Tag: music
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Music Theory, Language Transfer, and the Thinking Method
I’ve wanted to learn music theory for a number of years, but have never found a source that’s both engaging and educating. That is, until now, thanks to Language Transfer’s music theory course. For a while now, whenever I’ve read an article or post about language learning, someone in the comments invariably praises Language Transfer…
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Record Label Demands on Music Streaming Services
New and potentially disruptive music streaming services are having a hard time breaking into the market, with many analysts blaming their business models and others blaming the contractual demands from labels for the troubles encountered. There are also complaints about the royalties paid to artistsĀ and poor revenues of existing services. Michael Robertson–founder of MP3Tunes and…
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On-Hold Music and Time Perception
With the correct choice of music and by giving the perception of progress customers on-hold in a telephone queue underestimate the time they have been kept waiting and will stay on the line longer before hanging up. Newsweek summarises a number of research studies that have looked at the psychology behind telephone queues and on-hold…
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Lovely Streaming Music – Bedtime Delight
Looking for something a bit less ‘energetic’ than PodRunner? Then have a look at my favourite two streaming music websites… Afternoon Delight and Bedtime Tunes; prefect for those lazy afternoons/evenings and when you need a little pick-me-up during the day.
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Get Running with PodRunner
About 7 months ago I moved house and – as expected – things got in the way and I stopped my regular exercise sessions. Ever since I’ve been meaning to get back into a serious exercise regimen and today is when I do. I play squash regularly and love to swim and cycle… but I…
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The “iPod Tax” and the Desperate UK Music Industry
How did this one sneak in under the radar? The UK’s Music Business Group is requesting that a tax be levied on technologies that allow ‘format shifting’. To you and me that means that if you can transfer or copy your music from it, to it, or using it, it should be taxed. The reasoning…