http://donrathjr.com Multimedia Music Theory Training Sun, 12 May 2013 04:08:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= donrathjr/GgKahttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/nb8N_JHAifA/ http://donrathjr.com/glory-germain/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:49:30 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=9065 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>Glory St. Germain has been a teacher of music for over 35 years. She has researched and extracted what works in the classroom over this span of time to create, developed and author the Ultimate Music Theory Series for music students and the Ultimate Music Theory Certification Course designed ...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/glory-germain/">Glory St Germain</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=nb8N_JHAifA:b_Vndn1IGUQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=nb8N_JHAifA:b_Vndn1IGUQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=nb8N_JHAifA:b_Vndn1IGUQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=nb8N_JHAifA:b_Vndn1IGUQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/nb8N_JHAifA" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/glory-germain/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/glory-germain/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/LJjuN0yJkNE/ http://donrathjr.com/musical-journey/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:59:39 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=8626 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>One never knows where creativity begins in the mind of man, nor can one fathom its source. What one can do is to understand that it is the composer who reaches into the depths of his or her heart and soul to discover new music that lies within waiting to come forth. It is in that journey that music takes flight and finds its way into our...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/musical-journey/">A Musical Journey</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=LJjuN0yJkNE:fUyddXktZbQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=LJjuN0yJkNE:fUyddXktZbQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=LJjuN0yJkNE:fUyddXktZbQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=LJjuN0yJkNE:fUyddXktZbQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/LJjuN0yJkNE" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/musical-journey/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/musical-journey/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/Uw-AIA6JuuU/ http://donrathjr.com/artist-reviews-don-rath-jr/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:21:00 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=8582 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>It appears that my efforts in creating artist reviews is going to continue moving forward and this article will act as an entryway and access point to those articles written by...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/artist-reviews-don-rath-jr/">Artist Reviews by Don Rath Jr</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=Uw-AIA6JuuU:iP3TzyMVZW0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=Uw-AIA6JuuU:iP3TzyMVZW0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=Uw-AIA6JuuU:iP3TzyMVZW0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=Uw-AIA6JuuU:iP3TzyMVZW0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/Uw-AIA6JuuU" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/artist-reviews-don-rath-jr/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/artist-reviews-don-rath-jr/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/fM8exFQZOnQ/ http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-grace-note-part-24f/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:51:35 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7931 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>The most common and simplest form of ornament in the sub-category of the grace embellishments is simply called the grace note. In a sense, the grace note is also a general name for a group of different types of grace embellishments which use the grace note as its basis. More specifically...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-grace-note-part-24f/">Embellishments &#8211; The Grace Note &#8211; Part 24f</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=fM8exFQZOnQ:r2Y4mQCMuqw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=fM8exFQZOnQ:r2Y4mQCMuqw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=fM8exFQZOnQ:r2Y4mQCMuqw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=fM8exFQZOnQ:r2Y4mQCMuqw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/fM8exFQZOnQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-grace-note-part-24f/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-grace-note-part-24f/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/JHq9V43YI-I/ http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-smooth-graces-part-24e/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:08:36 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7909 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>For the stringed instruments, the general method of production for the smooth graces is accomplished first by depressing the appropriate string to the fretboard or fingerboard, in an associated position or fret relative to the...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-smooth-graces-part-24e/">Embellishments &#8211; The Smooth Graces &#8211; Part 24e</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=JHq9V43YI-I:DHaIE3iiggU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=JHq9V43YI-I:DHaIE3iiggU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=JHq9V43YI-I:DHaIE3iiggU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=JHq9V43YI-I:DHaIE3iiggU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/JHq9V43YI-I" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-smooth-graces-part-24e/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-smooth-graces-part-24e/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/_lDes0zKKA4/ http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-foundation-guidelines-part-24d/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:31:11 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7847 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>Before continuing our presentations on embellishments, we must first lay out some basic guidelines which provide a background and which establishes the very foundation necessary for the study of them. The following details will provide...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-foundation-guidelines-part-24d/">Embellishments &#8211; Foundation and Guidelines &#8211; Part 24d</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=_lDes0zKKA4:Ygyk50lYbVs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=_lDes0zKKA4:Ygyk50lYbVs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=_lDes0zKKA4:Ygyk50lYbVs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=_lDes0zKKA4:Ygyk50lYbVs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/_lDes0zKKA4" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-foundation-guidelines-part-24d/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-foundation-guidelines-part-24d/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/cSUiudxkrm0/ http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-ornamental-categories/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:56:13 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7828 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>...a “big picture” overview of the different groups of ornaments, all of which are embellishments, as used in music composition and performance. Also, this particular article includes the description of each category...