Parenting

Dealing With The Stress Of Being A Parent

Becoming a parent is a life changing event, and while bringing up children certainly can be a joyful experience there’s no denying that it can also place huge stresses on you as a mother or father. Commonly recommended ways of dealing with stress in other areas of life tend to involve ‘getting away from it all’, such as visits to…

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Communications

Download Music Onto Iphone

Downloading music to your Iphone may be a little easier than you first think- all that’s needed is a computer, an Internet connection, and of course an Iphone! For those of you that have already owned Ipods, the procedure is pretty much identical, but for those of you that don’t read on to see how it’s done. First of all,…

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Time Management

Music To Meditate By

Some people prefer to meditate silently without any music but there are others who prefer to meditate with music. Different people like different music to meditate by. Some like to have music playing in the background while they meditate while others like the form of meditation that involves making music to meditate by. Meditation is a simple and easy art…

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Tennis

Shopping For A Music Stand

Make sure you buy the right one! Shopping for a music stand is easy. Deciding which music stand will fit your needs might not be as easy. To shop for a music stand all you have to do is go to a music store or do an online search. If you walk into a music store you’ll see the music…

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Weddings

Tips On Choosing Your Wedding Reception Music

Because there is such musical variety available to brides and grooms, selecting your reception music might be difficult. Before you do anything, you should answer the following questions: What kind of music do you enjoy the most when you celebrate? What kind of music would your guest enjoy the most? If there is a conflict between what the bride and…

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Reference Education

The Curse Of The Easy A

Many current music educators grew up in a time when being in an ensemble was solely about playing the music for the next concert. I personally cannot recall ever doing a worksheet or any real music theory work while in high school. It seemed that all I had to do to get an “A” was come to my lessons, play…

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Parenting

Helping Children Learn Through Music

If the thought of your children’s development is music to your ears, you may want to share the joy of music with your kids–and it seems the sooner you do it, the better. Exposure to music during the early years of childhood enhances the learning process by promoting language development, creativity, coordination and social interaction, according to the National Association…

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