If you’ve ever tried to write anything more important than a random message to someone over the Internet, then you’ve likely encountered writer’s block. That odd, undefined mental event that keeps one from getting any workable ideas, or prevents you from making full use of a...
Good breathing technique is crucial for voice control when singing and every self respecting singer should learn and master this technique. Singers will never be able to sing powerfully, sustain a tone gracefully and sing with passion without mastering good breath control technique.
When...
Face painting is one of the cherished activities of festivals, carnivals, parades and events across the country. More and more holidays are beginning to use face painting as a great activity for kids. Schools can also incorporate it as a station on their annual field day. Halloween may boast the...
Costumes are an essential feature of visual media such as cinema and theatre. In the ancient times, the symbol for Greek theatre was that of two masks — one joyful and the other sorrowful. Back in those times, the actors had to wear huge masks that amplified their voices. The ancients were...
Fiona’s break into the music industry came when a friend, who babysat for a record executive, handed her employer a demo. Fiona’s rich contralto voice, piano skills and lyrics got the attention of Sony Music executive Andy Slater, who signed her to a record deal.
In 1996...
The Magic Of Harry Potter Meets The World Of Flowers
If you’ve been paying any attention at all to the world of movies and books in the last several years, you know whom Harry Potter, the boy wizard and star of J.K. Rowling’s acclaimed series of books, is. The magic of Harry...
The Dave Matthews band is made up of Matthews, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, and Carter Beauford. The group is best known for the unmistakable sound that is a more pop-oriented version of the Grateful Dead crossed with the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting. Dave...
I’m convinced that people of all ages love everything make believe. We are fascinated with what we are not and with what we could be. We love to be swept away into stories other than our own. We go to movies, see live plays, and read novels to keep us dreaming. Costumes are one of the key...
How Guitars Work
Many people, guitarists included, have probably wondered how exactly guitars work. However, they probably also are confused by all of the terms used to describe how a guitar produces the sound we hear. There is quite a bit of physics involved in it, and those who havent...
The easiest part of making a candlestick, is to make the hole. Of course, this by no means is to say that you can just up and do it, but if you follow my advice, it’s all gonna be alright. So when youre satisfied that the hole is smooth and round, to stick the nut band in the dado. If you...
Bo was nicknamed “Bogart” by his grandmother as a child and it was later shortened to “Bo.” Bo first made a real mark in regards to music when at the age of 13, he won a local school competition. When Bo was a kid however, the family moved around the South frequently,...
For many years I have been very interested in one special musical instrument: the French horn. If you have never heard a French horn, well this intriguing brass instrument with a mellow tone. There are not small instrument. A normal French horn will be 12 feet of tubing and it is part of the...