their content offerings, providing monthly memberships that permit you unlimited access to properly done sheet music. The Good Guys And thus it’s not all hopeless. A little group of sites, led by PianoStreet.com’s contributions, are altering the way digital piano music is being purchased. Ignore the rest and follow the best!

Today the supply is poorer and poorer for those who want more than a chat in a cafe or a dance in a discotheq but do not wish to squirm in tie in concert halls. Moreover, these days the compositions of great classics is harder and harder to take in – no wonder why: as the world changes, so does the taste of people. That is why I „smuggle” the elements of pop music into my compositions as well as the heritage of Chopin or Tchaikovsky” – Levente Egry spoke of his new production, „Sentimental Piano Concert” to the magazine” STOP”.

However, to get this far, the young pianist/composer needed a lot of experience and routine – thus as a musician and producer he tested himself outside the borders of Hungary as well. He even worked in the USA with such an internationally acknowledged artists like Anastacia, Tarkan or Celine Dion. Finally, Levy, who has been playing the piano since the age of 7 and graduated from the conservatoire and High School of Music, summed up the experience of all those years in order to start his new production. „ My goal is to evoke the European heritage of Classical Music as well as the reinterpretation of musical Romanticism” – he says.

„I have a lot to work on the music but soon we can start the recordings” – Levente says who in the last couple of months has been doing nothing but composing. „Generally I wake up around 11 AM and go to bed around 5-6 in the morning. I can gain the most from composing at night – maybe because of the silence. Although if it were conscious that would be a subject of teaching.” He also added that the negotiations concerning the album proceed very well.

„Demos sent to any part of the world receive delighted feedback. Furthermore not only from the nearby German, Southern – European and English territories but from Near East and Asia as well. Some of them wanted to release even the demo recordings! I also realized that the Italians, the Spanish and even the Japans and the Chinese feel like being relatives with Hungarians – they can be so much identified with our music. For instance , In Peking I was over-admired when it turned out that I was Hungarian” – told the musician

More info about the artist: www.leventeegry.com

BW Recknagel’s debut Album “Nihilum” comes like a breath of fresh air in the midst of classical releases.Fresh, as his piano compositions are of extreme deep and dark nature. With many contemporary composers being obsessed with abstract art and, as a result, struggling to meet a wider audience, BW Recknagel has no intention to re-invent the wheel but simply focuses on making beautiful music, truly authentic and inspired.All 10 pieces, ranging from Minimalism to dark Romanticism, have hypnotic tones of such intimacy and emotional depth that the listener is immediately drawn into a world of deep yet edgy relaxation – from the first note to the last with a commercial edge and the potential of inviting a wider audience. Performed by Russian Pianist Xenia Russo, her sensitive and expertly colored playing brings the final magical touch to this unique work, emphasizing the “openness” of BW Recknagel’s music, painting a picture of melancholy and sadness, taking you into a journey of your own inner stories of emotion.Tracks like “Singularity”, “Fading Love” and “Before The Dark” bear references to the early 20th Century French impressionists such as Eric Satie or Debussy whereby the Album develops into more complex, classical material in the line of dark romanticism. The mainly chord based, also longest track on the Album, “Requiem For A Friend” deserves special recognition for his incredible authentic, dark and sinister “storytelling”. The Album closes with three of the most commercial tunes, “Nihilum”, “Dusk” and “Follow Your Bliss” and again show BW Recknagel unique style and handwriting with a talent to write strong themes (leitmotivs) without leaving the classical terrain.   More surprisingly, BW Recknagel has never set a foot into a musical academy but his colorful background and musical London life and career are more than an interesting read:Raised by a musical family, he grew up with classical music and trained in classical piano and guitar for more than 14 years. Exploring and making music from all genres has always been his passion and the rather uninspired landscape of his German hometown Dortmund led to the move to London, a leap in the dark but it was about being in the right place at the right time – his own private Hacienda.He soon teamed up with 80’s producer Zeus B Held (Transvision Vamp, Men Without Hats, John Foxx) and became his in-house studio engineer at VoiceVersa Studio, at the heart of London’s music metropolis in Portobello Rd. For the years to come, the studio turned into one of the most vibrant places during the Brit Pop/Dance Mania era. His new collaboration with Cult Journalist Kris Needs made him remix more than 40 Top UK artists including Primal Scream, St.Etienne, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) Malcolm MacLaren, The Prodigy – to name but a few. His own instrumental chillout work under the name Headman/Full Moon Fashions was also spotted by Billy MacKenzie of critically acclaimed The Associates fame and he staged his comeback single Loom feat. Billy MacKenzie “Anacostia Bay At The Edge Of The World”, sung over one of BW Recknagel’s original Teutonic instrumental tracks.Still, the years 1992 to 2000 were anything but classical. BW’s life was a nonstop mixture of dance culture hedonism – think chemically influenced creativity for the 90s, detox units, rehab and production work all in the mix. In a productive haze and with the energy of five, he founded Millennium Records Ltd., (a dance imprint still active now with distribution in 20 countries) so becoming a music mogul was a natural progression. His move back to his classical roots was more accidental. “I haven’t touched or listened to classical music in 10 years and simply hearing a piece in a cab pushed a button and I haven’t looked back since.” He saw and experienced the seedy underbelly of London living for 17 years and like an avid voyeur, took in everything – these were times about being on the outside-being-in.In the latter 5 years composing was about bringing light to the darkness – pure and intense fun for him so he never envisaged going public with his private ecstasies. Pressure from friends made him focus in 2008 and the result is the mesmerizing 2009 debut of “Nhilium”, a 10 track album of sheer emotional bliss – this man has stories to tell!BW RECKNAGEL “Nihilum” is available as download under: http://www.bwrecknagel.com

