Archive for the 'Arts' Category

Abbey’s dancing lessons in Sydney

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

My 13 year old daughter has taken ballet all of her life. She also takes jazz, modern, lyrical, and the list goes on. As a member of her studio’s dance company and competition team, Abby has been awarded a number of scholarships over the years to go study at different ballet schools. This year Abbey is taking dancing lessons in Sydney Australia at a local ballet academy. This is a really big trip but also a terrific opportunity for her to learn from some great dancers. My baby is becoming quite the world traveller at such a young age but it is a great chance for her to learn.

What in the world is a psaltery?

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

When my music teacher was discussing ancient musical instruments I kept thinking he was saying “pastry.” What in the world…why does he keep talking about “pastry?” He was actually saying “psaltery” and when I did some research on this instrument I found it to be quite interesting. This piece dates back very far and is even mentioned in the bible. It is a triangular shaped, string instrument that is occasionally played still today. This string piece is very quite and can be played with a plucking motion of the fingers or different types of picks can be used to play it as well. I am learning a lot in class.

Why would anyone need to hire a professional music studio with the prices of music equipment over the internet? Sure you get access to additional pieces of equipment but unless you have your music down cold you can hardly afford a music studio to experiment. That’s why having your own setup is an advantage. Inspiration can come at the most unusual of times so having your own equipment means that you can record it on the fly. Used recording gear makes this reality affordable for everyone. Once you have the basics you can simply add to your pieces of equipment when you can afford it.

Why are Celtic symbols such as knotwork so popular among people getting tattoos today? The popularity of Celtic tattoos seems to be running at about the same rate as the overall increase in popularity of tattoos in general. In other words, twenty or more years ago, only a small minority of people had tattoos. And few of these had any Celtic symbolism. But the new generation of tattoo fans are very drawn to Celtic symbols. celtic tattoos are not, of course, the only popular kind. Many other tribal designs are also widely used. But possibly the Celtic knotwork and crosses provide a very good basic structure for tattoos. They also have a strong mystical meaning.

Dancewear again

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

If you are interested in finding out more information on where you can purchase dance competition costumes, good luck! There are thousands of other people out there who are experiencing difficulty when it comes to finding out where they can purchase dance competition costumes.  It seems that anyone who has any sort of aspirations to become a professional dancer is going to experience some problems (at one time or another) in finding a place where they can browse through tons of different and unique costumes.  Most professional dancers, who reach a high level of competition, will often have the financial resources available to hire a person to create unique costumes for them for competition.  However, not everyone (especially those who are just starting out) has that luxury.  This is why it is becoming increasingly important to have a place, a site or a store that people can go to to purchase dancewear.

My Husband’s Acting Audition

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

There are a fair number of movies that are filmed at least in part in the Boston area, and my husband has stumbled his way into being part of the crowd for a couple of these movies, and also run into people that can let him know when more movies are going to be needing extras. One time his connection actually got him an acting audition for a movie, and he had a great time. For the first round he had to prove he could ice skate, and he had lots of funny stories about the tryouts and the things that happened there. The second audition was where they had to read lines, and he didn’t make it past this one. But he did have an enjoyable experience he would love to repeat!

I just got back from the music store, and I called all of my friends to tell them the news. The music store that we purchase our guitar strings is holding a drawing. When you buy a guitar or guitar accessories, you can ebter to win 1000 guitar licks. Can you believe it? 1000 guitar licks. I can’t believe they’re giving away that many free guitar licks! That’s a lot. I made sure to enter. That’s a lot of music, especially for someone like me who cannot afford to buy that much.

Rocket Japanese Review

Friday, April 11th, 2008

So, from my perspective, if I was not motivated in college to learn a relatively easy language like Spanish what was the likelihood of my grandson learning to speak a more complex language like Japanese a Rocket Japanese Review? Because he was so adamant about learning the Japanese language, I decided to give him a Pimsleur Japanese Basic course. I was certain that after a couple of lessons he would quickly lose interest. Better yet, I would see if he was really serious and have him pay for the course. It was only about $20.

Mr. Pollack

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

I wonder if Mr. Pollack’s wife ever said, “we need to take dance lessons Sydney“. I wonder if in his entire career in the film industry if lessons ever came in handy. I am sure that somewhere in his filming of Tootsie he was able to direct Dustin Hoffman accordingly by teaching him the Tango or a West Coast Swing move. Maybe when Dustin was flipping on his stockings a former move by the director helped him in not snagging the hose. Then, if his wife had directed him to take lessons, I wonder if she received proper credit on the film.

One of the most difficult decisions you have to make when you buy art is its price. Original contemporary art for sale is available from many artists and its price ranges between $60 to $600 and more. It is only after you gain experience by shopping and bargaining for different pieces of art will you be able to mark the right price for a piece of art.

 

Some of the most reasonable investments will be in art forms made from ceramic, glass, metal sculptures and paintings. As glass art is very famous amongst buyers and artists, you will find many bargains in this form of art.

 

Potential Business- Body Piercing

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

During the past years, body piercing was limited to those that were adventurous and, piercing was limited to a few parts of the body.

Body piercing is cited to be a potential business considering its rising popularity and demand. You can take advantages of this good business opportunity. A small jewelry and body piercing investment can assure you high returns. But of course, as a basic step, you need to be knowledgeable enough about this business before putting up your own.