Sunday, March 30, 2008

Metronome & Tuner

Korg TM-40 C1-C8, C4-C5, 410Hz-480Hz, 40-208 bpm; 0-7 beats duplets, triplets (with rest), quadruplets (with rest); full step, pendulum step tempo; beat, tap mode; ±0.3%, 2 x AAA, input/output, CM-100 contact mic manual
Boss TU-80 E0-C8, 435-446Hz; Guitar/Bass modes; 30-250bpm; 0-9 beats, Quarter note, Eighth rest and eighth note, Eighth, Triple (with rest), Sixteenth, Clave (3-2, 2-3); volume not adjustable; 2 x AA, input/output manual
Seiko STMX1 A0-C8, C4-B4, 410Hz-450Hz; 30 - 250 bpm, ±0.1%, CR2032 manual
Ibanez MU30 MU40
Planet Waves Full-Function Tuner and Metronome old style manual

Yamaha QT1

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Websites make it easy to catch a missed TV show

Fancast Comcast
Hulu
Joost
MeeVee
Veoh
In2TV AOL

Internet streaming: five U.S. television networks compared ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, The CW, PBS

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Free Windows Sheet Music Notation Scorewriters


Apps for Musicians iPad forScore TonalEnergy 
學習樂器必備的5款Apps forScore TonalEnergy AnytunePro iRealPro GarageBand

Windows, Mac, and Linux: note editing softwares 
Comparison of scorewriters
1. MuseScore
2. LilyPond easier editing
2.1 Frescobaldi based on LilyPond
2.2 Denemo based on LilyPond
2.3 LilyBin web browser based, use DropBox
2.4 Elysium eclipse IDE plug-ins, Select Help > Install New Software… and install the Elysium feature from the update site http://eclipse.thsoft.hu or install marketplace client first, then get Elysium

Lily Pond scheme: /usr/share/lilypond/2.4.4/scm/lily.scm

** What music notation software is best aesthetically? Finale, Sibelius, LilyPond, Notion, Dorico
** A Brief Introduction to Notation Software including iPad, iPhone, internet

Old:
MakeMusic finale NotaPad
MusiCAD Try-ware
Finale Workbook 2002 in Workbook Music in Theory and Practice, and Tonal Harmony

Canorus NoteEdit
Denemo GUI for LilyPond features
OOoLilyPond music notation in OpenOffice.org Writer, Impress and Draw

music formats

Mutopia Project
International Music Score Library Project IMSLP
Museopen: public domain music recordings and sheet music

Lnux audio projects - PlanetCCRMA (Planet CCRMA), UbuntuStudio (Ubuntu Studio)

Will AI change the future of music?
Making music on iPad:
Humtap iOS App
Juke Deck for Video Creators (online web, no melody, simpler than Amper), Musicians (not released yet)
Amper Music online web, no melody, simple (mood&style, instrumentation. tempo, duration, key) Pro to select individual instruments
Groov.AI 

Research:
Google Brain TemsorFlow Magenta, Real-time Performance RNN in the Browser
Sony Flow Machines  (folk-rnn + DeepBach)

Services:
Aiva Technologies (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist)

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Multi-tool

Everyday carry EDC daily  
California limit 2.5 inch length knife no pen/pencil/paper/flashlight/magnifier (iPhone) 

multitool.org
Multi Tool Comparison Chart
Multi-Tools Review
A. G. Russell Tools
Datacom Tools
Equipped to Survive

pliers with wire cutter 
knives 
locking blade
serrated blade knife 
locking screwdrivers 
spring-loaded scissors 
file, saw 

can opener, bottle opener, corkscrew, scissors, lock blade SOG Powerlitre Mini, Gerber Armbar Cork, Leatherman Juice CS4, Swiss Army Evolution: Evolution S17, others have unlockable 

ruler, pen, clip, wire stripper, tweezer
one-handed opening blade/ spring-action needle pliers

