Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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During the day, the cemetery attendants would listen for bells ringing, but the shift of workers whose sole job was to listen for the bells of the buried but undead, from midnight to dawn, became known as the Graveyard Shift.
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Scales in traditional Western music generally consist of seven notes and repeat at the octave. Notes in the commonly used scales (see just below)...
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But, in fact, if we're talking about units per year, it's the harmonica that takes the title of the world's best selling instrument! Read on to...
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They didn't brush their teeth. It wasn't until 1938 that the modern toothbrush was invented. Until then, if pirates cleaned their teeth at all it...
Read More »Turns out the phrase “graveyard shift” has nothing to do with the digging of graves, but it’s still really morbid. Here’s an explanation from Answers.com: In the 1800s, medical science wasn’t what it is today, and people who were merely in a deep coma were often pronounced dead. When their coffins were dug up (who knows why….flooding perhaps, or by vandals) they would occasionally find scratch/claw marks on the inside of the coffin lid, indicating that the person had regained consciousness and tried to fight their way out. The practice then became to attach a bell on a long cord to the hand of the supposedly deceased. During the day, the cemetery attendants would listen for bells ringing, but the shift of workers whose sole job was to listen for the bells of the buried but undead, from midnight to dawn, became known as the Graveyard Shift.
The piano is arguably the easiest musical instrument for kids to learn and there's a ton of easy songs to learn. It's a great way to introduce...
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The Flemish or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ( listen)) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Dutch....
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