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Animation Step 6: Execute the Animation Part 2
This post will look at the nuts and bolts of how 2D animation has been defined by the masters in order to give some orderly coherence to the process, and to train others in how to think about animatio… more →
Shaffer's Notebook
Untying Tongue Twisters and Avoiding Alliteration
autophobe wrote 1 week ago: Good English writing is easy to read aloud. Good prose keeps a nice pace, has plenty of breaks, and … more →
Throat, Larynx, Vocal Cords, Tongue, and Soft Palette.
octavemode wrote 1 month ago: The vocal folds, or vocal cords, are the part of our larynx that vibrate creating sound in our voice … more →
Saturday Night Music, October 10: Average White Band Live @ The House of Blues, "School Boy Crush," 2008
blksista wrote 2 months ago: Sometimes, I just wish people could spell. See immediately below. Anyway… The ultimate in whit … more →
Unison Singing in Music Education
shello11 wrote 3 months ago: I cannot stress the importance of unison singing in music education! Learning to sing as a single … more →
Meaningless point #4
jeffhaynes wrote 3 months ago: For those of you who care — and especially those of you claiming not to care — pay atten … more →
Architecture of a Single Note
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philwbass wrote 4 months ago: Over the time of playing I’ve fallen in love with manipulating the shape of notes. Aspiring mu … more →
#25:
haleyfaye wrote 4 months ago: If you mean to say that I look tired or frazzled (etc),please be wary of your phrasing – Don … more →
Counting, keeping track, micro and macro Rhythm
octavemode wrote 4 months ago: Until counting of each rhythm remains secure throughout performance, the expression of music stays i … more →
Punctuation and phrasing
mbaiiiokwjjs wrote 7 months ago: Notice the usage of single plural verb I ever once did a test on the Adwords advertisement activity, … more →
Letter to the Author
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slightlyignorant wrote 9 months ago: I am a great and loyal fan of many writers: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Tamora Pierce, Jacqueline … more →
Ignorance + Discrimination = MassResistance!
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Michael wrote 1 year ago: Jesse Sparks is a Mormon wordpress user who has so interestingly engaged us in the comment section o … more →
Phrasing of 1 Corinthians 1:17-31, 2:1-5
Scripture Zealot wrote 1 year ago: I have completely reworked the phrasing of 1 Corinthians 1:17-31 and added 2:1-5. I had previously d … more →
Playing in the Style of Mobley
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Jared Plane wrote 1 year ago: For the last couple of months I have been actively listening to two Hank Mobley albums, “Roll … more →
Josh Groban...song stylings need more passion!
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Julian Ayrs wrote 1 year ago: In the “overrated” section of the LA TIMES which appears in the weekend edition of the d … more →
As a note, it should be noted . . .
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stephaniescarborough wrote 1 year ago: Today at work I ran across the most awesomely bad phrase: As a note, it should be noted . . . Wow. I … more →
Animation Step 6: Execute the Animation Part 2
Todd Shaffer wrote 2 years ago: This post will look at the nuts and bolts of how 2D animation has been defined by the masters in ord … more →
Animation Step 5: Time out your scene
Todd Shaffer wrote 2 years ago: Timing is just as important as posing. When timing is done well it can convey force, weight, energy, … more →
