Immerse yourself in the underwater world of “Octopus Garden” at The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil.
The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil | Octopus’s Garden
Apple Patents Technology That Could Prevent You From Filming, Taking Photos at Concerts
According to the patent, the technology allows a camera to detect not just visible light, but also infrared data. In some cases, the device could use the infrared data to show a user information related to a nearby object, such as an exhibit in a museum. In other cases, the device could use the infrared data to disable the device’s recording functions. As an example, the patent includes an illustration of a band performing onstage as a camera screen shows the text “RECORDING DISABLED.”
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Conversations With Helen Mirren
La Scala dancers talk about being in Ratmansky’s Swan Lake
It is the second time that Manni has worked with Ratmansky as she was one of the Auroras in his The Sleeping Beauty last October.
It is interesting working on this Swan Lake, because with Aurora I was dancing the role for the first time, whereas I have danced Odette/Odile in other versions, so I am learning to see these characters from a different point of view. I think that for the audience the story is easier to follow even though the characters are multi-layered.
Apart from the work we’ve done on the technique, which is different to that we are used to, we have worked a great deal on the interpretation and the pantomime which is often pared down and not used to its full advantage. For us it has been wonderful working on this in detail whereas usually it is a secondary consideration.
It has been a privilege to be working with Alexei whose advice enriches us as artists and has also given us an opportunity of rehearsing in a way that is unusual nowadays. I hope that the audience manages to appreciate this work because for us it’s been indispensable.
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When A Korean Tourist Joined A Florence Street Band
Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger
A Clever Practice Technique To Get A Tricky Passage Up To Tempo
Short-term vs long-term development
These results suggest that in the early stages of learning a skill, emphasizing accuracy can absolutely lead to more accurate results in the short term – but this may come at the expense of long-term development. Which actually makes a lot of sense.
Because whether you play the harp, guitar, piano, or harmonica, when you play a passage slowly, the efficiency of your motor movements doesn’t matter so much. You can still play pretty accurately even if you’re doing things with your hands/fingers/arms that won’t work at faster tempos. Maybe that means you are using excessive finger pressure, or lifting your fingers higher than necessary, but either way, you may be developing “slow habits” that will hold you back as you begin to increase the speed. Habits and mechanics that will eventually have to be discarded or unlearned, in favor of more efficient and speed-friendly mechanics which do work at the final tempo.
But…only engaging in fast practice and missing all the notes can’t possibly build great habits either, right? Indeed…being able to play something super fast is great, but not if it sounds like a hot mess.
So what are we to do?
Well, musicians have actually had an answer to this for some time – and it’s quite clever.
Rhythm practice – or note groupings
Sometimes this is called rhythm or dotted rhythm practice, but trying to explain it in words makes it seem way more complicated than it really is.
So rather than listening to me fumble my way through it, I’m going to defer to Nathan Cole, the First Associate Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, who will show you how it’s done.
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