Leatherman locking blade pocket (Skeletool), Knifeless Fuse, Surge (large), Charge AL (more bits), Charge TTi (more bits), Wave (base model), Juice Xe6 (corkskew), comparison
Victorinox Swiss Army SwissTool all locking, Spirit, Spirit Plus, Spirit Plus Ratchet, x, cs plus
Victorinox Hunter series
Victorinox Evolution, RangerGrip
Victorinox Outdoor Hunting, Boating/Fishing
Victorinox Swiss Soldier's Knife
Gerber tool One-handed Opening: Diesel, Pro Scout Multi-Plier 600, Butterfly Opening
SOG Multi-tools S60 S61 (Scissors), S62 S63 (seatbelt V-cutter), S68 (10, 12, 14 gauge strippers, angled head, discontinued)

One-handed operation:
Leatherman OHT spring-loaded
Buck X-Tract Fin, One-handed / lock for all tools

Spring-action pliers
* Leatherman Wingman (lock, no saw) 3.8"
Leatherman OHT (no scissors) one-hand
Leatherman Sidekick (no scissors)
* Gerber Saf.T.Plus locking Spring-loaded Legend MP800 4.3", Strata 4", Evo Tool (no file), Bear Grylls Ultimate (same as Evo), Suspension (no file), Dime Travel (no lock)
no scissors MP1 (lock), Bullrush (lock), Vise

TSA Prohibited Items, no carry on 
commercial aircraft allowed: Leatherman Tread, Jam + Style PS, SwissArmy Jetsetter 

Keychain tool
Swiss Army Jetsetter TSA safe 
Leatherman Squirt E4 (small, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20GA wire strippers) spring-action pliers, Squirt PS4 (no stripper)
Leatherman Jam (skater), Hail (snowboard), Style PS (travel friendly) TSA airlines airports, spring action pliers
GerberGear keychain tools Splice, Vise
Swiss-Tech Utili-Key, Micro-Max
SwissCard
Kai Kershaw Funxion knife with carabiner Shun 

Wrench
Spyderco Spyderench, Byrd byrdrench
CRKT Guppie

Tools with pocket clip and bottle opener
Leatherman Skeletool
CRKT Eat'N Tool XL, Iota, can opener
* Gerber Crucial with corkscrew (no can opener, scissors, file, saw) liner lock
Spyderco ClipiTool

The Lightest Carabiner (and Quickdraw set) on the Market, Edelrid Nineteen G, CAMP Nano 22, Metolius FS Mini, Black Diamond Oz, Petzl Ange S with Keylock

Japanese cutlery single-sided, one side edge 

金門菜刀 Taiwan Kinmen knife Bone Cleaver 剁刀 
** 金永利鋼刀 Jinyongliaa Kingmen Knives 1928 
 F3電木(中)大骨刀 794g 178x104mm 110mm 
 金門B1-1鋼柄剁刀 494g 182x95mm 102mm 

** 金合利鋼刀 Maestro Wu 1937 
 電木柄專業用剁骨刀(中) D-12-M 830g 180x110x5mm handle 113mm 
  鋼柄專業用剁骨刀(小) F-12-S 695g 169x105x5mm 117mm 
  鋼柄專業用7吋片刀 F-11-7 320g 210x108x1.8mm 120mm 
  鋼柄中片刀 F-10 230g 165x75x1.8mm 120mm230g 
  鋼柄小豬肉刀 F-18 170g 142x67x1.8mm 112mm 
  鋼柄小魚刀 F-15-T 150g 140x58x1.8mm 110mm 

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Poison Oak, Poison Ivy

Oral Ivy
Ivy Block IvyBlock, IvyCleanse, IvySoothe, IvyComplete
Buji Buji Block, Buji Wash
Ivy Dry Super, Defense, Scrub, Soap, Cream, Kids
Tecnu > Tecnu, Tecnu Extreme, Tecnu Rash-Relief
Ivy Off
Zanfel

Poison Oak: More Than Just Scratching The Surface
Poison Ivy Myths

Monday, March 03, 2008

Skiboarding

Skiboard (wide), Skiblade/skiblading, Snowblade/snowblading, Snowfeet/mini ski skates (short) 

Upgrades:

