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Which instrument is closer to human voice?

The cello The cello has a range that's even greater, matching a male or lower female voice. “It is the closest instrument to the human voice, and the things you can do on the cello...

Do you need 88 keys to learn piano?
Do you need 88 keys to learn piano?

That's right: 49 keys are enough to get started. Because your instrument is really made up of repeating sets of 12 notes, as long as you have a few...

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Do beginners need 88 key piano?
Do beginners need 88 key piano?

For a beginner, 66 keys are sufficient for learning to play, and you can play most music on a 72-key instrument. For anyone interested in playing...

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By The Landlord

“If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.” – Stan Getz “My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong and the Harry James sound. I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut.” – Dick Dale “The range of the cello is so big, it can play as low as the double bass and as high as the violin. It has the perfect shape, and its sound is the closest to the human voice.” – Luka Sulic “The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument.” – Ritchie Blackmore From the gruffest, grumbliest, deepest, get-down-dirtiest old growl to the mid-range yowl of a melancholy vowel, to the purest, highest, most ethereal white-light, unwaveringly angelic tone, musical instruments can sometimes appear to ‘sing’ or even ‘talk'. And so can the voice of course, but being the most diverse of all instruments, it can do the reverse of what how we might expect it to sound. This week then, we’re blurring the sonic boundaries, twanging the sinewy note and wobbling the throat, to explore songs and instrumentals where the timbre of each playfully venture onto each others’ territory. Could this be more likely about instruments sounding human? Perhaps, but let’s open with an example of both, previously chosen for the topic of dialogue, and also profiled on Song of the Day, in which Tom Waits has an exchange with real-life old buddy Bette Midler. They are accompanied by some light piano, but in particular by the saxophone which hovers and dances around them, and in this lyrical setting of two characters flirting in a bar, there is a magical effect. Waits’s voice, as is often the case, has a growling deep sax quality, but in particularly Midler’s vocals mimic the higher notes of saxophone and vice versa, in a series of calling and repeating phrases, as well as in the timbre. Her vocal melody and, as well as its rhythm adds an extra conversational dimension, and itself feels and feels like a chatty saxophone solo.

Which type of keyboard is most commonly used?
Which type of keyboard is most commonly used?

The most common kind is called a 'QWERTY' keyboard. QWERTY describes the top row of letters on the keyboard.

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Can you brush your teeth with hydrogen peroxide?
Can you brush your teeth with hydrogen peroxide?

Combine 2 teaspoons (10 ml) of hydrogen peroxide with 1 teaspoon (6 grams) of baking soda and gently brush your teeth with the mixture. Limit the...

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Should I learn to read music?
Should I learn to read music?

Being able to read music means you can see and understand the structure of the piece and how it's put together, allowing you to develop a greater...

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Where is the best place to download sheet music?
Where is the best place to download sheet music?

You read that right! Amazon has a great selection of sheet music online, both in hard copy and in download version through their Kindle store. A...

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How can I improve my jump?
How can I improve my jump?

Exercises to try Jumping jacks. Jumping jacks are a type of plyometric exercise that can help you jump higher by building lower body strength. ......

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Join almost HALF A MILLION Happy Students Worldwide
Join almost HALF A MILLION Happy Students Worldwide

Pianoforall is one of the most popular online piano courses online and has helped over 450,000 students around the world achieve their dream of playing beautiful piano for over a decade.

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What scale is spider dance in?
What scale is spider dance in?

Of F Minor About The Key Of F Minor Spider Dance is written in the key of F Minor. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 8th most popular...

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