Blog - Karaoke Version

06/06/2016

World Music Day celebrates its 34th anniversary

Originating in France in 1982, World Music Day began as a festive way for the French to take to the streets and welcome the first day of summer. Celebrated every 21st of June, thirty-four years later, the event is now celebrated in over 120 countries around the world.

The objective: spread the music and have some fun! Musicians of all backgrounds, levels and genres, take to the street to provide free concerts, open jam sessions and even practice time, all to the listening pleasure of the public.

Find out what’s going on in your neck of the woods this June 21st:
makemusicday.org
musicday.org.uk
fetedelamusique.culturecommunication.gouv.fr

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25/05/2016

Vibrato, what is it and the key to it

Whether you are playing an instrument or using your voice, vibrato is an important effect that can greatly color your interpretation of a song. Before attempting this effect, it is recommended that you have mastered (or at least have a solid basis) of technique as without it imperfections become as noticeable as the attributes. The right notes, the correct breathing….these are all fundamental prerequisites to know before launching into vibrato.

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23/05/2016

Spotlight on one of Karaoke Version's own: Noémie

For Noémie, our Customer Care Advocate, music is life. Growing up in a musical environment, her life has always centered around music. As a drummer and guitarist, she tours with her group Black Luna, organizes concerts for up and coming bands passing through Europe and in the spare time she has left she practices alongside other passionate musicians.

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07/05/2016

Are you getting the most out of your Custom Backing Track?

As the name indicates, Custom Backing Track allow you to completely personalize one of your favorite songs according to your needs. Our catalog is made up of more than 66,000 tracks, plenty for hours of entertainment. But are you getting everything out of them that you can?

Here’s a quick recap to make sure that you are getting the most out of the biggest library of separate tracks in the world!

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20/04/2016

Nature or Nurture? What makes a good singer/musician?

Is it thanks to Mom and Dad alone that you’ve become the singer and musician you are? Or should credit be given to the time spent at your weekly lessons and the hours of practice, practice and more practice?

If you've ever wondered, you are not alone. Researchers at Michigan State University and University of Texas at Austin asked the same question. To get to the bottom of it, they took two different sets of twins (paternal who share the exact same genes and fraternal who only partially share the same) and compared them to identify if genes influence motivation, discipline and overall performance.

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