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Some music just has it. You know the kind I'm talking about. The kind of music you can listen to over and over - and it never gets old.

So, what's the secret? How can music remain fresh after multiple listens? I'll tell you. The secret is the performer was in the present.

You see, music is an instant transmission of feeling. Whatever "mental state" the performer is in while playing can be detected by careful listening. That's why some performances, although technically correct, lack feeling or emotion. The performers' mind was somewhere else.

The key to creating fresh sounding improvisation is to be in the present while playing. But, this is more difficult than you think. Our minds are always busy. Thoughts skitter back and forth while we're at the keyboard and if we are improvising, the music coming out will reflect it.

The best way I know to stay "in the present" while playing is to just play! This may sound overly simple but I assure you that the attitude of play is very important.

Think of children drawing with crayons. They are only interested in the joy that comes from putting color on paper. The marks and scribbles are just reflections of the child's inner state. And while most children's drawings look horrible to the average adult's eye, they do say a lot.

Music is really no different. We take a few chords and play around with them. We improvise and see what comes up. If we remain in the present, the music that comes from us has a magic quality that is hard to define - but you know when it's there.

Remember, process over product. The big mistake many students make is that they want a finished product they can show off to others. There's nothing wrong with this and it's natural to want to share our creations. But we must decide which is more important ... our own joy and happiness at the piano, or the approval of others.

And by the way, it is possible to have both.

Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the internet. Visit http://www.quiescencemusic.com now and get a FREE piano lesson!

When you are writing a blog it is important to understand who your target market is and to acknowledge them whenever you can. Hollywood producers have been doing this forever! Blog writing is no different. You are typically writing a blog to get fans. Fans are people who read every single post you write and usually leave a comment. It doesn't matter if the fan is being positive or negative, as long as you have people reading your blog and commenting, they can be considered as fans. Some blogs are literally held together by these unrelenting fans who stick with the blog writer until the very end. Think of your fans as your most loyal customers and treat them as such.

If you don't know who your target market is, then you really should not be writing blogs. If you have a rough idea about who your target market is, but can't narrow it down, then try a variety of references and see which one the market responds to. For example, if I am writing a blog about a violent video game there is a high chance the readers will have an interest in violent movies. I might use this piece of information to include a reference to an upcoming Tarantino movie. This does 4 things. It lets the readers know I am just like them, that I understand them, that I am up-to-date on current events and it will also get my blog into search results when the movie comes out. The latter is another little tip that I'll chuck in as a bonus for you loyal article readers.

Any kind of blog can have references that their target market will respond to. Someone who blogs about new ways to cook chicken might include a reference to a related episode of Oprah. This is where creativity comes into play. These "references" could even make your blog stand out and reach a wider audience. Writing a blog about a boring book review might put readers to sleep, but if you throw a reference to the possibility of that book being turned into a movie starring Tom Hanks, then you instantly have some great reading material on your hands. The references you include in your blog can be funny, informative or just plain silly. The type of reference you include will typically be on par with your style of blog voice (see Blog Writing Tips 1).

Finally, when you make a reference, it's a good idea to add a hyperlink (if you got the information online). The link shows that you are not just making stuff up, as well as crediting the original sources, which is quite possibly the most important rule of the blogworld.

In conclusion...

- Identify fans of your blog. Whether they be positive or negative. Treat them as loyal customers.

- Throw in as many relevant references to culture, news or current events as possible to keep the target market interested. If you can't work out what references to use then try different ones and see which one the readers respond to the most. Make sure these references are in line with your blog voice style. i.e. A funny blog writer will include funny references that are often silly and trivial.

- If you got the reference from an online source, please add a hyperlink and properly credit your source. The referenced website will see your link and hopefully network with your blog.

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Now that he's successfully revolutionized the music listening experience and wireless telephone communications, Steve Jobs wants next to work his way into our living rooms and revolutionize the way we watch TV. With the new-and-improved AppleTV 2.0, movie lovers will be able to download movies off the web and play them on their own home television sets - legally!

