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Playing a turkish oud
The oud is the first member of the lute family, a complex stringed-instruments group whose more important milestones are two: the oud and the more known European lute, a later modification of the first one. Today’s oud is totally different from the old proto-types and the Turkish oud is different from Arabic oud in playing style and shape. The oud is fretless and has a deep beautiful mellow sound like no other instrument. Like all the other Turk instruments, oud is hand-made, being difficult and requiring a long time to learn. The oud is said to have had celestial origins, and was bestowed on mortals, which is probably why it is one of the few musical instruments tolerated by the Islamic faith.
I’ve found the Doumbek to be addictive!
There aren’t many things in life that I enjoy more than jamming out with my buddies. We just grab an instrument that’s lying around in my house and start going to town. What’s great is that it doesn’t matter if you pick up an instrument that you aren’t any good at. We are all just there to make music, and there is no better way to learn than to just jam with some friends. I picked up my buddy’s Alexandria Doumbek and just started playing it, trying to emulate how I’ve seen him play it, and let me tell you, that’s addictive!
Best Home Theater Speaker Placement
When you’re attempting to create a great listening environment in your home theater speaker placement is an essential aspect to consider. Most surround sound systems come with five speakers plus a subwoofer.
The smaller speakers are set up in front of and behind the listeners to create a true feeling of immersion in the sound. The placement of speakers can be a very in-depth exercise, complete with calculations involving the physics of sound waves.
But that just makes it harder than it needs to be. You can just try out different placements with your speakers until you hit upon an arrangement that gives you the best surround sound experience.
Surprised by ballet
Have you ever seen a ballet? Most of us who tend to scoff at this seemingly “girly” form of dancing usually haven’t seen the professionals do it. The physical shape that the men and women of ballet have to be in to perform at the levels that they do is astounding! I think that they could easily go toe to toe with any other athletes in the world in terms of physical conditioning. Anyway, I recently had the opportunity to see a professional ballet group perform, and I was fully prepared to be unimpressed. I WAS AMAZED! The grace and power of the dance was flat out AMAZING!
History of the Chinese gong
Did you know that the gong is easily one of the oldest instruments in the world? I mean, just by doing a little bit of research, I discovered that archaeologists have been digging up gongs built almost 4000 years ago. It’s no wonder that when most of us hear a gong we feel like we are being touched in the very depths of our soul. What I found interesting is that the Chinese gong is first mentioned as early as the sixth century, but even the writings that tell us this inform us that another culture from Central Asia actually introduced it to the Chinese! Cool!
Learn Adobe Photoshop
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Why Spanish Language Courses Are Useful
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