Archive for February, 2010

I really like this song and i want to play it easily. Please help me

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You remember the old Robin Hood theme don’t you, “Steal for the Rich and give to the Poor”? So is that what God is doing with today’s economy?

Twenty-two years ago I stood in a music store that was going out of business. For forty years this family owned business had been running in that little town and now it was time to close the doors.

It was a mad house. This was an old fashion music store with vinyl records, sheet music, guitars, organs, pianos and piano lessons and even some accordions. The buzz in the store was almost giddy and I saw a few older women grabbing handfuls of Christian sheet music and albums then rushing to the register paying 10 or maybe 25 cents on the dollar while asking for even more discounts on volume.

“Isn’t God good!” one lady said cheerfully to the other. “We are a poor church you know and now look at the deal God has given, us—He really takes care of the righteous doesn’t He?” Her friend totally agreed. In fact it appeared that everyone in the store agreed. The frenzy was like that scene from the nature channel when some poor unsuspecting animal tries to cross a stream filled with Piranha and half way across the feeding madness begins. This 40 year old business was like that helpless animal being picked to the bone.

But, hey, it’s capitalism, right? Only the strong survive. I certainly would rather have heard that, then the comment that God was somehow now benefiting so many poor Christians with the sale of this business. But wait, doesn’t it say in the scriptures that God will take the riches from the unrighteous and give it to the righteous? That the ungodly may prosperous for awhile but in the end God will balance it out—right?

So was God acting like Robin Hood and taking from the rich and giving to the poor? That seems to be what people are saying today when they can buy what used to be a 500K home for 100K and then the prayers flow to God for all the blessings finally being poured out to the righteous.

The only problem is I knew the owners of that 40 year old Music Store. It was my wife’s parents, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law so I know they were not the ungodly or those nasty unrighteous wealthy business mongers that everyone hates so easily. The only mistake they made was staying too long in a Mall that no longer wanted Mom and Pop stores.

I’m glad that in today’s hard hit economy some people are benefiting, that some homes and cars and other items out of reach to many are now in their grasp and I really don’t have a problem with them thanking God for their good fortune. But please don’t make the mistake of thinking that God is Robin Hood and while those prayers and praises are heaven bound, perhaps some prayers could be offered for those who lost their dreams on the other end and are having to move on.

Yes, there are those that over-extended themselves, but like my In-laws, just maybe there are those who simply made a mistake. I know everyone wants a deal and most Christians are quick to point their stewardship responsibility to make the best deal. All of that is well and good; just remember that in the family of God all His children count so while it is right to thank God for our good fortune, let’s at least leave it at that or perhaps even better, pray for the good fortune of all.

Duke Clarke
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/is-god-really-robin-hood-738656.html

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Vedran Maleta
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/internet-help-music-art–1281499.html

Everyone loves music, and all music lovers’ love to listen the melodious tunes of Piano again and again. Many of them also want to learn how to play Piano skillfully. Playing Piano is always a fun filled action for all music lovers. However, not everybody gets all the facilities for learning Piano. There are several constraints that prevent people from learning Piano. Sometimes it is lack of proper piano classes and instructors and sometimes due to lack of time.

Well, it may be surprising to know for all those people who are not able to learn playing Piano due to above said constraints that now they can learn this musical art of playing Piano with help of the Internet. Yes, you have been using Internet for all your informational, entertainment and other important functions, not it will help you in being a master in playing Piano.

Now, worries of finding a good piano instructor and attending regular Piano lessons are matter of past. You can learn the art of playing Piano at your own conditions on your preferred schedules. You will have full control over the pace of learning and practicing various Piano lessons.

Nowadays, some enthusiastic Piano players or agencies working for Piano music have introduced some fully featured online Piano learning websites. These websites are not less helpful in learning Piano than regular live classroom Piano lessons by expert Piano instructors. People can come and register on these websites in order to learn the art of playing Piano.

Online Piano lessons available on these websites are usually based on extensive research. Well organized Piano lessons minimize the efforts taken in learning Piano. Aspiring Piano players can find music sheets of different Piano lessons guiding them in learning process. Prior to that website also instructs people in understanding Piano music sheets. With help of the songs sheet available on website people can start learning Piano without any prior knowledge of music.

This innovative kind of Piano learning provides you ease of scheduling your own classes. You can learn playing Piano during your leisure time. You can even practice more and more with online music sheets. If you want to increase your pace of learning you can do so. The most important advantage is that, you don’t need to wait to play your favorite tunes on Piano. Just find the music sheet for your favorite song and start playing that song on your Piano. You can also delight your family members, parents or partners by playing their favorite tunes.

