News for December 2009

Tuesday is a vacation… many things untested still

I’m going on a vacation on Tuesday. There are many things on this website that are untested. Such as the subscription based content. Many latter pages are not done or unfinished.

I’ve been recently focusing on the first 2 sections of 7 pages. I’ve become more aware of how big 50 pages is for one person.

It’s coming along.

Edited: December 20th, 2009

Sections and pages within sections

Sections and pages within sections have been reorganized, named, and/or moved. The 7th Rest section is now clearly marked the same name Rest on every page. It is true, they are all different pages, but it is hoped that the location of the rest page compared to other pages near it will clue people to which page it is. Patterns repeat in music… and so this is not necessarily bad on that level either.

Some sections, such as Irish Whistle 1 have been revamped big time. After creating my own Amazon store, I was still in need of a more organized setup what people should know ‘before’ they learn to read music. Having went through many beginner music books, I find them… dull. I’d rather something more meaty. In looking through old books, I ran across a 1958 music book for learning piano. It literally teaches music from the standpoint of tone, rhythm, more about tone, more about rhythm, and the minor stuff like patterns and scales. Humorous… yet, succinct. You really didn’t need to know more, and yet subject wise, it was clean. So, I made a Tone and a Rhythm page. They aren’t finished obviously. I also dropped Breath pages in favor of a Posture page. I’ll just have to merge Breath within the Posture page.

With all this editing… I’m still hoping this site doesn’t take too long. And it’s still true that I haven’t figured out how to fix the ability to purchase a subscription yet. On the other hand… with the design presently… the first section of Irish Whistle should provide more information than any other site I’ve seen with some of the subjects covered.

Also… thinking of playing a weak note and a strong note on separate recordings for examples within the tone page. When I feel I’ve got time, of course.

Edited: December 17th, 2009

Audio issues on the rest page need fixing

There are issues with the Ogg file format. It’s a file format like the Flac format, except that I didn’t know anything about the Flac format before today. After exporting some files, the Flac format appeared to play well, though the proprietary players wouldn’t play it. It seems my outdated Quicktime PRO exports m4v and wma. I know that some users will wander to the page and walk away if the file doesn’t play on the page. My implementing the VLC player into the page seems a failure as autostart is still starting.

I think that means less than 10 percent of computers can play my ogg without doing something like installing software. This is not helpful to others, nor to me. Think I’ll aim for at least wma files in the near future.

Edited: December 12th, 2009

The structural foundation is now in place

While it may look like there is simply a number of pages missing, that’s quite a misconception. I have been working hard and thinking a lot about this website in order to create a website that is organized and has a place for all the content I will add in the future. The website is structured in 7 sections of 7 pages each, with a final page for resting from learning and practicing by listening to music.

The mechanical structure for subscription is not fully implemented, though the structural pattern of losing 1 more page per section that is without cost is present. Ideally, people will enjoy this structure in the long run.

The purchase structure for buying an Irish Whistle or helpful book toward Music is still being considered.

Edited: December 11th, 2009

Playing my PlayStation2 in preparation for recording

In recent days, I’ve been playing games like “Mad Maestro” on my PlayStation2 to increase my sensitivity to rhythm so when I record the Irish Whistle in the near future, I’ll be better at keeping on time with the Metronome. My humor may be dry, but I know one of you finds that funny.

Edited: December 9th, 2009

Seven pages added

Pages added:
ToS – Terms of Service, Reading Music, Hymns, Quotes, Style, Rest
Breath Control

Edited: December 9th, 2009

Step 3 in Reading Music 1 added

Step 3 in Reading Music 1 was just added. Step 3 allows us to see the relative range of the Irish Whistle to the common music range of C1 to C8.

Edited: December 8th, 2009

Lots of construction going on…

As you may see, while all the links may work, there’s a few blank pages. It all takes time, you see. There are things that I’ll do, then redo, such as the pictures on Step 2 under Reading Music 1. I’m just not sure how to make it ‘easy’ when things are only easy after you know and have experienced them.

Edited: December 7th, 2009

A new website for the subject!

Hope many of you enjoy this website. In this specific subject of learning to read sheet music for the first time in order to perform hymns with your Irish Whistle, this is the first website I’ve seen. Since it’s the only one I’ve ever seen, it’s a great hope that this site does the job right the first time, so it doesn’t have to be repeated.