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MONTESANO MUSIC provides a variety of
services in the field of music. In all areas, you
will find originality and a spirit of
collaboration that will enable you to develop unique
musical tracks and compositions. As a writer
and performer with a catalog of more than 100 originals, Paul Montesano brings song writing skills and musicianship into every project. His services include customized song projects (i.e.. music for special occasions and events), music for advertising and promotion, licensing of original compositions collaboration to finish original compositions, and arrangements for guitar, (which focus on
accompaniment for singing, and level of playing ability). Guitar lessons are available
through pre-recorded sessions or live web-cam instruction.
Bringing
your imagination, thoughts and feelings into
a recording makes the difference between an idea
and a reality. Songs that have been in your mind
for years can be brought out through creative
collaboration and made into a multi-track recording.
It's a permanent record of who you are from inside
out. Lyrics and music communicate in a way that
goes beyond any other form of self-expression.
On a CD and as a digital "file", it
can be passed down through generations. read more...
I've
seen it too many times. Guitar students or singers
will learn songs from a book or a recording, but
the key does not match their vocal range. So many
come to the conclusion "This is not a good
song for me to sing". Most people do not
realize that the key to sounding good as a vocalist
is to find the key for a song that fits the natural
vocal range. This is done by singing the entire
song without accompaniment, in the most comfortable
way, so there is no straining for high notes or
dull sounding low notes. Then it's time to work
out the guitar parts in that key. read more...
The
great thing about Brazil is that it is the closest
thing we have as a reflection of ourselves in
South America. It is a true melting pot
of cultures, with great diversity and openness
to outside influence. What Americans think of
as Brazilian music is usually the Bossa Nova born
in the late fifties. But it was the cool attitude
of jazz in the U.S. that inspired young people
in Rio de Janeiro to create their own flavor of
music. They adapted a countercultural mentality,
and with the subtle voice of Joao Gilberto, combined
with the compositions of genius composer Antonio
Carlos Jobim, the Bossa Nova was born. read more...