Music

eMusic

for the pleasure of your ears

ISBN 0-9780175-3-6

North Korea sings!

musichistory - 2day!
datadragon.com

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FREEmusic portal multilingual
www.last.fm

musiclearning portal
FREEmembership
FREElessons|blog|sheetmusic USA+Australia+UK+Europe
www.learntoplaymusic.com

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"Music is like Mountain Dew for the geek's soul."
_- Chris Pirillofounder of Lockergnome

Chinese Music Archive
www.ibiblio.org

relaxing(new age)music
www.realmusic.com

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Songs for Teachings
www.songsforteaching.com

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Pollstar
up-to-date, relevant, useful global concert industry data
www.pollstar.com

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6 BEST PLACES 2watchmusicvideos
www.livewire.com

movie|TV soundtracks|news|reviews
release dates|trailer music
www.soundtrack.net

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FREEonlineradio
tunein.com

onlineradio|music
newradio.com

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93.1Jack FM Los Angeles
31jackfm

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WorldMusic
www.liveabout.com

RootsWorldradio mag
rootsworld.com

musiciansdirectoryworldwide
musicians.directory

music distribution|promotion resources
www.cdbaby.com

musicfanclubs
fan clubs, news, forums, games,
discounts, site specials, buy music
www.musicfanclubs.org

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iTunes
4the latest version
www.itunes.com

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moviesounds
www.moviesounds.com

sound effects|FREEmusic
www.sounddogs.com

naturesongs|recordings|photography
www.naturesongs.com

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musicfestivals
toronto
www.musicfestivalwizard.com

Ontario
ontariomusicfestivals.com

TOP 5 Ontario
ontariomusicfestivals.com

musicfestivalworldwidesearch
www.musicfestivalwizard.com

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GlobalMusicData multilingual
www.nielsen.com

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Did u no?
Sale of online albums soared 126%
during the 1st half of 2006 while the
sale of individual digital tracks sold
online rose 77% according 2 Nielsen.

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tip: listening 2music we like
_ __gets rid of bad moods+
_ __+enhances good moods

MTV [MusicTelevision]
realityTVshows, celebritynews,
pop culture, music videos
www.mtv.com

Toronto'sMuchMusic
interviews, performances+concerts,
music news, VJs play, shorts
www.youtube.com

musicsearch
new releases|record reviews,
recommendations|articles,
streaming songs|genres|bands
www.allmusic.com

buymusic
www.towerrecords.com

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Did u no?
In April 2002, it was revealed that
the popular music swapping service,
KaZaa, had induced millions of users
2 install a 2nd piece of software, Fast
Track, designed 2create a 4-profit
peer-2-peer network.

Did u no?
A software mixer - found in any
computer audio or MIDI production
provides the flexibility of a digital
sound mixer without the faders+
knobs of a typical soundboard.

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Did u no?
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital
Interface) is a digital protocol 4
musical instruments 2communicate
performance information with each
another via cables inserted in2 MIDI
ports/jacks regardless of the manu-
facturer of the various MIDI compo-
nents:
1. sound generator like a synthesizer,
1. drum machine, sound module,
1. sampler
2. MIDI controller that controls all
1. MIDI components
3. sequencer which records MIDI
1. performances+plays those
1. programmed in2 it
4. MIDI computer interface that is
1. used 2send/receive MIDI data

FREEMIDIsongs|downloads
bitmidi.com

ComputerMusic Mag
70FREEplugin instruments + effects
www.musicradar.com

WHAT isMIDI?
www.instructables.com

Software Music Machine Archive
www.hitsquad.com

$9.99monthly, cancel anytime
FREE30-day trial
www.napster.com

recommendedmusic|conversations|books
www.disquiet.com

StreamEntropyMusic Leuven, Belgium
FREEsongs, albums, playlists
soundcloud.com

moogMusic
www.moogmusic.com

RealSyntheticAudio
play list|RSS feed|merchandise
www.synthetic.org

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FREEWeb design software downloads
www.coffeecup.com

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Virtual studio makes sweet music article
news.bbc.co.uk

virtualstudio
www.datavideo.com

TVS-2000A
www.datavideo.com

FREEdata video virtual set
www.datavideovirtualset.com

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Did u no?
At an audition, the music director
wants 2hear how u made a song
your own, not a rendition of some-
one else no matter how famous that
person might b: your tempo, which
words u emphasis+how u act when
u r singing the song.

tip: when listening 2singers notice
___ the resonance (twang,
___ crooning) style of their
___ voice

"Music itself is going to become like
_running water or electricity. You'd
_better be prepared for doing a lot
_of touring, because that's really
_the only unique situation that's
_going to be left."
_- David Bowieadvising young musicians