1, snowboarding boots


Burton Ruler - Wide $290 medium stiffness without BOA, evo, 
Salomon Dialogue Wide $300 medium without BOA 
Matrix 580 Unisex Snowboard Boots (not wide, soft flex, not stiff)

2, New high flex 104 mm wide ski boots
Rossignol On Piste Evo 70 104mm $200, evo, amazon for large calves & legs
Full Tilt Kicker 70 102mm $350

==================================

Skiboard Magazine 

Symmetrical, twin-tipped 
revel8 2005 75 Fitc, Samurai (4.0, 120/110/120), 90 Tansho (4.8, 135/105/135), 98 BWP (4.9, 140/105/140), 101 KTP (5.2, 155/125/155), 105 City, Chicken, Trees (5.8, 145/110/145), 110 ALP (6.5, 145/110/145), 110 Condor (6.3 165/137/165) 
Strictly Stolas 99cm (6.0 125/99/120) Inverse 99 (6.0 125/99/120) 
bluemoris Brew-Rider 99 Kage Hakkoda (6.0 125/99/120) Brew-New BFS B-FlySmell (7.1 115/94/115) 
TheSki Westside (7.1 115/94/115) 
Summit 2001 Nomad 99cm (6.8, 130/110/130), Custom 110cm (5.34, 140/110/140, Marauder 125cm (147/117/147), with Tyrolia RFD-11 bindings 
Snowjam 75 (3.4 132/112/132), 90 (5.7 132/112/132), 99 (9.7 115/90/105), Extreme-II plate non-release binding, bag 
Snowjam Twin Tip Skis Beach Twin Tip 120cm (8.4 106/70/98), Zuma Fun Ski 123SW 
Spruce Mountain Skiboards 2003 riser binding with Salomon 607 or 609, Rossignol Axium 100 110/200, longboard: 120 Longboards (7.6, 136/105/136), 130cm Sherpas (7.2, 160/105/145), Mounting and Adjusting Salomon 607, 609 and C509 Bindings on the Spruce Mountain Composite Riser Salomon 2005-2006 TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR SKI BINDING SNOWBLADE BOOT HELMET POLE 
Boardski Hybrid snowboard and ski 

2007-8 
Head Shape 94 Multi Conditions Ski Board Tyrolia Radius 4.2 Sidecut 129/90/118. (Racing, All Mountain Aggressive, Freeride, Park & Powder, Multi Conditions) 
K2 Fatty 88cm Apache Ski-Board 3.0 115/85/99 non-releasable binding (All-Mountain, Back Country, Powder; Twin-Tipped Powder, Big Mountain, Park & Pipe & Jib, All-Mountain) 
Elan Short Skis Expo Track 99cm 7.7 111/87/100 Vario 99cm 7.7 111/87/100 non-release Freeline Track 125cm 8.5 115/76/105 
Salomon Short Ski Crossmax 120 + 609 8.9 112/76/102 Axess 120 Girl + 609 Snowblades 99cm (All-Mountain, Freeski, Racing, Skier-X, On-Piste Performance, Short Ski) 
Atomic ETL 123+ Rental 9.5 112/75/100 

Rossignol Scratch Freez'B 118 Mini, Freestyle-Park (128cm, 105/82/99) (Race, All Mountain (Actys), Freestyle, Freeride) 

Bindings 101 Limited Bomber Elite, Snowjam Extreme II 


Curtis sport connection, snow blades Snowjam 99 cm 2006 Wood Core Extreme II $159, Snowjam 2008 99cm with Salomon 609 releasable binding $235, Spruce Mountain 2006 with riser and Salomon release bindings $269 

SALOMON Snowblade, Line MNP, Stricktly, Bomber bindings, Sporten Alpina Flash, SFX 

Boots: 
Some recommended freestyle skiboots are: 
* Salomons (SPK, Foil, Gun, 1080) 
* Rossignol (Scratch or Exhibition) 
* Lange (Freestyle) 
softer recreational ski boots: 
* Rossignol Soft Series - Soft and Soft Light 
* Salomon Verse Series 