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-ornamental-categories/">Ornamental Categories &#8211; Embellishments &#8211; Part 24c</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=cSUiudxkrm0:tJG7-y3b3Ew:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=cSUiudxkrm0:tJG7-y3b3Ew:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=cSUiudxkrm0:tJG7-y3b3Ew:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=cSUiudxkrm0:tJG7-y3b3Ew:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/cSUiudxkrm0" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-ornamental-categories/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-ornamental-categories/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/U6qfwTMjUM4/ http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-introduction/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:52:43 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7802 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>...the embellishments are a collection of specific tools which provide a variety of enhancements to simple melody. Further, they provide additional musical instructions to the performers which extend or reduce a melodic sequence of...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-introduction/">Embellishments &#8211; Introduction &#8211; Part 24a</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=U6qfwTMjUM4:nPx2RWgAgPY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=U6qfwTMjUM4:nPx2RWgAgPY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=U6qfwTMjUM4:nPx2RWgAgPY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=U6qfwTMjUM4:nPx2RWgAgPY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/U6qfwTMjUM4" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-introduction/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-introduction/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/XbxAnu9vtxg/ http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-article-directory-part-24b/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:51:22 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7809 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>Embellishments are the tools known as ornaments which are used to enhance, through extension, addition or the reduction of the melody or a melodic theme in a music composition.</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-article-directory-part-24b/">Embellishments &#8211; Article Directory &#8211; Part 24b</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=XbxAnu9vtxg:u438VY4oRLs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=XbxAnu9vtxg:u438VY4oRLs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=XbxAnu9vtxg:u438VY4oRLs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=XbxAnu9vtxg:u438VY4oRLs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/XbxAnu9vtxg" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-article-directory-part-24b/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/embellishments-article-directory-part-24b/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/JL_qr6mKm6k/ http://donrathjr.com/music-licensing/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:59:47 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7622 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>The idea of transferring the use of a piece of music to someone other than the copyright owner/holder involves making some distinctions as to which rights are being transferred. Due to the fact that the copyright includes...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/music-licensing/">Music Licensing</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=JL_qr6mKm6k:O3tgZIiGdAI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=JL_qr6mKm6k:O3tgZIiGdAI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=JL_qr6mKm6k:O3tgZIiGdAI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=JL_qr6mKm6k:O3tgZIiGdAI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/JL_qr6mKm6k" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/music-licensing/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/music-licensing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/oyROz1BfsKE/ http://donrathjr.com/music-publishing/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:36:48 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7611 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>...there are two main ways of getting music published, either you publish it yourself or you find an existing music publisher who believes in you and your music. One thing rings truer today than ever before, you must think in terms of...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/music-publishing/">Music Publishing Versus Self Publishing &#8211; Pros and Cons</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=oyROz1BfsKE:qTkWTIRi0CM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=oyROz1BfsKE:qTkWTIRi0CM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=oyROz1BfsKE:qTkWTIRi0CM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=oyROz1BfsKE:qTkWTIRi0CM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/oyROz1BfsKE" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/music-publishing/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/music-publishing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/AfHNTOlQ6b4/ http://donrathjr.com/expression-music/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:45:12 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7320 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>This foundation of understanding supports multiple areas of further study for the composer and for the performers of music, studies which could include instrument making, material science and acoustics for example. Since each plays major and important roles in the resulting...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/expression-music/">Expression in Music &#8211; Part 23a</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=AfHNTOlQ6b4:jGIzBkXVY7Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=AfHNTOlQ6b4:jGIzBkXVY7Y:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=AfHNTOlQ6b4:jGIzBkXVY7Y:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=AfHNTOlQ6b4:jGIzBkXVY7Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/AfHNTOlQ6b4" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/expression-music/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/expression-music/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/S7d_QlSJNYQ/ http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-categories-part-23b/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:32:03 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7327 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>Techniques and expressions are in many ways intertwined with one another and consequently it is important to delineate between the two. In most cases they are so intertwined that...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-categories-part-23b/">Expression in Music &#8211; Categories &#8211; Part 23b</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=S7d_QlSJNYQ:6EIxwK_Ve5c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=S7d_QlSJNYQ:6EIxwK_Ve5c:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=S7d_QlSJNYQ:6EIxwK_Ve5c:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=S7d_QlSJNYQ:6EIxwK_Ve5c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/S7d_QlSJNYQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-categories-part-23b/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-categories-part-23b/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/DLS1WU9Oc0A/ http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-words-part-23c/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:54:39 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7385 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>Collectively, the words used to define expression in music fall into three main categories, those which direct one or more performers to behave or to alter their performance technique, those which quantify or define the extent or degree of ...