Don Rath Jr

Note Identification – Music Theory – Part 11

Don Rath Jr — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:21:50 +0000

Scales in Music – A Tonal System Music Theory Section Note Identification – Music Theory – Part 11 Overview Note identification is one of the basic tools for creating and writing music. It is only one of the concepts within the bigger picture of music theory which encompasses an array of concepts and tools. We [...]

Analog Versus Digital Sound Quality

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:59:07 +0000

...comparing digital recording quality and analog recording quality I pulled out some of my old vinyl records and played several songs which I also have on CD’s. I even used a pair of super expensive headphones to make my own...

Acoustics of Music – Part 1 – Series Introduction

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:29:39 +0000

...nine part article series Acoustics of Music takes a different and slightly more advanced approach than my original article titled Characteristics of Sound. It will broaden your understanding of the key and relevant knowledge that is vital and useful...

Audible Range of Human Hearing – Acoustics of Music – Part 2

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:03:48 +0000

As we age the overall perceivable range of sound decreases especially in the higher frequencies. Just in case you are wondering, hearing loss begins at around the age of ...

Frequencies – Acoustics of Music – Part 3

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:01:54 +0000

...two of the most important and fundamental aspects of music. Since there are certain relationships between frequencies, there are by default certain relationships to the pitches a composer selects...

Table of Frequencies – Acoustics of Music – Part 4

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:59:58 +0000

The table of frequencies shown below provides the pitch name and its’ associated frequency for all notes over a span of eight octaves. The frequency range spanning the whole chart is from...

Fast Fourier Transform – Acoustics of Music – Part 5

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:56:53 +0000

It becomes even more useful when you want to see how the frequency spectrum is represented in a recorded mix. Here you can make the necessary adjustments to remove or repair improper frequencies, for example. Further it allows you to visually know where to boost a portion of the...

Amplitude – Acoustics of Music – Part 6

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:55:00 +0000

...you will see not only how engineers do their work when mastering recorded sound but the value and importance in learning more about sound and the tools available ...

Overtones – Acoustics of Music – Part 7

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:52:40 +0000

...there exists more than one frequency or multiple harmonic divisions, when playing music an instrument. This concept is important...

Conclusion – Acoustics of Music – Part 8

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:49:25 +0000

...opens up more possibilities for you when working in various positions within the music industry.

Glossary of Musical Terms – Acoustics of Music – Part 9

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:46:46 +0000

This glossary of musical terms provides the definitions of the key words used in the Acoustics of Music article series. We believe it will greatly assist you...

Terez Howard – Interviews Don Rath Jr – Marketing

Don Rath Jr — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:29:14 +0000

...information being provided on marketing in general as well as a focus on marketing music online. I was very happy to support Terez Howard from FreelanceWritingMamas...

The Musical Note

Don Rath Jr — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:03:35 +0000

For reference: The length of actual clock time for a note is set by the tempo designated by the composer and it is used for either the entire work or for specific passage within the composition. The tempo is the rate in which the music is performed. It is measured in beats per minute of clock time. Note shapes only determine the length of a specific note relative to other note shapes.

Music’s Secret Stairway – the Grand Staff – Part 2

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:25:12 +0000

...whenever you are writing for a given instrument, you will need to know which clef you are writing on for proper placement of the notes when notating for a given instrument. You must also know how the instrument is tuned relative to the other instruments the composition calls for.

Music’s Secret Stairway – the Grand Staff – Part 1

Don Rath Jr — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:28:52 +0000

...I had an epiphany of sorts, of using something common in everyday life and something everyone knows about as a unique metaphor for explaining music’s secret stairway, the Grand Staff.

Alex Shapiro

Don Rath Jr — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:08:55 +0000

I want truth and nakedness in my music; I want honesty. I want the listener to feel my heart and have their own stirred by what I offer in sound. Alex Shapiro

A Place to Call My Home – Lyrics

Don Rath Jr — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:42:46 +0000

A time of hope and a chance, a time to laugh and sing, a time of moving in my life, Without a broken wing. A time of moving to the fold, a place to call my own, a moment to remember you, a place I call my home.

Michael Brant DeMaria

Don Rath Jr — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:22:40 +0000

In his own search for the connectivity between the physical and the spiritual worlds, Michael Brant DeMaria has brought to us three CD’s of all original music, two in the Healing Sound Project Series...

Introduction to Violin Articulations

Don Rath Jr — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:59:55 +0000

...you can more easily continue your study and review the various types of articulations available not only for the violin but for each instrument you may be employing when creating your next masterpiece.

Earthquake in Upper Midwest

Don Rath Jr — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:59:51 +0000

A 3.8 earthquake struck at 3:59am this morning here in the Midwest. The epicenter is said to have been 6 miles west of Elgin Illinois. No reports of major damage have been reported.