For starters, Apple recently confirmed signing deals with most of the major Hollywood studios to sell downloadable movies using its immensely popular iTunes Music Store for new release DVDs the same day that they come out. Cooperating studios include:

• Paramount Pictures
• 20th Century Fox
• Universal Studios Hollywood
• Warner Brothers
• Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Walt Disney Studios

But that's far from all. You see, this new program, nicknamed "day and date" movie downloads will only be playable on Apple devices. That includes iTunes on your desktop or laptop, the iPod and iPod Touch, the inimitable (though many continue to try) iPhone, and now - drumroll please - Apple TV.

Granted, Jobs and his Apple empire have a lot of competition for your viewing pleasure. As the iPhone gets down and dirty with the likes of the RIM BlackBerry, the Samsung BlackJack, the Palm Treo, the Sprint Touch, and the Nokia N95, AppleTV takes the gloves off as it enters the ring with both web-enabled video purveyors like Sony, HP, and Apple's nemesis number one, Microsoft, as well as digital movie purveyors Blockbuster, Amazon, Netflix, and CinemaNow. It's going to be a rough battle, to say the least, but there is little doubt who, at the end, will reign supreme.

The "day and date" pricing structure was reported in the New York Times to be as follows:

• $14.99 to purchase new releases
• $3.99 to rent them
• $9.99 to purchase older films
• and $2.99 to rent them

Emulating WalMart's business model of losing money on entertainment products just to get customers to walk through the door, Apple will actually be paying $16 per movie per purchased download. Why the negative profit margin? Why, to get people hooked on Apple TV and other Apple exclusive home entertainment products.

Apple TV 2.0 was released in February of '08 with an intuitive, user-friendly interface that puts the viewer in full control of their viewing experience. Currently it sells for only $229, less - for the time being, at least - than the iPhone.

The main difference between watching downloaded movies via Apple TV instead of using any of the current standard methods is that rather than waiting three-quarters of an hour for a movie to download only to eat up a gigabyte or more of precious hard drive space, with Apple TV you can watch selected movies immediately. That's the equivalent of the difference between driving down to the movie theater to stand in line only to wait (im)patiently for showtime and using your TiVo or Comcast cable's On-Demand service. Nobody likes to wait - and with AppleTV, you don't have to.

Immediate gratification just found another new friend in Apple.

Corey Bruhn is the owner of iPhone Mobile Mob, http://www.iphonemobilemob.com, who specializes in reporting news, updates and unique features of the Apple iPhone. Download our FREE iPhone Ebook to find out more about your iPhone.

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People have been utilizing and hearing about biofeedback for over forty years. However, until recently, many people were not able to afford this type of alternative therapy because the cost of hiring a biofeedback therapist, with their expensive equipment, was just out of reach. But, in the last several years, a new type of biofeedback system has been introduced by a few companies, which has provided access at a dramatically reduced cost, making this type of therapy available to a much broader range of people.

There are a number of companies now that have taken advantage of the recent developments in technology to provide biofeedback machines at a much reduced cost and some might be surprised to learn that these companies have even made a "game out of it." For example, the Wild Divine biofeedback computer game engages a person's attention and draws them into the challenge of the diversion, just like any other video game.

Unlike an expensive, medical biofeedback system, the Wild Divine biofeedback gaming console has a distinct twist that will surprise most people. While it does include software that runs on your computer, the unique aspect to this computer game is that there is no joystick to control and you don't use your mouse or keyboard to interact while playing the game.

Instead, the Wild Divine software package includes a set of finger sensors that slip onto three of your fingers. These sensors are attached to a small biofeedback device which then plugs into the USB port on your computer. The game is not controlled by the motion of your fingers, but instead it reads the electrical impulses being sent through your fingers as a result of changes in your brainwave patterns, making this a true biofeedback game.

This game approach is quite unlike the kind of biofeedback system that you would find in a clinic, which you might visit to receive a neurofeedback therapy session. Traditional biofeedback machines show a series of charts, graphs, lights and other readouts and also often incorporate sounds, which is what displays the all-important feedback information.

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With the costs of neurotherapy being prohibitively high for so many people, even for those who are extremely interested in taking advantage of the benefits of this holistic treatment modality, the Wild Divine biofeedback gaming console has been quickly embraced. The Wild Divine system is quite inexpensive and the basic starter kit includes the software and all needed accessories to start making use of this unique form of a biofeedback system.

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