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Something About Her From Mina Alali

So, where do I begin? I guess the best place to start is from the beginning and stop when I get to the end. Mina Alali is a young singer going to the Berklee College of Music who not only studies how to make music, but she also made some pretty decent recordings during her time. With last year's 22 Cents Less album she woke up some folks in the entertainment industry at radio and various publications and now she's returned with a follow up record called Something About Her. Along the way she's been invited to be a guest on to a few network television shows, made some rather well received music videos, helped the independent label she records for in California to hook up a deal with a highly respected record distributor, and she still found the time to take classes and sit for exams. Now, using the few breaks she has from her college schedule, she's out on the road doing some shows from coast to coast of the United States. And here I am getting a bit winded just thi...

10 Ways To Fuel Your Enthusiasm For Jazz Improvisation

You should constantly keep on getting that much-needed motivation if you want to proceed effectively with the idea and process of improvisation. Music is unquestionably an undistinguishable part of your life, but when you look at it from the eyes of a musician your perception about it changes drastically as it becomes both your life and religion. Your outlook on music changes the very moment when you start thinking that you have to make your career in it. Learning musical skills and improving them over time certainly require a strong determination and an undying attitude to learning and inculcate new things thereby boosting your skills slowly with each passing day. The famous proverb "practice makes a man perfect, remains truly relevant in the case of musical improvisation, but sadly not everyone understands it. People who think about becoming a good musician fail to act accordingly. As far as your career is concerned, you cannot succeed in anything just because you are inter...