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EarMonk - Exploring the combination of music and meditation, of sound and contemplation to reconnect with the deepest aspects of reality. Let the music take away your desire to know and show you what lies beyond the knowing of the mind.

How to Overcome Stage Fright Unconventionally

How to Overcome Stage Fright 5 Unconventional Methods “Hey, you are on in 5 minutes,” echo’s your friends voice through the long backstage corridor. You nod reservedly but these few words stoke up your unbearable stage fright yet again. Your thoughts are racing, your palms are sweating and adrenaline rushes through your body. “I [...]

By |2017-10-02T12:43:48+00:00April 14th, 2015|Categories: MP|0 Comments

The Complete List of Free Sample Libraries

The Complete List of Free Sample Libraries Freebies, Freebies Everywhere Freebies, freebies, freebies. Before you start buying the most expensive sample libraries check out my list of free sample libraries first. I hope you find the instrument you need here. I subdivided the list into categories of instruments: Guitar, bass, orchestral instruments, keys [...]

By |2017-10-02T13:12:08+00:00April 9th, 2015|Categories: MP|34 Comments

Train Your Ears to Recognize Frequencies in Equalization

Train Your Ears to Recognize Frequencies in Equalization A child is able to perceive frequencies between 20 Hertz and 20 000 Hertz. As you grow older a natural hearing loss occurs. So when you are 50, you might just be able hear up to 15 or 16 kHz and by [...]

By |2017-10-02T12:43:50+00:00April 1st, 2015|Categories: MP|0 Comments

10 Powerful Power Chord Variations

10 Powerful Power Chord Variations 'Radical!!!' - Bill & Ted Power chords are still an essential part of rock music as well as many other guitar dominated music styles. Nonetheless, standard power chords become boring quite fast to every over average guitar player. Power chords can be used perfectly as a musical device [...]

By |2017-10-02T12:43:50+00:00March 31st, 2015|Categories: MP|4 Comments

The MIDI Note Number Frequency Wavelength Table

How to Write Magical Song Lyrics Part 1 - Melodic Rhythm MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a protocol to transfer controlling data in a musical context. MIDI-Controllers appear in forms of keys, wheels, faders, pads and sensors. The protocol contains information about pitch or velocity, which is stored in [...]

By |2017-10-02T12:43:51+00:00March 30th, 2015|Categories: MP|0 Comments

Music in Marketing and Advertisement: Effective Strategies

Music in Marketing and Advertisement Effective Strategies Why is music so important in marketing and advertisement and what strategies are there to use it effectively? The influence of music on our moods, emotions, perceptions and preferences is often more present than we consciously experience. The psychology behind the mechanism of how music effects [...]

By |2017-10-02T12:43:52+00:00March 29th, 2015|Categories: MP|3 Comments

Music and Emotions: The Seven Mechanisms that Evoke Musical Emotions

Music and Emotions The Seven Mechanisms that Evoke Musical Emotions No one would argue against the statement that music and emotions can have a strong relationship with each other, but how is it even possible that something as abstract as music can evoke our most personal emotions? To answer this questions I [...]

By |2017-10-02T12:43:53+00:00March 28th, 2015|Categories: MP|0 Comments
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