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What to Love about Pipe Organs
June 6th, 2010
Pipe organ music is one of the most beloved traditional music genres. The complex design of the pipe organ permits it to produce sounds so intricate that no other instrument comes close. Most pipe music has a vibrant melodic theme with dark overtones. The quality of organ music is hearty and woody. This compounded with the smooth form of the tune allows an amazing tone. The reed organ is smaller, cheaper and more portable. When brought in churches the pipe organ makes an tender sound that leaves delighted. Most pay ancient Greeks credit for inventing the pipe organ especially Ctesibius of Alexandria. Organ pipes are made from either wood or metal.
The organ is a rather technical instrument but it is also stunning and amazing. Pipe organ music is very contingent on the organ it is played on; if you use the wrong organ the sounds will be unique as every last organ is distinct. Nowadays, modern digital organs have processor hardware inside a console to produce notes whereas virtual organs access samples of real organs saved on a hard drive. Pan pipes are viewed as the root of the organ. Pipe Organ music has played important function in music and it has influenced composers. Pipe organs are usually seen in churches, the sounds of the pipe organ add to the remarkable sense of the church.
The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ was created to produce the loudest tone attainable. It is used at least 2 times a day each day of the month.
As the demand for pipe organs have grown through the years, so has the way pipe organ builders continue to build pipe organ to assist our needs.
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Find the Right Teacher before You Take Singing Lessons
November 4th, 2009
Just like in everything else, choosing the right singing teacher can either make or break your singing career or aspirations. So it is of great importance that you hire good singing coach for your vocal lessons. When you take singing lessons in the UK it is vital that you find the right singing teacher.
Beyond learning how to read music scores, what a singing teacher will do is to impart and train you the correct singing techniques. While a university professor teaches you about what you have studied and how to interpret it, singing teachers teach and train you on how to use what you have learned.
For this reason, the ability to interact comfortably with your singing teacher is very important. There must be good chemistry between the teacher and the student. It is therefore not unreasonable for the student to request for a ‘consultation lesson,’ when you are selecting your singing teacher. This is done so that your singing teacher and you may become acquainted with each and come to an understanding on the development of an agreeable teacher student relationship.
You want to establish some kind of rapport with your potential singing teacher. Ask yourself if you will be comfortable with this person because you will be developing a relationship with this person and training together few times a week. You want to enjoy learning singing and not have your singing lesson feeling like a chore. This is why you should never sign up with a singing teacher merely on the basis of a telephone conversation.
Always arrange for a meeting as you will need to explore your singing teacher’s background although before your meeting, you will probably have researched much the teacher’s background over the phone or through a biographical sheet that professional singing teachers should have. If possible, ask for testimonies from their ex-students. These testimonies will be an indication of how popular and credible your singing teacher is.
When you think that your potential singing teacher has sufficient and appropriate professional singing background that is comfortable to you, then you can proceed to ask questions about matters you find important such as the singing lesson’s curriculum and your expectations. You may also like to sing songs of a particular genre, if so, find out if your singing teacher is able to coach you on the genre that you like, whether these are pop songs, classical or even jazz singing.
The Problems You May Face when Making Music Videos
September 4th, 2009
The music for a music video still has to be recorded in a sound studio and mixed in with the choreography such as dance steps that are in the video. Making music videos can be very challenging for everyone involved in the process. Some fans of music artists might think that making music videos is as easy as pointing a video camera and all of the action.
There are several other factors that must be carefully coordinated and this is what makes music video productions so challenging. Huge rock stars envision their music videos as grand events that will be memorable to their credit long after they have receded from public view and away the bright lights and cameras that led to their fame.
Creating those memorable music video clips will require stern concentration because millions of dollars is at stake. Since those music videos will be on a grander scale than those of music artists who have never cut a record deal or negotiated salaries worth millions of dollars a year, care has to be taken to ensure that the record label company is satisfied with the results as well and if rumor control central is right, their expectations can be very challenging at times.
Some music videos are pure class. People know who the some music videos by name because the artist did such an outstanding job dancing and the production was very entertaining and thrilling even if the music video was characterized as ghoulish in costume and the risque gestures shown in those dance steps. Those are the type of music videos that have a historical impact on the music industry as a whole and holding up to that level of excellence is a very challenging thing to accomplish.
