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Therenwas a time when people had to pluck or bow or hit a string, or blownair through a pipe or reed or horn, or hit a bell or drum or woodennblock in order to make music…
Therenwas a time when people had to pluck or bow or hit a string, or blownair through a pipe or reed or horn, or hit a bell or drum or woodennblock in order to make music…n
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nAndnthen the electronics revolution swept through every industry and artnform, including music. Bob Moog was a pioneer of electronic music andninvented the Moog synthesizer.
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nReadingnabout Moog’s college career, you might not have imagined him making anhuge contribution to music. Moog, who was born in 1934 and brought upnin New York City, earned a bachelor’s degree in physics, a secondnbachelor’s in electrical engineering, and a PhD in engineeringnphysics.
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Indeed,nall his life Moog thought of himself as an engineer and toolmaker.nIt’s just that his customers – the people who used his tools –nwere musicians!
Indeed,nall his life Moog thought of himself as an engineer and toolmaker.nIt’s just that his customers – the people who used his tools –nwere musicians!n
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Moognstarted his first company when he was just 19 years old. He madentheremins, an electronic musical instrument that can be playednwithout being touched. Two metal antennas sense the position of thenplayer’s hands. The player controls pitch with one hand and volumenwith the other. The electric signals from the theremin are amplifiednand sent to a speaker.
Moognstarted his first company when he was just 19 years old. He madentheremins, an electronic musical instrument that can be playednwithout being touched. Two metal antennas sense the position of thenplayer’s hands. The player controls pitch with one hand and volumenwith the other. The electric signals from the theremin are amplifiednand sent to a speaker.n
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nMoog’snsynthesizer, on the other hand, had a keyboard and buttons andncontrols as well as some automatic sound generators and rhythms.
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nPlaynToday!
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nIfnyou have an electronic keyboard or other electronic instrument, playna song today in honor of Moog. If not, check out this virtual pianonand these virtual drums.
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nInlove to set up a drum beat and then play on top of that. Here is anvirtual keyboard that allows you to do just that!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nWorld Turtle Day
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nAnniversary of the invention of the accordion
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