Tricia Clark-Gilley

Hey Tricia
I'm looking for some new places to get paid for my dancing skillz.
do you know of any good restaurants or anything?

Mock accident, all makeup! No worries!

Well thanks :) i wish i could lie there and listen to that stuff all day, try Sigur Ros if you haven't listened to them yet. I don't know about Autumn war but maybe Border?

Thanks for the add! Come and visit us for all of your belly dance jewelry needs!

Happy Dancing,
Olivia Kaplan
www.underthesunbellydancebazaar.com

SEEEE??? i don't know. *facedesk*

drinking really isn't my thing though so no worries!

and ... tuesday is her b day, she can do whatever she wants. lol

Nope, my next class is at 3:30, i'm in the library working on 2 of the four essays that are due this week. FUN *thumbs up*

I'm trying to get as much done because i know i won't be doing any homework of the sort tomorrow. CINCO DE MAYO :D

http://www.seventhstring.com/metronome/metronome.html

use this metronome site (download the java add on if you don't already have it, it's none buggy, i promise). click on the beat # 69, this means that it will tick 69 times per minute. (a minute which is the unit of measure used to calculate tempo.)

start with 69 beats per minute, and strum the guitar downward starting at low E four times per chord. when you feel comfortable enough, make the tempo faster by selecting 72 beats per minute and upward. the song itself is meant to be slow, but it's good practice to train yourself to switch between chords at a faster pace.

next time we meet we'll talk more about note value and once we get down distinction between whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, and so on, songs we play will sound more like songs, and less like monotonous strumming.

but for now... PRACTICE STRUMMING WITH THE METRONOME. everyone learning a new instrument has to go through this "boring" process. holy hell. like my old violin teacher? sheit. i'd play the same scale over and over and over, and all she would do when she felt satisfied was quicken the tempo by 3 beats per minute. it. was. hell. but TOTALLY worth it :D

and as an ADDED bonus, working with a metronome and analyzing beats will probably help your interpretation of music when you're dancing! who knew learning the guitar would be SO helpful??! :D lol

plus, since your bestfriend is SOO nice, you're getting all this instruction FREE rather than 40 bucks an hour. *thumbs up* :DD

LOVE YOUUUU.

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Ok sounds good to me.
:0)

i'll be at Mississippi on friday then.

*reads status* aww hey remain optimistic about your performance tonight, i know it's not really... your thing, and they're being assholes about their interpretation of bellydance, but don't let it get you down.


just think of how beautiful today was and how soothing it was to be submerged in nature :]

i love you, woman.

Not to be a buzzkill and all but I've already got so many things planned that im not sure wed be able to fit it all in