Sometimes piano students shy away from learning “music facts” because they see them as rules they have to follow. Teaching music facts in a way that is interesting to kids offers creative perspective to children in piano lessons. This is important so they don’t fall into the trap of slavery to “music rules” to be “good students,” without learning to play creatively; or, so they don’t go to the other extreme and ignore learning musical facts altogether.
The musical symbol called a fermata, for example, means to pause. It’s kind of like stopping at a traffic light. In print it looks like a bird’s eye, but this analogy doesn’t really help students in piano know what to do when they see one. Young students will remember that this musical symbol reminds them of a bird’s eye, but they don’t remember what to do. Fermata is the Italian word for “Stop.” When the fermata is placed over a note it means to pause or stop on that note, and then resume the normal tempo.
If you think of the fermata as a musical stoplight, imagine you are traveling along in the music at a moderate to lively speed when you suddenly come to a note with a “stop light” over it that is red. What do you do? Don’t park your care and get out! Don’t run the red light! Just wait at the intersection with the car running until the light turns green, and then resume your musical journey at your previous moderate to lively tempo. The idea of a fermata is to create anticipation in the music, or a feeling that the melody is coming again, but you have to be a little patient and wait for it. This creative technique adds interest to the music that kind of teases the listener’s ear.
Now it’s true that as a parent who may find red stoplights more that just a little annoying, this explanation might sound disingenuous. But I guarantee it’s a creative idea that will work for your piano student. And who knows, when your piano student becomes a driver they may view stoplights as just fermatas there to make their journey more interesting! You’ll be making the world a better place.

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Learn To Play Piano Chords: Learn To Play II-V-I Progressions
February 25th, 2009
II-V-I progressions are common in most types of popular music and mainstream jazz and more. If you can play II-V-I progressions you are in a lucky position. What then is a II-V-I progression? Well, come and see!
A C-major scale consists of seven notes: C D E F G A B
A C-major chord consists of the first, third and fifth notes in the C-major scale. This is called a triad.
A chord built from the first step of the scale can also be called I from the roman number one.
If I start on the second note of the C-major scale and construct a triad chord consisting of D F A, I have a chord built upon the second step of the scale.
This will be a D-minor chord and I can indicate that I have built a chord from the second note of the C-major scale by giving it the number II with roman numbers.
If I decide to build a triad chord from the fifth note of the C-major scale I have to add more notes in the C-major scale: C D E F G A B C D
If I start building a triad from G it will consist of the notes G B D. This is a G-major chord and to show that it is a triad built from the fifth step of the C-major scale we can call it V which is the roman number for five.
The smart thing with the roman numbers is that they don’t indicate an absolute chord but rather the position of a chord in the key you are playing on your guitar, piano or other instrument.
In the key of C the roman numbers I stands for the chord C, II indicates the chord D-minor and V the chord G. Simplified we can say that when I say I will play a II-V-I chord progression in the key of C I will play the chords D-minor, G and C.
Actually this is just the beginning of the art of playing II-V-I progressions. You can spice the chords in different ways and play the chords in major or minor.
And of course a chord on a piano can be played in many different ways. A C-major chord must have the notes C, E and G but how many or where to play them is a matter of choice.
Here are a few easy examples of II-V-I progressions in C-major that can be transposed to other keys:
1. Dm, G7, C
2. Dm7, G7, C
3. D7, G7, C
When you practice these progressions on your piano you can choose to play them with both hands, with the left hand, giving room for right hand improvisation or your right hand, giving room for left hand bass playing or improvisation.
Practicing playing II-V-I progressions on your piano will help you see the relationship between chords and being able to play these progressions in different key will give you a tool that will help you recognize chord progressions in songs you hear which will help you trancribe songs by ear.
Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit his site Capotasto Music and download your free sheet music and learn to play piano resources at http://www.capotastomusic.com
fishthemusic.com (Bigfish Network Inc.) starts Brand-new artist promotion service “Artist’s explosio
February 23rd, 2009
Brand-new artist promotion service “Artist’s explosion in Japan” by fishthemusic.com (Bigfish Network Inc.)