MusicCareers newsletter
www.musiccareers.net

FREEmultitrack mixing recording software
www.nch.com.au

Join a band, create audition, musician classifieds
www.bandmix.ca

Apple Farm Arts Music Center New Jersy, USA
applefarm.org

SUZUKImusicalinstruments
www.suzukimusic.com

World's Largest Source of Music Publications
www.halleonard.com

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers musicsection
rowman.com

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large searchable database
FREEmusicdownloads
www.lyrics.com

FREEtranslationofnon-Englishlyrics
lyricstranslate.com

songwriting

tip: copyright your music
b4posting them online

tip: a well-written song has only 1
_ _ cohesive idea+everything
_ _ supports it (1song = 1concept)

tip: write out in 1sentence what
_ _ the song is about 4the sake
_ _ of clarity+focus

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Did u no?
Here's the structure of a song...
1. the intro, a short phrase between
1. 2-8 measures long at the be-
1. ginning of the song
2. the verse tells the song's story
1. 8-16 measures long (There
1. r 3-4 verses in a song.)
3. the chorus is noticeably louder than
1. the verse+contains the hook,
1. a melodic catchy phrase, 4the
1. song+is between 8-16 bars long
1. following the verse+it may b
1. repeated a few times at the
1. end of the song
4. the bridge is between 4-16 bars long
1. +follows the 2nd or 3rd chorus+
1. can contain a vocal phrase or a
1. solo.
1. Note: NOT all songs have
1. Note: bridge sections.
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community of song writers+composers
www.songsalive.org

USA song writing competition
www.songwriting.net

bridge between songwriters + the music industry
weekly new music playlist
www.bmi.com

"As an artist representing an 80-year
"period of black musicianship, I never
"felt that my copyrights were protected
"anyway."
"- Chuck D

helping independent songwriters|artists|composers Los Angeles
get their music to record labels|film & TV music
supervisors|music libraries|music publishers|
music licensing companies|ad agencies|
video game companies
www.taxi.com

musicorganization forums
www.jpfolks.com

discmaking
artist promo|audiomastering|CD design artwork
CD/DVD duplication|replication
www.discmasters.com

CD duplication|CD/DVD replication
FREECD|DVD Templates
www.oasiscd.com

CD|audio mastering|blu-ray
articles|resources|forum
www.digido.com

disc duplication|manufacturing|packaging
www.discmakers.com

FREEdownloadablePDFguides
www.discmakers.com

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Did u no?
Windows has an e-z-2-use CD-ROM
drive EJECT COMMAND. Double-
click the My Computer icon to open
it; right-click the CD-ROM drive icon;
click on the the shortcut menu EJECT
COMMAND.

FREEaudio grabber for audio CDs
www.exactaudiocopy.de

CD lens cleaning product
PC, phone screen cleaner|CD disc repair
www.digitalinnovations.com

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Did u no?
The 1st CD pressed in the USA
4commercial release was Bruce
Springsteen's Born in the USA.

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Did u no?
U can manually eject the CD/DVD
tray by inserting a straightened
paperclip into the emergency
eject hole on the front of your
drive+pushing it gently.

tip: every sector of a CD
___ is 2352 bytes in size

Did u no?
A CD recorder/recoder has 3 numbers,
4example 12x/4x/32x; 12x is the CD-R
recording speed; 4x is the CD-RW
recording speed; 32x is the read-only
speed.

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Did u no?
There r 2types of audio cards: wave-
table synthesis+FM synthesis.

Wave-table synthesis uses actual
recorded instrument samples rather
than the computer-generated tones
of FM synthesis.

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Did u no?
Extra circuit boards can be installed
in2 the available expansion slots on
the computers main system board
commonly referred 2as the mother
board.

For example an audio (sound) board
will process digitized audio (music+
speed+sound effects) instead of the
CPU (central processing unit).

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Did u no?
The sampling rate is the frequency
at which audio+video information is
monitored when it is digitally recorded.

The higher sampling rate the more
accurate the recording,

CD-quality audio is recorded @a
sampling rate of 44KHz.

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MP3
Did u no?
MP3.com was founded by Michael
Robertson in 1998.

His company was the subject of a
notoriously large lawsuit initiated
by the Recording Industry Asso-
ciation of America over copyright
matters.

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"Flowers are my music."
_ - Dr. Thomas Arnold

Did u no?
An MP3 file includes more than music.
It includes an ID tag that can contain
the artist's name, the song's title/album,
the recording date+other interesting
info.

