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Careers in Music

2/3/2020

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A career in music seems to be a very passionate, adoring and loving career. No wonder why lots of people are wishing to join the music industry where they can not only show their passion for music but their talent as well. However, the music industry is not that easy to penetrate because this industry is known for being a competitive job market and it can be difficult to know what kind of opportunities are available. More so, launching into a career in the music industry today seems to be more complicated because of the internet and social media. Therefore, before thinking of joining the music industry, get to know the 5 categories in music which are:
  1. Performing and Creating
Songwriting or a songwriter is someone who writes songs for themselves, for other artists, or for business purposes. Usually, a songwriter possesses lyric writing skills and is capable of matching words, ideas, emotions, and concepts to rhythms, chords, and melodies. Session musicians, on the other hand, are those people who are paid to play their instruments on a case by case or session basis. This kind of musicians can be hired to perform in a live environment and must possess a high degree of musical prowess. They also hold a bachelor’s degree related to music. And lastly, composers are someone who writes sheet music for orchestral arrangement.  

  1. Recording and Producing
Recording and producing careers include the recording engineer and music producer. Recording engineers work with the artist in the studio. They are experts on how to use recording equipment as well as using the proper techniques required to capture and record high-quality sound while music producers are those who managed the recording, writing, editing, and mixing of an artist track or album. In order to become a great music producer, one must need to build a reputation as someone capable of creating great sounding records.

  1. Music business jobs
Careers in this category include A&R or artist and repertoire, artist management, and music publishers. A&R representatives, also known as the talent scouts, work for record labels to find and bring on new talent. These people spend most of their time visiting local music festivals to discover fresh talents. Artist managers, on the other hand, are those behind the scenes liaison officers. Their responsibilities include but not limited to the contracts, projects and all other engagements of their talents. Music publishers ensure that artist gets paid whenever their music is used in the media, movies, commercials, radio, video games and any other form of broadcasting.

  1. Music media jobs 
The world is hungry for unending content about music. Music media jobs include those jobs in social media like YouTube, blogs, TV shows as well as any other things uploaded and seen in social media. 

  1. Music education and music therapy
Music education is a very rewarding work where you get a chance to teach and share your talents to aspiring musicians. You help young talents to improve their skills in music, and eventually, land a musical career. Another equally rewarding work is music therapy wherein you get to help those people with problems and assist them in improving their lives through music.

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Natural Sound vs Synthesized Sound

2/3/2020

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​Sound is all around us. Sometimes, we love it but there are also times when we get annoyed with it. Sound is an important means of communication. For us, sounds allow us to hear and speak, when to be alert and to protect ourselves. One of the greatest joys comes from the sounds of music. 

The Importance of Sounds
People tend to disregard sounds because we hear it every day – even when we sleep. Sounds, though a common occurrence, is considered to be one of the most important things that are essential for our wellbeing and survival. Apart from sounds paving way for communication; it is also used to create music.
We enjoy listening to music all the time. For thousands of years, it has been used to entertain and convey messages. While music relies on frequencies and pitches, the sound is the basic component of music. When there is no sound, there is no music at all. Therefore, music is made up of sounds. 

Types of sounds
Generally, there are 2 types of sounds that create music – natural sounds and synthesized sound. How do these two complement each other? What are their differences? Which is better? Here is an introduction to natural sound vs. synthesized sound.

Natural Sound
Natural sound is the sound that surrounds you. Natural sounds can come from different sources. Example of natural sounds includes clapping, ringing of a bell, the sound of a person breathing, sounds made by animals, and many others. When natural sound is used in music, it isn’t just a single sound but a combination of every sound necessary to create richness and texture to the music. A natural sound becomes a noise when you don’t want to hear it. Noise is described as a sound that interferes with an individual’s listening experience. 
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Synthesized sound
A synthesized sound is a sound produced using electronic hardware or software. Called as sound synthesis, this process is typically used for creating music where a synthesizer is used during the performance and when recording the music. Synthesized sound is an artificial sound, but it can mimic any type of sound – it can be both familiar sound or otherworldly. Thanks to synthesizers, it can create something new by manipulating and combining sounds. 
There is no competition between natural sound and synthesized sound because both are important in creating music. Knowing the difference between these two sounds is also important as it can help you understand sounds and music better, especially if you are trying to make music from scratch. 

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Folk Music, What is it, It’s History and Influence

12/4/2019

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From it's ancient history to today's modern fusions folk music in modern music. To try and make some sense of this deceptively simple-sounding term we've thrown together a brief outline of, largely Western, folk history and its evolution.
What is folk music?
By definition, folk music is a style of music that represents a community and sung by people using the instruments available in their community. It is the music of the people and so, it is expected of them to be familiar and be able to play it. Traditionally, people learn folk music from others and not from the performance in the studio or on stage. The songs are passed down from one generation to another. Folk music tells the story of how the people live, their daily activities, as well as their daily struggles in life. While most of these songs are not performed on stage or recorded in the studio, people get to learn the songs by singing them with others. A good example of folk songs is the jamboree songs and children songs like “Happy Birthday To You”.
History of Folk Music
Different countries have different folk music. While Europe and Asia have their own sets of folk music, America also has her own folk music. American folk music was born as early as the first settlers of America. Americans expressed their protest, delights, and desire through songs. 
American folk music is also known as roots music since it led to the development of many other forms of music nowadays such as jazz, pop, rock n’ roll, blues, and many more. American folk music rose to popularity around the 1950s and even became a phenomenon in the 1960s. During this time, the songs of famous folk musicians, Woody Guthrie, were everywhere and all Americans can sing folk songs. It was at the end of the 1960s when people became more comfortable with folk music and musicians personalized folk songs by adding philosophies and belief in them. Folk musicians have included the stories of war, their political point of view, as well as their stand on many political issues; then its popularity died out in the mid-70s.
Folk Music and Its Influence
Folk music plays a big role in society then and now. It was the people’s way of telling their fellow how they struggle with life or how fun and wonderful their life is. It also serves as their voice when their own voices aren’t loud enough to reach the government. Folk music wasn’t just used as a propaganda tool, but it was also the force that unites people and teaches them that it is alright to express their own opinions. And today, folk music has evolved according to how people or the community would benefit from it. At present, folk music provides hope and inspires listeners all over the world.  

