Pop and Lock Songs

By Lori Spencer

 

Emerging out of the West Coast disco and funk era with dances like the boogaloo, robot, the puppet, the King Tut, and the scarecrow, “popping” and “locking”–two distinctively different dance styles–finally hit the mainstream in the 1980s during the break dancing craze. Twenty years ago, rappers such as Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, MC Hammer and Whodini popularized the dance in music videos. Michael Jackson immortalized the “backslide” with his famous “moonwalk.”

Popping is still around today and is often performed to modern instrumental hip hop jams and various forms of electronica…

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Tips for Selling Your Used Music Gear

By Lori Spencer

 

When it’s finally time to say goodbye to your treasured Telecaster or the huge Hammond Organ that takes up half of your garage, you’ll naturally want to get the best price. You also want to get cash in hand as quickly as possible.

In the Internet age, the landscape of buying and selling used musical instruments and equipment has completely changed. Gone are the days when you’d simply trade in or sell used gear at your local music store. Due to the online revolution, many music retailers no longer buy or sell used instruments at all. The good news is: now you have got many more options for selling your used gear than ever before.

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How to Record Vocal Multitracks for Barbershop Music

By Lori Spencer

 

Old school meets new technology online in the barbershop multitrack tag video. This is usually a single vocalist recording several tracks of their own voice a cappella.

If you’re a singer, multitracking your own voice is also a great way to practice your harmonizing skills, or rehearse parts for an upcoming barbershop quartet performance. Or you could make a video and become the next online sensation.

To do this yourself at home, you’ll need audio recording and editing software that offers multitracking capacity…

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How to Convert Your Old 45 RPM Records to MP3

By Lori Spencer

 

If you’ve been keeping a treasured collection of old 45 RPM records in a box for years, you can transfer those old platters to a digital format, such as MP3, and continue to enjoy them for many years to come.

Archiving your 45 RPM collection requires some audio recording/editing software. Free programs, such as Audacity and WavePad, work fine for most basic transfers. If you’re looking for more advanced editing features, you may want to invest in a program such as Golden Records or Spin It Again (see Resources).

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Applying Stage Makeup: A Tutorial

By Lori Spencer

 

Applying makeup for the stage is an acquired skill. Even if you are a woman and already used to wearing makeup, you’ll find that stage makeup calls for far more dramatic colors and lines than what you would normally wear. Most of us are timid when first applying stage makeup, only to find that by being too conservative, all of our facial features washed out under the bright lights.

Don’t be afraid to be bold when applying your stage makeup; your goal here is to make sure the people in the back row of the balcony can see your face.

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