http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:52:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/12/his-majesty-%e2%80%93-mr-piano/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/12/his-majesty-%e2%80%93-mr-piano/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:45:29 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/?p=833 “The piano is the most important of all musical instruments: its invention was to music what the invention of printing was to poetry.” -          George Bernard Shaw The piano may be one of the hardest instruments to learn but it’s also one of the most versatile and beautiful sounding musical instrument in history. Awed by [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/12/his-majesty-%e2%80%93-mr-piano/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/mile-sur-2/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/mile-sur-2/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 23:11:50 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=616 Continuing our journey to explore traditional Indian Musical Instruments, we take a look at some more of these master pieces. BANSURI There are two varieties of bansuri: the transverse, and the fipple. The fipple variety is usually played in folk music and is held away from the lips like a whistle. Because of the flexibility [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/mile-sur-2/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/pirates-of-the-cyber-world/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/pirates-of-the-cyber-world/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:17 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=493 Kirti Tarang finds out how legal (or illegal) is the common downloading and uploading regime of Music on the Internet. On September 5th, 2009, The Economist Technology Quarterly carried the story of Jamie Thomas-Rasset. Rasset, a single mother from Minnesota, was accused of sharing 24 songs on Kazaa in 2005. In 2007, the jury found [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/pirates-of-the-cyber-world/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/mile-sur/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/mile-sur/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:34:09 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=475 In a 2 part series starting this month, The Big M brings to you traditional musical instruments that form the essence of Indian Classical Music. A number of musical instruments have come to be associated with Indian classical music. These have a rich history and literature surrounding them. The veena, a string instrument, was traditionally [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/04/mile-sur/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/03/perfectly-drum-struck/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/03/perfectly-drum-struck/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:18:41 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=403 The Big M sets sight on this irreplaceable instrument to help you find the one that suits you best.. Out of all the modern day instruments, none has a longer history than the drum. Drums are found throughout the world, in practically every culture, and are known to have existed since at least 6000 BC [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/03/perfectly-drum-struck/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/what-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-low-rock/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/what-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-low-rock/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:08:36 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=307 Low Rock is a unique combination of equal parts jazz and equal parts blues, displaying a keen melodic pop/rock sense with darkly comic and ironic lyrics. Pioneered by the Boston band Morphine, a guitarless trio that reflected the sounds of the dark, winding, deserted streets after dark, smoke-filled bars and the seedy underbelly of the city, [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/what-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-low-rock/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/demystifying-the-electric-guitar/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/demystifying-the-electric-guitar/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:11:20 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=290 “Owning a handgun doesn’t make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.” – Jeff Cooper One of the most versatile musical instruments on the planet, the electric guitar has become unbelievably popular in today’s world. People from all walks of life and different age groups have fallen prey to its [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/02/demystifying-the-electric-guitar/feed/ 0