$5 Fiddling Workshops are held Monthly at Magnolia Music
Topic: Practical Music Theory—Learn the magic behind the music. Music theory basics and how to apply them. All musicians Welcome.
Date/Time:
Thursday February 18, 7:00PM
Location:
Magnolia Music
210 Magnolia St.
Fort Collins, CO
Teacher: Vi Wickam – Champion Fiddler—970-430-6381
Admission is $5 All proceeds after covering our costs will go to COTFA (Colorado Oldtime Fiddlers Association.)
As a musician, I am acutely aware of melody. I am always listening for good melodies, and with my musical experience, I can often predict where the melody is going to go before it goes there. Good composers use this human tendency to hear where the melody should go to lull you into a sense of melody, and then add in twists that you are not expecting, which makes the melody more interesting. Combining the expected with the unexpected, the tonic with the dissonant surprises your mind and keeps you actively listening.
The premise of how humans do this was the topic of a new paper published in NeuroImage. “Have you ever accidentally pulled your headphone socket out while listening to music? What happens when the music stops? Psychologists believe that our brains continuously predict what is going to happen next in a piece of music. So, when the music stops, your brain may still have expectations about what should happen next.”
Read the rest of this article:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100115204704.htm
I have just created a new meetup group called Fort Collins Traditional Music.
I started this group to foster a community of people interested in oldtime music in the Fort Collins area.
We will be scheduling monthly group fiddling, harp, and flute workshops, and may also schedule periodic jam sessions.
If you are a traditional musician, or are interested in learning to play, we would love to have you join this meetup group.
The original post for this announcement is on the Fort Collins Strings Website.
TV Has a Negative Effect On Parent-child Interactions (Even when you aren’t watching it). A new study looks for the first time at the effect of background TV on interactions between parents and young children. Using an experimental design, researchers found that when a TV was on, both the quantity and quality of interactions between parents and children dropped. This study challenges the common assumption that background TV doesn’t affect very young children if they don’t look at the screen.
This seems like a no brainer to me, but I’m sure there are a lot of people who are tied to having the TV on all of the time who would disagree.
Can you cut the cord between you and your TV for a week? Your kids will thank you for it.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090915100951.htm
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This is an excellent tutorial on how to utilize .htaccess files to secure your web hosting, and hopefully also save a little bandwidth. Dr. Neal Krawetz recently presented on htaccess, and I was thoroughly impressed by his knowledge and enjoyed the presentation. http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/342-Better-Than-Nothing-Security,-Part-IV.html
You may also find this HTACCESS/mod_rewrite cheat sheet useful:
http://www.addedbytes.com/cheat-sheets/mod_rewrite-cheat-sheet/
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I have been saying this for the last 5 years. The paper yellow pages are gone. They are a dead duck – or a freight train that has been running out a fuel since 1995. Google, and other local search engines are the “Yellow Pages” of today. If you can’t be found online, you can’t be found.
It’s nice to get agreement on this from someone as brilliant as Roy H. Williams (The Wizard of Ads)
http://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/?ShowMe=Jan4b
PS. I can help you get found online…
The Fort Collins String Quartet will be performing wedding music selections from 2:00-3:00PM, January 10th at the Loveland Bridal Festival. The Bridal Festival is located at The Ranch, near Centerra off of I-25 at Exit 259.
Who: The Fort Collins String Quartet
What: Performing Beautiful Wedding Music
When: January 10, from 2:00 – 3:00PM
Where: The Loveland Bridal Festival, The Ranch/Larimer County Fairgrounds (I-25/Exit 259) – 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO
We hope to see you there.
More Info about the Fort Collins String Quartet: http://www.FortCollinsStrings.com
More info about the Show and Directions: http://www.bridalfestivals.com/shows.html
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This is my latest recording of Orange Blossom Special. The audio quality is much better than the previous one I posted.
I hope you enjoy this video of me (Vi Wickam) on Fiddle with Richard Kelley on Guitar.
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http://www.fortcollinsstrings.com/fort-collins-fiddling-workshop/
Announcing: 5 Dollar Fiddle Workshops
Date/Time: Thursday January 14, 7:00PM
Location:
Magnolia Music
210 Magnolia St.
Fort Collins, CO
Topic: Fiddling for Violinists – The basics of fiddling will be covered, including how to start playing by ear, how to start improvising, and how to use sheet music as the recipe for a fiddle tune.
Teacher: Vi Wickam – Champion Fiddler
Admission is $5, and all proceeds after covering our costs will go to the Larimer County Food Bank.
