Tag Archives: Lessons

Dean Hilson’s video just turned over 50,000 hits

April 14, 2010

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One of the first videos to go up on Digital Pill just passed the 50,000 hit mark. If you are a sax player go and check it out and see what the fuss is about. Dean Hilson’s stratospheric sax gliss

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Anita Hustas – graphical music scores

December 10, 2009

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Anita Hustas performs and talks briefly about two graphic scores ‘Stream’ and ‘Underwater’ from her ‘Water’ collection composed in 2008. In trying to find creative approaches to composing and making music, and integrating visual art and music performance, Anita has been creating graphic scores for improvisors since 2003. In this video Anita plays Double Bass and Waterphone.

Find out more about Anita’s work here
anitahustas.com
myspace.com/anitahustas
Anita Hustas

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Sax: microtones (Tony Hicks)

November 22, 2009

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Tony Hicks demonstrates the 24 note scale within one octave and plays a free improvisation demonstrating the use of this extended tonality.

Visit Tony on these links

His bio on the Australian Art Orchestra website

Tony’s albums on iTunes
Tony Hicks

Tony also appears on tenor sax in this Digital Pill post

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Songwriting: lyrics and poetry (Joe Dolce)

September 14, 2009

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Joe Dolce uses several examples to make the distinction between poetry and lyrics and demonstrates how this understanding is important for songwriting.

” One of the country’s premier songwriters.” RHYTHMS MAGAZINE

” . . . the Ohio-born Dolce is one hell of a bluesman. . . . [the] guitar work is deceptively complex, weaving in and out of lyrical matter that is often a ball of complexity itself . .” Mike Wafer, XPRESS MAGAZINE

Joe wrote, produced and performed, ‘SHADDAP YOU FACE,’ Number One Hit in 15 countries, which holds the ongoing record for the most successful single in Australian music history for over 29 years straight, (breaking Slim Dusty’s legendary 22 year longevity record for ‘The Pub With No Beer!) Over 40 international cover versions in 12 languages including an aboriginal dialect and Papua New Guinean ‘pidgin’.

Visit him online for info about his recordings, gigs and songwriting workshops
http://www.joedolce.net/

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Sax: buzzing on the mouthpiece (Leo Dale)

September 11, 2008

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Leo gives a sax lesson on how to warm up your tone by buzzing on the mouthpiece

Click > HERE < to download a pdf of the lesson
Listen to Leo’s music here

Leo’s website

Valanga Khoza and Leo Dale - Driving Music - Gaza

VALANGA KHOZA AND LEO DALE: Driving Music
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