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Why I Travel Alone
Wednesday, 12 Nov, 2008 – 14:37 | 22 Comments
Why I Travel Alone

There are always parties, networking opportunities, friends to get to know, and more every single week of my life, but one thing is certain – I can’t be pinned down.
Whenever I go to conventions, parties, …

Weekly Revision 3 Lesson 7: ‘Chords C F And G’
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 16:37 | 35 Comments
Weekly Revision 3 Lesson 7: ‘Chords C F And G’

This lesson is from my Revision3 Show titled ‘Your Weekly Music Lesson with Walt‘. This week we learned ‘Chords CFG’. First, before you learn these chords it may help to learn The Notes and also …

Grace Notes In Music Explained
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 15:44 | 2 Comments
Grace Notes In Music Explained

Grace Notes In Music Explained

Grace Notes are the tiny notes that ‘connect’ to a larger note. I explain what they do, and how to play them in this video. Basically, when a note gets a …

The Rockband Party At BarCampPhilly!
Monday, 10 Nov, 2008 – 11:07 | No Comment
The Rockband Party At BarCampPhilly!

When you’re part of New Media, you begin to realize that the people are absolutely insane, and the conventions and networking events are extremely fun. Well, BarCamp Philly was no different. Below is an archive …

What Is Qwitter For Twitter? And Does It Work?
Monday, 10 Nov, 2008 – 8:45 | 10 Comments
What Is Qwitter For Twitter? And Does It Work?

Qwitter is a service that simply notifies you when somebody unfollows you on Twitter. So if I’m ‘subscribed’ or ‘following’ your Twitter messages (AKA tweets), then I get a nifty little email telling who unfollowed …

We Helped Over 900 Kids Through DonorsChoose.org Fundraiser!
Sunday, 9 Nov, 2008 – 14:27 | No Comment
We Helped Over 900 Kids Through DonorsChoose.org Fundraiser!

I mentioned in an earlier post about how I was chosen to help for Donor’s Choose.org’s Bloggers Challenge. Well all in all we raised over a $1,300 and helped over 900 kids in their need …

Will MagPie Destroy Twitter?
Friday, 7 Nov, 2008 – 13:23 | 49 Comments
Will MagPie Destroy Twitter?

OK, so yesterday I heard about a service called MagPie. It’s basically like having Google Adsense but for your Twitter Profile.
How Does MagPie Work?
You simply tell MagPie how frequent you want it to send out …

BarCamp Philly 2008
Friday, 7 Nov, 2008 – 11:49 | No Comment
BarCamp Philly 2008

Tonight I’m going to Barcamp Philly and you should, too! I love social media, and the interaction it allows amongst complete strangers. Truth is, even your friends were strangers at one point :) And I’m …

Intervals In Music Explained!
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 14:14 | No Comment
Intervals In Music Explained!

OK so I get ALOT of questions about Music Intervals.
Intervals are the distance between two points – so Music Intervals are simply the distance between to notes.
It’s simple, so don’t be discouraged I’m going to …

Halloween Memoir Ninja Style
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 10:18 | One Comment
Halloween Memoir Ninja Style

Halloween is my favorite holiday in the world.
I love Halloween movies, Halloween Costumes, and just the entire Halloween mentality
But here’s my Halloween Memoir – “Ninja Style!” As it turns out Leonidas from the 300 cut …

Piano Is A Percussion Instrument – Like Drums!
Sunday, 2 Nov, 2008 – 13:45 | 8 Comments
Piano Is A Percussion Instrument – Like Drums!

Yep – I’m serious. I know its crazy – think like this, percussion is when you hit an instrument with something other than your hands. Of course the widest known example of this is the …

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