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Solfa notation of “Imela” by Nathniel Bassey

This is the tonic solfa of Imela by Nathaniel Bassey


When i think upon your goodness                        m f s s s s s f m
And your faithfulness each day                            m f s s s r r
Am convinced is not because am worthy             r m f f f f f m r d l
To receive that kind of love that you gave           d r m m m m m r d r
But am grateful for your mercy                           m f s s s s s m
And am grateful for your grace                           m f s s s r r
And because of how you’ve poured out yourselfr m f f f f f m r d l
I av come to sing this song out in praise             d r m m m m m r d r

                     
Imela                                                                   m m m
Imela                                                                   r r r
Okaka                                                                  r m f
Oyekeluwa                                                          f m r d l
Imela                                                                   m m m
Imela                                                                   r r r
Eze mo                                                                r t d l



Interlude:

D t d r m d l
D r m r m d s
D t d r m d l
D d s f m r m d l

Onyedi ka gi                                                         d m d d r
Ekere dirigi                                                          d m d m r
Onyene mema                                                      m f m d l
Onyedi kagi                                                         d m d d r
Ekere dirigi                                                         d m d m r
Onye na gworia                                                   m f m s d

Tonic solfa of “Oruko Jesu Lo mo ri m wu oo”

This is the solfa notation of a Nigerian praise song “Oruko Jesu lo mo ri mi wu oo”.

d d d d d s s s m f r             Oruko Jesu Lo mo ri mi wu oooo
r r r r r f f f r d                    Oruko Jesu Lo mu nu mi dun oo

Solfa notation of “Jehovah yi ga”

This is the tonic solfa of “Jehovah yii ga” a popular praise and worship song in Nigeria. It is very good for beginner saxophonist and trumpeters to practice them well.

s l s l r           Jehovah yii ga
m s r m d       Jehovah yii ga

l s l s l r          Oga ogun ofe
s m s r m d     Oga ogun ofe

Tonic solfa of “Jehovah Idi Ego”

This is the solfa notation of a popular Nigerian praise song “Jehovah idi ego”. Beginner saxophonist and trumpeters would find it very helpful

m s s l f s m             Jehovah Idi Ego
r f f                          Jehovah
s m f r                      Idi Ego
d m m                      Jehovah

m s s l f s m            Jehovah Idi Ego
r f f                         Jehovah
s m f r                     Idi Ego
t d d                        Jehovah

How to make money online as a musician

[This article is written by full-time independent musician, video creator, and blogger Jessica Allossery and it originally appeared on diymusician.cdbaby.com]
I’ve been earning a full time income online for nearly two years now and I’ll admit it, it hasn’t always been a walk in the park. BUT, if you combine your online income plus your merch sales and live shows, you’ll be a comfortably living musician in no time.
Here are five ways that you can start earning an income as an online musician that you can set up in as little as one day:

1. Patreon

I’ve put the subscription based crowd-supporting platform called Patreon at the top of the list because every single musician out there should already know about it. Not only that, but every single musician out there should already be ON it, actively.. errday!!!
Patreon is one of the most amazing platforms I’ve come across, because it’s like every musician’s dream! It provides a way to rake in a steady stream of monthly revenue on the basis of sharing your art and giving rewards. They’ve built the site to provide a sense of community and filled that gap between artist and fan. It’s beautiful, and I can’t rave about it enough.

If you’re not on Patreon yet because you’re not making videos regularly, you’re honestly missing out. Get on that train and collect the donations that you fans WANT to give you, asap!!

2. Online E-concerts

I love this idea! Yet another way to generate income as a musician without having to leave the confines of your cozy artist space. I use a platform called ConcertWindow, and there are a couple others to choose from like Stageit and Gigee. There are some different tools available for use in all the platforms but something to keep in mind that I’ve found effective with Concert Window and Stageit is having the option to collect tips and give ‘rewards’ to your best tippers. It’s a wonderful incentive and a great way to really connect with your audience in a concert-type setting, without having to leave the cozy confines of your living room.

