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A great party doesn’t have to be done on a great budget. It is possible to throw a memorable party that costs next to nothing. Be honest about your budget and work with it. Even a low budget party has to have a budget. For example, if you are unable to spend more than …
What was the last music you listened to today? How did that music, song or melody make you feel? Or more importantly, how did it make you think? There is a study that is out to discover whether brains that have been trained musically are more stronger and able to resist the degenerative effects …
The kind of magic that is performed in a ritual is done so with the use of spells. Though no one actually knows if it works. Magicians who perform magic in this form usually make use of a memorized script with the appropriate spell, activity and motions that should be done. Those who practice …
GOOD IN THE HOOD Anyone who has lived in a cramped N.Y.C. studio apartment knows that a well-seasoned steak (typically) requires that you turn off the smoke detection. Although my home kitchens are bigger these days, I still rely on an uber-competent ventilation system. Most home hoods are painfully anemic and still entail an …
The history of fantasy football actually began several years before the first fantasy team was selected. Although the exact details seem to differ according to who is telling the story, there is no doubt that it was one Wilfred Winkenbach that first had the idea of a fantasy sport, wherein participants would formulate their …
When many people think of country music, they think of sad songs about lost loves, broken down trucks and runaway dogs. In their minds, they are hearing all of these woes sung in the traditional twangy country accents of the south. However, these perceptions of country music are far from where this style of …
Andre ‘Mac Dre’ Hicks was born on the fifth of July 1970 in Oakland, he grew up in Vallejo, California and lived there most of his life. In 1989 Mac Dre released his first album, an EP titled ‘Young Black Brotha’. It had 4 tracks on it and one track, the ironicly titled ‘Too …
Microphone stands are used to hold up microphones. These types of stands are used in any situation where there is need to keep a microphone near a sound source, or keep ones hands free while performing or giving a speech. Microphone stands keep the microphone on a fixed position for the singer or performer. …
“Listen, you spoiled little cretins, the world does not revolve around you,” I patiently explained. “You’re kidding right?” hooted my students derisively. “Pick up your instruments, start together on the downbeat and count carefully.” How many music teachers have had the first part of that conversation? Almost none, at least not out loud. The …
Playing your saxophone in tune with others in your band requires much more than simply playing a reference note into a tuner and adjusting the mouthpiece on the instrument. In order to really understand the tuning process and how best to tune your saxophone it helps to know the physics behind the sound that …