FREEMP3 audiobook creation program
(Linux KDE/GNOM; Win98/ME/2K/XP) (1.3MB)
Last update: 2013
mp3bookhelper.sourceforge.net

FREEMusicArchive
freemusicarchive.org

FREEJamendoMusic
featuring new + independent artists
freemusicarchive.org

FREE100,000MP musicfiles
featuring new + independent artists
musopen.org

FREEReverbnatio MP multiple forma onlinedownloader
en.yt1save.com/reverbnation

FREEDatpiffdownloader
www.videoconverterfactory.com/datpiff-downloader

FREESoundCloudMP3online downloader
www.soundcloudmp3.org

FREEonlineMP3 downloader
freemp3cloud.com

FREEonlineYouTubeMP3 converter
ytmp3hub.com
www.bestmp3converter.com

FREEonlineMP3|music downloader
okmusi.com

FREEonlineMP3 downloader
mp3juice.nu

FREEonlineMP3 grabber
www.acethinker.com/free-mp3-grabber

FREEvideo downloader
paid upgrade version
www.real.com

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Asianclassical music - MP3
www.asianclassicalmp3.org

Did u no?
MP3 files have 2b converted 2
much larger WAV files b4 they
can be played by a CD player as
CD players do NOT have MP3
capability.

monthly-subscription-based
music|audiobook store
FREEonlinestorage
www.emusic.com

FREEonlinestorage
www.box.com

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"I am just elated. I have dreamed
_of being in this place my ... whole
_life. There's nothing better than
_living out your dream."
_- Ruben StuddardThe Velvet Teddy Bear,
________________American Idol 2003 Winner

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FREEWindows Media Player Launcher
launches the Media Player in fullscreen mode;
automatically closes when finish
www.ampsoft.net

Yahoo! music|entertainment
www.yahoo.com

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folkmusic

"Look at everything as though you
_were seeing it either for the first or
_last time. Then your time on earth
_will be filled with glory."
_- Betty Smithfolk musician

folk musicdefinition
en.wikipedia.org/Folk_music

What isfolk music?
promusicianhub.com/what-is-folk-music

brief history offolk music
www.masterclass.com/folk-music-guide

American folk music
music.si.edu/american-folk-music

100TOP folk songs
folkalley.com/100-TOP-folk-songs

23TOP folk singers
hellomusictheory.com/23 - TOP-folk-singers

Did u no?
Many rock tunes have an intro
followed by a verse, then by a
chorus, by a 2nd verse+by a
2nd chorus (which may be
repeated), then by a bridge,
which leads in2 a 3rd verse+
finally comes a few repeats
of the chorus 2close.

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Rock+Roll Hall of Fame museum
www.rockhall.com

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a music provider network
licensing|content|rights management
www.mndigital.com

Concord
experts in ...
- music publishing
- narrative content
- theatrical performance rights
- development, management and acquisition of sound recordings
concord.com

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"I'm a spoiled-rotten, rich rock star
_who is putting his Catholic guilt
_to work."
_- Bono

U2tour dates+tickets
www.u2.com

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OK GOvideos
www.youtube.com

OK GOLos Angeles rock band
www.npr.org

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Red Hot Chili Peppersalbum shop|tour dates+tickets
www.redhotchilipeppers.com

Todd Steed+the Suns of Pherealbum store
toddsteed.bandcamp.com

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Garage Band
fully equipped music creation studio (Mac)
FREEdownload
www.garageband.com

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Did u no?
The trick 2playing the drums is
2develop a fluid, relaxed sound+
that comes from practicing drum
rudiments, sticking patterns tra-
ditionally used by military bands+
classical percussionists.

4drum enthusiasts: articles|exercises
www.drummingweb.com

FREEdrum lessons
www.drummingweb.com

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theguitar

"My mother told me to keep on
singing, and that kept me working
through the cotton fields. She said,
"God has his hand on you. You'll
be singing for the world someday."
- Johnny Cashcountry singer|song writer

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Did u no?
A fretted bass guitar is easier 2play
in tune because the frets cut off the
guitar string right at the correct note,
whereas on a fretless bass guitar,
the fingers are responsible 4finding
the correct intonation: a beginner
should therefore start with a fretted
bass guitar.

tip: washing your hands b4 playing
____your brass guitar will prolong
____the life of your guitar strings

Did u no?
The strings of cellos, violins, guitars,
+other string musical instruments r
made from the intestines of sheep
even though the strings r referred
2as catgut.

bimonthly mags
acoustic guitars|classical guitars|ukulele
www.stringletter.com

"The Different Types Of Acoustic Guitars, Explained" article
beginnerguitarhq.com/types-of-acoustic-guitars

Acoustic Guitar
lessons|gear|sessions|podcast newsletter mag
www.acousticguitar.com

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Did u no?
Crosby, Stills, Nash+Young made
their debut appearance in Wood-
stock.