Rossignol Soft Light 
Rossignol Sprayer 
Salomon Performa 
Tecnica Senses 

Mondo point 
23 = US lady 5 
23.5 = US lady 5.5 
26.5 = US men 8
27 = US men 8.5

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Guitar and Drum Kit

Guitars
Gibson Guitar Corporation, Private, 1902, Orville Gibson, Nashville, Tennessee, Les Paul $800, SG $800
Epiphone Musical Instruments, Gibson, 1870s, Izmir, Turkey, Archtop, Les Paul $170, Junior Pack $180
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Private, 1946, Clarence Leonidas Fender, Scottsdale, Arizona, Stratocaster $400, Telecaster $400
Squier, Fender, Telecaster $170, Strat $170, Mini 22 3/4" $99, Hello Kitty Mini $149
Ibanez, 1957, Nagoya, Japan, Hoshino Gakki, Roadstar Guitar, RG series
ESP Guitar Company, Private, 1975, Tokyo, Japan, Hisatake Shibuya, Parts
Dean Guitars, Armadillo Enterprises, 1977, Dean Zelinsky, Tampa, Florida
Washburn Guitars, U.S. Music Corporation, 1883, Chicago, Illinois, Acoustic
B.C. Rich guitar company, 1972, Bernardo Chavez Rico, Repair Shop
Schecter Guitar Research, Private company, 1976, David Schecter, Van Nuys, California, Parts
Daisy Rock Guitars, Private, 2000, Tish Ciravolo, Van Nuys, California, Short Scale 22 1/2' $149
Takamine 1962 Japan, acoustic-electric ES31C Jasmine

Battery powered guitar amp:
Roland Micro Cube Guitar, 6 AA, 2W, 5", 20 hours, 185mA
Roland Mobile Cube Stereo, 6 AA, 2.5W * 2, 4" * 2, 1/4" Mic, 15 hours, 175mA
Roland Cube Street Stereo, 6 AA, 2.5W * 2, 6.5" * 2, XLR Mic, 15 hours, 235mA
Roland Micro Cube RX Guitar, 6 AA, 2.5W * 2, 4" * 4, 13 hours, 186mA
Roland BA-330 Portable Stereo Digital PA System, 8 AA, 6.5" * 4, 15 hours, 410mA
VOX DA5 6 C, 5W
Vox DA-5 vs Roland Microcube
Portable battery amp recommendations?

Drum Sets
Ludwig-Musser, Conn-Selmer, 1910, William F. and Theo Ludwig, Vistalite
Sonor, Germany, 19??
Tama Drums, Hoshino Gakki, 1974, Nagoya, Japan
Pearl Musical Instrument Company, 1946, Katsumi Yanagisawa, Sumida, Tokyo,
ddrum, Armadillo Enterprises, 1983
Mapex Drums, KHS Musical Instrument Company of Taiwan
Pulse Drums

Monday, February 25, 2008

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Energy Drinks and Gels

Energy Gels, etc...
The Athlete's Kitchen: Engineered Sports Foods---A Primer By Nancy Clark PDF Cytomax: Alpha-L-PolyLactate, Hammer: L-Carnosine and Chromium Polynicotinate
Outside magazine - Bodywork: Hydration - Drink Responsibly - Groundbreaking new research shows there's a better way to fill your tan
Nutrition in Ironman Kona Hawaii Written by Asker Jeukendrup
Nutritional Needs of Elite Endurance Athletes - Asker Jeukendrup
Energy Gels and Drinks Ingredients, Calories, Sugar, Carbs, Proteins, Amino Acids
Hammer Nutrition Fueling Handbook - The Endurance Athlete's GUIDE to SUCCESS
Nutrition for Female Cross Country Skiers
Inside Triathlon 2005 Reader Survey
Inside Triathlon 2007-2008 Reader Survey
MapMyFitness 2007 User Survey
Barr Trail Mountain Race 2006 Survey Results
Performance Sports Retailer News and Information for the Running and Triathlon Market
ConsumerReview MTBR Nutrition Reviews
vegan and vegetarian alternatives: Energy Bars & Snack Bars ClifBar, Larabar, Odwalla, Organic Food Bar, ProBar
Most Clif Bar products are vegan-friendly, veggie, vegetarian, no animals, no dairy, whey, honey

