COMPOSER SABRINA PENA YOUNG | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | FILM | CLASSICAL | OPERA

A lot of discussion can be had over whether the guitar should be tuned by ear or with the help of an electronic device. As we’re about to see, tuning by ear has multiple benefits over the “easier” path of using a tuner. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-t... Guitars go out of tune for all sorts of different reasons, and you won’t always have an electronic tuner around to help you out. For quick, on-the-fly tuning, tuning by ear reigns supreme. By the end of this guide on how to tune a guitar for beginners, you’ll know how to tune your guitar with just your hands and ears, popular alternate tunings, and how to check that you’ve tuned correctly by using a piano. The first few times you tune a guitar by ear, it can be frustrating – sometimes you just can’t track down that strange-sounding string. It may be tempting to reach for that electronic tuner, but don’t give up! Your ear will steadily get better and better at recognizing those “off” notes, and tweaking them to the righ...

Easy Ear Training Presents a NEW Talking Rhythm Series In these five insightful articles by percussionist and award-winning composer Sabrina Pena Young musicians will discover how to play complex and simple rhythms , the importance of counting , compound rhythms, counting triplets, and the Kodaly method of counting.  Each article has helpful exercises that you can download straight to your smartphone for easy everyday practice.  Click HERE to  Explore Talking Rhythm Related articles 5 Hip-Hop Artists Who Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame How a classically trained pianist learned to improvise Introducing MetroKit 2 - A flexible and customizable metronome for OS X Blondie, Rapture - Rhythm Scholar Doomsday Deathmix How the Brain Synchronizes to Musical Sequences #MusicMonday Milk Leptin Surge and Biological Rhythms of Leptin and Other Regulatory Proteins in Breastmilk Thursday Open Thread | Holiday Music State Rooms slates entertainmen...

It's exciting to be in Buffalo, New York in the Summer! Sunshine, art, music, and nature combined with just the right touch of city life and international cuisine.  This summer will be an exciting one musically speaking. After two and half years and 1033 vocal tracks, I am wrapping up Libertaria: The Virtual Opera this summer. Thanks to our wonderful Kickstarter backers, the talented film composer Patrick Rundbladh is finishing up the final Libertaria Cast Album . Patrick has done exquisite work on Libertaria , combining both artistry and technical prowess.  LISTEN TO PATRICK RUNDBLADH's BEAUTIFUL FILM MUSIC Animators Kera Hildebrandt and Lucinda McNary have finished animation production and now I have a summer ahead of me of editing and animating the movie for the world premier October 5th in Lake Worth, Florida. (more info on that soon!) LISTEN TO THE INSTRUMENTAL OPERA SOUNDTRACK! But I'm not just working on opera. Yesterday I lay down some blues tracks f...

Halloween, while not the first slasher film, was the first major box office success in the genre. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) This Halloween I had an opportunity to write two fun articles on composing freaky Halloween music. The first focuses on improvisation and the ways that you can use improvisation to create scary film music and gives step-by-step examples of a short scary sound track. Included are tips on creating dramatic effects and logistical issues like timecode. Enjoy great Halloween film music examples from Psycho , Halloween , and other haunted favorites in the second Halloween film music article at Easy Ear Training. You can find both Halloween articles (And and a fun free Halloween download) here: www. easyeartraining .com Have a Happy (and Musical) Halloween! Related articles Halloween Playlists and Movies Spooky Fun Decorating for Halloween Have a Spooky Halloween Spectacularly Spooky Halloween Looks From MAC Happy Home-a-ween: How to Celebrate Hal...

This summer has been busy with music and traveling fun. Check out updates on this summer's music projects: MONICA by Rob Cabrera Rob Cabrera's animated short Monica is set for release in 2013. Already an award-winner, Monica promises to be an exciting adventure for kids and grown-ups alike! Creating the fun and quirky cartoon sci-fi inspired score was a fun challenge. Taking inspiration from sources as varied as Marvel movie scores, Japanese pop, and Bernard Hermann, I enjoyed creating a memorable electronic score. Even my daughter had a chance to take part when I dubbed her high-pitched "Monica" over the title screen. Keep an eye out for Monica . AMERICANA by Sean Fleck Imagine having an eagle's eye view of America with incredible timelapse footage. Clouds roll away, the desert beckons, the lights of the city become dizzying...all this and more is what you will experience with Sean Fleck's work Americana , now available online. FUTURE OF MUSIC SYM...

2012 proves to be another creative year. Check out some of the my latest music projects: Libertaria: The Virtual Opera The virtual opera is in full music production. After handpicking a very, very talented cast of musicians through virtual auditions, we have launched into the recording phase of the project. Find out more about the Libertaria Cast here:  http://virtualopera.wordpress.com/libertaria-cast/ .  The opera leads include the Kate Sikura and Gracia Gillund as Libertaria , Gretchen Suarez-Pena as Lucinde , and Matthew Meadows as Simeon .  Each cast member records the music from Libertaria and sends the recordings back to the sound team, which includes the talented Eve Klein from Textile Audio  and musician Patrick Neher . Animation begins in the summer. We have several talented animators helping out on the project, headed up by Art Director Caroline Damien. Legendary composer Dr. Clare Shore serves as the Music Advisor.  Easy Ear Training...

Image via Wikipedia Easy Ear Training has released the album Unravelling Music: Introducing Intervals on CD Baby and Amazon. The Unravelling Music Series from Easy Ear Training helps the average listener learn more about music just by listening. It's a great resource for music educators and students. You can buy the full album from CD Baby or Amazon, or just check out the individual tracks below! Check out this album for some great music and a new and fun way to learn about music! Body Crash (Track 2) An upbeat electronica work about love, aliens, and the beginning of a new world. Desert Run (Track 8) An ambient piece with a great beat! Desert Run was inspired by the millions who sacrificed everything to give hope to a younger generation. As I wrote this song, I imagined a mother and child fleeing poverty towards freedom. Fallen (Track 13) A beautiful easy listening piano ballade complete with luscious strings. This work was inspired by the sacrifices made by those who have fo...

I am excited to announce the release of my latest music project: Unravelling Music: Introducing Intervals This exciting new album is first in a series of fun and easy music training albums. Learn all about music just by listening to awesome tracks like Club Mango (a Latin Jazz tune based on my experiences at South Beach ), Asylum (a heavy alternative rock tune), and Body Crash (electronica awesomeness). Check out a sample here: http://www.easyeartraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/IntroducingIntervalsDemo.mp3 The first 100 Customers will get a special introductory price of only $9.99! I am so excited about this album! You will absolutely love the music! http://www.easyeartraining.com/store/introducing-intervals/ Let me know what you think!

Image via Wikipedia Hello Everyone! I have been busy like crazy teaching four music history courses and music synthesis. In addition, I am writing a new series called "Music & Life" for Easy Ear Training .com. This exciting new series delves into the latest research about music and human development, from the affect of music on the unborn baby to how music can positively impact autistic children. You can check out the first article in "Music & Life" at Easy Ear Training: http://www.easyeartraining.com/2010/09/30/music-life-the-unborn-child/ The latest article in the "Music & Life" Series is "The Secret Language Connection". Find out how music helps children develop language skills and how music can even help you learn a foreign language! I am also hosting the International Alliance for Women in Music ELectronic Music concert at Murray State University . In the Spring Semester, the exciting Athena Festival will take place in March. Vox...