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countrymusic

"We're all in this together
_if we're in it at all."
_- Johnny Cashsinger+songwriter+guitar player

Did u no?
On November 28th 1925,the very first
WSM Barn Dancetook place in Nashville,
Tennessee.

Several years later it was renamed The
Grand Ole Opry.

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"Growing up is NOT being so
dead-set on making every-
body happy."
- Reba McEntirecountry singer|actress

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Canadian
Country Music Association
www.ccma.org

Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
live music | Mount Vernon, KY
www.renfrovalley.com

Lisa Doddcountry blues singer
songs: Here Comes Trouble I Got the Blues Again
www.reverbnation.com/lisadodd
www.angelfire.com/lisadodd/neverheard.html

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jazz

jazzmusician primer+toolkit
steps 2getting Ur music reviewed newsletter portal
www.allaboutjazz.com

WNUR 89.3 FMJazz Chicago
www.wnur.org

contemportyjazz
www.contemporaryjazz.com

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Did u no?
A musical theme is the
melody that distinguishes
1tune from another.

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"Musicians doN'T retire: they stop
_when there's no more music in
_them."
_- Louis Armstrongjazz trumpeter+composer+singer

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B.B. King
www.bbking.com

The Golden Age of Jazzphotos by William Gottlieb
www.jazzphotos.com

Gary Burtonjazz musician
reflecting on 7 decades in music
www.berklee.edu/jazz-legend-gary-burton

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RBC Ottawa Bluesfest10 July days
www.ottawabluesfest.ca

Ottawa Jazz Festivalend of June
www.ottawajazzfestival.com

Burlingtonby TorontoJazz Festivalbeginning of June
www.flynnvt.org/jazzfest40

Toronto International Jazz Festivalend of June
www.torontojazz.com

Beaches Jazz FestivalToronto, end of July
www.beachesjazz.com

list of bluesfestivals
festiblues.com

Festival international de jazz -
Montr�alend of June, beginning of July English|French
www.montrealjazzfest.com

Monterey Jazz Festivalmid-September
www.montereyjazzfestival.org

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hip-hop

"Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder
no mind - listen to the birds. And
doN'T hate nobody."
- Eubie Blakemusician

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hip-hop
music|culture|politics mag
www.thesource.com

What Is Hip-Hop Music? article
promusicianhub.com/what-is-hip-hop-music

FREEHip-Hop + RAP + R&B + Underground + urban music
www.datpiff.com

N*E*R*Dhip-hop
www.n-e-r-d.com

VIBE mag
hip-hop | R&B | Style | African-American culture
www.vibe.com

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classicalmusic
classicalmusic portal
www.classical.net

classicalmusic
liveabout.com/classical-music

classical sheetmusic
www.music-scores.com

Brioso Recordingsclassical music
www.discogs.com

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Aria TesolinCanada's baby soprano
ariatesolin.com

Lara St. JohnCanadian violinist
larastjohn.com

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Beethoven
wn.com/Beethoven

Leonard Bernstein
www.leonardbernstein.com

J.S. Bach
www.jsbach.org

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thepiano

Roland
musical instruments|accessories
www.roland.com

pianoteaching methods
pianoeducation.org
www.musiciansfriend.com (1864 items)
www.musikalessons.com The Best Piano Method for Kids
www.liveabout.com The Best Piano Method Books for Children

The O'Neil Brothers
soothing, inspiringpianomusic
www.pianobrothers.com

Saxophone Quartet Sheet Music
listen to the scores of various genres
before buying
www.musicplay.com

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records
Rhinorecords
a Warner Music Group
catalogue music company
www.rhino.com

Atlantic Records
www.atlanticrecords.com

GNP Crescendo Records
store.gnpcrescendo.com

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recording industry
Did u no?
Brianna LaHara, a 12-year-old
New York girl, has settled with
the Recording Industry Asso-
ciation of America a day after
being sued 4illegally sharing
music files through the Internet
on September 11th 2003.

She's the 1st of 261 defendants
2settle their lawsuits with the
association.

(She agreed Tuesday 2 pay $2,000,
$2per song she allegedly shared.
The suit claimed LaHara had been
offering 1,000+ songs over the In-
ternet using the Kazaa file-sharing
service.)

(Record companies claim that illegal
music file-trading is 2blame 4a 31%
fall in CD sales since mid-2000.)

(However, the sale of CD with single
songs has gone skyhigh: the music
industry is quiet about that.)

