25 Years Later and He's a Songwriter |
| 8/13/2010 7:31:36 AM |
|  I was at my 25th class reunion recently when I found out that one of the guy’s I graduated with is now a prominent songwriter. He was always a dreamer in school and wrote some of the most beautiful poetry, but I never thought that he would turn it into a songwriting career. It was wonderful to see him after all these years and even though so much time had passed, it was as... Read More
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Piano Sounding Better and Better with Sheet Music Buy |
| 7/23/2010 6:54:21 AM |
 My girlfriend was classically trained to play the piano as a kid. Like anything else though, if you don’t do it you lose it. She stopped for many years and now is getting back into it. Her parents live nearby and have a piano in their front room that she has started to use again. What started all of this was a simple sheet music buy online. One day she said that she wanted... Read More |
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The Music Songs of New Orleans Still Playing in My Ears |
| 7/23/2010 6:48:11 AM |
|  After taking a trip to New Orleans recently, I became an even bigger fan of Jazz music than I already was. The music songs that I would hear coming out of some of the Jazz bars in the city was both warm and inviting. I literally spent one day going from one place to another, listening to the music songs of all the musicians. I met a few who were extremely nice, and I came home... Read More
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She Requested a MP3 Jukebox for School |
| 7/13/2010 8:00:06 AM |
|  A few days ago my daughter asked if it would be possible for her to have a MP3 jukebox to take with her to college in about a month. I have been in the process of ordering her things here and there online when I see something that I think she’d like to have, but I never considered an MP3 jukebox as one of the things she’d want. I told her that we’d have to see, since I wasn’t... Read More
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Mixing Motown with Electronic Musical Instruments |
| 6/23/2010 3:27:01 PM |
 Attached below is a cool blend of Marvin Gaye’s Heard it Through the Grapevine with computer based musical instruments. It is a true mesh of the new and old musical world. It won’t be for everyone but those who enjoy electronic tracks should get a kick out of the creativity. This track is best behind a system that draws a decent amount of bass. Electronic music songs without... Read More |
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I Love Looking for Favorite Music Songs Online! |
| 6/23/2010 3:20:48 PM |
 There are some tried and true staples to the web that will always prevail for me when it comes to the music songs that I love to listen to and enjoy each and every single day. I am not sure how I would ever work if I did not have my favorite music songs on my headphones providing me with a cacophony of musical bliss that tickles my ears and my mind—and really makes my work... Read More
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Sheet Music for the Upcoming Recital |
| 6/13/2010 7:26:08 AM |
|  Last night when I was helping my daughter search for sheet music online for a particular song that she wants to play in her upcoming recital, I couldn’t help but take the time to tell her how proud I was of her. I’ve never been able to play the piano, nor have I been very musically inclined, so when she needed the sheet music, I suggested that we sit down together and the... Read More
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Need Musical Instruments for Jazz Band |
| 6/3/2010 7:55:45 AM |
 When my son and his friends stormed in the house yesterday afternoon to tell me that they were starting a jazz band; the first question out of my mouth was which musical instruments they planned on using. They started listing off who was going to play what, but I think they missed my point, so I decided to ask them again. I knew that none of them owned musical instruments,... Read More |
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Songwriter in the Family |
| 5/24/2010 5:54:07 AM |
My brother is so poetic that at times I think he could be a songwriter. I’ve mentioned it to him many times over the course of the years, but he always blushes and doesn’t say much about it. He doesn’t know that I know, but he has a book filled with poetry and other things that he’s written, and when I have the opportunity, I sneak into his room and read them. He definitely... Read More |
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Using Sheet Music in Scrap Booking is Fun |
| 5/14/2010 12:11:32 AM |
 Using sheet music when scrap booking can be a lot of fun. I do my fair share of scrap booking and have used old sheet music as decorations when I make scrap pages. The sheet music can be a background or a border, giving a scrap page a wonderful look. I like to use it for pages that have something to do with music. For example, if the page is pictures of one of my... Read More |
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Songwriting To Pass The Time |
| 3/24/2010 10:28:46 AM |
In my line of work, I have to travel on a very regular basis. To pass the time, I have found an excellent source of creativity and inspiration. I have taken up an interesting hobby in songwriting whenever I have some time to kill in between meetings or while I am traveling.
