Why Music Podcast Are Exploding In Popularity

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The Internet has become a very popular for a way of getting music. Many people go online to find songs to download for their phones, or iPods, or MP3 players, or even to make their own CD mixes. The Internet has become an easy way for people to access a lot of music from home.

Podcasts are another way people are sharing their music over the Internet. Podcasts allow musicians to share their music with others. Most times these musicians are small independent groups who are trying to gain publicity and get a larger fan base. This is a great way for these musicians to get their music out there, and hopefully get noticed by the music industry.

Fans also love these Podcasts. The Podcasts allow the musicians and fans to have a closer connection with each other. Fans can give the musicians their feedback on their music. This is also a great way for the musicians to get a better idea of what their fans truly want from them. The musician may get a lot of requests for the same thing, and can know change what ever he needs to in order to make his fans happy. This also allows the musician to gain a loyal fan base.

Fans can get on these Podcasts and listen to music from their favorite musicians. You can listen to music before you go out and buy the whole CD. This is also a great way for the musicians to gain interest in their new releases before they come out in stores.

Musicians are not the only ones who can benefit from Podcasts. DJs are also benefiting from this. They can Podcast their own mixes and get some publicity as well, although, most of these DJs play Podcasts just for the love of it.

Podcasts will probably soon become subscription-based just like the other places you can download music from. This will allow musicians to start charging a fee for their feeds. This should not be a problem as long as the musicians keep updating their music with new songs for their listeners. There are some non music groups that have already said they would Podcast their files if it became subscription based.

If you are a music lover this is a great way for you to stay connected even more. You can get online and sample new music, and even find a new band that you might really like. You never know what you will find and what you might like. You may find a new band that peaks your interest. You can even give your feedback and have a close connection with your newfound band of liking. The Podcast benefit the musicians and fans alike, what a great combination.

Choosing Music to Fit Your Style and Your Venue

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Whether you're exchanging vows in a park with flowers in your hair or wearing the latest European fashions as you gather in a cavernous cathedral, the music you choose for your wedding ceremony should fit your style.

Mendelssohn's Wedding March is a phenomenal piece of music, but it's not for everyone. Don't be afraid to think outside of the box on your wedding day. You may just discover an idea that is much more meaningful and beautiful than going with the "standard" wedding marches and classical music.

How do you find the right music for your style? "The best advice I can give is to listen," says Aaron Mauldin of Aaron's DJ Services in Kern County, CA. "Write down an idea if something strikes you that you would like to incorporate into your wedding music. You might hear a song on the radio or at the end of a movie. You might hear the mellow notes of a harp, saxophone, or piano and know that this type of sound is what represents your feelings. Buy CDs and find music that means something to your soul," he says.

The type of music used in a wedding ceremony must be a good fit for your venue. In churches, couples often have to stick close to an approved list of musical choices. A bride who has her heart set on walking down the aisle to the very popular Bridal Chorus by Wagner (also known as Here Comes the Bride) may be disappointed to find that the pastor or musical director will not allow those pieces to be used because of the negative connotations of its original setting (from the opera Lohengrin, to mock an ill-fated wedding). In fact, in 1971 the Roman Catholic Church and its Congregation for Divine Worship of the Sacraments issued a document forbidding the use of Bridal Chorus at weddings.

In secular venues or garden weddings, a couple can usually choose any type of music they'd like, though there may be some limitations if their chosen minister is affiliated with a particular church and set his or her own guidelines.

In any type of venue, wedding music can be further dictated by the amount of space and the availability of instruments. Some very old churches may only have a pipe organ, which might limit your processional choices to traditional organ pieces such as Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Alternatively, some newer churches may have only a piano, which could slightly diminish the grandeur of the bride's entrance. In these cases, couples may choose to bring in a string quartet or add instruments to play along with piano for a fuller sound. At outdoor weddings, instruments are often limited to ones that can be easily carried and don't need electricity. Guitars, harps or string quartets are most often used at outdoor weddings, and can be exactly the right fit - a string quartet playing Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons at a beautiful May or June wedding when flowers are in full bloom can be breathtaking.

