Evolutionary Vocals And Strings

Posted on Author Vandita Shukla
“Reese sucked in a breath and played faster, hurling the anger through his fingers until it spun all his
fear, all his rage, into the gentle voice of music.”
― Willowy Whisper

Vocals and guitar being a parallel mate:

Being able to play the guitar and sing at the same time makes the performance much more engaging for the audience, and allows everyone to get involved. Furthermore, if you’re a working musician, it’s easier to get a gig if you can do both. Depending on how experienced you are, playing the guitar and singing at the same time may be easier for some than it is for others. Play the guitar part of the song you’re learning over and over again without singing.

“The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal.”

Evolution of guitar:
The exact origin of the guitar is still a mystery. The word “guitar” probably comes from the ancient Greek word κιθάρα (kithara). Mythology attributes Hermes with creating the first kithara from a tortoise shell, but many likenesses of Apollo show him with this instrument. The ancient musician typically played the strings with a plectrum, which is an early version of the modern pick. The player would use his or her left-hand fingers to dampen unwanted strings and, at times, stop the strings or produce harmony with their left hand. Solo musicians would sometimes pluck the strings with the fingers of both hands.

Shapes of guitar from prehistory to history:

The history of the guitar generally goes back to two instruments, the oud and the lute, which predate written history. The evolution of Spanish guitars settled by the 1790s; they had the standard body type and six courses of strings that resemble the modern guitar but were smaller. Spanish musician and guitar maker Antonio de Torres Jurado changed all that in the mid-1800s when he created the style of guitar that gave rise to all guitars to follow. His guitars featured a broadened body, thinned belly and increased curve at the waist. He also replaced wooden tuning pegs with a machined head. 

  • “The guitar is a miniature orchestra in itself.”

Playing the guitar is your hobby

Well, initially everything starts with the infrastructure. So you need to have a guitar first. Before buying a guitar you to understand the fact that you need to give a lot of time at the initial stages to learn the guitar secondly there is not a hard and fast rule to learn a guitar. Initially, you will find yourself helpless to play the guitar because your fingers will not move on strings but after 10 days you will see that your fingers are moving automatically. Initially, your hands will hurt you while pressing the metal strings but after some time they will become hard and won’t hurt anymore. when you are in tension, just pick the guitar and play it. You will surely get out of your stress quickly. It is proven that a musical instrument which sounds good tends to heal your stress and your soul if you are suffering from any thought-related diseases.

“Music shouldn’t be just a tune, it should be a touch.”

Stages Of Calligraphy

Posted on Author Vandita Shukla
‘Calligraphy is the most intimate, private and spontaneous expressive means. Like a fingerprint or voice it is unique with every person’. – Hermann Zapf, German designer

Learning Calligraphy Is All About Being Patient:

At the beginning, it can be discouraging to be starting from the ground up, practicing mundane ‘drills’ and feeling like your skills will never be as advanced as you’d like. But calligraphy and lettering are specialized skills. And just like you wouldn’t pick up an instrument and know how to play a song right away, you can’t just pick up a brush pen and be a master at calligraphy or lettering. You need to practice. A lot. Dedicate time for practice every single day, and you will get better. s we already established, calligraphy and handwriting are very different. In calligraphy, there are actually some BASIC strokes you have to learn before you can ever do your alphabet.

‘Perfection of handwriting needs proper education, regular exercises, and purity of the soul’.

Skipping Basics Can Lower Down One’s Performance:

In calligraphy, you need to start with the very, very basics. These are referred to as ‘strokes’. All of your letters are made up of strokes. So, practice the strokes- over, and over, and over again- until they’re consistent. The more consistent your strokes, the more consistent your letters. picking up a brush pen and copying someone’s else’s style would be like picking up an instrument and learning a song without knowing how to play each note. You could eventually figure out how to play the song by copying the sounds, but if someone asked you to play them a ‘G minor’, you wouldn’t know how. You skipped a step.  Just grab some fancy brush pens and use them with my already-nice handwriting. Turns out, that’s the fast track to failure!