What fishthemusic.com does;
1. We play your song on our web-radio “music-islands.com.” http://www.music-islands.com/
Now web-radio “music-islands.com” has approx.3,000 unique users a month, and more than 300 visitors a day, with over 50,000 pageviews (Oct. 2005). It’s increasing day by day.
To play your music on our web-radio, is to easily recognize your music to Japanese music fans.
2. Set your own page up in Japanese, at our “music-islands.com” blog, that includes your basic info (Genres, location etc.), plus your self-description (your catch-copy or/and strong points) on it, It also includes one mp3 sound file. So it is submitted into Japanese podcast portal websites. Our blog sends ping to Japanese several other portal blog sites at every update.
Of course, we link back to “your original website”, “your myspace URL”, “your Apple iTunes Music Store page” and “where to buy CD”. It means, our visitors are able to easily jump into your music, whenever they love you!!
3. If you give us an additional approve for Pod-safe usage, we provide your song to other Japanese Podcasters and let your music make more exposure in Japan,..
We also put your song at 2 other Japanese social networking services (SNS).
One is “recommuni.jp” … music SNS, it has 10,000 members. (Oct. 2005) We post your mp3 sound file for free download to Japanese music fans there. It’s on for a month. It’s one of the most effective cyber promotions in Japan. http://www.recommuni.jp/
The other is “jammy.jp”. This is also new music SNS that launches on January 2006 and is expected to have 20,000 members until April 2006. We also set up the web-radio station on it and play your song.
“jammy.jp” is managed by Japanese famous music publishing company “Hipland Music Corporation”. It will invite many Japanese music business people; labels, promoters, producers…etc. So those who have be interested in your music, can easily visit your website and contact you directly. http://www.jammy.jp/
And more,
In 2006, we are going to invite 1 artist, at least, to Japan, and set up a few stages for show case gigs, somewhere in popular nightclubs in Tokyo or so. It will be our first experience and really challenging for us, though,,, Details are not fixed now. We may have a contest at our website for it, anyway……
What you do for it;
Give us a non-exclusive license for everything we have described above. Email me your Basic information, and one mp3 file (128-192k) with our application form below. We don’t need CD anymore.
Pay Set-up fee through our secure online form. 3,000 Japanese Yen will be charged (about $28.00 US dollars) for setting your song in our online radio, and 2 other music SNS that we describe above.
As soon as everything has prepared, we will set up your page and play your song,2 other SNS community websites as well. We’ll be glad to promote you and hope our promotion actually works well for you here in Japan. ARIGATO.
Choosing the Best Online Music Service.
February 22nd, 2009
Okay, it’s time for me to finally say goodbye to my portable disc player, and join the online and portable music revolution. Okay, the revolution isn’t so new any more, nor is my computer, but as I wade through the sea of options for how to download music, listen to and buy online tracks, I grow more eager to get my feet wet and eventually suit up to take the plunge. But I happen to be a bit more practical than that. So, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time over the last few weeks trying to determine what’s best for my lifestyle, my wallet and my computer.
First thing I realized when searching all of the music services is that things seemed to work a lot smoother with a broadband connection (and most services seem to point that out from the get go). Just like my CD Walkman, the time had come for me to lose my ancient dial-up connection to the online experience. It actually turned out to work in my favor as my cable company gave me a good deal on high-speed, and also threw in a discount on my existing costs for cable TV.
Now that I was “connected” at an acceptable speed to the Web, I had to determine, what I was trying to get out of the online music experience. After some intense melodious soul searching, I realized that the only thing the separated me from the perpetually hip is perhaps the types of music I was searching for, and the amount of time I wanted to spend online searching for music.
The guy who sits next to me has a 60 GB iPod, and is complaining that it is almost full. That’s over seven thousand songs. I don’t know that I would even live long enough to listen to that many songs. My needs were simpler. I had an MP3 player still in the box from two Christmas’ ago, and it promised to hold over 500 songs. That would be perfect for me, at least in the short term.
Next, what was I looking for in my new online music experience? Did I want to listen to music on my PC, in my car or on my MP3 player? Yes to all three. Did I want to listen to the radio while I was on my PC? Again, yes. Did I want to trade music with others online in a peer-to-peer Napster-like environment? Eh, that one scared me a little, and I decided that opening up my files to strangers made me feel dirt, so I put that one on hold.