Music Notes: The Basics Of Musical Notation

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The pitch of a note is represented by its placement on a musical staff (five horizontal lines) or on ledger lines above or below the staff. For example, the first line of the staff (treble clef) is the note E, the space between the first and second lines is F, and a note on the second line is the note G. As the notes ascend on the staff (on the written music), they are played as continually higher pitches, and as lower and lower pitches as they descend down the staff. These notes are played separately to create a melody, or in combination with each other to produce chords.

The following note names are used in music notation: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G (then they resume the same pattern an octave higher (or lower) beginning again with the note A). In addition to these "natural" notes, there are also notes named as sharp (A#, C#, D#, F#, G#) and as flat (Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, Gb). A sharped note is a half step (or one semitone) above the note it affects, and a flatted note is a half step (or one semitone) below the note it affects. In other words, a G# is played one half step (one piano key) above a G, and a Eb is played one half step below an E.

It is important to know that the notes B#, E#, Fb and Cb do not exist like other notes -- they are "enharmonic" (looking at the piano, you'll see there are places on the keyboard where two white keys exist without a black key between them). These notes are not included in scales or chords.

The duration (how long a note lasts) of a note or group of notes (chord) is marked by its appearance. A whole note, for example, is an "open" (oval not filled in) note without a stem and its duration lasts for a complete measure. A half note is a whole note with a stem, lasting for half a measure. A quarter note is "closed" (i.e., a filled in oval) with a stem and lasts for one beat.

Stems (attached to notes) extend below or above the note depending on where the notes appears on the staff. An eighth note (one half a beat) is written like a quarter note but with a "flag" appearing on the note's stem. A sixteenth note has two flags on its stem. Sometimes eighth or sixteenth note appear in succession. In that case, they are attached to each other with a bar that crosses the top or bottom of the stem where their flags would normally appear.

Notes are tied together in a number of other ways including ties, slurs, glissandos and triplets. These have an effect on how the music sounds. For example, notes with slurs are played smoothly (such as one stroke of a violin bow or a passage sung without the singer taking a breath between notes). A smooth glide through a series of notes is called a glissando.

Ties add the time value of two or more notes, where triplets are three notes played against one beat (or two or more beats in come cases). Triplets are sometimes marked with the number 3 to indicate they are to be played equally in tempo.

History Of MP3 Technology: The Age Of The Free Legal Music Download?

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Have we now entered the age of the free and legal music download? Fifteen years ago asking such a question would have elicited a puzzled response. However, today with the proliferation of iPods and taking into consideration that many independent artists now offer free samples of their music to build a following and to drive concert ticket sales, you could answer that question with a firm yes.

MP3 is a digital audio encoding format. It stands for MPEG Audio Layer III. MPEG stands for Motion Pictures Expert Group. It is a standard for digital audio compression and playback. MP3 uses lossy compression to decrease the size of a music file with small or no loss in quality. This compression works by perceptual coding, which reduces or discards components that are not as audible to human hearing. MP3 is a common format for audio storage and is widely used for sharing music.

MP3 technology traces its development back to the early 1980's. Doctoral student Karlheinz Brandenburg started working on digital music compression at Germany's University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. After he finished his doctoral work, Brandenburg joined James D. Johnston at AT&T-Bell Labs to work on music compression.

In 1987, the Fraunhofer Institute began doing research on high-quality audio coding. The project was code-named EU147, the EU stood for EUREKA. The EU147 was financed by the European Community from 1987 to 1994. Brandenburg joined the staff of Erlangen-Nuremberg as an assistant professor in 1990. He continued his work on music compression with members of the Fraunhofer Society, a group of prestigious scientists, and later became a member of the Fraunhofer Institute staff.

The institute received assistance with coding from professor Dieter Seitzer of the University of Erlangen, and the Fraunhofer research team was led by Karlheinz Brandenburg. Together they continued working on the challenge of creating superior, low bit rate coding. The groundwork had been laid with OCF and PXFM coding. Now it had to be evolved.

To test and develop MP3 technology, Brandenburg chose the song "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega. The simple tune was extremely difficult to reproduce without a great deal of background noise, and compressing it caused severe compromises in audio quality. He listened to the song repeatedly, each time making refinements to the technology. Finally the developers had a breakthrough and the encoded song sounded true to the original.

