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Daily practice and digital feedback will motivate you to new heights. What areas should you listen closely to? Melody, harmony, tempo and dynamics. Are you and the music bonding together in body and soul? Listen carefully to your videotaped sessions before posting to social media. Thanks for stopping by.

This is about the JOY of owning a digital keyboard like the Yamaha Portable Grand. What do you think? Thank you for stopping by. At the end of this performance it began to snow. Soon it will look like a winter wonderland in my part of the world.

The Yamaha EW-310 76-key digital keyboard is on sale at Sam's Club for $249.00. You be the judge: learn to play on a toy instrument like this model or a keyboard with regular sized keys. Same for piano. Thanks for listening.

Right hand only for keyboard. Thanks for stopping by.

Are you taking piano/keyboard lessons? What song books are you using? Are you happy with your progress? Are these podcasts helpful? Jingle Bells is what you head me play today.? How helpful are these podcasts? Thanks for stopping by.

You can never have enough mice! Returned to Staples today to upgrade the mice from M325 to Control Plus M510. What a difference a day makes, la, la, la. Thanks for stopping by.

Although cars and trucks were lined up at the fuel pumps in numbers that seemed normal, there was a noticeable reduction of shoppers inside the store. However, my experience was excellent throughout and especially during checkout. Yvonne is a Rock Star when it comes to connecting with shoppers and doing her job with utmost skill and speed. I'm certain customer service by her and other employees at this local Sam's Club has a big influence on customer loyalty. Thank you for stopping by.

By the time the Everly Brothers signed with Cadence Records in March 1957 (a deal midwifed by music publisher Wesley Rose of Acuff-Rose), they were singing teenage playlets crafted by songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant overlaid with R&B rhythm patterns. They scored a string of hits, including “Bye, Bye Love,” “Wake Up, Little Susie,” “All I Have to Do Is Dream,” “Bird Dog,” and others. They became Grand Ole Opry members on June 1, 1957.

In a sense, though, Don and Phil Everly were more important to Nashville. They were the first consistently successful rock & roll act to come from there. Their management and their songs came from Nashville, and they recorded there with local session musicians. In other words, they extended Nashville’s sense of what was commercially possible. Learn more at the Country Music Hall of Fame/org/artist/the-everly-brothers.

Lyrics

Wake up, little Susie, wake up

We've both been sound asleep

Wake up, little Susie

Well, what are we gonna tell your mama?

Wake up, little Susie

Well, we told your mama that we'd be in by ten

Wake up, little Susie

Well, what are we gonna tell your mama?

SOURCE: COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME.org

Isaac Donald Everly

Philip Everly

Songwriters: Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant

Correction: pre·dic·a·ment; noun 1. a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

When you hear a song on the radio you'd like to play, what should you do? Play it and record it, yes? If you keep a music journal, make a new entry. Determine the key, i.e. major, minor, flat or sharp. Save your song electronically, with a camera or with pen and paper. When scales begin to sound more like playing "music", it's like a booster shot to your musical training and performance skills. Capeech? I hope so. Thanks for stopping by.

The snow has stopped falling, blue skies are overhead and lots of sunshine. It's a perfect winter day to spend time with the domestic bobcat in the backyard. Got some great pictures, too. How's your day going? Thanks for stopping by.