Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonica Heater (heated socks) /music tracks
Hi Josh. Actually, I have a plug-in heated car cushion because I have
back problems and it sure feels good in the winter when it aches. Separately
I do own several different kinds of home heating pads since I have other
orthopedic problems as well, but I've never much thought of taking them in
the car for chromatic use. Interesting premise, though! Probably because I
usually keep a small, bendable halogen light plugged into the cigarette
lighter outlet all the time (for reading close up and for knitting)...always
have to have something to keep me busy :)...and/or my newer splitter which
allows me to charge and play my Ipod speaker/player (Sonic Impact)..since I
hate wearing ear buds and much prefer hearing the music 'out loud' so I can
play along with my chroms (my mini-van is older and didn't come with a
built-in CD player). At some point there are just far too many items plugged in
for the driver's liking <G>....
My main reason for preferring 'portability' for warming up my chroms is
because at conventions we're rarely in one place for long. Remember at
Jason's show at MUF...where you began playing in the foyer? You'd have had no
opportunity to 'plug-in' right there. That's kind of the same situation we run
into at SPAH, Buckeye and GSHC. People move around, gather in
groups...move on to other groups...always putting harps away or starting up a new
song. Having to be tethered to a heating pad just doesn't work for me (as well
as more stuff to carry since I'm usually the videographer as well ;), and I
have so many of the portable 'hotties' to use up, but it's all just a
personal choice.
...something I meant to respond to but hadn't yet gotten around to...a
post of yours the other day asking about 'backing tracks'?
I'm not much into Midi files, or even into downloading music (never have
done that, but then I'm a lot older than you...much preferring my own music
on cd's :).... I have a LOT of CD's, many of which are instrumentals - and
I keep buying more as my repertoire on chromatic expands.
So what I do is download them via my computer into my fairly new IPod and
use them as 'backing tracks' to play over. I'm having a lot of fun with
that. My tastes range all over the place...from jazz, to R&B, to Blues,
classic rock...I love the 'big ballads'....several of the categories you
mentioned the other day. In order to find more songs (without vocals), I searched
out and bought a few Book/CD combos. A couple in particular I thought
could be something you might find of interest. I got some from an Ebay seller
(they're brand new)...here's some information about 3 in particular:
1) Easy Piano CD Play along - Volume 6.
Hal Leonard...Orchestrated arrangements with you as the soloist
Love Song Favorites (sheet music and CD)
10 Selections, Including:
Fields of Gold
I Honestly Love You
Save the Best For Last
Three Times a Lady
You Are So Beautiful
If
Lady In Red
More Than Words
Up Where We Belong
We've Only Just Begun.
******
Hal Leonard's KeyBoard Play Along: Contemporary Rock
Play 8 Songs with Notation and Sound-Alike CD tracks:(these are
instrumentals too)
Angel - Sarah McLachlan
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
Because of You- Kelly Clarkson
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
Fallin' Alicia Keys
Listen to Your Heart - DHT
A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
Unfaithful - Rihanna
The CD with this one is playable on any CD player, and is also a CD Rom..
*****
Ballads PlayAlong Solos for Flute:
Also Hal Leonard (I hadn't realized till now) :)
12 Solo Arrangements with CD Accompaniment:
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bring Him Home
I Dreamed a Dream
Candle in the Wind
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
I Don't Know How to Love Him
I Know Him So Well
Imagine
Killing Me Softly with His Song
Nights in White Satin
One Day I'll Fly Away
Wonderful Tonight
Bb Tuning Notes - on the CD
A Tuning Notes - on the CD
*****
All three of these books come with full sheet music (no tabs) and a full
CD. All list at $14.95. I paid probably $9.95 or around there...maybe $12.95
...at the very most (I've bought quite a lot so can't pin it down
further)....from an EBay seller (plus shipping, of course. Buying more than one
usually allows for combined shipping, making them more cost-effective). I've
accumulated about 30 or so of these types of Book/CD combos by now - mostly
jazz but I like other genres of music as well. If you're interested, I'll
give you the link to the online-sellers. (I look mostly for piano or guitar
backgrounds so I can play along with....)
Separately, I buy instrumental 'sets' of music from places like Costco,
Sam's Club, BJ's and also online (just got a set of 3 'pop instrumentals'
covering most of the best instrumentals of the past 40 years. Even the
Time-Life series can be found for great prices and I simply play along with the
orchestral arrangements. It's great practice. Of course some of those are a
bit 'flowery' for my tastes, but they're still great for practice.
Elizabeth
Message: 7
Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 10:08:35 -0400
From: "Joshua King" <joshuaking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonica Heater (heated socks)
To: <EGS1217@xxxxxxx>, _harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx)
I have an electrical outlet adapter in the car. It plugs into the lighter
socket. My sis and I plug the laptop and the DVD in the box outlet on the
other end. Driving home is like 12 hours. You can plug a heating pad into
that. Mom does for her back.
Josh King
www.joshuaking.net
www.youtube.com/joshuaking.net
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Subject: Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonica Heater (heated socks)
yeah...the only problem I have with the electric heating pad idea, is that
most often when my chroms are ice-cold and 'popping' I'm nowhere near a
socket (to plug in)...or when in the car...or a Lobby jam...and the idea of
having to move a hotel's heavy sofa or loveseat to go searching for a
socket
would be counter-intuitive to improv-ing, or moving around from place to
place the way we usually do. Cords also trip people. Danny's use is more
for an on-stage or room situation ...or playing when one is sitting down
or
standing in one place. The heating pads do work well....just aren't
optimum
for me.
If you have something battery powered which also protects the chromatic,
you're already ahead of the game. I prefer the portability of the hand
warmers, and suppose the pouches I designed are somewhat akin to the
'sock'
concept, except with the ability to wear them over the shoulder or across
the body. I'm now working on little sleeves to keep the hot packs
separated
from direct contact with the chromatic. Who knows? If I get ambitious
enough,
I might just start making my chromatic pouches for friends ;)
Elizabeth
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