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I’m curious… Who are your 3 favorite Musicians right now?
Art Tatum, Bobby McFerrin, and Brad Mehldau are my current favorite. But then again, I have so many favorites.
(Source: pianoxamerica)
An interesting debate here:
I agree with you 100%. But is this really stealing of Yann Tiersens audio samples? Did they take the sample from the actual song above. What it sounds like to me is that they took the same melody and notes, changed it a little bit, and made their own beat. The question that pops into my mind is this: Is it bad for someone to take a melody from a previous song, change some basic things to it and make it their own? Here is an example:
The song Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon is clearly taken from the song Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynrd. Is it bad that Zevon did with Werewolves of London is so similar?
Have you ever wondered where the “infectious” beats you hear in pop music come from? Most are the result of heavy audio sampling.
In some cases the sampling is blatant and direct, e.g., every song on Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, but in others, indirect.
Indirect i.e., the shameless theft of another artist’s “intellectual” property; a nonconsensual disregard of the wishes of the original musician.
Credit is rarely attributed, and even where it is — royalties aren’t.
So that leaves an uncredited, unpaid musical genius with two options: either sit there and listen to a distasteful reinterpretation of his work take over the airwaves, or file a lawsuit.
Either option gets him nowhere, because sampling rarely unlawful.
Sometimes the original artist is completely oblivious of what his work was taken and misconstrued as, because samples are taken from good songs. Good songs are made my good musicians; good musicians don’t listen to garbage.
This song was released in 1996.
It’s by French composer Yann Tiersen and is purely instrumental.
Entitled La Fenêtre, French for, “The Window”.
By 40 seconds in you’ll hear arpeggiations (broken chords), the very same chords reproduced in Rihanna’s Te Amo.
By 1:17 you’ll hear strings; violins, cellos, replayed on synths in Rihanna’s song as well.
I’m probably not the first person to notice the correlation between the two songs, but I very well may be, given that it’s not documented anywhere online.
Here’s Rihanna’s song, produced by StarGate so you can revel in the musical defalcation yourself:
/end rant.
I just refuse to condone plagiarism in any shape or form, is all.
(Source: rashadsays)
Have you ever wondered where the “infectious” beats you hear in pop music come from? Most are the result of heavy audio sampling.
In some cases the sampling is blatant and direct, e.g., every song on Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, but in others, indirect.
Indirect i.e., the shameless theft of another artist’s “intellectual” property; a nonconsensual disregard of the wishes of the original musician.
Credit is rarely attributed, and even where it is — royalties aren’t.
So that leaves an uncredited, unpaid musical genius with two options: either sit there and listen to a distasteful reinterpretation of his work take over the airwaves, or file a lawsuit.
Either option gets him nowhere, because sampling rarely unlawful.
Sometimes the original artist is completely oblivious of what his work was taken and misconstrued as, because samples are taken from good songs. Good songs are made my good musicians; good musicians don’t listen to garbage.
This song was released in 1996.
It’s by French composer Yann Tiersen and is purely instrumental.
Entitled La Fenêtre, French for, “The Window”.
By 40 seconds in you’ll hear arpeggiations (broken chords), the very same chords reproduced in Rihanna’s Te Amo.
By 1:17 you’ll hear strings; violins, cellos, replayed on synths in Rihanna’s song as well.
I’m probably not the first person to notice the correlation between the two songs, but I very well may be, given that it’s not documented anywhere online.
Here’s Rihanna’s song, produced by StarGate so you can revel in the musical defalcation yourself:
/end rant.
I just refuse to condone plagiarism in any shape or form, is all.
An interesting debate here:
I agree with you 100%. But is this really stealing of Yann Tiersens audio samples? Did they take the sample from the actual song above. What it sounds like to me is that they took the same melody and notes, changed it a little bit, and made their own beat. The question that pops into my mind is this: Is it bad for someone to take a melody from a previous song, change some basic things to it and make it their own? Here is an example:
The song Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon is clearly taken from the song Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynrd. Is it bad that Zevon did with Werewolves of London is so similar?
Have you ever wondered where the “infectious” beats you hear in pop music come from? Most are the result of heavy audio sampling.
In some cases the sampling is blatant and direct, e.g., every song on Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, but in others, indirect.
Indirect i.e., the shameless theft of another artist’s “intellectual” property; a nonconsensual disregard of the wishes of the original musician.
Credit is rarely attributed, and even where it is — royalties aren’t.
So that leaves an uncredited, unpaid musical genius with two options: either sit there and listen to a distasteful reinterpretation of his work take over the airwaves, or file a lawsuit.
Either option gets him nowhere, because sampling rarely unlawful.
Sometimes the original artist is completely oblivious of what his work was taken and misconstrued as, because samples are taken from good songs. Good songs are made my good musicians; good musicians don’t listen to garbage.
This song was released in 1996.
It’s by French composer Yann Tiersen and is purely instrumental.
Entitled La Fenêtre, French for, “The Window”.
By 40 seconds in you’ll hear arpeggiations (broken chords), the very same chords reproduced in Rihanna’s Te Amo.
By 1:17 you’ll hear strings; violins, cellos, replayed on synths in Rihanna’s song as well.
I’m probably not the first person to notice the correlation between the two songs, but I very well may be, given that it’s not documented anywhere online.
Here’s Rihanna’s song, produced by StarGate so you can revel in the musical defalcation yourself:
/end rant.
I just refuse to condone plagiarism in any shape or form, is all.
(Source: rashadsays)
muffinseatfood-deactivated20120 asked: I can not afford to get piano lessons or a teacher. So what is the best way for me to teach myself?
Great question! There is so much you can do, Here is one way you can approach it:
No matter what you are studying, it’s most important that you start reading immediately. Without reading you will be very limited in your growth. If you’re a beginner, look for pieces that dont have many chords and are not too fast. Of course, find a song that you like. It’s important that you are patient with yourself and are honest with what you can handle. Dont try to jump ahead and try a more difficult piece until you are ready. You should practice the piece very slowly, repeating measures over and over again so they get into your mind. Eventually you should be able to play it with a metronome slowly, and then build up the pace.
There is also a book called Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist. These are good to get your fingers limber and moving freely over the keys. You should get a book with scales and do 15 minutes of scales before you start a song to warm your fingers up. Scales are the building block of chords, Chords are the building blocks of songs. Start with the major scales and do them slowly with a metronome at a slow pace. The metronome will help you greatly at learning time. It’s important that you use it often.
Lastly, It’s very important that you have a routine and that you organize your practices carefully. Make a list of the exercises and songs that you want to practice and be very meticulous about how you do them. Try doing only 15 minutes at a time, taking 5-10 minutes breaks. This is so you dont stress your mind and get frustrated. It’s important NOT to get frustrated and always associate happy thoughts with your practices and the piano. Always end your practices with something FUN! Good luck and please continue to ask questions if you ever need help!
What are some good bands that use the piano/keyboard in their music?
Coldplay, Muse, Crash Kings…What else?