Dror Kartash
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/learning-piano-was-never-so-easier-943707.html

You can start learning to play the piano right now, if you have an internet connection. Expensive pianos and ongoing piano lessons are no longer the norm. Anybody that has an interest in learning to play the piano can make a start thanks to the World Wide Web.

If you want to get some inspiration, then watch a good pianist at work or keyboard player, there are plenty of videos available on youtube to inspire you. When a pianist plays the piano well, the listener can be drawn in to a very different world created by the expressiveness of the performer. Learning skills in general can be improved when learning to play the piano and children can benefit from this at school. Piano lessons can also help to have a better understanding of science and mathematics.

<br>It doesn’t have to be expensive</b>

Piano lessons are now available to the masses not least because of the technological advancements of electric pianos and keyboards. Not too many years ago, if you wanted to learn how to play the piano your only option would be to buy an expensive piano. It’s easy to learn to play the piano online these days, and you can buy a used keyboard for next to nothing. You don’t have to spend a fortune when you are just starting to learn the piano or keyboard. An expensive piano is not going to make a lot of difference to a beginner.

<b>Improve your hand eye coordination</b>

When you read sheet music, eye to hand coordination comes in to play and this process will improve dramatically the more you practice. You may be surprised at how fast this improvement will be.

<b>Choose your own practice time</b>

When you take piano lessons with a teacher, you will normally attend once a week at the same time on the same day. If you learn to play the piano using a piano software course then you can choose your day and time of day when you have lessons. You can learn in the morning, afternoon or evening. You don’t have to wait for a particular day to have your piano lesson. Everybody has busy and quiet times so do more when you’re quite and take a break when you are busy. So if you don’t want to be tied to a teacher, online piano lessons is the way to go.

It’s already been mentioned that to learn to play the piano properly you need a piano and piano lessons. There is also a third crucial requirement when learning to play the piano and that is you. Even though the process is considerably easier than it was you still have to practice. A piano, piano lessons and practice equals a great piano player.

Mike Shaw
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/beginners-can-learn-to-play-the-piano-online-707474.html

In the marketing world, radio has earned the reputation of being the odd step-cousin. You know the one. No one knows quite what to do with him. Especially at family gatherings when everyone tries hard to avoid sitting with him. (After all, who knows WHAT he’ll start talking about.)

Much of that reputation comes from radio being tough to track. On one hand, radio does work. Businesses do notice an increase in sales when they add radio to the mix. However, radio doesn’t test well. In surveys and other tracking methods, radio tends to be the one with the dismal scores.

A good friend of mine, who’s also a marketing consultant but before that she sold radio for many years, has a theory about that. She says radio works on a subconscious or unconscious level. People remember the ad, but not that they heard it on the radio. So, they tend to credit a different medium for the ad, like the yellow pages. Yellow pages gets a boost while radio drops a few points.

Regardless, radio should not be ignored because it does work. And many marketing consultants will probably tell you radio is an excellent medium to reach a local market.

However, I feel there are possibilities beyond merely reaching local customers.

Internet radio shows are starting to take off in a big way. That means advertising and sponsorship opportunities are also taking off. In addition, “offline” methods have been shown to be pretty effective at driving traffic online. If increasing Web traffic is your goal, using traditional media outlets to increase traffic should be a part of your mix.

If people already know you (which they might in your local market) they’re more likely to be loyal. And they’re more likely to send other customers to your site. Depending on the costs of radio in your community, radio may be a very affordable way to get a good viral campaign going. (A viral campaign is when your customers send promotional items about your business such as e-mails, articles, Web site urls, etc. to their friends and family members.)

Below are some other positive reasons to use radio:

* Affordable — when you compare spot to spot, radio tends to be one of the least expensive media out there. However, one spot ain’t going to do it. To reach your target market, you need to purchase several spots. That’s why radio can also turn into one of the more expensive media. However, there are ways to keep your costs in line yet still reap the benefits of radio — for instance, buying less spots but running them all in one or two weeks, so your customers are more likely to hear your message.

* Psychological, if you voice the commercials yourself — hearing your voice makes people feel like they “know” you. (Hence the popularity of audio on Web sites. In fact, marketing gurus claim just by adding audio to a site substantially increases how many people buy.)

