MUSIC IN COLORS

Yes, flowers sing. They sing to me about their birth, about their life, about their love. And every moment of their life is beautiful. I am trying to catch the intangible link between my flowers and myself. I am trying to hear words that have never been said, see the intangible beauty. In order to create something I have to feel it with my heart, with my soul and only then can I touch the heart and soul of another being. My desire is to reach the innermost essence of things, to know their ...
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Friday, January 27th, 2012 Hobbies

Your Online Video May Cost You Thousands

You've just gotten married, and are traveling the world with your new spouse on your honeymoon. A good friend who filmed the wedding and reception has just finished putting together the footage. He has posted it on YouTube so you both can relive your wedding day on your honeymoon. The video is wonderful. It illuminates several moments you'd missed in the excitement of the day. Your friend has even included your song, Endless Love, as the background music for the video. After the honeymoon, as ...
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012 Law

These MIDI Tools Are Music To My Ears.

Curious about MIDI? Want to find out what tools are out there and what they do? Here are a few pointers. MIDI Maestro is music software designed for use by amateur and professional music directors, conductors, and soloists in live musical theater and similar musical accompaniment situations. Dynamic, intuitive performance control and powerful sequencing and editing capabilities combine to make MIDI Maestro the only music software you will need for your production. Features: * These are the ...
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 Hobbies

Sheet music - violin and other string instruments

The violin is a bowed stringed instrument and is the highest pitched member of the violin family. It sits along side its cousins ' the other members of the violin family - the viola, cello, and double bass. The bow of the violin is a narrow, slightly incurved stick of Pernambuco about 75 cm long, with a band of horsehair stretched from end to end of the bowstick. The violin has four strings tuned a fifth apart, to the notes g, d', a', e'': On early violins the strings were of pure gut. ...
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 Hobbies

Art supply online warehouses - a great way to save

It can be a lot of fun walking into an art supply store at the mall or to a local art and craft warehouse. The shelves contain a variety of art supplies, from acrylic paints to wooden easels, and the staff are often very friendly and passionate because they too are artists. However, what isn't so friendly is overpaying ' why pay full retail prices when you could be getting discount art supplies through an online art supply store or warehouse. Remember that when you buy a table top easel at a ...
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012 Hobbies

Realign your budget - purchase your first piece of fine art

If you don't have at least one piece of fine art in your home, then you just have no idea what you are missing out on. Whether an original or reproduction piece, fine art adds warmth, beauty and interest to every room. So why is it that people tend to spend lavishly on furniture, carpets and accessories, but do not provide in their budget for the piece that could be the focal point of the room? We are indeed fortunate now to have a wide range of fine art available to us on the Internet. In ...
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 Hobbies

Purchasing framed art for your home or office - a novel way to

Purchasing framed art for your home or office - a novel way to decorate By Susan G Phillips Framed art is an ideal compliment to any room of your home or office. Decorating an environment using framed artwork is quick, easy and is usually relatively inexpensive. People generally choose framed art because it matches their decor, or because they like the actual piece and conducting this selection can be great fun because the choice is simply huge. Today, there are currently thousands of artists ...
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Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Hobbies

Teach Yourself To Play Guitar - How To Play A Guitar

Everything is possible. Even you can play a guitar the rock star way. Those who are still new with this, then you have to learn the basics. Even those who are big names in the music industry started from scratch. If you are grim and determined to learn the guitar like a pro, it takes constant practice and guidance from the expert. Learning to play can both be physically and mentally draining. To many, the first step in learning the guitar is by familiarizing the guitar chords. This way, it ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012 Art and Entertainment

How To Use A Capo On The Guitar

The capo is a barre that clamps across the strings of your guitar in much the same way as your index finger does when you are playing a barre chord. It is usually made of rubber or metal and it is clamped to the guitar neck by means of an elastic band or a clamp. The cheapest type of capo is basically an elastic band attached to a strip of rubber. It's probably best to buy a few at a time because they can get stolen and lost, or simply wear out. The good thing is that you can carry it in your ...
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012 Art and Entertainment

COLLECTING SHEET MUSIC

Why do people collect sheet music? There are several reasons why. First and foremost, all of us have a favorite song. No matter what walk of life you are from, you have at least one song that brings back memories of days gone by. Whether the memories are good or bad, the song has still become a part of your history. Many people collect sheet music, especially from the early 1900's, because of the beautiful artwork on the front covers. There were many artists that worked for different ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 Hobbies