In 1991, the algorithms for MPEG-1, Audio Layers I, II and III were approved by the ISO. They were finalized in 1993 and the MPEG-1 standard was published. MPEG-1 does not adhere to an exact specification for an MP3 encoder. Because of this, a number of different MP3 encoders exist and each creates a different quality of file. MPEG-2 was published just a year later. Also in 1994, the first MP3 encoder, called l3enc, was released by the Fraunhofer Society. The Fraunhofer team chose the filename extension .mp3 in 1995. This year also saw the release of Winplay, the first real-time MP3 player, compatible with both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.

Fraunhofer received a U.S. patent for MP3 in 1996. Around this time, music lovers and internet users began sharing MP3 files online. This was assisted in part by the increasing use of Winamp. Winamp is an MP3 player created for Nullsoft, a company founded by Justin Frankel, who created Winamp with Dmitry Boldyrev. Peer-to-peer file sharing quickly became widespread, and soon became a source of massive copyright infringements. Major record labels began filing charges against individual users and filesharing networks. However, this has not stopped peer-to-peer file sharing. To help combat this "music piracy" without alienating consumers, companies such as iTunes, Rhapsody and Amazon.com allow users to purchase music in the MP3 format.

In 2007 Radiohead sent shock waves through the corridors of the music industry when they informed fans that they could pay as much or as little as they desired for their album "In Rainbows." Today artists such as British singer/songwriter Tom Fox, offer legal free music downloads of songs, which is testimony to the fact that a growing number of today's musicians are embracing the age of the free music download.

Buying the Right LCD Monitor For Your System

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If you are looking to upgrade your LCD monitor, here are some important considerations.

Viewing Angles: LCD monitors are rated for their visible viewing angle for both the vertical and horizontal axis. The default viewing angle is adequate for most users, unless you require a higher privacy in which case you would pick a monitor with a viewing angle close to 90 degrees.

Monitor Resolution: A LCD monitor resolution, or the number of pixels that make up the actual screen viewing area, is yet another important feature to consider when choosing a LCD monitor. Most LCD monitors come with a standard resolution of 1280x1024 pixels, this resolution should be adequate for most users.

Screen Size: The screen size is dependent on your computer usage. If you are a casual web surfer, or a small business owner then a screen size of 15" to 17" should be ideal. These sized monitors are the most economical and offer all the benefits of a LCD monitor. If however you are a student, graphic design or a multi-tasker then you should consider getting a monitor with a screen size of 19" or higher.

Luminance: The LCD monitor luminance or the measure of how much light can the monitor produce is another important feature to consider. For the casual web surfer, or the small business owner a LCD monitor with an output of 200 to 250 nits is ideal, however 500 nits or higher is recommended for users who view TV and movies on their monitor.

Contrast Ratio: The contrast ratio or the rating of how distinguishable various shades of color are on the screen, is another feature to consider. The higher the contrast ratio of the screen, the better the color representation is by the monitor.

Response Time: The LCD Response times refer to the amount of time it takes for the crystals in the LCD computer monitor to turn on and off. The lower the response time, the less of a blurring effect there will be on the screen. For the casual web surfer, or the small business owner a flat panel LCD monitor with 8 ms latency is deal, however 4ms or less is recommended for gaming users.

Keep the above factors in mind and you will be sure to get the right monitor for your needs.

How Can One Make Money From A Music Business

Income is ones revenue, financial gain or earnings that accrue over a given period of time. Having a music business of your own, are you familiar with the types of income you can derive your earnings from? Do you know what form of income derivation you have and how effective it is to help you with your music business? If not, then try to get a load of this information and you will definitely get an idea of what I am talking about here. There are several types of income derivation where one would be able to get his or her earnings, one is called Active income.

Active income are those earnings that you get paid for. This is the typical way of acquiring you income, either from an hourly job, a specific contract or a part time job as well. This first type of income derivation is: what is the most common thing that we are aware of and this actually is the starting point for every individual to be able to achieve financial gain.

Another is Passive income and this is where one gets earnings by deriving money without exceeding that much effort in doing hands on work regularly. This is one way of deriving income from an automated system that does all the work for you. All you have to do is to sit down and relax, manage the earnings that comes into your bank account and that’s it.