Each letter in every script known to man holds an eternal power, an individual beauty in its vertical, horizontal, angular lines, in their continuity’. –Achyut Palav, Indian Calligrapher

Use The Right Lettering Tools:

just until you know what you’re doing enough to get the expensive ones. And this is true- to an extent. You can practice with any supplies you want at the beginning- a pencil, a ballpoint pen, Crayola markers, your kids colouring supplies- but when you want to get serious, you need the right supplies.The simple reason: brush pens, inks, nibs, and papers are not created equal. If you use the wrong ones, you will frustrate yourself and ruin your supplies. even though some tools DO make our life easy, or can speed up some processes, the only way to see improvements fast is with practice, so try to carve as much time as you can, download some of my free workbooks and let’s focus on our deliberate practice!

The art of beautiful writing is accessible to anyone who wants to unlock its secrets.
Julien Chazal

Socializing With Others Of The Same Filed:

When you browse hashtags and look through your search page, you start to come across the same people over and over again. If you find someone whose style you really love, or who you think you’d get along with in real life, MESSAGE THEM! Be genuine- tell them what you love about their work, ask questions, and start a conversation. Learning calligraphy & lettering is tough, and it’s so nice to have other like-minded people on your side. I am a firm, firm believer in community over competition. So reach out to others- engage with them, tell them when you like their stuff. It really does go far. 

Healing Nature Of Calligraphy

Posted on Author Vandita Shukla

THE HEALING BENFITS OF CALLIGRAPHY

There are different forms of Calligraphy that are found globally. You can practically see this form of art everywhere – right from Chinese Calligraphy tattoo to pictures of Chinese art it is everywhere. Chinese Calligraphy – the beautiful art with healing benefits, that makes it stand out from the rest. What it makes it exclusive from other is that it helps in the communication of an artist’s spiritual world by making use of the Chinese characters. The most appealing factor of the Chinese Calligraphy also conveys a lot about aesthetic feeling, emotions, moral integrity and character of the artist to the readers. Chinese Calligraphy has showed the new role in therapy and health. Meditation is an effective and traditional method for staying healthy and coping stress, the studies have revealed that learning Chinese Calligraphy can provide you with the same distinctions and stress reduction benefits like that of doing mediation. There was a significant difference shown in the heart rate, reduced muscle stress, controlled respiratory rate and skin temperature as well.

GULNAAZ MEHNBOOB AND HIS STYLE OF CALLIGRAPHY

Gulnaz Mahboob’s search for a calligraphy master saw her land in Istanbul with “a clean palette,” she says. “I had no knowledge of the science behind it or who the masters were. I knew that I wanted to reconnect with my creative side, but I didn’t know how, where, or who to go to.” “Although Islamic calligraphy originated from the Arab world, many are now going to Istanbul because that’s where a lot of the masters are,” Mahboob tells Arab News. “They’ve perfected calligraphy to such an extent, and the standard is very high. Istanbul has become a hotspot for calligraphers.” “Although Islamic calligraphy originated from the Arab world, many are now going to Istanbul because that’s where a lot of the masters are,” Mahboob tells Arab News. “They’ve perfected calligraphy to such an extent, and the standard is very high. Istanbul has become a hotspot for calligraphers.”

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALLIGRAPHY:

Modern Pointed Pen Calligraphy

Modern pointed pen calligraphy dominates the TPK website because it’s my personal favorite out of all the different types of calligraphy. (This style of calligraphy is what I think of when I hear “modern calligraphy”, so that’s how I refer to it throughout the site.) You create this calligraphy style with a pointed nib which is simply a nib with a pointed tip. If you’re interested in this calligraphy style,.

Brush Pen Calligraphy
 Brush pen calligraphy is calligraphy that’s made with pens that have long, tapered tips and a consistent ink flow. The technique for using brush pens echoes the technique used for pointed pens: you apply pressure to make thick strokes, and you let up on pressure to make thin strokes. Brush pen calligraphy only requires two supplies (a brush pen and paper), and it’s a fun and approachable way to get started with any type of calligraphy. You can learn more about brush pen calligraphy 
Traditional Pointed Pen Calligraphy
Traditional pointed pen calligraphy styles like Spencerian and Copperplate have been around for years, and you create them with particular strokes and formations. You have some room to be creative, but you don’t have a lot of freedom compared to modern calligraphy.