3. Private Skype shows

Similar to online e-concerts, but these are privately held events. This is something that you could set up on your online store as a gift option. A fan could buy the gift of a private one-hour Skype show for his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. Then, you serenade the two of them and give them a very special and unique experience that they wouldn’t be able to get anywhere else.
It’s another beautiful way to earn coin while still connecting deeply with your fans to create a memorable experience and a more engaged community of people who will adore you and support you forever!

4. Tip jar on website

If you’re anything like me, I had A LOT of trouble asking my fans for help, especially when I was just starting out as a musician. I didn’t want to have to put my tail between my legs and feel like that annoying poor artist who’s always begging for money. But I learned that asking doesn’t have to be that way. It might be a stigma that asking for money is a sign of laziness, but YOU know in your HEART that you’re a damn hard worker, and you deserve to get paid!
Honestly, it’s all in the ask. Be vulnerable with your community. Tell them your struggles. A lot of times, fans actually DO want to support you monetarily, but they don’t know how, OR there isn’t a means to do so. By providing a tip jar page on your website, people can freely take a look, and if you’ve truly given them something of value, something that has touched their hearts deeply, they will give, and often they will be generous.

Try it out by setting up a paypal.me address and adding it to a new page on your site. It takes less than five minutes to set up, and could be worth so much value to your yearly income online. And hey, you might be surprised at the greatness that can come from just asking.

5. Write custom songs for fans

This technique has been around for ages, but for some reason a lot of musicians aren’t putting it into action. Your fans love you. They love the music you put out, and the videos, and the photos… The list goes on! Now, imagine if you could make something unique, custom, and personalized. Something JUST for them.
I put this idea into action last year and have received a tremendous amount of support from my fans. Custom songwriting has been this new found glory because it’s a win-win situation. You get to earn money, while writing a song (which you have to do anyways), while giving a gift to someone who appreciates it more than you know. It’s an amazing feeling and has really transformed my views on songwriting, and what it means to be an artist. We are here to make a difference with our art, after all. So why not use this to your advantage and REALLY make a difference by touching the hearts of those who will value your music the most? Give it a shot. It will be great, I promise. 🙂

And that’s that! Five amazing ways to earn income as an online musician. I hope these have sparked your imagination and have given you a bit of creative inspiration to try out a few for yourself. Today as a musician, you can’t JUST earn a living off live shows and touring… Well, maybe you can, but what’s the fun in that?! Rather connect with people locally AND worldwide by extending your services online where fans who love you in different countries can still support you and enjoy the services you have to offer in a digital way. We do, after all, live in a digital world, so we might as well take advantage, earn some extra cash, go with the flow, and see where it takes us. ✨

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Five schools that offer scholarship to study Music in the USA

This post Originally appeared on college.usatoday.com
Tuition is often the most expensive part of college. It can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to over $50,000 a year.

While you may know that full-ride scholarships exist for the occasional outstanding student or athlete, did you also know that a number of colleges cover most or sometimes even all of tuition for admitted students?
Here are five colleges that offer many full-ride scholarships for admitted students who meet specific qualifications.

1.) ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE

Imagine paying no tuition just for being from the right place.
Alice Lloyd College, a small private college of under 1,000 students in Pippa Passes, Ky., guarantees no out-of-pocket tuition costs for qualified full-time students from 108 Central Appalachian counties, spanning Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Students are still required to pay room and board, but if they are admitted (around 10% acceptance rate according to U.S. News & World Report), they can choose from over 30 undergraduate degree programs from a school ranked 40th best regional college in the south by U.S. News & World Report.

2.) CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

You may be able to avoid being a starving musician if you land a full-tuition scholarship at this small private music college in Philadelphia. Well, by doing that and actually being very good at playing music.
According to its website, Curtis Institute of Music provides “merit-based full-tuition scholarships to all undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of their financial situation.” For non-tuition fees, like room and board, you may also land funding from the school or outside the school.
Students must audition to be considered for admittance, and the acceptance rate is slightly below 7%, according to U.S. News & World Report. Students who gain admittance are considered to be “exceptionally gifted” musicians by the school.

