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Do You Want to Be a Musician   ...Or Just Learn to Play Songs?  *Written by: Denver Chetty is a musician, music teacher and entrepreneur. Visit the 12-Notes blog, discover new artists/music and sign up for the newsletter via: http://www.12notes.co  Whenever I meet a student for the first time I ask them a few questions:  - Why do you want to learn to play the guitar?  - What's your favourite type of music?  Who are your favourite artists/bands?  - Do you want to be a musician or do you just want to learn to play songs? The last question always baffles them. The common response to that question is: - " Is there a difference? " The answer is " Yes, there is a huge difference... to me anyway ." If a student just wants to learn to play songs then I find the songs that they like, work it out in different keys and then teach them the chords and anything else that they need to play the song exactly the way they hear it. This method is...

International Mountain Day was established by the UN in an effort to help manage fragile mountain ecosystems back in 2003.  Most of us are aware that mountains provide the vast amount of fresh water, energy and food, but they are also threatened by encroachment, forest and soil degradation. This day was set aside to that scientists and government officials can discover the global challenges and find sustainable answers.  Biodiversity, eco-tourism, land remediation, planting projects and litter-clean-up projects can provide some of these solutions.  This is a great time to consider the role you might play in this... perhaps you can support a tree planting organization, join in an invasive plant management group, gather the family to clean up a trashy spot, join in local environmental groups and trail management groups, and help increase awareness... I'd love to hear what you might suggest too... so be sure to comment and leave some suggestions for people to cons...

Quote of the Day © BrummetMedia.ca The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you,  who tugs and pushes and leads you  to the next plateau,  sometimes poking you with a sharp stick  called "truth."   ~ Dan Rather ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Recommended Resources 3 more non-profit charity organizations to check out: British Columbia Conservation Foundation founded in 1969 contributes to the perpetuation and expansion of fish and wildlife populations. Since 1986, they have implemented over 7000 conservation projects https://bccf.com/ BC Parks Foundation  catalyzes support and resources that promote and perpetuate Canadian parks. https://bccf.com/ Pets And Friends began in 1982 in Vancouver, BC (Canada) as a way to help connect people living in care facilities, those who are home bound and disabled, with the joy and comfort of animal companionship. http://www.petsandfriends.org/ ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

World Soil Day  I can just hear the eyeballs rolling of our regular readers... "Here she goes" they must be thinking... because I have a huge passion for building healthy soil through composting organic matter. World Soil Day was set aside to help us raise awareness about soil pollution, remediation and composting of organics. Setting up a home-based and office-based compost system is fairly easy now-a-days. There are even condo and apartment units that plug in and dehydrate the organic matter into a dry powder that you can then spread on a lawn, around a tree, place in the plant pots on your deck, or give to a gardener. Buy Now Organics in the landfill are responsible for more toxic leachate, more air pollution than vehicles. They are also responsible for up to 60% of the content in a landfill, filling up these limited waste management sites far too quickly.  Use the small  "search"  box on the side bar of this blog and type in compost or soil to ...

Quote of the Day © BrummetMedia.ca What we are living with  is the result of human choices  and it can be changed  by making better,  wiser choices"  ~ Robert Redford ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~