Energy Drink $1/60g carb (1 hour)
Sodium/carb and Potassium/carb
*** Gatorade Performance Series Endurance Formula 8floz 14g 50cal 170mg Na 80mg K 13g carb 12g sugar, 46g carb/$1 53.8g/$1
** Accelerade Powder 12floz 31g 120cal 190mg Na 65mg K 21g carb 20g sugar 5g protein, carb:protein = 4:1
Hammer Nutrition HEED - Sport Drink 16floz 29g 100cal 62mg Na 16mg K 25g carb 2g sugar 80 serving $0.5625
Hammer Perpetuem 24floz 69g 260cal 231mg Na 156mg K 54g Carb 7g sugar 6g protein 32 serving $1.34
Hammer Sustained Energy 24floz 85g 343cal 112mg Na 73g carb 5g sugar 10.5g protein
Cytomax Performance Drink 8floz 25g 90cal 120mg Na 60mg K 22g carb 12g sugar 4.5lbs jug, 59g carb/$1
Coca-Cola Powerade
** PowerBar Endurance Beverage System 8oz 18g 70cal 190mg Na 10mg K 17g carb 9g sugar, Mg, glucose:fructose = 2:1, 48g carb/$1
Amino-Vital Endurance 40g 140cal 200mg Na 100mg K 32g carb 2g sugar 2.4g protein 20 20 fl oz serving $1.546a
Amino-Vital Pro 24g 90cal 20mg Na 180mg K 17g carb 1g sugar 3.6g protein
* GU2O 16floz 26g 100cal 240mg Na 40mg K 26g carb 4g sugar
Ultima Replenisher 4.35g 10cal 37.5mg Na 100mg K 3g carb $0.286
** 1st Endurance EFS Drink (Electrolyte Fuel System) E3 16floz 32g 96cal 270mg Na 160mg K 24g carb 16g sugar 2g amino acid $0.8
*** ClifShot Electrolyte 8floz 20g 80cal 200mg Na 50mg K 19g carb 10g sugar
nuun portable electrolyte hydration 6cal 360mg Na 100mg K $0.47
Enervit Enervitene Granular 45g 175cal 44g carb
*** Carb BOOM! - Electrolyte Sports Drink 8floz 19g 70cal 160mg Na 50mg K 17g carb 8g sugar
* Crank Sports e-Fuel Electrolyte Energy Drink 8floz 24.4ml 70cal 130mg Na 50mg K 18g carb 6g sugar
Champion Nutrition Revenge Sport 25g 90cal 100mg Na 110mg K 20mg Mg 23g carb 12g sugar lactic acid buffer 72oz 82 serving jar $0.388a

Energy Gel $1/30g carb (30 min)
GUSports GU Energy Gel 32g 100cal 40mg Na 35mg K 25g carb 3g sugar
GU Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Gel 100cal 125mg Na 55mg K 25g carb glucose:fructose=4:1 1200mg Amino Acid Caffeine
Hammer Nutrition Hammer Gel 36g 88cal 22mg sodium 22g carb 2g sugar amino acids $0.729 20oz 26 serving jug bulk
** PowerBar Power Gel 41g 110cal 200mg Na 20mg K 27g carb 10g sugar, glucose:fructose = 2:1, chocolate has more K, fat, $0.981a
Clif Bar Clif Shot Gel 32g 100cal 40mg Na 30mg K 2% Mg 25g carb 8g sugar $0.723a
Carb BOOM! Energy Gel 110cal 50mg Na 75mg K 26g carb 4g sugar 24 servings bulk
* Crank Sports e-Gel Electrolyte Energy Gel 55g 150cal 230mg Na 85mg K 37g carb 7g sugar $0.81/100cal
Accelerade Accel Gel 41g 100cal 100mg Na 50mg K 20g carb 17g sugar 5g protein, carb:protein = 4:1
Honey Stinger Energy Gel 37g 120cal 50mg Na 85mg K 29g carb 29g sugar
Cytosport Cytomax Energy Gel 40g 110cal 35mg Na 65mg K 27g carb 6g sugar $0.816a 15% off subscribe $0.693
Enervit Enervitene Sport Gel 25ml 71cal 18g carb
Jelly Belly Sport Beans 28g 100cal 80mg Na 40mg K 25g carb 19g sugar