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September 30th, 2019

9/30/2019

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A Brief History Of The Guitar

Few instruments capture the imagination of instrumentalists from around the world as much as the guitar. It is remarkable how the guitar has come, from a humble acoustic stringed instrument to the heavily-amplified and affected electric of today that can rock stadiums full of people.

Guitar's earliest surviving ancestors include the tanbur, which is believed to have originated from Mesopotamia, Central or Southern Asia, and the cithara, an ancient greek instrument . After making their journey to Europe, these instruments began to change over time.

Throughout the centuries, the tanbur went from three sets (or courses) of strings, to five, and eventually settled at six single strings in the 18th century. These were smaller than what we are accustomed to today. The first guitars that look like the acoustic guitars of now were developed by Antonio de Torres Jurado. He introduced mechanical tuning pegs, fan bracing, and a wider body with a more pronounced waist. The design proved so popular that it was copied by many.

When Jurado's design made it over to the United States, it was developed further. Christian Frederick Martin created the first flat-top guitar and designed it to have X-bracing inside in order to accommodate steel strings. This became the most popular guitar style in the West.

With the large music ensembles of the day, the intricacies of what was playable on the instrument were getting lost. This led to jazz players putting pickups on their arch-tops. The first commercially available electrified guitar was by Rickenbacker and was called the 'Frying Pan'. It was marketed primarily for lap steel. The first electric guitars to take off in popularity were created by Leo Fender and Les Paul (their designs were put out by Fender and Gibson, respectively) in the 1950s. These models have become iconic and are still used today.

The main change in recent decades is not so much the design of electric guitars (most electric designs tend to be variations on designs popularized by Fender & Gibson), but the modifications that are made to their sound through effects. The first effect happened when players turned up their amps so loud that it would overdrive, creating an exciting new sound. The first effects unit was a tremolo that sat on top of an amp in 1946. In the 1950s, a bar was added to the body of a guitar that you could use to artificially create vibrato. In 1961, Leo Fender created the first reverb unit, still one of the most popular effects in all of music. On guitar, its popularity is second only to distortion/fuzz, which was introduced in pedal form in the beginning of the 60s and hit big once it was used by The Rolling Stones in their song 'Satisfaction'.

Those are the basics of guitar's past, be sure to check out Create More Music to see how you can fit into its future.

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What is a Music Scale?

8/2/2019

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We all love music but do you know its composition? Music is composed of three elements: melody, harmony, and rhythm. All music has rhythm. On the other hand, melody and harmony are not compulsory parts of music composition but most music includes these two. In western music, melody and harmony come from 12 distinct pitches. These pitches are organized into scales. When you say a music scale, it is a sequence of notes from the 12 pitches. 

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Tips For Recording Music

6/10/2019

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Gone are the days when you have to go to a music studio to record music. Nowadays, we are living in the age of home recording studio. Turning your home into the perfect place for recording music doesn’t need to be hard, but for some, they find it to be a bit challenging. When you do the entire task – from preparation to getting all the necessary equipment for recording, you’ll find the whole task too overwhelming. With all your hard work, you only hope you’ll have the best result afterward. ​
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Females In Music

5/28/2019

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​Music is typically a male-dominated field. It's time to change up who we think of as the "canon" of icons. Many women have been at the forefront of musical innovation too. They are genre-bending and even defying. Here are a few of our favorites that are sure to inspire you as well.
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Music is the Best Anti Depressant

5/1/2019

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Music has been proven to be a way to relieve mental depression. Music affects humans and animals. Thus, human and animals find music mentally transporting. In fact, it may surprise some people that certain animals often make their own music. Humans know whales and birds have their own special lyrics. These animals often provide the background for lyrical sounds to the human ear.

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A Few Steps for Any Music Artist Ready to Record

4/8/2019

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Music exists in everyone; some people will be transported by it while others are meant to create it. Those who feel like creating it can rest easy knowing that producing your music is not too hard.

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Tuning a Guitar

2/25/2019

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Creating great guitar music requires an instrument that is in tune. Create More Music wants you playing as soon as possible. Each string of the guitar needs to be tuned to a specific note for your guitar playing to sound its best. In standard six string guitar tuning, the notes for each string are E A D G B E from lowest to highest. To properly tune a guitar, you must determine whether each individual string is too low in pitch, too high in pitch or already perfectly in tune. If a string is too low in pitch, turn the tuning machine clockwise until it comes up to pitch. If the string is too high in pitch, turn the tuning machine counter clockwise until it comes down to the proper pitch. To determine how much higher or lower you need the string to go, use one of the following: ​

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