Sound#26 Making (or listening to)Music Together

Oh yes, the wonders of music for all. It is a new year after all, so more challenges await us all. I started will MOG to see how hard this task would be. After signing in I was off to see what the world was listening to. Of course I was not surprised to note that very few, (ok none at all) artists were anyone that I even remotely heard of. After a few attempts I finally came across some artists that I love to listen to.I really enjoyed reading what others think of certain artists. i know that I have said it before, but it is so cool to go onto the internet, find a song, listen to it, download it to your phone and it is yours with just a click. I like how easy it became on MOG to discover other artists and people that had similar interests. If you want to connect with others with common music interest, MOG and other sites like it are the place to go. I decided not to go the route of making my own music. I will save that for another time when I want to really challenge myself.

#25 Am I a Music Pirate?

First things first. i have actually burned a song to a cd before, so this exercise was pretty easy. Yes I really do know how to burn a cd. I would be surprised to hear someone say they have not. Now on to more pressing issues. There are always two sides to every story, so lets begin. Artists work very hard to get their music out there for all to hear and hopefully enjoy. Remember this is how they make their living. I beleive that sometimes as music is illegally distributed the artist will begin to lose money. On the news in recent years you here the story of young people being arrested for stealing music and sharing it with others. They were stuck with heafty fines and humiliated in the public arena. Is this fair??? Some say there must be an example made so others will not do it. With the laws in writing now, I hope we are all aware of how borrowing songs without permission will cost more than just a few dollars. Hopefully those who download songs all the time, will remember that someone is trying to make a living by writing and performing songs.

#24 Sound:The Sound of Music

After much laughing from my husband and older boys I decided to venture out on my own with this project. My family has been using Itunes and other sites for so long that it is like going to Walmart to shop. I like Itunes because for 99 cents you can have a song downloaded to your phone or Ipod or computer. Depending on how often you will use the service will depend on who you will use. One service for a small fee of around $20 will let you have as many downloads as you want. But remember if you ever stop the service the songs are no longer yours. As i have said in the past, technology has come a long way from the days of the old 45 record. I love the idea of being able to find a song that i need right away. At Christmas time I was in desperate need of a song for a class I was teaching at church. Low and behold on Itunes it was!!!! i am so looking forward to seeing where our journey takes us with this program in 2008