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What would Instrumental Christmas Standards be without versions performed in a variety of styles and genres. This is volume one of two (we had so many!). https://lnkd.in/d5V_xK-7

JPS is trending at 73.

Authentic, clear narration for a variety of genres.

Whales. That's what I was thinking of when I came up with this little improvisation for a group of Kindergartners. But when I asked them to tell me what animal they thought it sounded like, that’s not the answer they gave. They gave answers like butterflies, sheep, and lions. When we communicate creatively sometimes we miss the mark on the audience receiving the message we thought we were giving. This lesson was about creating your own interpretation, but what if I wanted to get the same answer every time? I would iterate this improvisation in different ways until I started consistently getting the answer “whales” And then produce that version at scale. That’s message testing. In creative communication, the message you give is not always the message that’s received. What animal does this music make YOU think of?

NERVOUS by nayl delives into the complexities of trust and temptation. Tasting the forbidden fruit that leaves us feeling apprehensive, concerned and even regretful. As we balance the risk of our actions against the hope and desire for a reward. Featuring bright and succinct acoustic guitar motifs, combined with a creative and detailed vocal arrangement, layered with harmonies, adlibs and clever production cuts. We all get nervous but the soft tones in this track have a calming effect, offering a desriptive sonic experience and candid storytelling. As organic and raw as it is clean, tidy and well produced. https://lnkd.in/gneUgUFJ

I am a fanatic of #fantasyfictions. I love reading them a lot. But I always wanted to create a #fantasyworld that will be too true to be false. So, I wrote this story. I wrote the season 1 of this story, and if people like reading it, I will write the season 2. #fiction #fictionwriting https://lnkd.in/dumgQaJC

The talk today by Dr Darren Freebury-Jones was very helpful in restoring an understanding of Robert Greene as a significant Early Modern playwright in his own right. As students and scholars still wake from the lasting hangover-effects of bardolatry (spread in lasting ways throughout educational systems, and communities depending on many people with varied understandings and judgements about history), it's especially important to grapple more carefully with Shakespeare's contemporaries. One late question in the talk: Were Greene and Shakespeare really rivals? Or did they in fact influence one another in positive ways? Darren's discussion of this point was most helpful. However, I wonder, regarding special effects: Yes, it's true that both playwrights used special effects (such as the appearance of a ghost, or a divinity descending on a chair). But of these two playwrights, which recreated the story of the prophet Jonah, swallowed by a fish? (Greene). Which buried the Jonah analogy figuratively in a character's story? (Shakespeare, when Hamlet's off-stage sea-voyage involves a change of transportation, mid-sea, not from a ship to the belly of fish, but from a ship to the belly of a pirate ship, which brings him, like Jonah, back to his destiny.) Which would be more likely to have a lightning bolt kill someone to prevent an incestuous marriage? (Greene). Which may have been more likely to use naturalistic plot elements to show the consequences of such life-choices? (Shakespeare, in the deaths of Gertrude and Claudius?) So to that extent, I wonder if Greene's embrace of theatrical special effects was more thorough, and perhaps Shakespeare's more judicious? And if the contrast might be considered "rival" or "competing" approaches, perhaps not unlike Hamlet's advice to the players? Either way, it was a remarkable and most helpful presentation. I'm glad there are insightful experts like Darren around to help the rest of us overcome common myths and misunderstandings.

#BehindTheScenes of reading promo end tags for 7 different genres. Notice there are mannerisms that help me distinguish between them. Wanna learn more? Sign up for my Promo Workshop! #VOLife #voiceover #voiceactor #vo #voicetalent #actor #actorlife #actorslife #inthebooth #onthemic #promo #promos #promovoice #GEMA #promax

Talk about the unexpected: the music is cheerful and angry at the same time. The Music videos are set in a peaceful scenario, then violence and blood creep in. Wanna find out more?

➡️ What the heck is an arrangement? (and why should you care) ➡️ Kerri lets me nerd out for a minute on what makes a song sound ... special. ➡️ Arrangement is what makes a song recognizable; what instruments play, and where, what key its in, what is the rhythmic "feel". ➡️ From Jack White's rule of only 3 elements at one time, to Frank Sinatra's big band behind him, to the Paper Cup song. They all would not sound like they do without their ARRANGEMENTS ➡️ to catch the whole episode, link in bio Video Description: kerri and bronwyn discuss what an arrangement actually is using prince and sinead o'connor as an example. the title reads "what is an arrangement?" #SongwritingTeam #MusicProductionProcess #CollaborativeSongwriting #TeamOfSongwriters #MusicProductionJourney #ProductionJourney #SongCreationProcess #MusicCreationProcess #CollaborativeProduction #SongwritersofInstagram #CreativeProcess #CreativityHacks #TeamCreativeCollaboration #SongEvolvers #Arrangement #MusicalArrangement #Orchestration