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Apple Certified Macintosh Technician (ACMT) and Apple Sales Professional (ASP).

Microsoft Windows SBS 2008 (Small Business Server) Network Administrator, supporting Windows 7 clients.

Volunteer business administrator for the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra.

I have also been a technical writer, computer magazine tech journalist, music critic and music journalist, copywriter and publicist, and professional musician.

Languages: English, with some German (Deutsch), Spanish (español), and French (français)


Apr
27
revised Is Beethoven's title “Sonata quasi una Fantasia” an oxymoron, and does the title instruct how to perform it?
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Apr
27
comment Is Beethoven's title “Sonata quasi una Fantasia” an oxymoron, and does the title instruct how to perform it?
It certainly sounds like an oxymoron to me. From what little I've read about Beethoven, it seems in keeping with his unique character.
Apr
27
revised A good source to learn the theory of chords in an accordion
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Apr
26
comment How important is it for a guitar player to know the notes which make up a chord?
Yes, slim, my intention was to ask him what aspirations he has. The answer depends on that.
Apr
26
comment Will I ever be able to sing higher?
That's what I said. Identify what your natural voice type is, and how to work with the range you've got. A person who is a bass can never sing tenor. A person who is a tenor can never sing bass. But you can learn to expand the range of notes you can sing based on your voice type: bass, baritone or tenor.
Apr
25
revised How important is it for a guitar player to know the notes which make up a chord?
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Apr
25
comment Percussion notes in the vocals
While you are correct, Sprechgesang and Sprechstimme are associated with a certain style of musical composition in a certain period in history--say operas and art songs from Wagner to Schoenberg. The example idober gave is a type of notation you see all the time in Broadway and pop music. It's notated pretty much the same, but it's not really related to Sprechstimme per se.
Apr
25
comment What is the best software, to cut a loop out of a song, for rehearsal purposes?
You have not indicated what computer platform or operating system you are using. Windows? Mac OS X? iOS? Linux?
Apr
25
answered Percussion notes in the vocals
Apr
25
answered Will I ever be able to sing higher?
Apr
25
comment How important is it for a guitar player to know the notes which make up a chord?
How important is it to you to be the best musician in the room? Do you think being a better musician will help you earn more money? It could not hurt. Learn all the notes on the entire fretboard.
Apr
25
comment Finger landing order for D#m chord (and similar)
I am curious as to why you originally called this an "advanced" chord. It is merely a diatonic triad. That is the simplest kind of chord that exists.
Apr
24
revised Finger landing order for D#m chord (and similar)
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Apr
21
revised Different representation of consecutive sixteenth notes
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Apr
21
answered Different representation of consecutive sixteenth notes
Apr
20
answered Tools to create drums backing track for non-drummer
Apr
20
reviewed Approve suggested edit on Why do the notes of a blues scale sound good with the I, IV, and V chords?
Apr
18
answered Changing compound intervals into simple intervals to simplify a piano arrangement
Apr
18
revised Changing compound intervals into simple intervals to simplify a piano arrangement
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Apr
18
comment Mark Knopfler picking finger patterns — Sultans of Swing intro
Also reference the first track on the first Dire Straits album, "Down to the Waterline". It's another clear example of that distinctive Knopfler arpeggiation and finger-picking style.