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How to Improve Range on Trumpet

By laura g

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While there are plenty of factors that distinguish an expert trumpet player from a beginner, the improvement that many players are most eager to make is to increase their range. Improving your range is challenging, but with consistent practice it ... more »

How to Improve Tone Quality on Euphonium

By William Conley

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The humble euphonium need not be so humble. Most people default to this low brass instrument due to a need to fill out a wind band, having started out as a brass player of another instrument. Few, however, are capable of filling out the horn with ... more »

How to Improve Your Singing

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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You may have aspirations of singing professionally or perhaps you just don't want to embarrass yourself at a sing-a-long with friends. No matter what your reasons for wanting to sing better, voice teachers have lots of tested tips and techniques ... more »

How to Improve Your Singing

By ReadyToSing

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This article is a guideline of an effective approach to helping you get started in improving your singing... more »

How to Improve Your Vocals-Breathing Techniques

By Kilogramm

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Don't like the sound of your vocals? Think that it's just the mixing job? This could be the problem or maybe it's just the vocals aren't at the highest quality they should be. Improving your vocals involves more than just changing the mix, but ... more »

How to Improvise on the Piano

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Learning to improvise on the piano means more than sitting down at the instrument and tapping out random notes. There's a method behind all that seeming chaos. You must first learn the fundamentals of music by practice, and then you can discover ... more »

How to index dvds

By thetullock

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how to index your dvds,it makes life easy when you need to watch a film.. more »

How to Install a Snare Drum Head

By Josh Crank

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Changing your drum heads is routine drum maintenance and can dramatically improve the quality of your drum’s sound. Follow these steps to make sure you’re installing the head properly and tuning it appropriately. Read on to learn more... more »

How to Install an Outdoor TV Antenna

By Marissa Wilson

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If you don’t have satellite television or digital cable, you might want to consider installing an outdoor TV antenna. You can install the antenna anywhere you want, but your roof affords the best reception... more »

How to Install Guitar Pickups

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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As you move deeper into your love affair with music (especially with the guitar), you'll start to experiment with customization. Customization is for people who have a keen ear for the kind of sound they want and a basic knowledge of how to get ... more »

How to Introduce a Female Protagonist in a Novel

By Robin Hewitt

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Novels are about people facing obstacles, and when your main character is female, you face different challenges than writing about a male character. When your protagonist in your novel is a female, you have to make certain choices about how to ... more »

How to Join a Square Dance Group

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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If you have a passion for square dancing, you may be interested in joining a square dance group. Groups are popping up all over the country and provide a great opportunity for people to get together and perform their favorite square dances... more »

How to Join the Artists4Others Charity

By AlinaBradford

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Artists4Others is an organization that raises money to help with the rebuilding of New Orleans. So far, over 100 artists have collaborated to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity and have raised over $40,000.It is easy to join and find volunteer ... more »

How to Join the Producer's Guild of America

By Ashia Sims

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Many people are familiar with the Screen Actors Guild that creates a union for actors all over the country; however there are organizations for people that work in other areas of the film/television industry as well. One of them is the Producers ... more »

How to Juggle

By stlscientist

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Celebrate World Juggling Day on June 14th by learning a couple of juggling tricks to impress your friends... more »

How to Keep a Darkroom Clean

By msmarymac

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Your photographic darkroom can be a treacherous place of spilled chemicals and trash. Regular clean up can prevent chemical exposure and accidents. Start with a well organized, and properly built darkroom. Depending on the level of usage, plan to ... more »

How to keep a fretboard looking great

By TravyG

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This article is about how to keep your guitar's fretboard vibrant, shiny and clean looking... more »

How to keep a guitar with whammy bar in tune better

By TravyG

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This is a great and very inexpensive way to keep your guitars with whammy bars in tune... more »

How to Keep Moths Away From Art Brushes

By deepthinkin

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Natural hair brushes must be protected from moths that may lay their eggs on the hairs. Larvae eat the bristles when they hatch. Not exactly what you want when you've laid down serious money for quality brushes... more »

How to Keep Paperback Book Covers from Curling

By Kat Yares

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It can be irritating to pay good money for a paperback and have the covers curl before you are done reading it. This happens quite often on trade paperbacks where the card stock for the cover is thinner than on a mass marketed paperback, but can ... more »

How to keep the promise in your tween book

By tedpedersen

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When you write the opening to your book, never forget you are offering a contract to your reader. You are making a promise. Inherent in this promise is your willingness to remove yourself from the story in order to let a character’s action speak ... more »

How to Keep up With Your Journal

By rachelterry

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You know that keeping a journal is good for you. It helps you to remember things you'll soon forget, and it gives you much-needed perspective on your life. Plus, writing about your life can be therapeutic. But keeping up with the habit is ... more »

How to Keep Your Top On at New Orleans Jazz Fest

By Melissa Maroff

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While attending Jazz Fest, you may decide to leave the concert grounds and venture out into the streets of New Orleans--where you’ll notice that for some--Mardi Gras is a year ‘round event. If you’re female, there’s a good chance you’ll hear the ... more »

How to Know You're Watching a Really Funny M*A*S*H

By Mike Calahan

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It might be 3AM and another night of insomnia has led you toward the television. You click the “On” button and happen to stop on a group of khaki-worn actors. You have entered the 4077th, a fictional Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, situated a few ... more »

How to Label Song Sections in Apple Logic Pro

By Elizabeth A

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Intro, Verse, Chorus...This short video tutorial will show you how to label song or track sections using Logic's Global Track Markers... more »