I have actually made a pretty decent sized collection of lyrics, considering that I have never been... Read More |
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My Love For Sheet Music |
| 3/24/2010 10:16:52 AM |
I have spent the last ten years of my life collecting sheet music. I use music for everything from decorating my home, to entertaining guests. I love that wherever I am in my house, there is always something musical around me. My friends lovingly call my home the music box! Whenever I buy a gift for anyone, I always make sure that it can be recognized as something musical.... Read More |
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My Kids Are Fascinated With Musical Instruments |
| 3/24/2010 10:03:43 AM |
My husband has always been in a band and our home has constantly been packed full of musical instruments. It was not surprising to me that our children, who were raised around so many different musical instruments, would be extremely comfortable and interested in them. As soon as our kids were able to play musical instruments, we let them pick out which ones they wanted to... Read More |
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Striving To Be A Songwriter |
| 3/24/2010 9:53:38 AM |
Ever since I was a little girl, I have always displayed signs of having musical talent. Not only could all of my family members see it, but more than anything, I could feel it so strongly inside of myself. Every night before I went to bed, I would wish on the brightest star I could find in the sky, to one day be a musician. I wanted to reach people with my words and ideas... Read More |
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Songwriting For The Kids |
| 3/24/2010 9:42:54 AM |
I have been a nanny since I was legally old enough to work, and I have always enjoyed it. These days, I have several families that I work for and I really have become more of a family member to them. I have spent years taking great care of their kids and have learned much about myself in the process.
When I watch kids, I always try to avoid the normal babysitting habit of... Read More |
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What’s On My MP3 Jukebox |
| 3/4/2010 1:55:50 PM |
 Every single day at some point while working away on the computer, I take a second to browse favorite music blogs in search of the song of the day. At this point, Phantogram – When I’m Small is playing on the MP3 jukebox. This is an all ages indie, electronic song with a lot of soul. The melodic musical instruments set the tone in the background while a growing in popularity... Read More |
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Learning Musical Instruments Keeps Brain Young |
| 3/4/2010 12:27:24 PM |
 One of the most played musical instruments is the piano, and I have to confess trying to learn it many times and always stumbling over having to read two staffs at the same time. I grew up on the violin and then took up the cello, so my brain is stuck on reading one ledger of music at a time. I have found some piano lessons online that I might sign up for. I am so close to... Read More |
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I've Tried My Hand At Songwriting |
| 3/3/2010 10:23:35 PM |
 It takes talent to be a songwriter and I know this to be true because I have tried it. I was never a serious songwriter and I did not make any money from it. To be honest I penned the lyrics after I was given the melody. The songwriting I did was for a band I fronted for a short while in my early twenties. I found out that songwriting takes more than just talent, too. It... Read More |
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My Grandson Is Proving To Be Quite The Songwriter |
| 3/3/2010 10:04:33 PM |
My grandson, DeVon, has been playing in his high school band for the past three years. In fact, he is first chair on the sax. I was especially proud of his solo this year. Being his senior year, he has grown so much musically, and when he began songwriting, I was amazed.
I wrote poetry since I was in grade school, and I am a published poet. However, this is the only one... Read More |
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Songwriting Is My Creative Outlet! |
| 2/16/2010 12:00:22 AM |
Music has always been my passion. I have had a strong interest in many different styles and genres since I was a young child. As I got older I began to explore more and more varieties of music and became deeply involved in it.
There finally came a time where I wanted to transition from simply listening to music to writing music of my own. I wanted to experience... Read More |
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