Lastly, portfolio income is actually a long range type of income derivation and this allows you not to work for a long time but you will as well be able to produce easy money regularly. For instance having investments that involve properties and investing in the stock market. Passive income and portfolio income are both contributors in financial independence. Having these two types of income derivation united into one would definitely give you an edge in the music business.

Let’s say for instance you are a guitar player and a really good one, to be able to use passive income derivation, you develop your own website online because this is where you actually get your market from. Now, since your skills are in guitar playing you go post courses on line where they would be able to learn how to play the guitar in a week or so depending on the online course that they take. And from there, interested individuals acquire courses from your website and bring money into your pocket, isn’t that great?

Now that you are armed with this information, I believe that you will be able to decide from here what has to be done on your end to be able to gain income from your music business the easier way. If you would really like to know more about it, you can find a lot of website links that may talk about financial independence and that would lead you to further success so do a little research that would help you enhance your earning in this music industry.

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Music Of The Philippines Will Save Your Day

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Just when you feel you are worn out and tired and nothing seems to soothe your morbid mind, listening to Philippine music may save your day and makes it fine.

Music as we know, can inspire, edify or even lighten up a heavy spirit or a hackneyed heart - so don't be down, just turn on your radio and beat that frown.

You can certainly find a wholesome musical experience in an archipelago with more than seven thousand islands - the Philippines! With a touch of European, American, Spanish and indigenous cultures, Philippine music evolved with a sense of universality that goes beyond territorial boundaries.

No wonder that even foreigners appreciate Filipino music. They love to listen to it because of its blend of various ideals and identities. From the southern regions, traditional music still lives and usually played with accompanying dances during fiestas and gatherings. Or in the northern part where a lot of indigenous music could be heard.

In the Visayan regions, folk songs are still sung and what the folks there call "composo" - which is a song that tells of a story of war, of love or of any subject that are put into words and music - are usually played in local stations on Sundays or of men gathering in a nearby country store with their guitars.

Whereas the likes of Kundiman, harana and rondalla which are Spanish - influenced and are popular in the olden times, are still in existence and are played on certain occasions especially in the barrios. Harana is famous in the rural places especially to young men courting young women.

But if you are the type who likes lively and upbeat music, Philippine rock music are also in the list. Philippine hip - hop and RNB music certainly caters to those who are more inclined to soft and mellow moods.

Further on the list of Philippine music are love songs written by famous and talented Filipino artist. Songs that can be considered as classics, since they have seen through - and have become a part of - different generations.

Philippine music is unique - even though it's a mixture of various cultures - since they are composed and sung in a purely Filipino way, that is, they show how a Filipino culture is like.

The OPM or what is known as Original Pilipino Music reflects that Filipinos truly have a great passion for music. Aside from having a wonderful tune, OPM's have an informative lyrics which tell of the realities happening in our society or in other parts of the world. They don't only lift up the spirit but also they serve as venue for us to reflect - amidst the hustle and bustle of the day - that we are a part of a society where concern and care for others are greatly in need.

The likes, for example of Freddie Aguilar - whose music and songs are really meaningful and soothing to listen to - who popularize the song "Anak" tells of a bitter reality that could befall a child who is drowned in drugs.

And many more songs that we can say a truly Philippine music and has become a part of Filipinos' everyday lives.

How Well Do You Know the Project and Program Control Techniques?

Multinational business entities refer to Project and Program Control Techniques (PPCT), for ensuring the success of their endeavors from various facets of Corporate Management. The non-repetitive project or program is becoming an increasingly frequent phenomenon for the last three decades in large organizations. As these projects also increase in scale, complexity, and cost, new methods for planning and controlling them have been and are being developed. The best known of the older approaches is the Gantt chart, which was developed by Henry L. Gantt.

This relatively simple chart has made a significant contribution to project management and is still a valuable and widely used control tool. It is also the foundation upon which the other, more sophisticated types of project and program control techniques: milestone scheduling, Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and Critical Path Method (CPM) – are based.

