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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