Chews
PowerBar Gel Blasts 130cal 20mg Na 30g carb 24g sugar 2g protein
* Clif Shot Bloks 30g 100cal 70mg Na (Margarita 210mg) 20mg K 24g carb 12g sugar 6 pieces $0.685a
Sharkies 45g 140cal 110mg Na 30mg K 36g carb 17g sugar
Honey Stinger Organic Energy Chews 50g 160cal 80mg Na 40mg K 39g carb 24g sugar 1g protein 10 pieces

PreRace Supplements
Cytomax Pre-Formance 70g 260cal 2g fat 50mg Na 240mg K 35g cab 2g sugar 26g protein 3.08lb 20 serving jug $1.11a
Gatorade Performance Series Carbohydrate Energy Formula 12oz 320cal 79g sugar 43g sugar 350mg Na 160mg K
First Endurance PreRace
Hammer Race Day Boost 24cal 4.5g carb 1g sodium phosphate 500mg glutamine 48 serving $0.31
Amino-Vital Fast Charge

Recovery
PowerBar Recovery Beverage 8floz 90cal 20g carb 10g sugar 3g protein 250mg Na 10mg K
Gatorade Performance Series Protein Recovery Shake 11oz 270cal 45g carb 31g sugar 20g protein 1.5g fat 250mg Na 620mg K
Clif Shot Recovery Drink 8floz 40g 150cal 31g carb 19g sugar 6g protein 230mg Na 135mg K
Cytomax Recovery 75g 350cal 20g carb 7g sugar 26g protein 105mg Na 350mg K 18g fat
Hammer Recoverite 8-12oz 49g 180cal 833g carb 2g sugar 10g protein 30mg Na 19mg K
1st Endurance Ultragen RS-Recovery Series 12floz 91g 320cal 60g carb (sugar) 20g protein 320mg Na 200mg K

NOW Foods bulk Maltodextrin (Carbo Gain 133g/$1), Electro Pro, Fructose (280g/$1), Dextrose (208g/$1), Soy Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate
NOW Sports Products
My Supplement Store
iHerb

The Complete Electrolyte Story
Sport Drink Comparison

Electrolyte Capsules 200mg/$0.06
SaltStick salt stick 215mg Na, 63mg K, 22mg Calcium
Succeed! S!Caps Electrolytes 341mg Na, 21mg K
Thermotabs 180mg Na, 15mg K
nuun 360mg Na, 100mg K, 12.5mg Ca
Homemade NaCl:KCl:Ca/Mg = 23:5:7.5 == 40 capsule

Maltodextrin glycemic index 110 > glucose 100 (dextrose)
Sucrose: glucose + fructose
Maltose: 2 glucose
Lactose: galactose + glucose
Corn Syrup: glucose
Relative Sweetness

carb 1 g/min, 60 g/hr, 6% glucose concentration, 1000 cc fluid, 33.8 floz
Na/NaCl = 0.39337234152316873413
K/KCl = 0.52445037625249828976
1g glucose + 36.31601100982055117501 mg Salt + 12.25773060648234249135 mg KCl

20 fl oz bottle = 591 cc = 591 cc water + 37.75 g glucose (151 Kcal, 37.75 minutes) + 1~1.5 g salt + 18.88 g fructose + 9.44 g protein
0.6 l bottle = 600 cc = 600 cc water + 38.3 g glucose (153 Kcal, 38.3 minutes) + 1~1.5 g salt + 19.1 g fructose + 9.6 g protein
24 fl oz bottle = 710 cc = 710 cc water + 45.3 g glucose (181 Kcal) + 1.2~1.8 g salt

bluetooth phone without camera

* (have World Roaming)
* have GSM 850
* have Bluetooth
* do not have Camera
* have Speaker Phone
* do not have Text Keyboard