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-words-part-23c/">Expression in Music &#8211; Words &#8211; Part 23c</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=DLS1WU9Oc0A:AWJSzupcYBU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=DLS1WU9Oc0A:AWJSzupcYBU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=DLS1WU9Oc0A:AWJSzupcYBU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=DLS1WU9Oc0A:AWJSzupcYBU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/DLS1WU9Oc0A" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-words-part-23c/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-words-part-23c/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/7Bs0cfUwsWw/ http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-word-list-part-23d/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:09:24 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7392 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>This concludes our expression word list as well as the series our mini-series Expression in Music. We hope you will continue your study of this concept moving forward as the knowledge learned will help you to improve conveying your musical ideas through the use of the symbolic language of music, music notation.</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-word-list-part-23d/">Expression in Music &#8211; Word List &#8211; Part 23d</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=7Bs0cfUwsWw:ek5o0IZtj8A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=7Bs0cfUwsWw:ek5o0IZtj8A:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=7Bs0cfUwsWw:ek5o0IZtj8A:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=7Bs0cfUwsWw:ek5o0IZtj8A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/7Bs0cfUwsWw" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-word-list-part-23d/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/expression-music-word-list-part-23d/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/EhDcUq3oe04/ http://donrathjr.com/lichty-guitars-jay-lichty-luthier/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:46:48 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7211 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>What enhances your satisfaction is the fact that you have played an important role in the design of your new musical instrument in a special cooperative dance with the person actually building your instrument. The icing on the cake comes when you are actually...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/lichty-guitars-jay-lichty-luthier/">Lichty Guitars &#8211; Jay Lichty, Luthier</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=EhDcUq3oe04:B8bXoiLab_Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=EhDcUq3oe04:B8bXoiLab_Y:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=EhDcUq3oe04:B8bXoiLab_Y:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=EhDcUq3oe04:B8bXoiLab_Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/EhDcUq3oe04" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/lichty-guitars-jay-lichty-luthier/feed/ 2 http://donrathjr.com/lichty-guitars-jay-lichty-luthier/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/iJik0dSEWTE/ http://donrathjr.com/stringtunes-website-updated/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:32:46 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7183 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>For those who have an interest to reactivate an existing link which may have been lost or to those interested in exchanging links with us, we are certainly interested in linking together should our websites coincide and support one another. If you are interested please contact us...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/stringtunes-website-updated/">StringTunes &#8211; Website Updated</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=iJik0dSEWTE:41AQZ4NphQY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=iJik0dSEWTE:41AQZ4NphQY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=iJik0dSEWTE:41AQZ4NphQY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=iJik0dSEWTE:41AQZ4NphQY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/iJik0dSEWTE" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/stringtunes-website-updated/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/stringtunes-website-updated/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/uIWGysKcMss/ http://donrathjr.com/components-musicality/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:55:40 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7083 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>The application of each of the components of musicality has a direct and indirect impact or influence on how we perceive music as a listener. Collectively, the composer must consider and use the various concepts or components of musicality in an attempt to create a musical masterpiece.</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/components-musicality/">The Components of Musicality</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=uIWGysKcMss:0Ow6jP8lso4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=uIWGysKcMss:0Ow6jP8lso4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=uIWGysKcMss:0Ow6jP8lso4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=uIWGysKcMss:0Ow6jP8lso4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/uIWGysKcMss" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/components-musicality/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/components-musicality/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/xrbK0ee4BOk/ http://donrathjr.com/music-composition-10-limits-considerations/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:50:30 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=7064 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>In music composition there are several limits and considerations a composer must know which are related to both the instrument itself as well as for the artists and the performers of your compositions. There are other limitations which a composer must consider as well such as who their audience is, in what media is the composition directed, what style of music, what is...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/music-composition-10-limits-considerations/">Music Composition &#8211; 10 Limits and Considerations</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=xrbK0ee4BOk:Hg0_YJldMbI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=xrbK0ee4BOk:Hg0_YJldMbI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=xrbK0ee4BOk:Hg0_YJldMbI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=xrbK0ee4BOk:Hg0_YJldMbI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/xrbK0ee4BOk" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/music-composition-10-limits-considerations/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/music-composition-10-limits-considerations/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~3/cMIZbXOqBr8/ http://donrathjr.com/violin-2/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:26:12 +0000 Don Rath Jr http://donrathjr.com/?p=6957 <p><p><a rel="author" href="http://donrathjr.com/author/admin/">Don Rath Jr</a></p><p>...the violin is the closest sounding musical instrument to the human voice. It is difficult to argue that point. Also, the violin is profoundly expressive in nature and it is considered to be one of the most versatile instruments in the orchestra. The range of articulations...</p></p><p>The post <a href="http://donrathjr.com/violin-2/">The Violin</a> appeared first on <a href="http://donrathjr.com">Music Theory and Composition</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=cMIZbXOqBr8:VHjNZ5uecyA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=cMIZbXOqBr8:VHjNZ5uecyA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?i=cMIZbXOqBr8:VHjNZ5uecyA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?a=cMIZbXOqBr8:VHjNZ5uecyA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/donrathjr/GgKa?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/donrathjr/GgKa/~4/cMIZbXOqBr8" height="1" width="1"/> http://donrathjr.com/violin-2/feed/ 0 http://donrathjr.com/violin-2/