My next stop in determining how I would “music online” was price. I searched dozens of sites and services, but narrowed my sights to three of the big guys: AOL Music Now, iTunes and Rhapsody Music Service (provided by Real Networks).
I already had AOL, so I signed up for their Music Now product for $8.99/month (that’s in addition to their monthly fee as an ISP). I was able to download songs, listen to them while “offline” and burn them to CD or move them over to my MP3 player for an additional fee per song. That seemed to be standard across most of the services. Music Now was a follow up to the original AOL Music Net, which I actually liked better because it ran locally on machine and the new Web-based Music Now takes much longer. AOL also has a partnership with iTunes, so you can be on AOL, but iTunes will launch and then you’re actually in the iTunes application. It’s confusing. If I want to move my downloaded songs to my MP3 player, the monthly fee jumps to $14.95 per month, and if I want to put them on a CD, I pay and additional 99 cents per track. This is too much money for me. I typically buy one or two CD’s a month, and that would be cheaper than this online service. Not to mention you have to be an existing AOL member (more money per month) in order to even use the product. I’m passing on AOL Music Now.
On to iTunes. Okay, so there is no monthly fee for iTunes. Love that. And I can purchase songs for 99 cents per track. Love that too. But wait. I don’t have an iPod, and iTunes has songs in their proprietary MP4 format. Ugh. The cheapest iPod out there is around $99 (so much for no monthly fee), and it’s not the model I would select. I like my MP3 player. If I already had an iPod, this may be the route I would go, but Apple tends be very inflexible, and I hate to be tied to one provider, player and format. There is also a limit to how you can share the songs on your home network. I feel like even though I own the song, I’m being watched on what I do with it. Good bye big brother.
Rhapsody Music Service from Real Networks. So far they are the least expensive. $9.99 per month and that’s with unlimited access to over 1.3 million songs. I do have to have pay the additional 99 cent fee if I want to burn to CD or transfer to my MP3, but that is the industry standard for paying the artists, and the monthly fee is five dollars less per month than AOL. The music comes over in the more widely supported MP3 format and the songs are mine to rip transfer or share with my other computers on my home network. Like the other two, I can listen to live radio on my pc, but I like the freedom I get with Rhapsody Music Service. I’m not being watched, and the music is mine.
Now that I know how to download music and have chosen Rhapsody Music Service, I’m on my way to joining the new world of portable digital music. I’ve already burned several CD’s for my car, albeit with an older man’s twist on today’s favorites, and transferred those same songs over to my little antiquated MP3 player for those long weekend walks.
Now I’ve got to start looking for a replacement for my VCR. Onward and upward!
College Radio: The Most Important Radio Level for Musicians
February 19th, 2009
For the self-promoting independent artist, the idea of taking
on a radio promotion campaign can, in itself, become
overwhelming. But, this idea is usually based on such artists
attempting to obtain worldwide airplay on a local budget.
And, in doing so, self-promoting independent artists quickly
discover another factor not usually considered previously…
that engaging in a worldwide radio promotion campaign
translates to hundreds and, possibly, thousands of CD units
for media contacts alone.
As you can see, this can also quickly become a nightmare for
indie artists, particularly, if the promotion budget only allows
for the purchase of 1,000-CD packages at a time.
Starting in the 1980’s, college radio became a dominant force
in not only discovering independent recording artists, but also
in introducing new artists to the general public. Hundreds of
these particular artists have gone on to become established
‘household’ names.
Likewise, the college radio level has a continued history of
presenting, practically, all forms of music, much of which
would never see the proverbial light of day at the commercial
radio level and, in many cases, neither at the non commercial
level.
Therefore, if an artist has limited funds for radio promotion, it
is highly advisable that the he begin exclusively with college
radio for the following reasons:
* Far easier and faster access to airwaves
* Far more plentiful specialty and mix shows and programs
* Greater chances for both in-studio and telephone interviews
to promote music releases
* More possibilities for station ID checks for further publicity
* Corresponding college campus newspapers that will more
readily accept and support music aired on their campus
stations for creating a campus-wide buzz
* A ready and built-in market in the campus community for
repeated live performances to further support and supplement
campus airplay and campus press coverage
* An opportunity for grassroots distribution through supplying
both campus bookstores and campus music stores with
music releases
Is the college market a viable market for your music sales?