People tend to buy from people and businesses they know and trust. Hearing your voice helps them feel as if they know you. These psychological aspects may be another reason to consider running a few radio ads in your local market even if you have an Internet business.

* Speed — you can get your spot up and running in no time.

* Loyalty — listeners choose stations based on the music or shows they like and they tend to be quite loyal to that station. If you know what your customers enjoy listening to, it’s an excellent way to reach them. (I include both music and talk shows in this.)

* Good support medium — radio works really well when paired with other marketing mediums (like print, direct mail or television).

But for every positive, there’s a negative. In the spirit of being objective, here are a few for radio:

* Background medium — radio tends to be on in the background, which means it tends to be ignored. Generally, your target market needs to be exposed to your ad more times than other marketing media before they’ll act upon your message.

* Little staying power — the lack of visuals again keeps radio from “sticking” with people. At least, that’s what some of the marketing gurus say. But, here again my marketing consultant friend differs. She thinks it’s that subconscious thing again.

And if you can write a spot that creates pictures in your customers’ heads, you can actually work this to your advantage. In fact, according to my friend, if the picture is defined enough, not only will people remember it better, but they’ll also think it was a print ad instead of a radio ad. (More on the art of creating pictures using words in later issues.)

* Hard to track – it’s impossible to know exactly how many people are tuning in at any given time.

A final note: Because radio is subconscious, keep that in mind when crafting your ad.

Repeat your business name a lot and any other branding info, so it gets into your customers’ heads. Don’t put in phone numbers. Instead, purchase a memorable Web site domain name and repeat that. And remember to create “pictures” whenever possible.

How can you use radio in your business?

Would radio work for your business? Let’s find out.

Take out a sheet of paper and a fun pen. (I’m partial to gel pens.) Draw a line down the center.

On one side, put the header: Why advertising on radio is a good idea for my business. On the other side, put the header: Why advertising is a bad idea for my business.

Now pick a side and start writing down reasons.

You might be more comfortable starting with the side that’s easiest for you. Then when you work on the other side, you can simply turn the reasons around.

For instance, let’s say you started with the bad idea. One of your reasons was: My product is completely visual. You could turn it around by saying “Because my product is so visual, I’ll have to work harder to create pictures in my customers’ minds. And because the customers create their own pictures, they’re more likely to remember them.”

Or what if you started with a good idea, and one of the reasons was: “Because my business is local.” You could turn it around and say “Because radio is holding me back — I’m only reaching this local market.” (Ah, now I’m even going against what I said earlier. Maybe with this statement you could look for ways to get your customers to spread the word outside the area about your business.)

As you saw by my last example, you’ll be amazed at what comes out when you do this exercise. Even if you don’t change your views on radio advertising, you may come up with new and powerful insights to your business.

Michele PW
http://www.articlesbase.com/small-business-articles/why-radio-advertising-could-be-the-best-thing-you-ever-did-for-your-business-734569.html

How to play and turn pages easily on iPhone sheet music application Für Elise by L.V. Beethoven.
Download on iTunes App Store at :

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=309071498&mt=8

Performed by Xavier Palacios. ©2009 Muzibook Publishing.

More about iPhone Sheet Music at : http://www.iphonesheetmusic.com/

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SHEET MUSIC: http://tinyurl.com/6gjgru
Got the sheet music rehosted on docstoc. We will see how long it lasts there before it gets pulled again. Blame Great Scores and don’t buy their junk. They are mean to me and are abusing my Fair Use rights.
Clocks by Coldplay piano solo by me. Give it a good rating if you liked it, and don’t forget to check out the sheet music if you play piano!

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One of the newest song from Linkin Park released in 2007, called “What I’ve Done” from the album “Minutes to Midnight”.
ModistOne aka TheKen was the one that inspirated me to play this.
I did also edit many parts of this song. Another thing is that I played it in “B flat major”.

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You can get the sheet music at:

http://pianomusic.byethost13.com/arrangements.html

I hope you guys like it

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Piano & arrangement: Amit Weiner
www.AWeinerMusic.com

The Sheet Music is now available at:

http://aweinermusic.com/site/index.asp?depart_id=99783&lat=en

This is the 1st page of the sheet music:

http://www.livecity.co.il/image/users/99783/ftp/my_files/Vivaldi%20-%20Summer%20%20from%20the%204%20Seasons%20-%20page%201.pdf

Go here lo listen to the studio recording:

http://aweinermusic.com/99783/ויואלדי–הקיץ

Thanks for watching!! and for commenting!

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