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It's All About The Music

I love music! I love listening to it, playing it, writing it.. I just love it! So here's a page all about my favorite thing in the world. :)

Top 10 Instruments You've Probably Never Heard Of

(In No Particular Order)

  1. Balalaika - a three-stringed, three-sided instrument.
  2. Bubble Organ - built by Aaron Wendel, this unique organ is made from balloons, popsicle sticks, clothespins, and other unexpected materials.
  3. Clackamore - both a percussive and a melody instrument, played by holding it to your lips and tapping it with your fingers.
  4. Double Violin - this ten-stringed instrument consists of two violins which share the same fretboard.
  5. Giant Tuba - a tuba with over 34 feet of tubing, which is almost eight feet tall and weighs 112 pounds.
  6. Guitorgan - an "Effie" guitar containing organ parts.
  7. Lumberhorn - a one-of-a-kind instrument, with a body made of plywood.
  8. Pikasso - a thoroughly awesome instrument with four necks, two sound holes, and 42 strings.
  9. Sea Organ - a pipe organ that is played by the sea.
  10. Trimeister - consists of a guitar, a mandolin, and a fiddle.

What Instrument(s) Do You Play?

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Misheard Lyrics

You know that scene in Shrek, right before Shrek walks into the wedding and Donkey sings "You've got to, got to try a little tenderness"?
Well, for the longest time, I thought that he was singing "You've got to, got to do a little tavern dance."
This got me to look up other misheard lyrics, and some of them were pretty funny!

Song: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
Actual lyrics: Here we are now, entertain us
They heard: Here we are now, in containers

Song: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" by Eurythmics
Actual lyrics: Sweet dreams are made of this
They heard: Sweet cream is made of cheese

The Vegetable Orchestra

11 musicians form the vegetable orchestra, and they play instruments made of vegetables! Their instruments include the leek violin, carrot flutes, the cucumber-phone, eggplant clapper, bell pepper trumpet, turnip bongos, radish-marimbas, and pumpkin basses. They play concerts in both Europe and Asia.

Music Reccomendations

bands you might like!

ALTERNATIVE:
Ben Folds
Dishwalla
Dresden Dolls
Five Star Iris
Honestly
Less Than Jake
Ok Go
Regina Spektor
Duncan Sheik
Tori Amos

COUNTRY:
Dixie Chicks
Heartland
Rodney Atkins
The Wreckers
Trace Adkins

ELECTRONIC:
Daft Punk
Delerium
Fischerspooner

JAZZ:
Ken Clark Organ Trio
Sade

POP:
Anna Nalick
Corinne Bailey Rae
Counting Crows
Crash Motive
Duran Duran
A Fine Frenzy
James Morrison
Missy Higgins
Nick Lachey
Ryan Cabrera
Sara Bareilles
Swing Out Sister
Yael Naim

ROCK:
Alanis Morissette
Bee Gees
Boston
Brandi Carlile
Bruce Hornsby
Bryan Adams
Collective Soul
Eric Clapton
Evan & Jaron
Goo Goo Dolls
Heart
Hinder
Joe Satriani
John Mayer
Led Zeppelin
Lenny Kravitz
Matchbox Twenty
Nightwish
Nine Days
OneRepublic
Pat Benatar
Paul McCartney
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Santana
Secondhand Serenade
Vanessa Carlton
The Veronicas
Within Temptation
Fiona Apple

Great Stuff on CafePress

I've picked through bags, t-shirts, buttons, mugs, and magnets on CafePress to find cool stuff for all you music-lovers
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Random Musical Term Definitions Because I Like To Sound Smart :)

Allegro = quick and lively
Atonal = music without a sense of key
Dischord = a combination of notes that don't sound right together
Flat = when a note is played a semitone down from its natural state
Grave = very slow
Piano Trio = a piano, a violin, and a cello
Rubato = to play with a flexible tempo

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Ci sei dentro

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Guitar Town

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Teach Yourself To Play Piano!

You can learn from youtube videos!

When I started learning piano, I learned a lot of songs from youtube tutorials. Here are some of the best channels I found!
I also found some channels with tutorials for other instruments.
gotitans999
Great tutorials for a lot of popular songs. Also check out the videos of him playing - he's a good pianist.
8thHarmonic
A ton of tutorials that are all very easy to learn from. Great if you're just starting out!
rockongoodpeople
Guitar tutorials!
moshezuchter
There are even accordion tutorials!

So, What Do You Think?

Did you like this lens? Do you share my passion for music? Do you have any comments/suggestions? Do you just feel like saying 'hello'? Well, here's the place for all that!

  • PetMemorialWorld Dec 12, 2008 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    You are right .. I don't think I have heard of 9 of your 10 probably not heard of list ;)
  • tdove Aug 26, 2008 @ 9:58 pm | delete
    Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!

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Kaela

Hey! I'm Kaela, and I'm a sophomore in high school. I play piano and guitar, and I love photography, cooking, music, writing, and animals.

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