Though the question is rhetorical in nature, please review the
below U. S. college population statistics:
* There are 631 public 4-year colleges and universities that
have a combined student population of 6,236,455.
* There are also 1,835 private 4-year colleges and
universities with a combined student population of 3,440,953.
* Additionally, there exists 1,081 public 2-year colleges with a
combined student population of 5,996,701.
* Even further, 621 private 2-year colleges host another
253,878 students.
This brings the average U. S. student population total to a
whopping 15,927,987 minimum every year. And, more
people are attending some form of higher education than
ever before.
Now, even the least popular music genres are certain to find
a financial comfort zone with a market of almost 16 million
unique principals.
So, what results could really popular commercial music
genres experience, simply by working the various entities of
the college market, i.e., campus radio, campus press, campus
bookstores, campus music stores, campus live performances?
Quite pleasant ones, I would suspect.
But, remember! The above statistics only reference the
United States college/university potential listenership. College
radio also has a respectable portion of listeners who are *not*
students.
Add to that, listeners of college radio who strictly listen to the
streaming portion of college radio online, and who may, or
may not, be in the college’s geographical area, i.e., military
service members.
Plus, there is lot more of the college market abroad, of which
U. S.-based artists would do well to approach English-
speaking nations first, i.e., United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland,
subsequently, moving into additional nations.
While it may (or may not) be true that it is possible for
commercial radio stations to be the primary driving force
behind most retail sales, that theory may not be so valid
today, given the fact that:
* With the Internet, artists are no longer required to sell
millions of CDs to make a great living financially
* Artists have greater and easier access to far more radio
stations (broadcast, satellite, internet, college)
* With the college community, and all of its combined
promotion and sales aspects (radio, bookstores, music stores,
live performances), if conducted correctly, the college market
campaign can equalize and, in some cases, even supersede
commercial radio results.
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[—Additional Statistics—]
Top 10 College Enrollment:
Miami-Dade College (51,717)
University of Texas at Austin (50,616)
Ohio State University (48,477)
University of MinnesotaTwin Cities (46,597)
University of Florida (46,516)
Arizona State University (45,693)
Texas A&M University (44,618)
Michigan State University (44,227)
University of Wisconsin Madison (40,912)
Pennsylvania State University at University Park (40,828)
(The above figures were reported in Almanac 2004-2005,
published by the Chronicle of Higher Education,
August 27, 2004.)
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What College Students Spend on Music:
According to a recent Harris Interactive survey, college
students spend $200 billion…that’s right…BILLION dollars
per year, with 76% of the students having spent $2,746,000
on music alone.
Note: As an added advantage, the self-promoting independent
artist should also create an Internet radio promotion campaign
simultaneously, since most ‘net stations are accepting of MP3
files for airplay, thus, reducing packaging and shipping costs
of CDs to stations.
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About the Author:
Kenny Love is president of MuBiz.com, a radio promotion, media
publicity and music business/career firm for musicians. He is
also the author of “Explosive CD $ales Tips,” as well as
publisher of The B# Newsletter, a highly informative music
business resource. Visit his website at http://www.MuBiz.com
The Dark Side of P2P File Sharing
February 13th, 2009
P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there
that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have
set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing
programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.
No P2P file sharing software costs money. Exceptions would be a site asking
members to make a monetary donation to help pay for bandwidth, hosting costs,
and other administrative costs.
Some P2P file sharing programs offer “pro” versions of their free software. But again,
their basic service is free to the public. I want you to fully understand this, because
paying a P2P scam site money can not only make your wallet a bit lighter, it can also
make your computer vulnerable to dangerous spyware.
That’s right. These scam sites are only interested in making money off you. As well
as actually taking your money by fooling you into paying them, they’ll make money
off you by installing spyware on your PC, so that they can get paid by sharing your
online habits and personal information with others.
For music download beginners, all of this can be very confusing. Why? Because
these scam sites advertise all over the Internet. Search engines return results
chockful of these scams alongside the real P2P file sharing programs; their banner
ads riddle the Internet landscape; sites are promoting these scams to get their piece
of your money.
