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Ways of Thinking About Song Arrangement and Track
I have spent today playing around with some ideas for a new book I am in the early stages of working on. There are a lot of sweeping statements in there at the moment – but this is where … Continue reading
Posted in Musicology, podcast
Tagged albin zac, elements of music, music analysis, music technology, musicology, new book, paul carr, rehearsal, song, song arrangement track, songwring
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Music graduates are more employable than you might think | Education | The Guardian
Just read an interesting article in The Guardian which outlines the employability music graduates. The article goes on to discuss the array of professions that music graduates enter – and the important skills that good degrees indoctrinate into their awards. I … Continue reading
The Demise of the Triangular Mix: Why Has it happened?
In Alan Moore’s excellent paper with Ruth Dockwary, he discusses the demise of what he calls the ‘Triangular’ mix – which has been replaced by the ‘diagonal’. To get an understanding of this, listen the ‘The Wind Cry’s Mary’ by Jimi … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, Diagonal mix, hendrix, mix, musicology, paul carr, Triangular mix
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Critical Listening and Students: Popular Music and Form
In preparation for a musicology lecture this week, I began to think about the importance of students having an awareness of the general conventions in popular music. Factors such as an awareness of the commonality of eight bar sections (verses … Continue reading
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Tagged black dog, elements of music, harmony, kashmir, living in the past, money, musical form, paul carr, popular music, popular song, rhythm
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Songwriting and Grief: Creative Unifying Principles
I was thinking this week about Sting’s creative process when writing both Nothing Like The Sun and The Soul Cages. It is well documented how Nothing Like the Sun was written during a time when Sting’s mother died from cancer, … Continue reading
Posted in Musicology, songwriting
Tagged creative process, Eric Clapton, Forensic Musicology, John Lennon, Lou Read, Music, Music and Death, Music and Grief, paul carr, songwriting, sting
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Apple Music talks investigated for potential anti-competitive behaviour
The new Apple streaming service is getting more interesting by the second. According to an article in the Guardian – they are now being investigated for anti competitive behaviour. Could we be experiencing a similar situation to the ‘payola’ situation … Continue reading
Apple Music Finally Unveiled
So, Apple have eventually entered the streaming market. It appears that they are now attempting to develop an ‘all in one’ platform that facilities users to access all of their content in one place. What I am interested in is … Continue reading
Posted in Music Industry
Tagged Apple, copyright, Music, Music Streaming, paul carr, spotify, Streaming
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Sting Interview: BBC Radio Newcastle on May 29th 2015
My interview on Radio Newcastle on my Sting book is available for the next week below. The interview links into Geordie Identity and the progressive ‘love/hate’ relationship with a region. It also covers how it is possible to negotiate your … Continue reading
Posted in Musicology
Tagged bbc, Geordie Identity, Hate, Love, Newcastle, paul carr, Radio Newcastle, sting
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The Elements of Music and Musical Form
This podcast is on the relationship on the elements of music and form. It considers the ways in which elements such as musical texture, time signatures, and harmony can interact to create expectations in a listener. In popular music, these … Continue reading
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Tagged elements of music, exptectations, musical form, musicology, paul carr
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