Milestone Scheduling: If you select a date when a certain accomplishment, decision, or event is to take place and indicate that date on the horizontal bar of a chart, you have created a milestone. The milestone date may be a date on which a decision is to be made concerning outside financing; it may be a date when announcement of the project to the trade press is planned; it may simply be a date when a thorough project progress review is scheduled. Usually, however, the milestone represents a selected date by which a certain phase of the entire project is to be implemented.

Network Analysis: PERT and CPM: Gantt charts are appropriate for scheduling a series of unrelated activities, such as separate production runs in a job shop operation. The milestone method can be used to divide major project into sub-activities so that managers can achieve greater control. Neither approach, however, can adequately deal with the interrelationships among activities or events. These interrelationships form an important aspect of more complex projects and programs in which one activity or event will often depend on the successful completion of other activities or events.

In such situations, some form of network analysis is necessary to ensure that the entire project or program is moving ahead as planned. The two major forms of network technique are Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM). The systems were developed independently, although virtually at the same time, around 1957 – 58. PERT was first developed for the U.S. Navy in connection with the Polaris weapons system and is credited with reducing the completion time of the program by two years. CPM was developed by Du Pont in order to facilitate its control of large, complex industrial projects. The two systems are similar in most essential respects.

The main difference lies in the treatment of time estimates. PERT was created primarily to handle research and development projects in which time spans are based on probabilistic estimates. CPM, on the other hand, is usually concerned with projects that the organization has had some previous experience with. Time estimates, therefore, can be made relatively accurately. The use of both PERT and CPM has spread rapidly and made a significant impact on the planning and control of projects and programs.

Both systems are most appropriate for controlling special, complex, non-repetitive projects such as development of a large weapons system, highway construction, shipbuilding, or the installation of a large-scale data processing system. However, PERT or CPM system involve considerable expense, particularly if the system is computerized. In deciding whether or not to use a system, managers must determine to what extent the project to be controlled is time-critical.

For example, projects such as reinforcing a weak dam, constructing a building, or completing contracts that include penalty payment clauses are highly time-critical. The expense of a complete CPM or PERT system would probably be justified for such projects, since these systems make it much more likely that the projects will be completed on time. In your job, are you applying these techniques? Which one and why?

How To Calm Your Kids Down With Music

As told by my grandmother:

As a grandmother of four grandchildren under the age of five, it’s often overwhelming when they all come over to my house for a visit. On the occasions that I have been left alone with them, babysitting or just playing with them, they often become boisterous and loudly competitive, sometimes difficult to control.

One day, anticipating their arrival, I decided to turn on some quiet, soothing music and to have it playing during their visit. I wondered if it would help keep them calmer and, hopefully, more quiet than usual, (I already had a slight headache, even before their arrival). My oldest grandson noticed the music. I asked him if he liked it, and he said yes, that it sounded like “sleepy music,” so I left it on, quietly in the background.

After about a half hour, I noticed, (happily, I might add), that the children were playing “nicely” together, and that the atmosphere was generally less noisy and more relaxed than on previous visits. And my headache, (albeit with the aid of an aspirin), was noticeably better.

Upon reflection, I considered that the change in their general behavior was largely due to the calming influence of the music. I was reluctant to challenge my hypothesis by changing to more upbeat music, as I was enjoying the peaceful atmosphere too much and didn’t want to risk it. But I was impressed with the obvious power inherent in music and how conducive it was for a peaceful experience .

When I was a music student studying Music Therapy, I learned that it is therapeutic to match a patient’s mood with music of the same or similar mood. This surprised me, because I thought that if a particular patient was, for example, depressed, then wouldn’t it follow that, in order to help the patient out of depression, it would be more helpful to play “happy’ music? Not so, according to the music therapy experts. It is apparently preferable to allow the particular mood rather than fight it, as the patient often experiences more agitation when listening to music opposite their mood.

Maybe it was a lucky coincidence that my grandchildren were calmer and more mellow than usual that day maybe the music actually matched their moods. I wonder, which actually came first their moods or the music? I think that either case is feasible: sometimes a mood might be improved upon with the judicial use of appropriate music and conversely, music can possibly aggravate a given mood. I find it interesting that music can support emotions or exacerbate them.