Hobbies That Will Make You Feel Productive

Posted on Author Asmita

Do you think hobbies are a waste of time? Well, you need to think again. Hobbies not only provide pleasure but can also be productive. While choosing your hobbies, you should focus on your areas of interest and skills, so as to make the most of them. Your hobbies should be realistic and focus on long term benefits rather than just ways of passing time. The three things that you should keep in mind while choosing a hobby should be, the creative factor, productivity, and career prospects. In this article, we’re going to talk about some hobbies that will make you feel productive. 

  • Write A Story 

Writing something is always a productive option whether it’s something as basic as daily journaling, or something artistic like poetry or prose writing. It is one of the most effective and powerful skills that does not require too many resources. All you need is a notebook, and a pen, or simply, an electronic device. As far as creativity is concerned, writing holds a fairly high position in the list of most creative hobbies because it is limitless. Words can have no limit, and thus, there’s no end to the art of writing. You can write whatever you wish to and have your audience read your writing for as long as you want them to. When it comes to productivity, there could be no other hobby as productive as writing. Moreover, writing as a hobby can also turn out to be extremely beneficial for your career, if you choose to pursue it later in life. 

  • Engage In Yoga 

Yoga can be that change in your life that you have always wanted. It has miraculous benefits. Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself! Not only can yoga make your body fitter, but it can also make your mind more stable by blocking out distractions and alleviating stress. If you develop a routine and are able to follow that everyday, you would notice positive changes in your lifestyle in no time. You would become more disciplined and positive in your approach and at the same time, have a stable fitness regime. If you have always craved for a dream body, this is the time to motivate yourself and kickstart the process of achieving it!  

  • Gardening 

If you’re looking for a hobby that’s extremely productive while at the same time is a stress-buster as well, you should nurture your love for growing plants and start gardening. It has been found out that gardening is not only great for controlling anxiety and depression, but it is also good for a holistic development. Moreover, who doesn’t like a regular homemade supply of fruits and veggies, right? You wouldn’t have to run to the market when guests arrive and you want to serve them good quality herbs. You could simply choose the best ones from your self-grown garden. Enough reason for you to start gardening? Knew it!  

Hobbies To Do On A Vacation

Posted on Author Asmita

According to experts, people who engage in hobbies and activities are always found to be happier and more at peace than those who don’t. In this article, we’re going to talk about hobbies that you can do in your vacations that are separate from your academics but would also help in your holistic development. These hobbies can be done alone, and as well as in groups. You should focus on enjoying them and using your time effectively, instead of wasting your vacation sitting idle or watching television. If you go on to explore, there are tons of things that you can do. 

  • Letter Writing 

In this digital era, how often do we make an effort to write handwritten letters for our loved ones? Most of us don’t and we’re not even aware of its essence. On this vacation, you should invest your time in learning how to write letters. Invest in good-quality sheets and begin writing letters for those who matter to you. You can even make personalized envelopes and use cute stamps to make the experience even more wholesome. If you do the entire process of writing the letter, and posting it to the right address, it’s going to be extremely special and satisfying. You can make this a trend and write letters for your friends and family on their special days and make them feel important. 

  • Camping 

Camping with your friends and family is the most delightful experience during vacations. You don’t always have to choose venues far from home. You can begin your camping experience from somewhere as close as your backyard or garden. Invest in small tents and experience the camping vibe to its fullest. You can spend the night watching the stars, listening to the birds, and narrating exciting stories. You should also have delicious goodies and snacks in the tents so that you can munch on them whenever you feel like it. 

  • Ballroom Dancing 

Remember how excited we used to be as children when we used to watch our favorite actors dancing in a ball? I’m sure all of us have wanted to be in their place at some point in our lives. This vacation, use your time to learn ballroom dancing and fulfill your childhood dream. All you need to do is watch free online tutorials and start dancing with your partner. You can do it with a friend, or even your sibling. So the next time someone special asks you for a dance, you’re going to slay it for sure. Are you ready to be the life of the party? Get started with the lessons already! 

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