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Are There Really Benefits of Music Education?
Despite serious reductions in funding for arts programs in public schools, there is a great need for studying music. Band, orchestra, and choir all offer students a chance to work together in a social and intellectual group setting and ...

How to Create A Music Box, Part I
Everyday we are bombarded with noise. From the roar of a jet overhead to car horns honking while we sit in a traffic jam, we live in a world of noise and stress. How crucial it is, then, to find an outlet to relax our bodies and minds. ...

Wedding Music Tips: Why Your Wedding Day Music Is So Important
Many couple like to enjoy music at their wedding; the music can be played throughout the ceremony as well as the reception so you have to think about that as well. Many couples play the traditional "here comes the bride" on the organs or ...




14 Things I've Learned From Country Music
 

1) A man is not a man without a cowboy hat.

2) You won't miss someone 'til they're gone. And when they're gone, they're gone for good. Just warning ya.

3) NASCAR is cool.

4) Lonely is not cool.

5) A dog probably really is man's best friend.

6) Home-wreckin' hussies must be dealt with immediately.

7) The starving artist who got their start playing in honky-tonks will always make it big. Always.

8) Watermelons and apple pies should have their own sections on the food pyramid.

9) Men are two-timin', back-stabbin',

double-crossin', cheating, lying jerks.

10) So are women.

11) You should never, never, never under any circumstances let your significant other go into a bar alone. 'Cause something's gonna happen.

12) Men should drive trucks. And women should ride in them. In white tank tops.

13) Work sucks.

14) Life on the farm isn't so bad.

About the Author

Visit my music blog, Striking a Chord, at http://www.thepianopages.com/blog. Feel free to leave any comments, news, rants, or raves. Hope to see you there!

Written by: Emily Sigers





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