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Practicing as a Collaborative Pianist: An Interview with Dr Minjung Seo

At Liberty Park Music, we believe in bringing you music related perspectives from all over the world. In the coming weeks, we’re going to focus on practicing music and we’ll be interviewing accomplished musicians from all around the world on their thoughts and experiences with practice. These musicians hail from different countries and cultures, play different styles and instruments, and have varied professional experiences. Though diverse in their thoughts, they all share the common belief that practice is essential to any budding (and professional) musician. Through this interview series, we hope that you can glean some tips for better music … Read more

Baby Driver – When Your Music Syncs In With Your Work

by Eytan JunArts and Entertainment

Baby Driver is a masterpiece. For us at LPM, it’s what a modern day musical should be like. An audio delight for music nerds, genius director Edgar Wright managed to choreograph every movement in the movie beat by beat to the killer soundtrack. The scenes and music play exactly in sync, as the protagonist, Baby, absolutely needs to listen to the right song on his iPod for everything he does. Can you imagine speeding away in a getaway van after a bank heist listening to one of Chopin’s Nocturnes? Quite preposterous, if you ask me. For music fans, listening to … Read more

Book Review: Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks

by Sidney PrimArts and Entertainment Music in General Piano

“It really is a very odd business that all of us, to varying degrees, have music in our heads.” ― Oliver Sacks, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain How much do you like music? How much of a role does music play in your life? Do you wish to be more musical? What if music is part of your being as the form of brain disease? What if music becomes part of you that cannot be turned off? Physician and professor of neurology Oliver Sacks wrote about fascinating stories about human brain; his The Man Who Mistook His … Read more

Keeping Up With The Times – Learning Music Online

by Eytan JunMusic in General

We’re always on the move, balancing different jobs and life priorities. Young, energetic and skilled, we’re quick to adopt new technologies, from Facebook to Uber. Eager to keep in touch with our friends and the rest of the world, we’re constantly connected to the Internet. In this fast-paced, ever changing world of ours, we have to keep upgrading ourselves to keep up with the times. We have to stay updated on the latest trends, the newest technologies, and gain the necessary skills to ride them. Thankfully, we don’t have to go back to school for this. The Internet offers a … Read more

4 Ways Music Can Help Boost Productivity at Work

by Melissa TanMusic in General

Do your employees drag their feet to the office every Monday morning? Or perhaps they start day dreaming right after lunch hour every day? The feelings of sluggishness, inertia, as well as boredom, distractions, and low office morale can cause productivity to take a hit on a daily basis. So, how can productivity be increased? Can listening to music make your employees more productive at work? Scientific research proves that music raises workers’ productivity. According to Dr. Teresa Lesiuk’s study at the University of Windsor, Canada, music creates a “positive mood change and enhanced perception on design while working.” Although her statement is … Read more

9 Essential Tips to Help You Maintain Good Piano Posture

by Eytan JunMusic Practice Piano

While there is less literature about good posture for piano players than that for drummers or guitarists, it is just as vital that every pianist maintains a good posture. Having a good posture enables the player to comfortably practice or perform longer, without experiencing aches or causing injuries. A player with good posture can play in a relaxed manner, which grants greater control and hence, a greater quality of sound produced. In this article, we share 9 essential tips on how to improve your posture at the piano. Tip 1: Keep your neck aligned with your back (avoid forward neck!) … Read more

8 Effective and Fun Ways to Practice Scales

by ZeGuitar Music Practice

Playing scales serves as an important tool for musical expression; it is the vocabulary in the language of music. Different scales produce different sounds and, if used effectively, can evoke a vast range of emotional responses from listeners. Unfortunately, many people practice scales without a clear understanding of what they’re trying to accomplish. Practicing scales is important for several reasons, but if you don’t know those reasons, you might find it difficult to translate those hours of practice into something musical. Always begin your practice with clear and concise objectives, and why you want to accomplish these goals. There is … Read more

Why & How Should I Learn to Read Drum Kit Notation

by Brendan BacheDrums Theory

Music is a language, and like any language, it can be communicated in many different forms. As children we learned our mother tongue aurally, by listening to our parents and trying to replicate the sounds we heard. A parallel can be drawn between learning a language this way and learning music aurally. We can listen to music and try our best (with the guidance of a teacher) to play back what we hear. As children grow, we reach a certain age where it’s important to become literate in our mother tongue: to read and write. This happens when we go … Read more

The Talented Mr Ripley: Musical Representation of Personality

by Sidney PrimArts and Entertainment Music in General

The Talented Mr. Ripley came out in 1999; it has a rating of 7.3/10 in IMDb and 83% in Rotten Tomatoes. I finally got to watch it recently in Netflix. I was pleasantly surprised by the music in the movie, so let’s talk about this movie! In this mentally-disturbing thriller, three men—Tom Ripley, Dickie Greenleaf, and Peter Smith-Kingsley—are caught in intense, complicated relationships. Of course, we are not trying to talk about the movie here, as this blog focuses on music and music only. The movie offers a great opportunity to talk about how the audience’s perception of music can … Read more

Mahler’s Piano Quartet in A Minor (c. 1876)

by Sidney PrimClassical Music Piano

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was known as a conductor when he was alive, and his music slowly became popular since his death. His ten symphonies and some songs are probably his most well-known output, but today we want to talk about the earliest authenticated work that had survived. The authorship of the work is, however, not without debate. Mahler’s Piano Quartet was possibly composed in 1876, when he was 16 and a student at the Vienna Conservatory. The first movement (Nicht zu schnell, not too fast) in A Minor and 24 measures of Scherzo in G minor survived. This is also … Read more

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