By on Jul 22, 2010 in General | Comments Off
When you are first starting out learning the guitar, it’s hard to get your fingers to do what you want them to. That’s because they need to be trained. You must bend them to your will and teach them who’s boss! You need to know that this happens to everyone. What you are trying to [...]
By on Jul 22, 2010 in General | Comments Off
Playing a musical instrument is a joy. But learning HOW to do so is all too often not particularly joy-filled. This poses a problem when trying to teach kids, especially in this age of instant gratification. Kids have a tendency (and so do many adults) to want to see it now – not later. So, [...]
By on Jul 22, 2010 in General | Comments Off
Music crosses all boundaries of race, creed, color, country, or politics. There is a style of music for everyone. Music can make you laugh, cry, or think. Music can make you want to get up and dance (for me, poorly). It is also a very logical language and is mathematically perfect, but is also very [...]
By on Jul 22, 2010 in General | Comments Off
If you write out a song or have music for a song in a certain key, your odds are pretty good that your singers won’t be able to sing it in that key – unless of course you already have a good idea of the vocal ranges and preferred keys of your singers. What you [...]
By on Jul 22, 2010 in Movies | Comments Off
When Stephenie Meyer wrote the Twilight Saga I don’t think she ever imagined that it would ever turn into what it did. But because it did we are now celebrating Twilight Eclipse. This movie has taken off like a bullet. It has made almost $300,000,000 already and people still want to see it. And I [...]
By on Jul 22, 2010 in Movies | Comments Off
A film maker’s job is to tell a story and create a world for audiences to climb into and believe. One of the best at doing that is Christopher Nolan. And he’s done it again. Inception is the story of a thief (Leonardo DiCaprio) who has to ability to enter the dreams of people and [...]
By on Jul 22, 2010 in Movies | Comments Off
If you have kids, know kids, or ever were a kid the chances are good that you have some desire to watch Despicable Me. I can’t blame you. I want to see it too. Steve Carell, Jason Segal and Russell Brand team up to voice main characters in the film and Disney star Miranda Cosgrove [...]
By on Jul 21, 2010 in Movies | Comments Off
Someday it will happen, maybe not tomorrow… maybe not next year… but someday. Hordes of filthy flesh eating zombies rise from the dead, the government declare a state of emergency. The population are left to protect themselves. When this happens you will want to be ready. The following list is simply a quick list of [...]
By on Jul 21, 2010 in General | Comments Off
Is your birthday becoming too predictable that your friends already know which restaurant to go to even without an invitation? Is your bash so uncannily the same year after year that you always hear comments like, “Gosh! It seems like only yesterday when we celebrated your last birthday!” My friend, you are suffering from a [...]
By on Jul 18, 2010 in General | Comments Off
Buying a Piano Stool doesn’t have to be hard, if you know which style you prefer and what your budget is. There is a variety of sources of piano stools and this article will explain briefly your best choices. If you want comfort and style in a piano stool it is best to choose a [...]