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Find all the answers to questions about wedding singers. This is relevant to both church ceremony singers and civil ceremony singers. All of these questions would also hold true for...
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I managed a string quartet for over 10 years. They played at over 500 events. These included wedding ceremonies, corporate events, private parties, TV commercials and funerals. I trust you’ll...
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Choosing the music for the wedding ceremony is arguably one of the most important decisions you will make. There are a number of areas one needs to consider before doing...
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Traditional Irish music, as we now know it, was no doubt influenced by the Gaelic aristocratic music widespread in Ireland until the 1600’s....
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The modern organ is the most complicated of all instruments. Its sounds are produced by wind blowing through several complete sets, or ranks, of pipes....
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Just about everyone can make music if they want to. You don’t have to learn an instrument: all you have to do is open your mouth and sing. Anyone can...
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The music of the 12th and 13th centuries is generally known as the ARS ANTIQUA a term wished upon it by musicians of the 14th century, who considered their own...
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The instruments of the string family can be divided into two main groups. The first group contains instruments such as the violin and cello that are mainly played with a...
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When we sing, air expelled from our lungs causes the vocal cords to vibrate like reeds, and so produce a note. To sing a higher note, we tighten the vocal...
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The instruments of the woodwind family can produce a wide variety of sounds, from the shrill piping of the piccolo to the deep gruff blurts of the bassoon....
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The pianoforte – usually called the piano for short – was invented in 1698 by an Italian named Bartolomeo Cristofori. It has become the most popular of instruments....
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The national symbol of Ireland is the harp – the only country to have a musical instrument as its symbol. This instrument, however, has had a troubled history....
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