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Man Fiddles On His Violin During His Own Brain Surgery
Brain surgery is hard, but being awake while it is done to you presumably isn't exactly easy either. So a standing ovation to Roger Frisch of the Minnesota Orchestra, who not only stayed alert while an electrode was inserted deep in his thalamus, but played the violin throughout the process. Deep brain stimulation works by having electrodes planted in the brain send out signals at specific frequencies. It is not really understood why these help, let alone why certain frequencies work and others make things worse, but for some patients with Parkinson's Disease, dystonia or depression the pulses make a big difference to their quality of life. Although there is evidence for benefits from electrode insertion earlier than is usually done for patients with degenerative diseases, the tremors Frisch was experiencing were so small that in any other line of work they would be ignored.
Orchestration
Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble) or of adapting for an orchestra music composed for another medium. Only gradually over the course of music history did orchestration come to be regarded as a compositional art in itself. Orchestration as practice[edit] The term orchestration in its specific sense refers to the way instruments are used to portray any musical aspect such as melody or harmony. Additionally in orchestration, notes may be placed into another register (such as transposed down two octaves for the basses), doubled (both in the same and different octaves), and altered with various levels of dynamics. The choice of instruments, registers, and dynamics affect the overall tone color. Note that although the above example discussed orchestrating a chord, a melody or even a single note may be orchestrated in this fashion. Orchestration as adaptation[edit] Film orchestration[edit] Process[edit] Payment[edit]
Directed Daydreaming: Evoking epiphany from a more-conscious mind
In 1986 while working for a group that did contract work for several U.S. government agencies, I was asked to deliver money to an underground religious group in Russia. This was not the kind of work we normally did, but I was told the people who normally handled this had disappeared. As a secondary objective, I was given something of a shopping list of things the underground group wanted that couldn't be purchased in Russia. A specialist in smuggling prepared me for the trip. "Things go wrong and you have to be able to think," he told me. Unfortunately, things did not go well at Moscow airport. Four interrogators took turns with me. After the interrogation I was drained, and by the time I finally reached to the Rossiya Hotel that night, I was a mental wreck. It worked. I didn't realize it at the time, but I had stumbled onto a method of thinking that had been used by Einstein, Newton, and Pascal. Einstein often told the story of working as a patent clerk in Bern, Switzerland.
Meter (music)
Metric levels: beat level shown in middle with division levels above and multiple levels below. Main article: Duple meter Main article: Triple metre Triple meter is a meter in which each measure is divided into three beats, or a multiple thereof. For example, in the time signature 3/4, each measure contains three (3) quarter-note (4) beats, and with a time signature of 9/8, each measure contains three dotted-quarter beats. Simple meter and compound meter are distinguished by the way the beats are subdivided. Simple triple drum pattern: divides each of three beats into two Play Simple meter or simple time is a meter in which each beat of the measure divides naturally into two (as opposed to three) equal parts. Simple quadruple drum pattern: divides each of four beats into two Play For example, in the time signature 3/4, each measure contains three crotchet (quarter note) beats, and each of those beats divides into two quavers (eighth notes), making it a simple meter. Play Play Play : Play Play ).
Luthier
Plucked strings[edit] Lutes[edit] Important luthiers who specialized in the instruments of the lute family (lutes, archlutes, theorbos, vihuelas etc.): The varnishing of a violin and in modern times: Guitars[edit] Two important luthiers of the early 19th century connected with the development of the modern classical guitar are Louis Panormo and Georg Staufer.[3] Antonio Torres Jurado is credited with developing the form of classical guitar that is still in use today. Bowed strings[edit] Bowed instruments include: cello, crwth, double bass, erhu, fiddle, hudok, mouthbow, nyckelharpa, hurdy gurdy, rabab, rebec, sarangi, viol (viola da gamba), viola, viola da braccio, viola d'amore and violin. Gasparo da Salò of Brescia (Italy) was another important early luthier of the violin family. Gasparo Duiffopruggar of Füssen, Germany, was once incorrectly credited as the inventor of the violin. Da Salò made many instruments and exported to France and Spain, and probably to England. See also[edit]
Cue note
An example of cue notes. This example from the 2nd horn part Overture to Der Freischütz contains cue notes showing the 4th and 3rd horn parts, in order to aid proper entrance. Play "Cue notes may be given as guidance only, to assist a performer's entrance after numerous measures of rest.... See also[edit] Cue sheet Sources[edit]
Scientists Confirm That Music Therapy Improves Brain FunctionTunedBody
As we all know music is an enjoyable, although instantly, form of entertainment. But for those who played a musical instrument when they were young, maybe when they played in a school orchestra or even a band, the musical experience can be something greater. Scientists made a research recently in which they have found that a strong correlation exists between musical training for children and certain other mental abilities. The research was discussed at a session at a recent meeting of acoustics professionals in Austin, Texas. Laurel Trainor, director of the Institute for Music and the Mind at McMaster University in West Hamilton, Ontario, and colleagues compared preschool children who had taken music lessons with those who did not. Trainor again says yes. Trainor suggested that the reason for this is that the motor and listening skills needed to play an instrument in concert with other people appears to heavily involve attention, memory and the ability to inhibit actions.
