English: , Italian trumpeter and composer (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Deadline: August 15, 2016 International Trumpet Guild announces a call for submissions of new compositions for trumpet Please direct any questions, or submissions to:  newworks@trumpetguild.org The International Trumpet Guild announces a call for submissions of new compositions for trumpet to be performed at the “New Works Recital” at the 2017 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Hershey, PA . Submissions must have been composed  within five years  of the submission deadline date of  August 15, 2016 , and should be unpremiered or have received only limited exposure. Score and separate trumpet part should be provided in PDF format , and a recording of a performance or electronic simulation should be provided in mp3 format.  File names should clearly identify the work as follows: composer -title.pdf composer-title.mp3 Works should...

Start Improvising Today: 10 Mini-Challenges To Try by  Sabrina Peña Young  |  READ FULL ARTICLE HERE:  http://www.easyeartraining.com/learn/start-improvising-today-10-mini-challenges-to-try/ Sit in on a jam session or jazz performance. The group seems to know how to play together with little more than a handful of chords jotted down on a lead sheet keeping them together. There is this type of rhythmic harmony, a knowledge of their instruments, being able to read each other’s slightest body movements and signals, that makes the experience enjoyable for listeners  and  performers. They accomplish this through improvisation. How can you master the art of improvisation? Like any musical skill, improvisation is not a magical gift. It takes practice and simply the art of  doing . The more you improvise, the more confident and accurately you will play. The more confident and accurate, the better you will improvise. But I’m not going to ...

How to Transcribe Music like a Pro: Finding the Key READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT EASY EAR TRAINING :  http://www.easyeartraining.com/learn/transcribe-music-like-pro-finding-key/ You hear your favorite tune on Pandora and want to jam along, but every note you play seems to be wrong, even if the melody somehow  sounds  right at the same time. What could be the problem? Chances are you are playing in the wrong  key . When you transcribe a song, finding the key of the tune is the vital step to quickly figuring out the notes. Finding the key is always recommended, unless you only need the drum part: the only key we drummers use is when we are rocking out like a crazed mon key! Yeah, okay, enough of the bad jokes… READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT EASY EAR TRAINING:  http://www.easyeartraining.com/learn/transcribe-music-like-pro-finding-key/ Related articles How To Increase Your Songwriting Output SOMEDAY - Song for Palestine Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman...

YouTube has become a go-to source for users looking for new music, and in turn, has made the video-sharing website a viable way for a new artist to get discovered. This Full Sail University panel discusses this trend and how YouTube will continue to make a legitimate name for themselves in the music business.

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WHAT YOU DO: A composer for film or television writes each part for the pieces of music that make up a film or TV show's score, creating music that communicates the settings, actions, and emotions of different scenes.

This is part 1 in the series. Here's part 2:  https://youtu.be/QBhJsShMF2g  and part 3:  https://youtu.be/-E1kpWZPEuA Since we've already covered the basics of music theory, I think it's time to start learning how to write music. We'll be using those basic concepts of chords, keys, inversions, etc to start weaving chords together, add melodies, rhythm, and all the subtle things that bridge the gap between theory and actual music. This video is just to go over what you'll need to know before we start so you can make sure you're ready. Check me out on Patreon if you want to help me make more of these:  http://patreon.com/michaelnew