Comparison
Motorola L2
Motorola V195 / V197 - long standby and talk time, quad band
Motorola V540
Nokia 2660 - American version has 2 band only
Samsung SGH-D357

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Running Barefoot

Vibram Fivefingers Classic, Sprint, Surge
Water Shoes / Aquasocks / River Shoes / Sandals
Nike Free 3.0, 5.0, 7.0
Nike Waffle Racer
Nike Air Rift split big toe

Five Fingers Barefoot Running
Dr. Stephen M. Pribut's Sport Pages
Marathon and Beyond : The Barefoot Route

Boot

Gore-Tex footwear technologies brands, Hiking Adidas, Altra, Asolo, Danner, Hoka, La Sportiva, Lowa, Merrell, Salomon, Teva, Vasque; road running, Merrell, Nike, Puma, The North Face, Salomon; trail running, Adidas, Inov-8, La Sportiva, Merrell, Montrail, New Balance, Puma, Salomon, Timberland, Vasque
eVent fabrics waterproof breathable membrane KEEN Wasatch Crest WP running Hi-Tec Radar II eVent Low adventure sport Teva Aniso adventure

Sandal
Teva Sports Sandals 1984
Keen Toe-covered Sandals, Portland 2003

Vibram: Megagrip, Arctic grip all terrain, Arctic grip, partnerships: Altra, Asolo, Danner wide goretex leather, Mountain 600 evo/leaf gtx, Hoka, La Sportiva, Lowa, Merrell wide Moab 3 Speed 2 goretex, 
Cambrelle
Cordura
DRYZ IntelliTemp
Wellco Panama Sole

Boot Components
The Official Corcoran and Matterhorn Footwear Website: 1997
Best/Cheapest Boots?

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Piano Methods

NLS Music Circulars - Piano Methods in Braille
鋼琴教材
幼兒教材的感想
中國音樂書房
台北音樂家書房
鋼琴教材之比較:可樂弗鋼琴叢書、巴斯田才能鋼琴教程、艾弗瑞全能鋼琴教程
臺灣鋼琴獨奏作品分級之由來

Elementary Instruction Book for the Pianoforte by Ferdinand Beyer 拜爾
Practical Method for Beginners, Op. 599: Piano Technique by Carl Czerny 徹爾尼
Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises by C.L. Hanon 哈農
Twenty-Five Easy and Progressive Studies for the Piano, Op. 100: Piano Solo by J. Friedrich Burgmuller 佈爾格彌勒 布爾格繆勒
Sonatina Album: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) 小奏鳴曲
School of Velocity, Op. 299: Piano Technique by Carl Czerny 徹爾尼
First Lessons in Bach - Book 1 巴哈 巴赫
Sonata Album for the Piano - Book 1: Piano Solo 奏鳴曲
Art of Finger Dexterity for the Piano, Op. 740 by Carl Czerny 車爾尼

Thompson's Table of Contents
Thompson's Searchable song list

John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano 1936 約翰湯姆遜現代鋼琴課程
John W. Schaum Piano Course 1945 約翰修姆進階鋼琴教本
David Carr Glover Method for Piano 1967 可樂弗鋼琴教本
Suzuki Piano School 1970 鈴木鋼琴指導曲集
Bastien Piano Basics 1976 巴斯田才能鋼琴教程
Alfred's Basic Piano Library 1981 艾弗瑞鋼琴教本
Piano Adventure by Nancy & Randall Faber 1993 芬貝爾基礎鋼琴教程
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library 1997 好連得成功鋼琴教程
Alfred's Premier Piano Course 2005

Piano-Pal Piano Teaching Methods
Piano Lane Children's Piano Methods
Sheet Music Plus Piano Methods
Music Mart Children's Piano Methods
AMRO Music Piano Methods
Music Basics Piano Methods
Allergo Music Online
Skyline Music Piano Methods Regularly Carried

Music Masics Guitar Methods
Allegro Music Online Guitar Music
MusicMart Guitar
SheetMusicPlus Guitar Methods
Gary Turner Guitar Method LTP Publishing