Category Archives: Music
iPad Garageband – Guitar Jam Improvisation
This is dedicated to those who see their computers and BlackBerry’s and tablets as work tools.
Paul Simon fan gets invited up on stage to sing
Okay, here’s your feel-good moment of the day. A little bit of live magic that could not be faked. And think of how bad this could have been.
Garageband on the iPad
I fiddled around with Garageband when I got my first MacBook but couldn’t really figure out much to do with it. Figured it was just for musicians. Today I tried out the new iPad app and discovered a completely different experience.
First, there’s something about using your fingers that just seemed so much more intuitive than a cursor. And they’ve made the iPad app for people like me who can’t read a note of music or carry a tune.
I’ve only started playing with Garageband so won’t attempt a review, they must be all over YouTube and the Apple website. But here’s my first effort.
The music of the 2050’s
My earliest memories of music are from the 50’s. If I described a song as having “a 50’s sound,” you’d probably understand what I meant.
I divide the next decade into Early 60s and Late 60s. The 70’s connote Disco for me. For some reason I don’t have any recollection of the music of the 80’s and 90’s.
So here’s my question for your musicologists out there:
How is that each musical era can sound not only different from the previous era, but from ALL previous eras? Will we have a period that repeats some earlier period?
If not, does this mean that it will get more and more difficult to create a completely fresh sound? How different will music sound to these disturbingly large ears in 30 years?