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    Does temperature affect the tuning of stringed musical instruments? Tuning a musical instrument, or keeping an instrument “in tune” requires adjusting the pitch or tone of the instrument to reach a desired sound or scale. In terms of musicians creating music with the instrument, “tuning” seems simple and easy but the lastingness of the tuning is affected by almost everything. Keeping an instrument “in tune” is a common goal of all musicians. No matter how experienced the musician, or how well

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    The Report Of A Burglary

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    On 02/05/2017 I was dispatched to 524 E. 30th Ave. North for the report of a burglary. When I arrived, I noted the front of the house was facing south. The house was a single level, white in color with a tin roof. The front of the house had a porch that also faced the south. When I pulled into the driveway, two people were standing on the front porch. I walked up to the porch and the two individuals identified themselves as the home owners. The male identified himself as Augustus Arterburn 05/07/1993

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    QUESTION PRESENTED California law defines independent contractor as any person who provides services for a specified recompense, under the control of the principal, only for the result of his work. Acol, a guitar instructor at Marsha’s Guitar Shop, controls her own working schedule, books her own clients, and sets the prices for the services she provides. Is Acol an independent contractor? BRIEF ANSWER Yes. The principal test of a principal-independent contractor relationship is whether the hiring

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    The guitar was once considered a folk music instrument, but it now also qualifies as a videogame controller. Thanks to a collaborative effort from RedOctane, Harmonix and MTV Games, the genre of gigantic interactive controllers is no longer confined to dance pads, imitation firearms and the slightly disturbing chainsaw that now comes with Resident Evil 4. Guitar Hero ' for PlayStation 2 costs a mean $70, including all the essentials for videogame musicians: game guitar-shaped controller, instruction

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    How To Successfully Manage and Achieve Multiple Goals By David Ho | Submitted On January 03, 2011 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Usually, just right after the New Year 's celebration, many of us start

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    Expository Essay Analysis: “Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities David Sedaris is a popular comedic autobiographer who delivers intelligent and slightly embellished satirical content inspired from his memoirs and personal experiences. Sedaris’s short story “Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities”, is a magnificent mastery of his humorous writing style. The story is about David’s experience of him and his sisters being forced to take music lessons because of their father’s maniacal obsession to start a family jazz

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    4/16 My therapist told me yesterday during our weekly session that it could be a helpful thing to write in a journal, like a diary. After what had happened, I wasn’t ever really the same. Now I thought it was a stupid idea, but the more and more I thought about it, I came to the conclusion that I honestly have nothing to lose.So I am giving it a shot. But if I am going to write this, then I will do it MY way, for myself. I’ll start a couple of days before that fateful day, the beginning of what

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    More than anything, I wanted to become entrapped in those curls. Instead, I kept tuning the instrument. “Do you play?” She shook her head. “I thought I’d be the next Eric Clapton when I was a teenager.” “007 for me.” She grinned. After a pause, she added, “But I suppose, in reality, a spy’s life isn’t all that glamorous.” To change the subject, I ran my fingers over the guitar strings and asked, “What’s that song you hum all the time? I can’t place it.” She looked puzzled. Damn. The tune was so ingrained

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    and deepest sounding of the stringed instruments in the viol family, although scholars sometimes argue about its true lineage. This instrument is prevalent in many genres like jazz, blue grass, and rock and roll. There is also a science behind its strings and the melodious sound that they make. The history of the double bass goes back as early as 1493 when people started noting that there were viols that were as big as humans. The first illustration of the instrument is found in 1516. Historians

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    Bouzouki History

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    world is filled with all different types of music, instruments, and beats. Music is something that can be appreciated by every culture around the world as it is exists within many social and religious rituals around the globe. People around the world immerse themselves in music in order to enjoy the beautiful sounds and learn to play all the different types of instruments that have been invented over the past couple centuries. By studying instruments that came to exist long before our time, one is able

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