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  • Musician Essentials

    Posted on March 8, 2012 by Evelyn Lu

    Being musicians ourselves, we know, through experience, that there are a few gadgets necessary to help make practicing more efficient:
    Metronomes
    Or, as most people know them, “the things that goes tik-tok”. If you’ve been using one, you’ll call it your worst/best frienemy. Whether you like using it or not, metronomes are a necessary evil when you’re practicing. No matter how accurate you think your toe-tapping is, you can’t beat the accuracy of a metronome. Like my teacher says, “Practice without accurate rhythm is worse than not practicing at all.” You can get an easy-to-operate metronome like the Yamaha ME-D1 that gives [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Virtuoso Band & Orchestra and was tagged with Hercules, K&M, Korg, Metronomes, Stands, Tuners, Yamaha

  • Sonare Flutes are in!

    Posted on January 12, 2012 by Evelyn Lu

    My name is Evelyn, and I am the resident flute specialist here at Cosmo Music. Cosmo is proud to announce that we are now carrying the Sonare flutes! Sonare flutes are made in Boston where many other American-made flute companies such as Powell, Brannen and Haynes are situated. In fact you’ll find the Powell logo printed on the Sonare flutes because Sonare is a branch of Powell. As a bonus every Sonare flute comes equipped with a famous hand-made Powell headjoint.
    What makes Sonare flutes unique is that their headjoints are hand-made by Powell, a renowned high-end flute maker. When I [...]  Read more   


    This post was posted in Virtuoso Band & Orchestra and was tagged with Flutes, Sonare

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