I love the television series “Glee”. I didn’t think much about it until I saw a friend post on Facebook “Is there anyone who actually likes Glee? It’s the worst show ever made. I don’t think anyone actually watches it.”
Freddy Fender Memorial – Lucerne Valley, CA
Well this is certainly a trip. A friend showed me this photo of a Freddy Fender memorial sign in Lucerne Valley, CA. And I guess it’s just a sign out in the middle of the California High Desert but to me it has much more significance.
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AIDA Keyboard Synth Patches Info
Email question received about synthesizer for the AIDA Broadway musical:
Hello:
Do you know what keyboard model was used for the original production of “Aida”? There are sounds listed (Pyramiding Glints of Dawn, Royal Bam, Punch) that I have no idea what they sound like.
Audio Downloads
I was going to wait until the uploads were finished to announce this but Google is already indexing my audio – so you can download audio I’ve written and produced at http://www.ConradAskland.net
It’s the “dot net” version of my name. The site you’re on now is “dot com”. I split the downloads into a new website because this one is already getting really bogged down with traffic.
And since I’m at it I’ll let you know that my forum which I never told anyone about is at:
http://forum.ConradAskland.com
I’ll keep doing uploads as I can and then come back here to make all the navigation between the different areas more user-friendly.
ASKLAND Viking Warriors from the Old Country
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLnavmbQtwc
ASKLAND Viking warriors from the Old Country. Watch the Askland elflings, hobbits and Vikings battle evil – like the furry evil werewolf creature. And Askland Vikings listen to heavy metal music, bet you didn’t learn that in school did you?
I know, it doesn’t make any sense, I just happened to find it on YouTube. Maybe people from the Askland family tree will enjoy it. Are these my relatives?
This website Mobile friendly
This website now has automatic detection and support for the following mobile phones:
Android BlackBerry9500 BlackBerry9530 CUPCAKE dream iPhone iPod incognito webOS and webmate. If any problems or errors please leave a comment here so I can look into it.
Sibelius Shortcuts for Mac
A list of Mac shortcuts for Sibelius notation software that I find useful when writing music notation.
Forum Updates May 2010
Are you here because one of the forums you belong to is down? I am updating some of my forum communities on other websites and they will be down for a couple days. I had originally planned on doing this in a rolling fashion for minimal down time but it’s much faster for me to just do it all at once. This means some forum communities will be down for 24-72 hours. I will try to be as fast as I can with the updates. Thank you for your understanding.
Orchestration Notation and Performance: Triangles, Tambourine, Concert Bass Drum and Cymbals
PDF Download: Guide to Drum and Percussion Notation
PDF Download: drums-percussion-notation
From: http://web.mit.edu/merolish/Public/drums.pdf
Congas, woodblock, gong, and individual drum kit (toms, cymbals, etc.)
Also this information on notation and performance for Concert Band Percussion Instruments:
by Staff Sergeant Bill Elliott
and Staff Sergeant Steven Hearn
CONTENTS: Triangles; Tambourine; Concert Bass Drum; Cymbals
From: http://bands.army.mil/masterclass/tusafb/mar2001/perc.htm
Download PDF: Percussion
Playing techniques and notation examples for music orchestration.
Fan sings NOI from ZAIA Cirque Du Soleil
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn608_lamG0
A ZAIA fan has recorded their own rendition of the song NOI from the show, complete with photos from the Zaia theater performances and pics of the band. (Hey, I’m in those pics!). Chicago Rose who performs this song in the show with the cast says “I love it”. And I think it’s pretty darn cool too.