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Janae Jean
Dec 20, 202214 min read
One Picture Is Worth One Thousand Notes – An Interview with Composer John Dante Prevedini
Our First Featured Interview! For our first interview on the Perennial blog, I spoke with composer and educator John Dante Prevedini. ...
Janae Jean
Mar 29, 20225 min read
How To Be A PRO – Performing Rights Organizations
What are a performing rights organizations they and what do they do for music creators? You’ve been creating music for a while now, and...
Janae Jean
May 4, 20218 min read
Happy Star Wars Day! The Man Behind Its Music – John Williams
Celebrating The Legendary Career of American Composer John Williams Before we get into our celebration of Star Wars Day with a bit about...
Janae Jean
Nov 30, 202010 min read
Musical Innovations – Harry Partch Instruments
Inventor and Composer In previous posts, we've focused on the instruments played in the conventional Western orchestra, some instruments...
Janae Jean
Feb 8, 20206 min read
Sample This! Part 3
A Brief Introduction to Sampling in Music: Part Three Breakbeats, Turntables, Early Hip Hop In the previous installments, we continued...
Janae Jean
Jan 24, 20204 min read
Sample This! Part 2
Part 2 of the Sample This! series where we learn about new instruments including the Mellotron and the Chamberlin
Janae Jean
Dec 1, 20195 min read
Sample This! Part 1
Part 1 of the Sample This! series where we discover what sampling is in music.
Janae Jean
Jun 28, 20197 min read
What is Music Production? – Part 4 – Microphone Basics
Meet your new friend, Mike So far, on our study of "What Is Music Production?" We have discussed the various professionals roles that...
Janae Jean
Jun 24, 20197 min read
What is Music Production? – Part 3: Introducing The Studio Instrument
What do you think of what you hear someone is going "in the studio?" Do you think of the famed recording studios of the past—the hallowed mu
Janae Jean
Jun 23, 20197 min read
What Is Music Production? – Part 2: DAWs
In today's world, a Digital Audio Workstation or a DAW is a software application (or a hardware device) used for recording, editing, and cr
Janae Jean
Jun 16, 20197 min read
What Is Music Production? Part 1 – Roles & Goals
In today's musical world, there are more options open to musicians than ever before. We have access to DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) whe
Janae Jean
May 22, 20186 min read
What Is MIDI?
May is #MIDI month! The MIDI Association has dedicated May 2018 to getting the word out about MIDI. Are you familiar with MIDI? What does...
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