Word: instrumental
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...would whip up vocal harmonies or horn lines on the spot. We plucked out banjo parts on three or four songs, though we kept only one sample. The beloved glockenspiel was a spur of the moment decision, which proved difficult, as the studio's version of the instrument was a few blocks short of a glock (the thing looked like the grin of an unlucky hockey player). This improvising was exciting and nerve-wracking. It was creative energy in demand. There wasn't much time to "think of something else...
...Mixing, on the contrary, was our calm after the storm. More accurately put, the band caught a bit of listening R & R, while Matthew skillfully flipped through dials as if he were bringing down a 747 in an ice storm. We listened to each instrument and voice in isolation to get the right sound. Slight changes in the EQ of a vocal track can affect the whole tone of a song. Should it sound bittersweet but with leather jacket and tattoos, or bittersweet like a lone man in an ice cream truck with a broken horn? Pre-dawn or post...
...Trading policy must be an instrument for change," he said...
...realized I was facing a so-called teachable moment. Unfortunately, as one of the three people left in this country who still has her savings in a passbook account, I have a lot to learn before I can teach my kid to play a financial instrument. I'm also worried about turning an innocent adolescent into a day-trading, stock-obsessed teenybopper...
...many girls, physical activity--dancing, playing sports, even playing a musical instrument--is a way of gaining some control over their changing bodies. Says Judy Woodburn of American Girl magazine: "What we hope we can do for girls is emphasize not what their bodies look like but what they...