It was a lovely afternoon with the grand-kids. Maybe the music assisted them in achieving a more peaceful afternoon at their grandmother’s house. I know one thing, they were visibly more relaxed, more attentive to storytelling and story books and less combative and aggressive. Maybe I just got lucky that day. Perhaps I’ll test my theory further another day during another visit, but I’ll make sure that I don’t have a headache if I do.

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Learning The Piano On The Internet

When you are ready to start learning the piano, you might desire to take an on the net piano lesson to see if the piano is really for you. For many people who have often wanted to find out tips on how to play music, the piano is their initial option. For those who look online for piano lessons, you may uncover there are numerous choices out there. The key would be to narrow down the web pages that offer on the net piano lessons and focus on the 1 that can assist you to obtain your musical objectives.

There are specific points it is best to be searching for just before you sign up with any on the internet organization. One of the leading things on your list of requirements should be that the web-site has received good reviews and been utilized by a large number of people to find out tips on how to play the piano. Make certain to read testimonials and customer reviews. You would like to make sure that real men and women have successfully used the program to understand how to play music.

An additional thing to try to find will be the ability to learn at your own pace. You would like to be sure you're able to total each and every lesson program within your own time frame before you move on to the next 1. You also desire to make sure each lesson is uncomplicated enough so you may grasp the lesson concept on your own. You don't need to move forward without having becoming 100% confident that you simply are ready to discover something new.

Learning on the internet is good alternative for those people who are busy with other activities outside of the property and aren't able to fit in another outside appointment. After you learn in your own house, on your own time, there is no pressure to be at your lessons at a scheduled time. This aspect alone can make on the web piano lessons extremely appealing.

If you discover on the internet, you are able to also remove the have to discover a qualified piano teacher within the region where you live. Testimonials from several other individuals should indicate satisfaction using the site you opt for to sign up with. You want to be able to rely on lesson plans which are going to take you from an inexperienced piano player to one which is confident enough to play for pals and family when they come over.

You'll be excited about the progress you make whenever you take on-line piano lessons. You will understand to listen to music and play songs back on your own piano. Pals are going to be surprised to discover which you take your lessons on line. 1 introductory online piano lesson is all it takes to convince you that online studying will be the only strategy to go.
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Download Songs Free - The Easy Way

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The world has never seen this much media availability ever. Thanks to the Internet, sharing and downloading all sorts of media has become easier than ever. One of the most downloaded form of which is music, as proven by the impact of this popular music sharing/downloading website on the internet-savvy public and its notoriety for breaching quite a few copyright laws several years back. A few other websites offering the same kind of service have surfaced after that, some still offering free downloads but most have opted to go legitimate and charge downloads to keep safe and avoid any infringement issues, not to mentioned make good business out of it as well. However, recent applications have freed the downloaders again from the paysite blues and once more able to download songs free. Here are the 3 most common ways of downloading songs for free

The Artist's website

Almost all artists/musicians (including the independent ones) have their own websites to promote their work. During these promotions, they usually give out promo copies which may be downloaded from their websites for free. However, in most cases only 1 or 2 tracks are available for free download. If you want the other songs from the album, you would have to buy it online. This option works well if you are only after the free promo song from the album.


The Streaming Video/Music

Online streaming video websites also feature music videos. These videos may be viewed using your Internet browser. Some of these websites openly free download of their video content, but should it not, a host of online-streaming-video downloader software are available online and are also downloadable for free. Downloading and installing any of these will enable you to download streaming videos from these websites. Most of these video downloaders also come with a video format converter which will not only convert your downloaded video (usually in .FLV format) into any format you need it to be in (i.e. .AVI, .MP4, .MPEG, etc.), but it can also extract the audio from the video and convert it into an audio format (i.e. .MP3, .WAV, .3GP, etc) of your choice.

The BitTorrent file

The first 2 options will work fine if you are searching for individual songs to download. However, if you would like to download entire albums by artists, it would be best to download the album using a BitTorrent client. This will require you to download and install a BitTorrent client software such as "utorrent". After installing the software, all you need to do is open a torrent website which will help you search for the torrent file of your choice. These torrent websites work like any other search engine website: there will be a search bar for you to enter your search category and torrent files that match your search will be displayed almost instantly. Clicking on these torrent files will send the torrent file to your torrent client (utorrent, in this example) and will download it automatically. You do not have to worry about losing the download when you stop it midway for the download process can be stopped and continued at will without damaging the downloaded file. By far, this is the best way to download songs free of charge.