The piano or keyboard is an instrument that can be played in a solo performance or it can be part of a band. Jazz bands make heavy use of pianos since jazz began. The reason for this is that pianos along with guitars are some of the few instruments in a jazz band that can play chords in addition to a melody or counter melody.

In the past, a jazz pianists main role was to keep tempo with a combination of repetitive chords, but in recent years this has changed. Jazz pianists now days are able to select from a multitude of styles and techniques that they will use to accompany a band or singer. Short and sustained chordal or melodic fragments are used.

Experienced jazz pianists are not only great at sight-reading, but can also improvise chord symbols and adapt to the various playing styles of jazz bands. A jazz pianist must balance this improvisation and interpretation with the music style of the band.

The extended range that the piano provides also helps a jazz pianist with creating unique sounds that other instruments in the jazz band can not create.

Jazz pianists have 3 goals that they aim to achieve while they are playing. The first is to provide a clear rhythm and swing. The second is to play a melody or improvised solo with the right hand. Jazz pianists are also expected to help guide the band into chord changes with the help of notes leading up to the chord change.

It is quite a challenge for pianists to meet these 3 demands at the same time. Most jazz pianists are quite skilled in this art and are able to maintain this while planning unique improvisations.

If the intend to be great at playing the piano in a jazz band, you need to master these styles and techniques.

Have you played trumpet, trombone or saxophone in the past and have the desire to play again? If so, you are not alone. Millions of people over the last 50 years have participated in band or school jazz groups while in high school or college, but for one reason or another lacked the opportunities to continue performing after they entered the work force and began raising families.Very few musicians who play a musical instrument well will ever make a living at it, but that does not mean you should quit and sell your horn on eBay! Forming a community big band or small jazz group may be a the best excuse for dusting off that old instrument and beginning a regular practice and performing routine once again. A community jazz group not only offers local musicians a creative outlet, but it also offers members of your local community a chance to hear big band music performed on a regular basis.The first step in starting your local community band is to identify the size of group you would like to assemble. Jazz groups can range in size from a trio to a full big band. The size of your group will most likely depend on the availability of musicians in your area. If you live in a sparsely populated area, the task of finding available (or any) musicians could turn out to be a rough task. Every reasonably populated city or town, however, should be able to produce enough musicians to outfit a small or medium sized jazz group or even a big band.Local Musicians UnionThe first place to look for available musicians should be the local musicians union membership. The local union will have a list of all members of the union, both professional and non-professional. If you are a member yourself, you should receive a directory of all other musicians who are members. This directory will contain all contact information for every member of the union. Don’t be afraid to approach or contact the best musicians in your area when putting your band together. Good musicians like to peform in groups (paying or non-paying) that are top notch in quality. You will have a better chance of putting together a better band if you go after the best players first.ReferralsOnce you have contacted a handful of skilled players in each section of your band, ask those same players for referrals of other musicians they would like to have in their section. For example, Joe is the best lead trumpet player in your area and he agrees to come to rehearsal and play in the band. Immediately after getting Joe’s positive response, ask him if he knows other trumpet players that he would recommend. Invariably, the musicians you ask for referrals will always give you names of other top players in town. When calling these new “prospects” always mention that “Joe” (or whoever the referal came from) told you to call. Mention that they were referred to you as one of the best players in town. This approach will not only help break the ice when calling but it will give you credibility at the same time. Use this referral tactic with all sections of the band that need to be filled – trumpets, trombones, saxes and rhythm section. Referrals are a powerful way to put together a highly skilled ensemble.CraigslistThe popular website Craigslist may help you pull musicians “out of the woodwork” as well. Place an ad under the music categories to find any spots that need to be filled within your band. Make your ad specific to the type of player you are trying to reach. Don’t simply put: bass player wanted. Be specific as to the type of music you will be performing and the level of musician you are looking for. Always audition musicians that respond to classified ads, and do not promise anything until you have made sure they perform to a level that you are seeking. The world is full of instrument “owners” who think they can play!Starting and organizing a community big band or jazz group can be a rewarding endeavor for both musician and listeners. The monetary compensation will never be great, but the emotional and esthetic rewards will more than make up for it.