3.) WEBB INSTITUTE

If you’re a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder and admitted into Webb Institute, you’ll get a full-tuition scholarship covering four years.
Located in Glen Cove, N.Y., Webb Institute has received several notable rankings from The Princeton Review, including: No. 10 college where students study the most, number three for most accessible professors and No. 12 for best career services. Not to mention, this engineering school grants you an impressive 146-credit bachelor’s degree for cheap or even free if you find a way to get your other non-tuition fees funded.

4.) BEREA COLLEGE

If a school offered you a full-tuition scholarship as long as you worked on campus, would you take it?
That’s the case with Berea College, a private school located in Berea, Ky. ranked No. 76 for national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. Every admitted student gets a four-year tuition scholarship, according to Berea’s website. You may have to pay for dorms, though, which most students are required to live in.
But you’ll still save money in tuition while majoring in one of over 25 degree programs and possibly participating in one of the school’s 50+ campus organizations.
It doesn’t get much better than that, folks.

5.) MACAULAY HONORS COLLEGE AT CUNY

In New York City, everything is often more expensive. Not Macaulay Honors College.
According to its website, all Macaulay students receive:
  • Full undergraduate tuition scholarship (not including fees)
  • A laptop
  • Cultural passport to different art and cultural venues in New York
  • $7500 Opportunity Fund to “pursue global research, study, service, and internships”
You get all that in arguably the greatest city in the world, to study all sorts of interesting topics, like religion and public policy, the future of New York City, entrepreneurship management and much more. This liberal arts honors college sure does it right.
Earning a degree regardless of how it affects your finances can be a wise decision, professionally and personally. But why not earn one for free or cheap? May as well try to score all the financial resources you can by filling out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Whether you go to a college where you don’t have to pay for tuition or go somewhere where you do, applying for scholarships and grants makes sense.
If you are interested in any of these intriguing schools, contact them directly to determine if you qualify for reduced or free tuition.

Best music schools in the entire world

This post originally appeared on careersinmusic.com

1. The Juilliard School

Location: New York City, NY
Founded: 1905

Notable Alumni: Barry Manilow, Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams

The Juilliard School, or simply Juilliard as most people call it, is known as the most prestigious performing arts educational institution in the world, according to a number of rankings doled out every year. The college teaches students in a number of verticals, including dance, acting, and, of course, music, which it is perhaps best known for. The school is attached to the similarly prestigious Lincoln Center, which plays host to some of the best live music performances to be found anywhere, with a focus on all things classical and opera. This option is best for those who one day would like to compose or perhaps play in an orchestra, but it probably isn’t ideal for anyone looking to create more contemporary popular music.

2. Berklee College of Music

Location: Boston, MA
Founded: 1945
Notable Alumni: Melissa Etheridge, Quincy Jones, John Mayer

Unlike many other music programs all around the world, Berklee is focused on churning out artists who go on to top the charts and own the pop culture conversation. Many of the most successful alumni aren’t in orchestras or crafting classical compositions, but rather, they have squarely focused their musical efforts in pop, rock, and other modern genres. Berklee produces more hitmakers than any other school in the world so if you want to make it big in the Top 40 world, this is where you need to go. Boston is known as a college town and Berklee is simply one of the best in a crowded area.

3. University of Southern California Thornton School of Music

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1884
Notable Alumni: Herb Alpert, James Newton Howard, James Horner

Founded just four years after the university itself, the Thornton School of Music is one of the oldest musical institutions in America and it benefits immensely from more than a century of knowing what it takes to craft a truly wonderful musician. While the organization focuses on styles like jazz, classical, and earlier forms of music, the school also has a celebrated program for those looking to work in the music industry but who may not be musicians themselves. Even if you want to be on the more creative end of things as an artist, taking classes to teach you what’s happening in the business can only benefit you and this is a great place to receive such a blended education. Aspiring Music Business majors should take note of this school. USC also has strong connections to the film music industry.

