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Play Your First Song by Ear

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:16:15 +0000

A person who plays by ear is someone who plays songs they already know, and he relies heavily on listening to chords and chord progressions to play his music.
A person who plays by ear can also be someone who is able to instantly play back any songs they hear from listening to a CD or radio without the need of music notations. We say this person has good ears as he can reproduce the melody that he hears without written music.
To learn to PLAY BY EAR, we need to first acquire the basic skills to start playing songs that we already know. As our ability to play by ear develops, we will grow to the point where we are able to instantly play what we hear from a music recording.
Are you able to pick out melody of a song by ear at the piano?
This is a fascinating process when you are able to play songs that you know at the piano without the need to look at sheet music.
There is a very easy path to follow if you want to play songs by ear. It is not difficult at all. It is not a path that is reserved for the gifted or for the musicians.
Next time when you are at the piano, try to pick the melody of a song using only the white keys at the piano. This is a good start. Don’t start your song with the black keys.
Try Twinkle Little Star.
Start the song with Middle C. Yes.
Sing the song and try to match the white keys to the tones that you hear. As you hear the pitch going higher, you move your finger to the right. As you hear the pitch going lower, you move your finger to the left.

Ayesha Takia Wanted Is A Rocking Film

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:02:54 +0000

She’s cute, bubbly and very much married. But the last bit doesn’t make Ayesha Takia Azmi any less ‘Wanted’ by her fans. Get your favorite actor’s name on custom silicone wristbands to show your strong support.

The actress, whose latest release is Wanted opposite Salman Khan, got to find out how much her fans adore her in a rediff chat on Thursday. For those who missed the chat, here’s what transpired:

Ayesha Takia says, Hi everybody, it is great to be here chatting to all of you today.

deepak asked, u r lookin so beutiful in ur upcoming movie
Ayesha Takia answers, Deepak, thank you so much!

jjjjj asked, how you have plan to pusue both carrier and marriage life
Ayesha Takia answers, Ya. I am going to pursue both career and marriage.

pooja asked, Tell something abt prabhu deva
Ayesha Takia answers, He actually seems like a quiet person at first but he is someone who jokes and smiles all the time. It was a pleasure working with him on this film as a director.

santanu asked, hi what is the release date of the movie ‘Wanted’
Ayesha Takia answers, Wanted is releasing on September 18. Go and watch. It is a fun film.

JITENDRA asked, HELLO AISHA IM A BIG FAN OF URS. CONGRATULATION FOR UR WEDDING. I M WAITING FOR UR UPCOMING FILM WANTED BCOZ I LIKE SALMAN ALSO.UR PAIRING WITH SALMAN IS TOO GOOD
Ayesha Takia answers, Thank you very much.

jimmy asked, Why you got married so early because your career just started?
Ayesha Takia answers, Career and marriage don’t have to do anything with each other. In 2009 people can do both successfully.

ayushi asked, What do you like to do for fun ??
Ayesha Takia answers, I watch lots of movies, both English and Hindi. I love going through fashion magazines, love to read — Paulo Coelho is my favourite author. I love going on long drives with either my mom or sister, and Farhan.

Rotts asked, Wanted promos rock…the dialogue promos look awesome…never expected u & Salman to have such a great chemistry…man this is so cool…waiting for Sep 18
Ayesha Takia answers, Thanks for your support with the promos of Wanted. I promise you it is a rocking film.

Silly Allen’s A Hypocrite!

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:14:12 +0000

Recently, Lily Allen blogged about how she’s against illegal file sharing and how it damages not only emerging artists but also British music.

Well, apparently she doesn’t know what the hell she’s talking about because Illy is part of the problem!

Pot, meet kettle.

Back when Silly was a nobody and trying to break onto the music scene, she created her own mixtapes that included her music AND other artists, such as Jay-Z, Jefferson Airplane and The Kinks.

In case you didn’t know, that means Illy was and is making music available illegally.

It wouldn’t be a huge deal if it happened in the past, but both mixtapes are still available on http://www.LilyAllenMusic.com!

FAIL!

So does that mean we can blame her for damaging British music?

Yes!

[Image via WENN.]

Kristin Cavallari Is Faking It With Justin Bobby, Duh

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:47:43 +0000

“Kristin and Sonny are an item, but he knows that she has to pretend to date Justin Bobby if she wants to stay on The Hills. It’s a complicated situation,” an insider says.

What’s complicated about it? She’s a famewhore that needs to lie to keep her job!

