Tag Archives: music

Review – Voice Lessons to Go

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Bill Wake

Voice Lessons to Go: Volume 1 – Vocalize and Breathe Voice Lessons to Go: Volume 2 – Do Re Mi Ear and Pitch TrainingBy Ariella Vaccarino. These CDs are designed to help improve your singing voice. For me, an untrained … Continue reading →

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Review – Free Play

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Bill Wake

Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art, Stephen Nachmanovich. Tarcher/Putnam, 1990.When everything happens in “real time”, we have improvisation, whether it’s music or drama (or software!). Nachmanovitch explores the interplay of freedom and rules, of work and play, of practice … Continue reading →

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Review – Musical Improv Comedy

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Bill Wake

Musical Improv Comedy, Michael Pollock. Masteryear Publishing, 2003.This is a slim volume, about 100 pages, plus a CD. Being able to improvise songs on demand is a skill that appeals to me. This book certainly didn’t make me an instant … Continue reading →

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Review – Funny Noises for the Connoisseur

Posted on September 15, 2005 by Bill Wake

Funny Noises for the Connoisseur, by Bart Hopkin with Ray Brunelle and Vincent Nicastro. Experimental Music Inc., 2003. ISBN 0-9727313-1-8. Book and CD.In 60 pages, the authors explore a bunch of ways to make some very odd sounds. There are … Continue reading →

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Review – Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Bill Wake

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, Pete Seeger. Lancaster Press. 1997. ISBN 1-881322-10-6 The subtitle is “A Musical Autobiography,” and that’s what it is. It’s chock-full of songs (both words and music) and reminiscences of a long life. It gave … Continue reading →

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Review – MouthSounds

Posted on May 15, 2005 by Bill Wake

MouthSounds: How to whistle, pop, boing, and honk, Fred Newman. Workman Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0761134220.I love books that are a smorgasbord, and this one certainly qualifies. Flip to any page, and you’ll find an interesting sound to make. Great fun. … Continue reading →

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