Most real P2P programs don’t advertise much on the Internet. The reason is that
they’re not money makers. It takes money to advertise, and who has more money–
the free P2P file sharing programs or the scam artists? You guessed it. P2P relies on
word of mouth. The scam sites rely primarily on advertising.
How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?
This is the easy part, if you know what you’re looking for. P2P scam sites often use
phrases like 100% Legal, which is absolutely untrue. This is a trick they use
to prey on people interested in P2P file sharing programs, but who are worried
(rightly) about Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lawsuits. Keep in
mind that sharing and downloading of copyrighted files is, at this moment, an
illegal activity.
Another tactic is to use fake endorsements and recommendations from legitimate
companies. Other cons are to use phrases like Direct Downloads!, Get Access
Now!, Download Unlimited Free Music!, and other phrases that are promising
you things they absolutely CANNOT deliver.
How Does It Work & How are They Doing It?
To be honest, I do not know the ins and outs of P2P scam sites. But I know this: all
P2P file sharing programs are free. Think about it a moment. It is because music
files are being shared free of charge (without artists receiving royalties) that
organizations like the RIAA are mad and suing.
These P2P scam sites are merely taking your money, downloading a little spyware to
your PC, then connecting you to one of the real P2P file sharing programs.
This is all convoluted by the nature of P2P, which is a series of servers networking
files to one another. Unless you’re buying your music MP3 downloads from a
legitimate company, either per song/album or through a monthly subscription, you
cannot be sure where your music is coming from.
The legal status of P2P file sharing programs is confusing. We know that MP3 files
themselves are not illegal. For example, it’s legal to possess MP3s, to rip your CDs
to your hard drive, and to burn CDs for your personal use. But, by sharing and/or
downloading these files, you are breaking copyright laws. To my knowledge, P2P
scam sites are not actually breaking any laws. But why pay for something you don’t
have to?
One of the most common techniques these scam artists use is to set up sites that
are misspellings or derivations of popular P2P file sharing programs. KaZaA is
probably the most hijacked name being used these days.
Other sites may not actually charge you anything at all, but they’ll “give you the
software for free” if you give them your email address. This too is a scam.
Because once again, they’re just sending you along to a proper P2P program, but
after collecting your email address, they’re selling it to third parties. Don’t give
these scammers any of your personal information!
If you’re on a website you trust, even this website, you may see ads by these scam
artists, preaching their lies about 100% blah, blah, blah. For your own security, don’t
click on the links. They’re still scams. (Many independent websites rely on ads to
pay the bills. We don’t always have full control over what advertisements appear on
our sites. Keep in mind that most online advertisements are arranged and
distributed by third-party companies who pair up advertisements with appropriate
keywords. So a page that discusses “music downloads” is likely to have an ad from a
scam site singing their own false praises.)
On this note, there are sites all over the Internet that actually promote P2P
scam sites. Why? I have my opinions. First, these scam sites are paying large sums
of money to affiliates who promote their sites. For example, a scam site may be
charging you $29.95 for their non-service. Well, they’re paying affiliates over half
(I’ve seen the pay-out as high as 75%) of that just for getting you, the visitor, to
their scam sites.
I Think I’ve Used One of these Scam Sites. What Do I Do Now?
Stop! Right now, stop using that service. If you’ve got some type of monthly
payment with them, stop paying them. Cancel your “membership,” contact your
bank or credit card company, and stop paying them immediately! Secondly, your
computer has probably have been infected by spyware, and you need to remove it
right away. I recommend purchasing spyware-removal software like Pest Patrol
because they do the best job at clearing out spyware parasites.
If you’ve been pulled into a scam site, just rack it up to experience. Their ad copy is
very convincing, and you just wanted to “be legal” while downloading. Take heart in
knowing that you’re not alone. But you’re better off now, with this information at
your disposal.
In my opinion, this is another reason to consider not using P2P file sharing
programs as a means to get your online music. I think that these P2P scam sites will
increase in number, and will use more clever tactics to get your money and your
information. Until the peer-to-peer communities are regulated in some way, I fear
that these types of activities will get worse before they improve.
A former financial advisor and NYC book editor, Bill Paulk blends these two
experiences by helping people make sound buying decisions. His passion, building
digital music collections through MP3 downloads, is the subject of his first website.
http://www.mp3-music-downloads-scout.com reviews and recommends the best in
legal MP3 downloads.