September 2010
7 posts
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VexFlow →
Remember that music notation using JS & <canvas> thing I mentioned some time ago? Well, the author has open-sourced the code and the code is available via github. Developers unite (and make it better)!
Sep 19th
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Caroline Phillips: Hurdy-gurdy for beginners... →
About this talk Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-year history.
Sep 18th
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Musopen raises $40,000 to set classical music... →
Followup on the Musopen kickstarter project, now up to $58K+ donated!
Sep 15th
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Think Music Heals? Trombone Player Begs To Differ →
What’s in your brass instrument?
Sep 13th
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Musopen Wants to Give Classical Music to the... →
Sep 9th
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Sep 7th
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Play Music With Tuned Beer Bottles →
My two favorite pastimes together for great good! This beer’s label has markings for several notes on a musical scale. Delight as you play a minor A scale backwards as you drink!
Sep 5th