Here's a vending machine at the Atlanta Airport that sells iPods, PSP's, Gameboys, and other iPod and mobile tech accessories!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e23fiJofy0c
https://www.madahugh.com/podcast
One of the best things about being a piano duo is exploring all the ways a piano can be played and the special tools that help us extend our musical capabilities. In this episode, we explore extended piano techniques with a mysterious piece by Turkish pianist/composer Fazil Say, "Winter Morning in Istanbul", where we use window squeegees to dampen the strings to produce the sounds of a Turkish lute called the "Ud" or "Oud". In order to reach into the strings, we are reading the sheet music using two iPads placed on Grand Stand music racks that let us push the music further back into the piano. And for turning pages hands free, we use an AirTurn together with the iPad app "forScore" that has a neat feature allowing one person to turn sheet music pages on both iPads at the same time.
Product links:
1. The Grand Stand: https://amzn.to/3STOOnj
2. AirTurn hands free page turner pedal: https://amzn.to/3CxmQsf
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mMZyShT0hE
Pianists with small hands have to overcome considerable physical challenges in order to be able to play great literature for the piano. Oftentimes those challenges lead to muscle strain and even career-ending injuries. To address the unique needs of smaller hands, engineer and business owner David Steinbuhler collaborated with pianist Christopher Donison in 1991 to develop a new set of standard sizes and prototypes of smaller piano keyboards.
The magic for creating these smaller keyboards takes place in David Steinbuhler's Titusville, Pennsylvania ribbon factory, a family-run business that has been around since 1897 . Step inside and you'll see thousands and thousands of spools of ribbons and rolls of string made to create those ribbons, along with an endless array of machinery, much of it custom built by David's grandfather and uncle. Because they need to make their own parts and tools, David's factory uses a number of specialized machines called CNC, or Computer Numeric Control machines, which use computers to precisely design and cut out parts from wood.
David's piano keyboard workshop can be found on the second floor of his factory, surrounded by old pianos and tools used to create his custom Donison Steinbuhler smaller sized keyboards.
Note: This episode was originally produced as a video documentary. Be sure to visit amusicallife.com to watch the full video.
Links Steinbuhler & Company Website: http://www.steinbuhler.com/index.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui9JSFxBPok
Singer/songwriter Dave Tamkin hails from Chicago and currently lives in Boulder, CO. His music can be described as “rhythmic acoustic rock” and features lyrics that capture a passionate sincerity and poetic exploration of modern life. As an expert on Internet marketing, Dave helps musicians and music companies - like AirTurn - share their message to the world.
We’re continuing our series on musical entrepreneurs with singer/songwriter and Internet marketing master Dave Tamkin. I first met Dave when I was working at AirTurn. We needed help getting our Internet marketing to the next level, and that’s where Dave applied his magic through his consulting company, Head Above Music. I then learned that Dave is an extraordinarily talented singer and songwriter, and absolutely fell in love with his unique musical style that’s instantly relatable. If you’re a musician looking for ways to grow your fan base, then you’ll find Dave’s insights and practical advice as both musician and marketer really helpful. And getting back to Dave’s musical hat, his newest song, “Mary”, has just been released this month.
Links
Dave's Website: http://www.davetamkin.com/
Head Above Consulting: http://headaboveconsulting.com/
Dave's music on Bandcamp: http://davetamkin.bandcamp.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8GumXelOX0
American pianist Gary Graffman has been a major figure in the classical music world since winning the Leventritt award in 1949. For 30 years, Mr. Graffman performed, toured and recorded with the world’s most prestigious orchestras. Despite an injury to his right hand in 1979, Mr. Graffman transformed his career to become the president of The Curtis Institute of Music, champion of music for left hand piano literature, and celebrated teacher of a brilliant new generation of pianists such as Lang Lang, Yuja Wang, and Haochen Zhang. For links to all the musical selections, visit http://amusicallife.com/index.php/2015/11/02/gary-graffman-the-epicurean-pianist/
If you like this show, please visit http://amusicallife.com/review and post a short review on iTunes. Thank you for your support!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFEY40_Ejv0
World renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma established Silkroad in 1998 to explore how music can advance global understanding. Since 2000, the musicians of the world music collective, Silk Road Ensemble, have been on a mission to change the world by connecting diverse cultures and traditions in performances, workshops, and residencies. Yo-Yo Ma and the Grammy-nominated Silk Road Ensemble recently released their sixth album, "Sing Me Home", which was developed and recorded alongside "The Music of Strangers", a new documentary movie from Oscar and Emmy-winning director Morgan Neville that tells the story of the Ensemble and Silkroad, its parent organization. "The Music of Strangers" is slated for theatrical release later this week, and is one of the most breathtaking, beautiful, and moving documentaries I have ever seen. In this episode, we'll meet some of the remarkable musicians featured prominently in the film, and listen to excerpts from "Sing Me Home", an album which explores the musical roots of individual members of the Ensemble. Links The Silk Road Project website: http://www.silkroadproject.org/ Yo-Yo Ma's website: http://www.yo-yoma.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfqEhmM0OY
The dogfight continues! We now take a look at the Right Hand alone for the beginning of the fanfare opening of John Williams' "Star Wars" theme. Along the way, we'll learn about the key signature for the right hand, how to skip letters to find notes faster, and the differences between notes with flags, beams, and bare stems.
You can download the sheet music for this version of "Star Wars" from MusicNotes.com and http://airturn.com/star-wars-from-scratch/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kLHDeN95gk
We're developing a handheld version of our popular BT-105 Bluetooth page turner with a ton of great new features for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch users. In addition to turning pages remotely, you can use the handheld BT-105 to control iTunes audio and remotely trigger the camera for pictures and video on camera-equipped iOS devices. How cool is that!
We need your help! We want to come up with a cool new name for this device. Visit us at http://facebook.com/airturn - "like" us, and then post your name suggestions on our wall. We'll pick two winners: 1 for the person who provides the best name, and 1 random winner from all the contributors. The winners will win a free BT-105 Handheld!
Contest ends Wednesday, September 26, 2012.
Good luck!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=126Gq8e8-d8