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    Playing Keyboard and PianoMany Things are very important to do as a pianist or keyboardist such as

    Warming up before playing allowing you to play for longer and make no

    mistakes. Sitting in a comfortable manner to allow for easier playing and a

    correct hand position always helps as it gives you accuracy when playing.

    I found this very useful into my research of Midi Keyboards and i learnt many

    things that in fact i did not know http:www.midi.orgaboutmiditut!history.php

    We "an #se this to "ompare to other genres such as "lassical. This backs

    up my point that other genres can influence others

    http:www.anus.commetalgorgoroth

    LogBook - Updates$ver the last few weeks we have many made a lot of progress such as

    creating many new ideas such as. Interviews which we did not have before

    we also changed the background music so that we had many more songs.

    We had a ma%or change $n &riday due to the length of how long our podcast

    was so we altered the podcast to make it flow better and make it more

    en%oyable to the listener.

    This Source Shows how two different Music genres can influence each other

    which then in turn leads too some songs incorporating elements from different

    genres. http:www.%esseandersonblues.comThe'()Influence'()of

    '()*a++'(),'()-lues'()on'()Modern'()Music

    Changes to the Podcast throughout The WeeksThere have been a few "hanges in the odcast such as more interviews

    have been added/ 0ffects to certain parts of audio have been added such as

    a phone call effect. Wind sound effects have been added any parts of a

    youtube clip of an interview have also been included.

    Podcast TimelineWeek 1:

    http://www.midi.org/aboutmidi/tut_history.phphttp://www.anus.com/metal/gorgoroth/http://www.jesseandersonblues.com/The%20Influence%20of%20Jazz%20&%20Blues%20on%20Modern%20Music/http://www.jesseandersonblues.com/The%20Influence%20of%20Jazz%20&%20Blues%20on%20Modern%20Music/http://www.anus.com/metal/gorgoroth/http://www.jesseandersonblues.com/The%20Influence%20of%20Jazz%20&%20Blues%20on%20Modern%20Music/http://www.jesseandersonblues.com/The%20Influence%20of%20Jazz%20&%20Blues%20on%20Modern%20Music/http://www.midi.org/aboutmidi/tut_history.php
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    23et background and the intro music recorded

    2"omplete the research needed

    2Start recordings

    23et research sources

    24ouble "heck research

    Week (:

    2complete recordings

    2Start post2production

    2 &i5 6ny &laws or roblems

    Week 7:

    2"omplete post2production

    2Tidy everything up and make it a finished odcast

    You could literally write about any two music genres that you areinterested in and compare the two. You can likely find similarities

    with any music. There are rock stars that sing country ballads, and

    there are country stars that sing a rock version of a song, and there

    is even country rock, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd. You can choose any

    two that you already know something about. erhaps the easiest

    may be comparing music that are very similar, such as hip hop with

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    The Importance of Technical !ercises "Piano#

    4oing technical e5ercises are very important whilst playing piano simply

    playing a chosen song straight away on a piano or keyboard beforecompleting some simple technical e5ercises may have a negative effect on

    your actual performances.

    Things Such as ad%usting your posture before playing can really enhance

    your playing by enabling you to play for much longer and gives you more

    comfort and ease.These important e5ercises to do as a pianist or keyboardist

    such as Warming up before playing allowing you to play for longer and make

    no mistakes.

    Sitting in a comfortable manner to allow for easier

    playing and a correct hand position always

    helps as it gives you accuracy when

    playing. 8e hearsing is obviously key

    and although this is a good way to help

    you play a certain piece with fluidity and

    accuracy it also would be benefited by

    performing some of the technical e5ercises mentioned

    previously as then you have taken into consideration all precautions. This

    provides will strengthen any of your weaknesses when playing and all in all is

    a great combination for any pianists.

    $ll about %idi KeyboardsMidi Keyboards are what many/ artists bands/ producers and more use to

    make music. They input data 9The keys played. &or Instance ow long you

    hold the keys for and what keys they are; and it allows you to change the

    sound or software instruments of the notes you have %ust inputed. This is very

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    useful as now particular sounds and

    instruments can be replecated and created

    through a Midi Keyboard. 6

    Midi Keybaord is typically a iano

    like device used for sending Midi signals/commands or data over a #S- or MI4I

    cable to other devices connected. This

    can be used with a digital audio

    workstation 946W; such a STs often sound

    e5tremely different to recordings which

    use the hardware instruments. Thenagain the advantages of this new

    technology was very useful and MI4I

    survived through the ?)s to the present

    day. 4uring this time/ the keyboards used

    for >ST instruments have become more

    comple5/ and now each with different

    features and an alternate price tag.