Just remember that when you download songs free of charge using the last 2 methods above, there is no guarantee that you will also be free from infringement cases should any of these artists conduct a campaign against these type of downloading methods and you suddenly find yourself in the middle of it.

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Music Memorabilia - How to Acquire Rare Music Memorabilia

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When looking for Music Memorabilia, make sure its authentic. Here is a great place to find genuine Music Autographs

A vinyl record signed by a famous rock star can be worth several thousands of dollars. If the rock star is dead, the signed vinyl record will increase in value. Collecting rare music memorabilia can be lucrative and fun. You can choose to put your music items on display in your house so that all visitors can look at your rare pieces.

If you own a bar or nightclub, you most certainly will want to have some memorabilia that have been autographed by famous musicians. For example, if you are the owner of a bar, you could put an autographed photo of a well-known rock singer up on your wall.

You may be wondering how you would go about acquiring rare music memorabilia. Most of these pieces are not for sale in retail stores. You may be able to find some rare pieces listed in the classified ads of magazines or newspapers.

Some rare pieces are auctioned off at estate sales. You will have to scrutinize the list of items that are scheduled to be auctioned at an estate sale before you go. Then you will need to be prepared to place a few bids on items until you get what you want. You should check the value of any items beforehand so you don't pay too much for any one item.

You can look at publications that are filled with information about collectible items to see if there are any listings for rare music memorabilia. You can also try to inquire at auction houses to see if any music memorabilia are scheduled to be auctioned soon.

You may get an answer or you may be dismissed. If you are hunting for rear pieces, you should know that examples of rare pieces may be vinyl records that are signed by the singers or bands. In the past, posters were used to promote concerts. Any posters that are in great condition with the band's signature are hard to find. Posters that were used to promote famous concerts are considered rare.

Before you buy any piece of rare music memorabilia, you need to know what condition it is in. You should study the acronyms that are used to indicate the condition of memorabilia. Some slight damage to any item can dramatically affect its value.

You should also try to find out from the owner if the item was on display or was stored. How it was kept will affect the way it ages. Direct sunlight will fade colors. If an item has too much dust or debris, it could start breaking down and crumbling. Acquiring rare music memorabilia that are in mint condition will be challenging.
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Eternal Memories

Lovers, a photo by pacheco.pedro on Flickr.

For a moment, I thought, I could forget you,
For a moment, I thought, I could feel the restlessness in my heart,
I thought...the past, could no longer haunt me, nor hurt me!
How wrong I was!

For the past, still lingering on my mind and heart,
For the past, surrounds me day and night,
For the past, still vivid in my dreams,
How can I forget you? My beloved!

The lovable smile on your face,
The gentle caress of your embrace,
The soft touch of your fingers,
The tenderness of your body.

Your love chained within my bones,
Your face entwined within my flesh,
I clipped my wings within your beauty,
Sweet memories resides within my soul.

Oh , my beloved…my beloved…

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Virtual Music Band Games

Virtual Band 2000

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Taylor Swift "Love Story"

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
Im standing there
On a balcony of summer air

See the lights,
See the party the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
You say hello
Little did I know

That you were romeo you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don’t go, and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting all theres left to do is run
You’ll be the prince and i’ll be the princess
Its a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet because we’re dead if they know
So close your eyes
Lets keep this down for a little while
Cause you were romeo I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from juliet
But you were everything to me
Taylor Swift Love Song lyrics found on http://www.directlyrics.com/taylor-swift-love-song-lyrics.html

And I was begging you please don’t go and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting all theres left to do is run
You be the prince and i’ll be the princess
Its a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but its real
Don’t be afraid we’ll make it out of this mess
Its a love story baby just say yes,

Oh, oh

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

Romeo save me i’ve been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head, I don’t know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said

Marry me juliet you’ll never have to be alone
I love you and thats all I really know
I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress
Its a love story baby just say yes
Oh, oh,
We were both young when I first saw you

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Bruno Mars "Billionaire"