Recording Industry
Association of America
resources+learning | U.S. sales database
www.riaa.com

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vintagemusic
The Museum of Television & Radio
www.seeing-stars.com/MuseumOfTelevision

Nauck's Vintage Records
can purchase UNSOLD
ITEMS at minimum bid price
www.78rpm.com

rarevinyl records 7", 12"|LPs|CD singles|CDs|collectible albums
www.eil.com

history of
record labels+themusicindustry
www.playlistresearch.com/recordindustry

a brief history
of themusicindustry
www.musicthinktank.com/a-brief-history-of-the-music-industry

vintage music
www.dismuke.org

early recorded
sounds+wax cylinders
www.tinfoil.com

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popsingers
"When I first heard Elvis' voice, I
just knew that I wasN'T going to
work for anybody and nobody
was gonna be my boss. Hearing
him for the first time was like
busting out of jail."
- Bob DylanAmerican singer-songwriter

ElvisKing of rock 'n' roll
www.elvisthemusic.com

Little RichardKing of rock 'n' roll
www.rockabilly.net/littlerichard

Dennis Deyoung
www.dennisdeyoung.com

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Did u no?
The Beatle, John Lennon, autographed
an album 4his assassin just 5hours b4
he was killed outside his Manhattan
home on December 8th 1980.

The Beatles
www.thebeatles.com

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Did u no?
Spaces between the notes r
necessary in order 2create
the melody.

Did u no?
A continuous collection of
notes without any spaces
creates noise.

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"I always said I'd have to make
my first million before I was 30.
So ... done that."
- DidoBritish pop singer

DidoBritish pop sweetheart
www.didomusic.com

Spice Girls
www.spicegirls.co.uk

Dixie Chicks
thechicks.com

Goo Goo Dolls
www.googoodolls.com

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"I transform when I'm in India.
_I wear a robe and turban and let
_my hair grow, and I forget about
_things like wearing underwear."
_- Ricky MartinPuerto Rican singer

Ricky Martin
www.rickymartinmusic.com

Julio Iglesias multilingual
www.julioiglesias.com

Carlos Santana
www.santana.com

Roch Voisine French
www.rochvoisine.com

Daniel Lavoie French
www.daniellavoie.ca

Nicola Ciccone French
www.nicolaciccone.com

Michael Bolton
www.michaelbolton.com

Justin Timberlake
justintimberlake.com

Randy Travis
www.randytravis.com

Stompin' Tom Connors
www.stompintom.com

Tom Jones
www.tomjones.com

Engelbert Humperdinck
www.engelbert.com

Marc Anthony
www.marcanthonyonline.com
www.marcanthonyonline.com espa�ol

Lionel Richie
www.lionelrichie.com

Smokey Robinson
www.smokeyrobinson.com

Aaron Neville
www.aaronneville.com

Brian McKnight
www.mcknight360.com

Harry Belafonte
www.last.fm/music/Harry+Belafonte

Rod Stewart
www.rodstewart.com

.
Elton John
www.eltonjohn.com

C�line Dion English|French
www.celinedion.com

Ginette Reno French
www.ginettereno.com

Lara Fabian French
larafabian.com

Edith Butler French
www.edithbutler.net

Shania Twain
www.shaniatwain.com

Leonard Cohen
www.leonardcohen.com

Nelly Furtado
www.nellyfurtado.com

Sarah Pacheco
www.sarahpacheco.com

Avril Lavigne
www.avrillavigne.com

Alanis Morissette
www.alanis.com

Petula ClarklegendaryUK singer
www.petulaclark.net

Madonna
www.madonna.com

Britney Spears
www.britneyspears.com

Christina Aguilera
www.christinaaguilera.com

Beyonce
www.beyonce.com

Jessica Simpson
www.jessicasimpson.com

Shakira
www.shakira.com

Mariah Carey
www.mariahcarey.com

Jennifer Lopez
www.jenniferlopez.com

Faith Hill
www.faithhill.com

Michelle Williams
michelle-williams.net

Lee Ann Womack
www.annwomack.com

Deneice Williams
www.allmusic.com/17-greatest-hits-collection

Tina Turner
www.tinaturnerofficial.com

Gladys Knight
gladysknight.com

Barbra Streisand
barbrastreisand.com

Paris Hilton
www.parishilton.com

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Kelly Brock
singer | song writer | performer
www.kellybrock.com

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Ben Arnold
Miller Lite ads
used his pop song, Worlds Away
www.benarnold.com

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Bjork
www.bjork.com

Tom Waits
www.tomwaits.com

The Gryphon Trio
gryphontrio.com

David Lanz
www.davidlanz.com

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