Sonny himself didn’t confirm or deny their relationship, but he did say that they “have been friends for awhile” and they “hang out.”

We bet you do more than that, Sonny!

[Image via WENN.]

Lily Allen Confirms End Of Singing Career!

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:14:41 +0000

t was never her music we hated, it was her words and actions! And we’re gonna get A LOT more of that now that Lily Allen is taking time off from music – indefinitely.

The singer has confirmed that she has no plans to tour anymore or record a follow-up to her latest album, It’s Not Me, It’s You.

“I do however remain a fan of new music, so this is not some selfish crusade,” says the retired singer on her new anti-piracy blog. “The days of me making money from recording music has been and gone as far as I’m concerned, so I don’t (at this point) stand to profit from legislation.”

Illy is taking time off to star in the West End production of Neil Labute‘s Reasons To Be Pretty!

As terrible the notion that someone put her in a play, it may be a great casting decision. The lead female role in the show is Steph, a girl who is bat-shiz crazy!

But, she’ll probably pull a Pivert!

You can’t pAArty like that and do 8 shows a week!!

[Image via WENN.]

Miley Debuts Her Aussie Beau!

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:33:50 +0000

Miley Cyrus had a special guest in the audience at her concert at the Staples Center Tuesday night – her Last Song costar and real-life boyfriend, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth!

That’s right: BOYFRIEND! A source confirmed that the two have been dating now for almost five months and Tuesday night was their debut as a serious couple. They had no problem showing off their PDA at Miley’s super after-show bash at Katsuya, where people say they were very “lovey-dovey.”

Two noticeably absent friends of tween super star were her bestieMandy Jiroux and ex-bf Justin Gaston. Mandy had a concert of her own to play with her band The Beach Girl5 and Justin decided to sulk out there instead of going to Miley’s gig.

Yeah, we wouldn’t want to see our ex smooching with someone twice as handsome and five times more successful than us either. That’s a heartbreaker!

[Image via WENN.]

The DWTS Curse Strikes Debi Mazar

admin — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:25:16 +0000

The Dancing With the Stars curse is in full swing!

First it was Tom DeLay, then Kathy Ireland who was quickly followed by Mya – and now Debi Mazar has gone and injured herself!

Mazar Tweeted about her DWTS accident, which left the formerEntourage star with a “torn muscle in [sic] neck to chest”, and a brace around her neck, according to the Tweet.

She continues: “Foxtrot… cruel & sadistic. If only judges knew.”

But never fear, a rep for Debi says the funnywoman will be appearing on Wednesday night’s episode of Dancing With the Stars, and is currently on set preparing for tonight’s taping.

Be careful!

Tom + Cameron, Getting Close!

admin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:54:03 +0000

Watch out, Katie!

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz????

The two got extremely close on Wednesday… while on set in Boston, Massachusetts, filming scenes for their upcoming flick, Wichita.

Oh, boo.

Where’s the fun in that???

We want to see Katie and Cameron go head-to-head in the competing beards competition! Getting your custom lanyards with your idols name is easy.

[Image via GSI Media.]

Karina Smirnoff Would Rather Dance Naked!

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:44:43 +0000

Than wear fur, of course!

Dancing with the Stars‘ hottie Karina Smirnoff is the latest celebrity to join PETA‘s seksi anti-fur campaign!

And she’s a changed woman!

“I did wear fur, especially when I was growing up in the Ukraine,” divulges the star. “But there are ways of being warm and being fashionable without being cruel.”

Karina stopped wearing fur after witnessing footage of baby seals who were killed for their skins. Realizing how cruel it is “when we take advantage of an innocent animal that cannot defend herself,” fur no longer became acceptable to her. Show your support too with custom silicone bracelets and stay away from fur.

A Fat Suit For Bridget Jones?

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:14:24 +0000

Renee Zellweger has signed on for the third installment of the Bridget Jones films, but instead of famously packing on the pounds again like she did for the earlier movies in 2001 and 2004, she may just opt for afat suit.

Oh, these poor actresses! How awful it must be to have to GAIN weight for a role!

Apparently Zellweger is concerned about how long it took her to lose those extra 30 pounds after the last film wrapped and that rapid weight gain/loss could adversely affect her body.

True, but we’re not sure how authentic Bridge will look with a fake pudgy frame!

Maybe Renee is just concerned about holding on to her latest man candy, Bradley Cooper!

We’re just excited for the expected return of both Hugh Grant andColin Firth!