4. New England Conservatory of Music

Location: Boston, MA
Founded: 1867
Notable Alumni: Neal E. Boyd, Aoife O’Donovan, Vic Firth

Yes, of course, another Boston college makes this list! With so many schools in such a relatively small area, it’s impossible to avoid including more than one institution from the city on any ranking of great universities. While Berklee does get a majority of the music-focused collegiate attention when it comes to Beantown, there is plenty of room for the New England Conservatory of Music, as the two don’t overlap very much. Where Berklee is focused on creating hitmakers and pop stars, the NECM keeps its eyes (and ears) on helping those with a passion for playing become some of the best in the world on stringed, woodwind, and brass instruments.

5. Yale School of Music

Location: New Haven, CT
Founded: 1894
Notable Alumni: Marco Beltrami, Michael Daugherty, Matt Brubeck

Yale needs no introduction, but sadly, many people overlook the music school as the other programs receive the majority of attention. The legendary university’s musical wing is world-renowned and not just because of the name. It has truly earned its stellar reputation and it lives up to the Yale brand, producing many incredibly accomplished musicians. New Haven, Connecticut is a relatively smaller city without all the flash of (fairly) nearby NYC but it will be worth it when you get out of school and have Yale on your resume.

6. Curtis Institute of Music

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1924
Notable Alumni: Leonard Bernstein, David Brooks, Lang Lang

While not specifically known as one of the better music cities in America, Philadelphia does have at least one hidden gem everybody considering going to college to study the craft should look into: The Curtis institute of Music. The school, which is coming up on one hundred years of age, has been quietly producing some of the most accomplished musicians in the world for a long time. While you might not have heard of it, everybody in the opera field (the school’s specialty) certainly has! It is notoriously difficult to be accepted to, as it agrees to take on less than five percent of all applicants, so you’re going to need to show them something really special if you want to go here.

7. The Royal Academy of Music

Location: London, UK
Founded: 1822
Notable Alumni: Elton John, Annie Lennox

If you’re looking to travel overseas when you take up your musical studies, the Royal Academy of Music may be exactly what you need. The school accepts students from dozens of countries so you certainly have a chance of going but you’re going to need to be really, really great to be included in the incoming class -— this is one institution that can afford to be picky. The college is also connected to the University of London which can come in handy if you’re looking to study something other than music (in addition to becoming a serious artist, of course).

8. Royal College of Music

Location: London, UK
Founded: 1882
Notable Alumni: Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Horner, Vanessa-Mae

Speaking of London, if you don’t get into the Royal Academy of Music, there are other options in that great city and the second one on your list should absolutely be the Royal College of Music. The two similarly-named universities are part of the ABRSM (the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music), four wonderful educational institutions in the U.K. dedicated to teaching the art of performance. Only two of the four are located in London, which is where you probably want to live if you’re moving to the country for college. In addition to actually helping people become better musicians, the Royal College of Music does a lot of research into all things related to performance, which further influences teaching methods and how live events are staged and buildings are created.

9. Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University

Location: Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1921
Notable Alumni: Joshua Bell, Carl Broemel

It may not be quite as impressive as some other schools on this list and it doesn’t carry the same reputation to one day help you get noticed by employers simply because of a famous name but the Jacobs School of Music, which is based at Indiana University, offers the greatest chance of acceptance for many up-and-coming artists. Many of the universities I’ve already mentioned only admit a small group of new applicants every year, while the Jacobs School has almost 2,000 students at any given time. As a public university, this option is often offered at a lower price than many private choices, especially for those from the region.

10. Mannes School of Music

Location: New York City, NY
Founded: 1916
Notable Alumni: Burt Bacharach

Another New York City school, I know — but there’s a reason why so many of these colleges are located in the Big Apple! While it may be difficult to make a go of being a professional musician in America’s largest metropolis, it also happens to be where the majority of the music industry is focused. Students at the Mannes School of Music benefit not only from excellent Professors who typically have decades of experience, but from being just a subway ride away from countless opportunities for internships, jobs, and places to perform whenever they like. New York City is to music what Los Angeles is to acting — you’ll be just a small fish in a big pond but at least you’re in the right pond to begin with.