http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Clive+Oliver+Blacksmith Parenting Clive Oliver Blacksmith Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=559618&ca=Parenting Before they can even walk, most children have an instinctive fascination with anything that makes a sound, and as soon as they realise they can make objects around them make sounds, there’s no stopping them! Although parents might sometimes wish kids had a pause button, the joy of watching them disc... Entertainment Clive Oliver Blacksmith Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=559623&ca=Entertainment Ask most people what they think of when they hear the phrase “sheet music” and there’s a good chance they’ll come back with some Classical concept, such as the score to an orchestral piece or something to be played on a solo piano. But actually, this forms only part of the sheet music available. Roc... Arts and Crafts Clive Oliver Blacksmith Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=542753&ca=Arts+and+Crafts It’s not the most portable of instruments, it’s difficult to tune and its notes can’t be bent, given vibrato or sent into feedback, but the piano has been an enduring feature of many genres of music. Listen to a few bars of a well-played tune and it’s easy to see why – it has a warmth, a rhythm, a r... Culture Clive Oliver Blacksmith Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=505708&ca=Culture Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the top classical music composers of all time – so famous today to the he is commonly known as simply "Bach". A native German, Bach was a composer, organist and violinist and produced classical religious and secular works for choirs, solo instruments and orchestras.... Entertainment Clive Oliver Blacksmith Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=469551&ca=Entertainment What is Classical Music? The classical music period was 1750 to 1820. The term ‘classical music’ originated from the Latin term ‘classicus’, meaning taxpayer of the highest class. After the term made its way through the French, German and English languages, one of the earliest definitions of the wor... Entertainment Clive Oliver Blacksmith Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=341453&ca=Entertainment 1. How many strings does a guitar have? Traditionally, a guitar – such as an acoustic, classical or electric guitar has 6 strings, but it is not uncommon to find guitars with four, eight or twelve strings. 2. How does the sound get created in the guitar? Normally sound from a guitar happens in two w... Entertainment Clive Oliver Blacksmith Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225176&ca=Entertainment With over a hundred years of experience manufacturing musical instruments, Yamaha is universally acknowledged as the producer some of the world's finest instruments. Yamaha started guitar production in the mid 1940's and from that day to this have produced a wide variety of guitars to fulfil the nee...