[Bruno Mars]
I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen

[Chorus]
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I’m a billionaire

[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas
Give Travie a wish list
I’d probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
And adopt a bunch of babies that ain’t never had sh-t
Give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
And last but not least grant somebody their last wish
Its been a couple months since I’ve single so
You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
Get it, hehe, I’d probably visit where Katrina hit
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
Yeah can’t forget about me stupid
Everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music


[Chorus]
Travie Mccoy Billionaire lyrics found on http://www.directlyrics.com/travie-mccoy-billionaire-lyrics.html

Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I’m a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when I’m a Billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when I’m a Billionaire

[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
I’ll be playing basketball with the President
Dunking on his delegates
Then I’ll compliment him on his political etiquette
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
But keep the fives, twentys (?) completely separate
And yeah I’ll be in a whole new tax bracket
We in recession but let me take a crack at it
I’ll probably take whatevers left and just split it up
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
Eating good sleeping soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
Go in your pocket pull out your wallet
And put it in the air and sing

[Bruno Mars]
I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
[Chorus]
I wanna be a billionaire so frickin bad!

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Bruno Mars "Grenade" Song

Easy come, easy go
That's just how you live, oh
Take, take, take it all,
But you never give
Should of known you was trouble from the first kiss,
Why were they open?
Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked,
Cause what you don't understand is
I’d catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’d jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah , yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby;
But you won't do the same

No, no, no, no
Black, black, black and blue beat me till I'm numb
Tell the devil I said “hey” when you get back to where you're from
Mad woman, bad woman,
That's just what you are, yeah,
You’ll smile in my face then rip the breaks out my car
Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash
Bruno Mars Grenade lyrics found on http://www.directlyrics.com/bruno-mars-grenade-lyrics.html

You tossed it in the trash, yes you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked
Cause what you don't understand is
I’d catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’d jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah , yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby;
But you won't do the same

If my body was on fire, ooh
You’ d watch me burn down in flames
You said you loved me you're a liar
Cause you never, ever, ever did baby...
But darling I’ll still catch a grenade for ya
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’d jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah , yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby;
But you won't do the same.
No, you won’t do the same,
You wouldn’t do the same,
Ooh, you’ll never do the same,
No, no, no, no
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The Controversial Rebecca Black "Friday"

(Yeah, Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ark)
Oo-ooh-ooh, hoo yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah-ah-ah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Rebecca Black - Verse 1]

7am, waking up in the morning
Gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs
Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal
Seein’ everything, the time is goin’
Tickin’ on and on, everybody’s rushin’
Gotta get down to the bus stop
Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends (My friends)

Kickin’ in the front seat
Sittin’ in the back seat
Gotta make my mind up
Which seat can I take?

It’s Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Gettin’ down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend

[Rebecca Black - Verse 2]

7:45, we’re drivin’ on the highway
Cruisin’ so fast, I want time to fly
Fun, fun, think about fun
You know what it is
I got this, you got this
My friend is by my right
I got this, you got this
Now you know it

Kickin’ in the front seat
Sittin’ in the back seat
Gotta make my mind up
Which seat can I take?

[Chorus]

It’s Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Rebecca Black Friday lyrics found on http://www.directlyrics.com/rebecca-black-friday-lyrics.html

Gettin’ down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend

[Bridge]

Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
Today i-is Friday, Friday (Partyin’)
We-we-we so excited
We so excited
We gonna have a ball today

Tomorrow is Saturday
And Sunday comes after...wards
I don’t want this weekend to end

[Rap Verse]

R-B, Rebecca Black
So chillin’ in the front seat (In the front seat)
In the back seat (In the back seat)
I’m drivin’, cruisin’ (Yeah, yeah)
Fast lanes, switchin’ lanes
Wit’ a car up on my side (Woo!)
(C’mon) Passin’ by is a school bus in front of me
Makes tick tock, tick tock, wanna scream
Check my time, it’s Friday, it’s a weekend
We gonna have fun, c’mon, c’mon, y’all

[Chorus]

It’s Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Gettin’ down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend

It’s Friday, Friday
Gotta get down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend
Friday, Friday
Gettin’ down on Friday
Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend
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Lawyer

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